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environmental lawyer, mom (human teen child and chubby Labradors), critical thinker, ally.

[MLB @MLB]

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[allyson @acbazan]

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[allyson @acbazan]

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[allyson @acbazan]

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[sarah @saz_theman]

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[allyson @acbazan]

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[allyson @acbazan]

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[allyson @acbazan]

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[Jennifer Brindley Ubl @JennBrindleyUbl]

You may have heard that hundreds of employees were just cut from NOAA and the National Weather Service (NWS). These agencies were already critically understaffed, and these firings will have real consequences—for public safety, disaster response, and even the economy.

But here’s the bigger picture: This looks like the first step toward privatizing the NWS, which would be a disaster. Why? Because the NWS is a public service that keeps us all safe. Privatization could mean paywalls for tornado warnings, delayed hurricane alerts, and profit-driven weather forecasting.

🔎 Here’s why the NWS (and NOAA) should NEVER be privatized:

➡️ Private weather companies RELY on NWS data.
-The Weather Channel, AccuWeather, and local meteorologists don’t generate their own raw data—they use NOAA & NWS resources like satellites, radar, and observation stations. 📡
-Without the NWS, private companies would either have to build their own billion-dollar infrastructure or work with incomplete data. 💰

➡️ Public safety should NEVER be paywalled.
-The NWS provides free, immediate alerts for hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and severe storms. ⚠️
-Privatization could mean delays in warnings, paid subscriptions for life-saving information, or companies selling critical data before the public gets access. 💲

➡️ The NWS is a national security asset.
-FEMA, the military, emergency responders, airlines, and shipping industries depend on NWS forecasts. 🛑
-A privatized system could prioritize corporate clients over public safety, leaving vulnerable communities without real-time warnings. 📊

➡️ The private sector would ignore rural and low-income areas.
-The NWS operates 120+ local forecast offices, including in rural areas that private companies would have no financial incentive to serve. 🌎
-A for-profit model could leave small towns with incomplete or delayed weather data. ⏳

➡️ Weather research & climate science would take a massive hit.
-NOAA and NWS are key players in climate research, hurricane forecasting, and extreme weather tracking. 🌡️
-Universities, farmers, environmental groups, and global partners depend on free, accurate weather data. Privatization could restrict access or commercialize it. 📉

➡️ The NWS is already funded — privatization would just make weather forecasting more expensive.
-Tax dollars already pay for the NWS, meaning everyone gets equal access to critical weather info. 💵
-If privatized, private companies would still rely on government-funded data but charge consumers and businesses to access it. ⚖️

➡️ International cooperation would be disrupted.
-The U.S. provides free weather data to other nations, helping global disaster preparedness. 🌍
-If that data is monetized or restricted, it weakens global storm tracking and emergency response efforts. 🚫

⚠️ The Bottom Line:
Privatizing the National Weather Service is dangerous, unnecessary, and purely profit-driven. Weather data belongs to everyone, not corporations. Cutting NWS staff is already putting public safety at risk, and if privatization happens, we will all feel the consequences.

This is a conversation we need to be having. If you care about public safety, disaster preparedness, and free access to life-saving information, share this post and make your voice heard. 🗣️💙

#ProtectTheNWS #NOAA #NationalWeatherService #PublicSafetyNotProfit #KeepWeatherFree ⚡

[allyson @acbazan]

@NFL_DougFarrar And that wasn’t even a union break they got.

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[Seattle Seahawks @Seahawks]

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[Rick Steves @RickSteves]

Many don’t realize that the first people Hitler sent to his concentration camps weren’t everyday Jewish citizens, but his political opponents. So, when Trump rants about retribution, locking up his opponents, and giving them “very long sentences,” I can’t help but take him seriously… because history teaches us that is what fascist dictators do during their “Day One” period to consolidate their power. (After all, if you’re hellbent on staying in power but aren’t likely to win the next election, you can’t have your political opponents running around free.)

To keep fascism out of our lives, vote for democracy!