New: Layoffs underway of probationary employees at @noaa.gov Unclear so far how many were exempted for public safety reasons at the Nat'l Weather Service, NOAA Satellites and other units. www.axios.com/2025/02/27/l... - ThreadSky

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New: Layoffs underway of probationary employees at @noaa.gov Unclear so far how many were exempted for public safety reasons at the Nat'l Weather Service, NOAA Satellites and other units. https://www.axios.com/2025/02/27/layoffs-hit-noaa-national-weather-service

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gandalgh.bsky.social•4 hours ago

The courts keep saying he can't do that and he keeps on doing it and NOBODY is stopping it

lenbanco.bsky.social•7 hours ago

I curse Trump and Musk the way my mother used to curse Hitler. “They should rot in hell”.

drearicheli.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Who needs to know when hurricanes are tornadoes are coming?

profklm.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Doesn't accurate weather forecasting affect the private jets of Broligarchs?

raywolf.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Sure but they’re too ignorant to realize that.

elonispsycho24.bsky.social•9 hours ago

We can all pray that M-a-L is absolutely wiped off the map in a category 5 hurricane...... that nobody saw coming.

jayhawkgenie.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Probably none. The Department of Commerce refuses to say they are necessary for public safety.

yepbean.bsky.social•9 hours ago

This is fine. Now they can lie (more) to the public and say that there are no weather events. Just as with their logic about Covid testing, if we didn’t test, there wouldn’t be any cases.