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Michael Grass boosted:

KTOO: Alaska could lose a beloved climate communicator if NOAA cuts happen

"One of Alaska’s most prolific climate communicators could lose his job if the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration go through.

The Trump administration laid out a plan to slash NOAA’s budget in a memo leaked this month. The draft cuts would eliminate several research institutes the agency funds in Alaska, including the Fairbanks-based Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy, or ACCAP.

That’s where Rick Thoman works. He’s a climate specialist who is known as the state’s go-to source for weather information. He hosts weekly radio spots for communities across the state and writes a blog covering timely topics like extreme weather, seasonal outlooks and ice conditions...."

(yes... that would be @AlaskaWx )

https://www.ktoo.org/2025/04/29/alaska-could-lose-a-beloved-climate-communicator-if-noaa-cuts-happen/

#Alaska #AKwx #weather #wx #climate #climateemergency

The local grocery store is desperate to get rid of seasonal Christmas items that have overstayed their welcome as Valentine's Day approaches.

Anyone looking for some deep-discounted Werther's Original Cookie Butter Creme holiday caramels or peppermint crunch popcorn?

An assortment of discounted Christmas items for sale on a grocery store shelf.

Michael Grass boosted:

"Caltrain announced that regenerative braking on the new trains is generating and sending back to the electric grid approximately 23% of the energy consumed by the system"

https://www.caltrain.com/news/caltrains-electric-fleet-more-efficient-expected

Tonight's sunset looking out over Bellingham Bay toward Lummi Island from South Hill, Bellingham.

#BellinghamWA #PNW #SalishSea

Looking out over Bellingham Bay with the last bit of sunset hues fading beyond Lummi Island.

Good evening, Seattle.

#Seattle #PublicTransit #Monorail

A nighttime interior view of a Seattle Center Monorail car, with reflections in the window.

Overheard on my bus commute into Seattle this morning: "He'll talk to his AI girlfriend for hours on end, but he's only pretending to be interested in his real-life girlfriend so he can keep storing his cars and boats on her property."

Michael Grass boosted:

"How could this happen" folks were *NOT* paying attention to the Santa Rosa fires, Thomas Fire, Camp Fire, Woolsey Fire (plus countless others) and the Lahaina fire. Anyone who hasn't seen the entire world has crossed a threshold is in denial.

For my Bellingham transit newsletter-blog sidehobby, I preview the June 2025 WTA bus service changes, which will expand service along a few transit corridors and bring other adjustments.

https://bellingham-by-bus-and-train.ghost.io/wtas-june-service-changes-are-something-to-look-forward-to-in-2025/

#BellinghamWA #transit

Michael Grass boosted:

@nbcnews highlights our election rumor research work at the @uwcip: "In Seattle, 25 researchers at the Center for an Informed Public will work in shifts to document rumors as they arise on Election Day and beyond. It is one of a few large-scale academic projects still studying election disinformation — several prominent others shuttered or were weakened in response to a conservative attack on such research." [1/2]

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/officials-brace-flood-disinformation-legal-claims-election-day-finally-rcna177349

#Seattle #2024Elections

Michael Grass boosted:

Rumors and conspiracy theories about voting machines were a major theme during the last presidential election, but they did not begin to truly “go viral” until five days after Election Day 2020.

Rumors about voting machines in 2020 took two forms: “rumors of concern” about perceived issues with the machines and more detailed conspiracy theories about the vulnerability of voting machines to intentional manipulation. [1/2]

https://www.cip.uw.edu/2024/11/04/voting-machine-rumors/

For those interested in following our @uwcip election rumor research, here's our research memo for November 4: https://www.cip.uw.edu/2024/11/04/misinterpreted-data-misleading-rumors-dominion/

Michael Grass boosted:

Compared to the 2020 and 2022 U.S. elections, in 2024, there are three key differences impacting our forecast of the types of rumors we anticipate see emerge on and after Election Day:
(1) Priming and loss of trust.
(2) Mature evidence generation infrastructure.
(3) Non-citizen voting rumors.

The @nytimes profiles our election rumor research team at the @uwcip. I'm very proud of my colleagues and the work our team does. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/01/technology/election-disinformation.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Wk4.KbUR.rBtzL357T5PR

#Seattle

Michael Grass boosted:

On Election Day, we can expect to see dozens or even hundreds of rumors emerge as the events of the day — likely to include both real and perceived issues, mistakes, irregularities, and disputes — are documented and shared online.

These rumors are likely to echo familiar tropes and align with common themes, e.g., around perceived voter fraud. [1/4]

Read more in our new What to Expect During Election Week analysis: https://www.cip.uw.edu/2024/10/31/what-to-expect-election-week-uncertainty-rumors/

Michael Grass boosted:

An epic trip all around the state of Oregon on public transit.
https://www.opb.org/article/2024/10/19/stop-requested-series-one/

#publicTransit #oregon #travel

Michael Grass boosted:

As mail-in ballots are being sent and returned across many states, there is an expected rise in rumors regarding ballot handling and fraud. A recent case from October 13 originating from the subreddit r/LosAngeles falls into this category.

#2024Elections #Elections

Michael Grass boosted:

A small number of accounts were highly prominent in the discourse on X/Twitter surrounding both the July and September 2024 assassination attempts on Donald Trump.

In a new @uwcip analysis, we conceptualize the behaviors of these accounts as "newsbrokering" — the selective curation and dissemination of information by news influencers during breaking news events.

https://www.cip.uw.edu/2024/10/14/newsbrokering-on-x-trump-assassination-attempts/ [1/3]

#SocialMedia #MediaLiteracy

Here's a current view of Aurora in Seattle.

#Seattle #Aurora

A nighttime view of cars on Aurora Avenue.

Michael Grass boosted:

The @uwcip election rumor research team has published a new analysis looking at how an error in Arizona’s voter registration system has fueled rumors of non-citizen voting. This rumor contributes to an over-arching false narrative of mass non-citizen voting in the 2024 election.

#2024Elections #Arizona

A graph showing the cumulative number of tweets related to rumoring surrounding the registration error from September 15 to October 8. Nodes are sized by the number of times the post was retweeted. The vertical increase in engagement began when the rumor was first publicly announced by the Maricopa County Recorder on X, with uptick after articles were shared about the error and leaked calls. The last uptick emerged after around October 3 when the suit was filed against the Arizona Secretary of State and quote-tweeted by Elon Musk.

Michael Grass boosted:

Our @uwcip election rumor research team has published a new analysis where we try to make sense of election rumors emerging from Hurricane Helene.

This graph shows the cumulative number of tweets related to rumors suggesting that Helene was intentionally created, including foreshadowing suggesting the same for Hurricane Milton near the end of the graph.

With Milton about to make landfall in Florida, we anticipate the continuation of these types of rumors.

https://www.cip.uw.edu/2024/10/09/hurricane-helene-election-rumors/

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