Sean Sublette
@subletteweather.com
Multimedia Science Communicator and Consultant | Weather - Climate - Energy - Environment | AMS Certified Digital Meteorologist
Richmond, Virginia
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Rally in Downtown Richmond to Stop The Merger between Dominion Energy and Florida's NextEra Energy — which would create the largest public utility in the world.
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These people are breaking our economy and our democracy, poisoning our culture, engaging in unprecedented corruption and have set the world on fire, making everything more expensive and war more likely.
We are not giving them “another chance.” Enough is enough.
We are not giving them “another chance.” Enough is enough.
September 16, 2026 at 10:34 PM
These people are breaking our economy and our democracy, poisoning our culture, engaging in unprecedented corruption and have set the world on fire, making everything more expensive and war more likely.
We are not giving them “another chance.” Enough is enough.
We are not giving them “another chance.” Enough is enough.
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Pete Hegseth is the most incompetent person in the Trump regime — with the exception of Trump himself — and a clear and present danger to the entire world
If Trump won’t fire him, Democrats should impeach him when (hopefully) they take over the House and Senate next January.
If Trump won’t fire him, Democrats should impeach him when (hopefully) they take over the House and Senate next January.
Hegseth Must Go
If Trump won’t fire him, Congress must impeach him
robertreich.substack.com
September 16, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Pete Hegseth is the most incompetent person in the Trump regime — with the exception of Trump himself — and a clear and present danger to the entire world
If Trump won’t fire him, Democrats should impeach him when (hopefully) they take over the House and Senate next January.
If Trump won’t fire him, Democrats should impeach him when (hopefully) they take over the House and Senate next January.
In the RVA Weather Subtext this week:
• Humidity coming back
• Merger Madness update
• Real talk on climate solutions
• New data on the Nepalese glacier collapse
• Weekly conversation with @salaambhattiva.bsky.social
• Humidity coming back
• Merger Madness update
• Real talk on climate solutions
• New data on the Nepalese glacier collapse
• Weekly conversation with @salaambhattiva.bsky.social
False fall ending in RVA
Higher humidity around the bend
seansublette.substack.com
September 16, 2026 at 9:17 PM
In the RVA Weather Subtext this week:
• Humidity coming back
• Merger Madness update
• Real talk on climate solutions
• New data on the Nepalese glacier collapse
• Weekly conversation with @salaambhattiva.bsky.social
• Humidity coming back
• Merger Madness update
• Real talk on climate solutions
• New data on the Nepalese glacier collapse
• Weekly conversation with @salaambhattiva.bsky.social
Hell yes.
BREAKING: We're suing Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and the National Institutes of Health Director for their ideologically-driven termination and censorship of biomedical research grants.
Targeting views the government disagrees with for not aligning with a political agenda is unconstitutional.
Targeting views the government disagrees with for not aligning with a political agenda is unconstitutional.
September 16, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Hell yes.
This is a little inside baseball, but the "600" threshhold is one that always gets attention in the weather community — signaling especially hot air in the lowest 3.5 miles of the atmosphere.
A 600+ dm ridge over the southern Appalachians is something we’ve only seen a handful of times in the past, and never this late in the year. The Mississippi Valley will continue to bear the brunt of this heat dome that is being amplified by climate change.
September 16, 2026 at 5:45 PM
This is a little inside baseball, but the "600" threshhold is one that always gets attention in the weather community — signaling especially hot air in the lowest 3.5 miles of the atmosphere.
He is stealing from you.
Just like he said he would.
If you thought otherwise, it's because of
Rupert Murdoch's Fox Media.
Just like he said he would.
If you thought otherwise, it's because of
Rupert Murdoch's Fox Media.
New: Donald Trump is worth $7 billion—"an estimated $2.7 billion richer than when he won the 2024 election"—per new Forbes estimate.
by @danalexander21.bsky.social
by @danalexander21.bsky.social
The Definitive Net Worth Of Donald Trump
What’s Donald Trump really worth? Forbes picks apart the president's balance sheet to uncover the answer.
www.forbes.com
September 16, 2026 at 2:02 PM
He is stealing from you.
Just like he said he would.
If you thought otherwise, it's because of
Rupert Murdoch's Fox Media.
Just like he said he would.
If you thought otherwise, it's because of
Rupert Murdoch's Fox Media.
Soylent Emmer.
