Robert Smith

The Salvation of the State is Watchfulness in the Citizen. ~ Hartley Burr Alexander's words chiseled on the Nebraska State Capitol. Vote May 12, 2026 ⚖️

[Marco Foster @MarcoFoster_]

Jennifer Welch: “Boycott every fucking thing on CBS News. From the morning all the way through to the evening. These are the same people that fired Stephen Colbert because Trump got his feelings hurt by a comedian. These people are the biggest bunch of pussies that masquerade with these grandstanding letters like they’re such badasses. These people don’t care about the truth, they don’t care about journalism, they don’t care about the Constitution, they don’t care about a free press. It’s just absolutely devastating what these oligarchs have done to our country”

[Decoding Fox News @DecodingFoxNews]

One of the things they drilled into us at j-school is sometimes you might have to quit your job or stand up to your boss if they try to force you to do something unethical.

I’m not kidding. That’s part of being a journalist.

[NWS Hastings @NWSHastings]

6:45AM Thursday: Cluster of showers and storms will continue working its way NE through the area today. Main potential for strong-severe storms will be after noon, but this activity could drop rain over locations that have already had heavy rain in the last 24hrs. #newx #kswx

[Sammi🦋 @StoriesBySammi]

The federal government just banned bison from public land in Montana.

Not cattle.

Bison.

Interior Secretary Burgum revoked grazing permits for 950 bison
on 63,000 acres of federal land in northeastern Montana.

The reason?

Bison raised for conservation don't count as livestock
under a 1934 law.

Bison raised for meat and milk? Fine.

Bison raised to restore a native species to its native land? Get out.

Meanwhile, cattle ranchers across the West keep grazing on your land.

For $1.69 a month.

One cow. One calf. Thirty days. $1.69.

On land that belongs to every American.

The Cheyenne River Sioux. The Coalition of Large Tribes —
50+ Native nations. Defenders of Wildlife.

They all filed formal protests.

They called it exactly what it is.

"DEI for cows."

The bison have until September 30 to be gone.

Who decided cattle belong on public land more than bison do?

#DemsUnited

[Grace Yarrow @YarrowGrace]

NEWS: Screwworm has been detected in Texas, USDA confirmed - marking a serious threat to US cattle and other animals

Larvae of the parasite were found in the umbilical cord of a 3 week old calf

Screwworm was eradicated from the US in 1966

[Flatwater Free Press @flatwaterfreep]

Lake Minatare School in rural Scottsbluff survived for decades after lawmakers required schools like it to consolidate. Then, last month, a new state law forced it to close, devastating generations of students who had fought to keep it open.

Read more 🔗 https://t.co/AV2ANRgXVI

[Chris Clayton @ChrisClaytonDTN]

APHIS confirms New World Screwworm case in Texas.

[Aaron Sanderford @asanderford]

IN-STATE TUITION NO MORE: A federal judge ruled a Nebraska law letting some undocumented students access in-state tuition rates at local colleges and universities is preempted by federal law.

From @heymooly and @NebPubMediaNews, via the @NE_Examiner:

https://t.co/GEirq88wod

[Robert Smith @NebraskaSower]

@vince_powers @USRepMikeFlood

You are here 📌

[Robert Smith @NebraskaSower]

@asanderford Doesn't this seem like a bigger fish to fry? 🐟

https://t.co/IcnR93ZDYH

[Steve White @stevewhitenews]

New World screwworm now confirmed by USDA in Texas.

This is lab-confirmed, Ag Secretary says.

[Robert Smith @NebraskaSower]

@USRepMikeFlood @KETV @NWSOmaha @NWSHastings @NWSNorthPlatte @NWSSPC @NWSWPC @NWS @ScottDimmich @BradAnderson_WX @1011weather @DomFerraroWX @NebWxNow @JessicaBlumWx @NebraskaAEM @NEMAtweets

Are morning weather balloons released across Nebraska? 🎈

https://t.co/bytX8Ac3zg

[Matthew Cappucci @MatthewCappucci]

The lack of morning weather balloons launched across the western and central U.S. is having a real, tangible impact on degrading forecast quality.

We can't look at weather balloon data that doesn't exist. We can't pump nonexistent data into models. We can't rely as heavily on models that don't "know" what's happening above our heads.

Today's severe weather forecast is less certain because we don't have weather balloon data to confirm the strength of jet stream winds aloft.

This is extremely frustrating, and is the result of logistical, organizational, political and budgetary decisions.

[Robert Smith @NebraskaSower]

@USRepMikeFlood @KETV This seems like a critical weekend to make sure there are a sufficient number of weather balloons collecting data to analyze the threat of severe thunderstorms & tornadoes across Nebraska and the Great Plains.🌪️

@NWSOmaha @NWSHastings @NWSNorthPlatte @NWSSPC @NWSWPC @NWS 🎈#newx

[Reed Timmer, PhD @ReedTimmerUSA]

MASSIVE #TORNADO just after blowing out the window of the Dominator F150 near Ideal, SD! Rain-wrapped wedge tornado this shows the more compact occlusion in wide angle

#stormchasing #Dominator

[Robert Smith @NebraskaSower]

@michael_bergen We're having a few cottonwood flurries today.

#Nebraska #newx

[Steve White @stevewhitenews]

New World screwworm now confirmed by USDA in Texas.

This is lab-confirmed, Ag Secretary says.

[Home remodel junkie @KReckling]

@PeteRicketts Please identify where that happened in NE. In ANY state?

[Robert Smith @NebraskaSower]

@NEGOP @BrinkerHarding "Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou..."

"Jambalaya (On The Bayou)"
Hank Williams 📻

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

BREAKING: The House just passed a war powers resolution to rein in Trump’s ability to wage war on Iran. After numerous attempts, the legislation passed for the first time, with four Republicans joining every Democrat in support.

[Nebraska Today @NebToday]

"For a long time, we've taken trees for granted. ... They're vital to our communities; they should be managed the same way." —Hanna Pinneo, executive director, PlantNebraska

https://t.co/lrlRap4xXj #Nebraska #UNL #LNK #NUforNE @ForestNebraska @UNLSNR @UNL_IANR

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

The Trump administration is arguing for power to alter a memorial to enslaved people who lived at George Washington’s residence in Philadelphia

https://t.co/pyiqHHboYY