Jim Brobeck

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Water Policy Analyst with a focus on Northern Sacramento Valley aquifers
Malfeasance inspired spirited satire. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDiXrd-R68U
"Measles and Polio Down in the Schoolyard" - Marsh Family parody of Paul Simon "Me and Julio" on RFK

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We have become numb to the kinetic energy associated with horizontal speed. But climb to the top of a ladder, a rooftop, or a 10 story building and stand on the precipice and check your gut feeling. Now compare normal auto speed to Free Fall speed: 10 feet = 17.3 MPH
15 feet = 21 MPH
20 feet = 24.5 MPH
25 feet = 27.3 MPH
30 feet = 30 MPH
40 feet = 34.59 MPH
50 feet = 38.7 MPH
100 feet = 54.69 MPH
200 feet = 77.35 MPH
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Stand up.

Today I join with >1900 members of the US National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine signing this letter, as individuals, decrying the assault on #science by the GOP and Trump administration.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/13gmMJOMsoNKC4U-A8rhJrzu_xhgS51PEfNMPG9Q_cmE/preview?tab=t.0#

Public Statement on Supporting Science for the Benefit of All Citizens

TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE We all rely on science. Science gave us the smartphones in our pockets, the navigation systems in our cars, and life-saving medical care. We count on engineers when we drive across bridges and fly in airplanes. Businesses and farmers rely on science and engineering for prod...

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After today's cold system departs, spring will begin in earnest across California w/much drier & warmer conditions on horizon. In fact, at the moment, ensembles are hinting at a major and perhaps even record-breaking early-season heat event in ~10 days. Stay tuned. #CAwx #CAwater

The notorious crime organization known as Habitat for Humanity is going DOWN

https://newrepublic.com/post/192660/trump-fbi-charge-climate-organizations

Trump’s FBI Moves to Criminally Charge Major Climate Groups

The Trump administration is targeting climate organizations that received a Biden-era grant.

The New Republic
Mass firings at NOAA and the National Weather Service draw widespread condemnation: "The indiscriminate firing of employees is going to sabotage NOAA’s ability to do essential work that every single American relies on." https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-02-27/mass-firings-noaa-national-weather-service-ignite-fury
Mass firings at NOAA, National Weather Service ignite fury

Scientists worry there will be immediate harm from the Trump administration's latest federal workforce cuts, which hit NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Los Angeles Times
"Spectacularly short-sighted." @weatherwest says the mass firings across the country at NOAA and the National Weather Service "ultimately will deal a major self-inflicted wound to the public safety of Americans and the resiliency of the American economy to weather and climate-related disasters." https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-02-27/mass-firings-noaa-national-weather-service-ignite-fury
Mass firings at NOAA, National Weather Service ignite fury

Scientists worry there will be immediate harm from the Trump administration's latest federal workforce cuts, which hit NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Los Angeles Times
When parody and reality are indistinguishable.