Emmer says Republicans need to talk more about grocery prices that aren't expensive: "Eggs are at pre-pandemic prices. Ah, beef is at, ah, less than $2 a pound for ground beef ... I think we have a lot to run on."
September 16, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Soylent Emmer.
Virginia friends... my buddy @glenbesa.bsky.social has invited me to speak at this week's upcoming Ratepayer Rebellion Event.
We meet Thursday (9/17) morning at 8am in front of the State Corporation Commission Building (1300 East Main Street).
Come by and be heard.
Last week's event below.
We meet Thursday (9/17) morning at 8am in front of the State Corporation Commission Building (1300 East Main Street).
Come by and be heard.
Last week's event below.
September 16, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Virginia friends... my buddy @glenbesa.bsky.social has invited me to speak at this week's upcoming Ratepayer Rebellion Event.
We meet Thursday (9/17) morning at 8am in front of the State Corporation Commission Building (1300 East Main Street).
Come by and be heard.
Last week's event below.
We meet Thursday (9/17) morning at 8am in front of the State Corporation Commission Building (1300 East Main Street).
Come by and be heard.
Last week's event below.
Wednesday morning RVA Weather Brief:
A little bit warmer today, and a little bit more tomorrow. Legit humid on Friday with scattered showers. Warm weekend ahead, and the pesky humidity will linger.
A little bit warmer today, and a little bit more tomorrow. Legit humid on Friday with scattered showers. Warm weekend ahead, and the pesky humidity will linger.
Smidgen warmer for RVA
Humidity comes back on Friday
seansublette.substack.com
September 16, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Wednesday morning RVA Weather Brief:
A little bit warmer today, and a little bit more tomorrow. Legit humid on Friday with scattered showers. Warm weekend ahead, and the pesky humidity will linger.
A little bit warmer today, and a little bit more tomorrow. Legit humid on Friday with scattered showers. Warm weekend ahead, and the pesky humidity will linger.
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Rob Wittman's Virginia
❌ Fire 1000s in VA 😡
❌ Save NO money 🤯
❌ Blow up the deficit 😱
🤑 Big juicy tax cut for Rob! 🤬
ROB-o-nomics in action!
@wittmanwatch.bsky.social @shannontaylorva.com
@bluevirginia.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u...
❌ Fire 1000s in VA 😡
❌ Save NO money 🤯
❌ Blow up the deficit 😱
🤑 Big juicy tax cut for Rob! 🤬
ROB-o-nomics in action!
@wittmanwatch.bsky.social @shannontaylorva.com
@bluevirginia.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u...
Federal Employees Were Paid $9.5 Billion Not to Work in 2025 Under DOGE Effort
As part of the Department of Government Efficiency’s program to shrink the federal work force, paid administrative leave costs rose by 435 percent.
www.nytimes.com
September 16, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Rob Wittman's Virginia
❌ Fire 1000s in VA 😡
❌ Save NO money 🤯
❌ Blow up the deficit 😱
🤑 Big juicy tax cut for Rob! 🤬
ROB-o-nomics in action!
@wittmanwatch.bsky.social @shannontaylorva.com
@bluevirginia.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u...
❌ Fire 1000s in VA 😡
❌ Save NO money 🤯
❌ Blow up the deficit 😱
🤑 Big juicy tax cut for Rob! 🤬
ROB-o-nomics in action!
@wittmanwatch.bsky.social @shannontaylorva.com
@bluevirginia.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u...
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Ossoff: Blanche is a joke and a hack. These folks are not just corrupt, they're clowns. Here you have a Kremlin connected Russian oligarch giving massive cash gifts to the president's son…
September 16, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Ossoff: Blanche is a joke and a hack. These folks are not just corrupt, they're clowns. Here you have a Kremlin connected Russian oligarch giving massive cash gifts to the president's son…
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We will pay for this far more than in dollars. If not in the near term, certainly in the long term.
The cuts in staff across federal health agencies are staggering. Great analysis from @ourpublicservice.bsky.social.
1 in 5 people gone from NIH.
More than 1 in 4 gone from CDC.
Nearly 7 in 10 gone from AHRQ.
ourpublicservice.org/resource/the...
1 in 5 people gone from NIH.
More than 1 in 4 gone from CDC.
Nearly 7 in 10 gone from AHRQ.
ourpublicservice.org/resource/the...
