Earthquakes worldwide today times
M5.6 California – 8:10 AM
M7.2 Venezuela – 3:04 PM
M7.5 Venezuela – 3:05 PM
M6.9 Japan – 3:30 PM
The RING OF FIRE is Active
15 years ago today, an EF5 tornado tore through Joplin, Missouri. This radar image shows the massive debris ball as the tornado moved directly through the city, killing 158 people and becoming one of the deadliest tornadoes in modern US history.
Joplin changed the weather world forever, exposing major issues with how tornado warnings were handled at the time, including warning lead times, false alarms, and warning fatigue. In the years that followed, it sparked major discussions about how forecasting and warning communication could improve to better protect lives. Since then, the weather world has evolved significantly, from warnings being pushed directly to mobile devices to coverage like ours providing realtime weather updates across social media platforms.
wow… after years of being told to “just lose weight” and getting body shamed over symptoms tied to insulin resistance, it feels validating to finally see the condition named in a way that actually reflects how debilitating it can be.
hoping this leads to better research lol 😅
Today’s Supreme Court decision effectively guts a key pillar of the Voting Rights Act, freeing state legislatures to gerrymander legislative districts to systematically dilute and weaken the voting power of racial minorities - so long as they do it under the guise of “partisanship” rather than explicit “racial bias.” And it serves as just one more example of how a majority of the current Court seems intent on abandoning its vital role in ensuring equal participation in our democracy and protecting the rights of minority groups against majority overreach.
The good news is that such setbacks can be overcome. But that will only happen if citizens across the country who cherish our democratic ideals continue to mobilize and vote in record numbers - not��just in the upcoming midterms or in high profile races, but in every election and every level.
🚨NEWS: Virginia now has Paid Family and Medical Leave!
Working Virginians will no longer be forced to give up their paycheck to welcome a child or care for a loved one facing a serious illness.
A historic step forward for the people who power Virginia’s economy.