SoCal expat Josh

Bond servant. Son of 5th generation vet, father of 7th generation vet. TECHINT/MASINT alum.
יֵצֶר סָמוּךְ תִּצֹּר שָׁלוֹם שָׁלוֹם כִּי בְךָ בָּטוּחַ׃

[Peter Clack @PeterDClack]

The top 10 leading climate and environment predictions, that failed

Ice-Free Arctic: In the 2000s, former US Vice President Al Gore predicted the Arctic Ocean would be completely ice-free in the summer of 2013–2014.

Vanishing Nations by 2000: In 1989, a UN official claimed entire island nations would be wiped off the map by sea-level rise if global warming wasn't reversed by 2000.

1970s Global Cooling Scare: News outlets and selective scientific papers in the 1970s warned an imminent ice age was coming due to aerosol pollution.

Mass Famine (1968): Paul Ehrlich’s The Population Bomb claimed hundreds of millions would starve in the 70s and 80s.

Running Out of Metals (1972): The Club of Rome warned the world would run completely out of copper, gold and zinc by 2000.

Forest Collapse from Acid Rain: 1980s forecasts predicted acid rain would destroy Central Europe's forests within a decade.

Extinction of Coral Reefs by 2020: Activists warned 90% of tropical reefs would disappear by 2020.

Immediate Peak Oil (1970s–2000s): Experts routinely declared cheap oil would run out by the 1990s or 2010s.

Methane 'Bomb': Early fears warned permafrost thaw would trigger a massive, overnight methane release causing runaway warming.

Net Zero & RCP8.5 Overreach: Net Zero policy largely relied on RCP8.5—an extreme worst-case scenario assuming massive coal growth leading to ~4.5°C warming. Scientists have sidelined this pathway as unrealistic.

[Doc Pete Chambers @DocPeteChambers]

Stand by for the truth.

[SoCal expat Josh @Willijb]

@united thanks for bringing me back to the not-so-pleasant days of cutting weight for wrestling. We’ve been on the ground for almost twice the flight time on UA 5331 serviced by a barely operable CRJ200 with no a/c. Please return this aircraft back to your French or other non-a/c fleet.

[Jared Isaacman @rookisaacman]

You have to start following @astro_Pettit

[SoCal expat Josh @Willijb]

@Deancain @SecScottBessent lol. Provide the definition, bro!

[SoCal expat Josh @Willijb]

@BereanHouse lol

[SoCal expat Josh @Willijb]

@SecScottBessent @SenWarren Have you tried explaining using glass beads, looking glass, fire water and wampum instead of fiat currencies?

[SoCal expat Josh @Willijb]

@thomas_garrard Everyone's a Safety Officer.

[ThePersistence @ScottPresler]

This is day 240 of asking @LeaderJohnThune to pass the SAVE America Act.

Yes, 240 consecutive days of asking Leader Thune to secure our elections.

[X Freeze @XFreeze]

𝕏 just uncovered a massive Chinese bot farm of roughly 200,000 accounts

Inside that network, 𝕏 identified around 200 accounts specifically trying to manipulate the U.S. debate around AI, data centers and energy prices

Detecting a coordinated operation at this scale is insanely hard

This is one of the strongest parts of 𝕏 that people rarely see....the platform is getting much better at finding and removing large-scale bad actors, helping keep conversations more authentic and harder to manipulate

this is seriously impressive work from the 𝕏 team 🚀

[Shiloh Marx @Shilohmarx]

24 senators are from states with more registered voters than eligible voting age citizens.

[DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican]

🚨 https://t.co/5ajzizjI8F LIVES AGAIN: DSA EXPLORER 🚨
🕸️ MAP THE FAR-LEFT NETWORK AND THEIR FOREIGN SUPPORTS. 🌹

I've just launched the DSA Explorer, an interactive map of the Democratic Socialists of America and the wider anti-imperialist solidarity network. This map is based on over a year's worth of research that's collected within my setup.

Click any org, person, or project and walk the network one tie at a time. Start at DSA and see where it leads.

🖥️ Data-heavy! Best viewed on desktop.

📖 This is a preview of what's coming: DataRepublican v2.0 — a full site redesign — launches soon, ahead of my and @JoshuaLisec book UNELECTED (Passage Press, Oct 13).

And, yes, I can build similar maps for the Soros network, democracy organizations, and much more.

👇 Try it now (link in next post):

[SoCal expat Josh @Willijb]

“Only virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters.”

- Ben Franklin

[Robbie Mouton @mcgmouton57]

Pileus cloud: nature’s crown for the most aggressive storms. Formed exclusively over intense updrafts, they flash vivid rainbow hues when sunlight meets droplets of almost the same size - beautiful atmospheric optics.

So incredibly beautiful and amazing! 👏

[SoCal expat Josh @Willijb]

@PatrickByrne Me too. @michaelmalice is almost always the most serious, thoughtful, deep comic on @Gutfeldfox and I’m a little surprised he wasn’t a follow.

But now that I’m mentioning it, am I the only one who often has to re-follow accounts?

[SoCal expat Josh @Willijb]

@RealJamesWoods Win, win, win.

[SoCal expat Josh @Willijb]

@thomas_garrard Praying for you

[SoCal expat Josh @Willijb]

@CynicalPublius Looks like a Top Block to me.

[SoCal expat Josh @Willijb]

@Jringo1508 Two more

1. Memorized First General Order: “I will guard everything within the limits of my post and quit my post only when properly relieved.”

2. Used Brasso on not just your brass but your latrine drains.

[SoCal expat Josh @Willijb]

@DeAngelisCorey lol