The Cost of Cutting American Science: How Federal Cuts Diminish Public Health Capacity
ourpublicservice.org
September 16, 2026 at 1:13 AM
We will pay for this far more than in dollars. If not in the near term, certainly in the long term.
Trump is the definition of fraud, abuse, and waste.
September 16, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Trump is the definition of fraud, abuse, and waste.
Just have to sit with this for a while.
Going forward, the US National Science Foundation research budget for all atmospheric, ocean, and Earth sciences is $110 million per year.
Trump's illegal war with Iran cost the Department of Defense (i.e., the American taxpayers) $38 billion in the first 5 months, or $220 million per day.
Trump's illegal war with Iran cost the Department of Defense (i.e., the American taxpayers) $38 billion in the first 5 months, or $220 million per day.
Estimating the Cost of Combat Operations Against Iran
CBO assesses the Department of Defense's costs for the current armed conflict against Iran, as well as the conflict's economic and budgetary effects.
www.cbo.gov
September 16, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Just have to sit with this for a while.
The regime wants you sick, poor, and ignorant.
NSF has reduced the research budget for all atmospheric, ocean, and earth sciences by ~80%.
80%!
A lot of us will not be conducting new research or training new students for the foreseeable future.
80%!
A lot of us will not be conducting new research or training new students for the foreseeable future.
September 15, 2026 at 10:39 PM
The regime wants you sick, poor, and ignorant.
My next read.
Below is the full blurb from @hcrichardson.bsky.social.
"How Russia Won" is the full account of Putin's decade-long assault on US politics (often to help Trump) & Trump's aiding and abetting of that attack by denying it's happening.
Go to HowRussiaWon.com to learn more or to order the book.
"How Russia Won" is the full account of Putin's decade-long assault on US politics (often to help Trump) & Trump's aiding and abetting of that attack by denying it's happening.
Go to HowRussiaWon.com to learn more or to order the book.
September 15, 2026 at 10:37 PM
My next read.
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This is where Jeffries has to earn his paycheck. After the election he needs to find 4 Rs who are committed to democracy, who will make him speaker for the sole purpose of ensuring that the people who won elections can take their seats. This should be possible.
What is the plan?
Be clear people: I believe the Trump/GOP plan is not to actually try to win the 2026 elections in 2026, but when they lose enough seats to lose the House & Senate, to challenge the results. And then refuse to seat those candidates who barely won, claiming they won by "fraud"
Be clear people: I believe the Trump/GOP plan is not to actually try to win the 2026 elections in 2026, but when they lose enough seats to lose the House & Senate, to challenge the results. And then refuse to seat those candidates who barely won, claiming they won by "fraud"
September 15, 2026 at 8:37 PM
This is where Jeffries has to earn his paycheck. After the election he needs to find 4 Rs who are committed to democracy, who will make him speaker for the sole purpose of ensuring that the people who won elections can take their seats. This should be possible.
"...more pollutants such as smog, mercury and lead — and especially more tiny airborne particles that can lodge in lungs and cause health problems, the AP analysis found. It would also mean higher emissions of greenhouse gases, driving Earth’s warming to deadlier levels."
apnews.com/article/epa-...
apnews.com/article/epa-...
September 15, 2026 at 3:50 PM
"...more pollutants such as smog, mercury and lead — and especially more tiny airborne particles that can lodge in lungs and cause health problems, the AP analysis found. It would also mean higher emissions of greenhouse gases, driving Earth’s warming to deadlier levels."
apnews.com/article/epa-...
apnews.com/article/epa-...
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No matter where you are in life - young adult, college grad, parent, professional, employee, small business owner, senior, or retiree - Rob Wittman has failed you.
We've distilled the reasons why you need to vote #NoWittman in our latest newsletter. @shannontaylorva.com can rescue #VA01!
We've distilled the reasons why you need to vote #NoWittman in our latest newsletter. @shannontaylorva.com can rescue #VA01!
We the People of VA-01, Part I: The arcs of our lives
No matter where you are in life, Rob Wittman has failed you
open.substack.com
September 15, 2026 at 10:49 AM
No matter where you are in life - young adult, college grad, parent, professional, employee, small business owner, senior, or retiree - Rob Wittman has failed you.
We've distilled the reasons why you need to vote #NoWittman in our latest newsletter. @shannontaylorva.com can rescue #VA01!
We've distilled the reasons why you need to vote #NoWittman in our latest newsletter. @shannontaylorva.com can rescue #VA01!
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They’ll lie
They’ll cheat
They’ll steal your votes
They’ll do ANYTHING to keep control of the government
Because while the rest of us struggle with the obscene prices created by Republicans, they’re getting richer and richer
The good news is-we can stop them
And we will
#BlueWaveIn50Days
They’ll cheat
They’ll steal your votes
They’ll do ANYTHING to keep control of the government
Because while the rest of us struggle with the obscene prices created by Republicans, they’re getting richer and richer
The good news is-we can stop them
And we will
#BlueWaveIn50Days
Ossoff: "We are witnessing people drunk with power who are utterly reckless, utterly corrupt, and obviously believe that they live with impunity. They believe they're untouchable. They believe they're invincible. Let's prove them wrong."
September 15, 2026 at 2:58 AM
They’ll lie
They’ll cheat
They’ll steal your votes
They’ll do ANYTHING to keep control of the government
Because while the rest of us struggle with the obscene prices created by Republicans, they’re getting richer and richer
The good news is-we can stop them
And we will
#BlueWaveIn50Days
They’ll cheat
They’ll steal your votes
They’ll do ANYTHING to keep control of the government
Because while the rest of us struggle with the obscene prices created by Republicans, they’re getting richer and richer
The good news is-we can stop them
And we will
#BlueWaveIn50Days
Tuesday morning RVA weather brief: Humidity stays low for the next few days, and nights return to the 60s starting tomorrow night. Sunny through Thursday, then on the lookout for showers on Friday afternoon.
Coolest since early June in RVA
Fair weather for most of the week
seansublette.substack.com
September 15, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Tuesday morning RVA weather brief: Humidity stays low for the next few days, and nights return to the 60s starting tomorrow night. Sunny through Thursday, then on the lookout for showers on Friday afternoon.
We have reached the bizarre part of the timeline where TMZ is the media outlet holding sitting senators to account.
maybe they said don't take video because he already moves like a photo
September 15, 2026 at 11:48 AM
We have reached the bizarre part of the timeline where TMZ is the media outlet holding sitting senators to account.
Again I say to you:
The modern GOP is an organized crime syndicate and should be treated as such.
The modern GOP is an organized crime syndicate and should be treated as such.
2. ...if you're wondering how the Trump family could become billionaires yet still accept bribes like a free wedding from Putin's lackeys, it's the Mafia mentality
They do it because they can get away with it. They live for that
They do it because they can get away with it. They live for that
September 15, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Again I say to you:
The modern GOP is an organized crime syndicate and should be treated as such.
The modern GOP is an organized crime syndicate and should be treated as such.
Impeach.
Convict.
Remove.
What an embarrassment.
Convict.
Remove.
What an embarrassment.
Trump in Ireland lies delusionally: "We had a rigged election. As you know, it was totally rigged. Because I won three times. I didn't win twice. I won three times."
September 15, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Impeach.
Convict.
Remove.
What an embarrassment.
Convict.
Remove.
What an embarrassment.
Always. Read. Karl.
"The problem is – and shockingly the ad-based clickbait press didn't do a very good job explaining this to anyone – there is no actual evidence that software automation is on the cusp of gaining full human awareness and soylent greening the entire eastern seaboard."
"The problem is – and shockingly the ad-based clickbait press didn't do a very good job explaining this to anyone – there is no actual evidence that software automation is on the cusp of gaining full human awareness and soylent greening the entire eastern seaboard."
Over at the newsletter I wrote about the completely insane last few weeks of AI doomsday rhetoric and media coverage
AI Doomsday Panic Is Completely Out Of Control
The press obsession with software-powered doomsday is a misdirection overshadowing a much deadlier reality: our public interest regulators no longer function.
karlbode.com
September 14, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Always. Read. Karl.
"The problem is – and shockingly the ad-based clickbait press didn't do a very good job explaining this to anyone – there is no actual evidence that software automation is on the cusp of gaining full human awareness and soylent greening the entire eastern seaboard."
"The problem is – and shockingly the ad-based clickbait press didn't do a very good job explaining this to anyone – there is no actual evidence that software automation is on the cusp of gaining full human awareness and soylent greening the entire eastern seaboard."