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Report says staffing in control tower was ‘not normal’ at time of deadly air collision The collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight from Kansas killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft, officials said.

Via @kwch.com: "One air traffic controller was doing work normally assigned to two people..."

Over on the other site Elon Musk said that DOGE stopped $50M of condoms from being delivered to Gaza which Trump the repeated several times but it turns out that was the number for all contraceptive support from USAID everywhere on Earth, of which none went to Palestinians.

*huuug*

@bsky.app needs to make it so we can edit posts. Even a 2-minute window would be useful.

OpenAI is looking into whether DeepSeek stole its tech OpenAI especially stands to lose its status if DeepSeek becomes the new AI darling.

From Morning Brew: "Critics and anyone online who is slightly tuned into the AI race have pointed out that OpenAI, which has built its whole company around questionably scraping everything on the internet, accusing someone of stealing is pretty rich."

Basically. 🙄

We had to get in on the video action too — Bluesky now has custom feeds for video!

Like any other feed, you can choose to pin these or not. Bluesky is yours to customize.

I maintain that YouTube should have launched a stand-alone Shorts app.

THE DOINK-STRICT OF COLUMBIA

Jeff Bazos fails to get it up again.

pixel art of a pink cat with hearts in its eyes

prints available (valentines soon btw) 💕 www.inprnt.com/gallery/tofu...

Google Messages restores your control over custom photos for contacts You've finally got an override for the pics your friends and family chose for Profile Discovery.

Google Messages restores your control over custom photos for contacts

Sorry this is happening to you; it's never fun.

Climate Scientists Warn of Growing Whiplash Effect on Weather Patterns | KQED Californians are all too familiar with flip-flopping weather extremes, and new research suggests that weather whiplash is increasing as the atmosphere warms due to human-caused climate change.

A fascinating and terrifying explainer.

Climate Scientists Warn of Growing Whiplash Effect on Weather Patterns | KQED Californians are all too familiar with flip-flopping weather extremes, and new research suggests that weather whiplash is increasing as the atmosphere warms due to human-caused climate change.

Fast swings between alarmingly wet and very dry weather can create conditions for destructive wildfires. Scientists say that ‘hydroclimate whiplash’ is increasing as the atmosphere warms. via @kqednews.bsky.social

SoCal friends, I hope you are getting some sleep and waking to safety this morning. I'm not a praying man, but I'll send whatever vibes I can into the universe that you all come out of this with your homes, bodies, and faith in the future intact.

Fire hydrants ran dry in Pacific Palisades as a major wildfire raged Janisse Quiñones, CEO of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, said the fight to contain the flames has put immense strain on the system.

Water is becoming a major issue in the Southern California fires.

As crews battled the wildfire in Pacific Palisades, they put so much strain on the water system that the fire hydrants ran dry.

The fires have also fed ash into the water supply, leading to a boil order notice.

Live updates: Pacific Palisades wildfire is most destructive in LA history with at least 1,000 structures burned The Palisades fire, Pasadena's Eaton fire and Hurst fire in the San Fernando Valley are raging in the Los Angeles area, fueled by powerful Santa Ana winds. At least two people are dead and over 1,000 ...

BREAKING: The Pacific Palisades fire is now the most destructive in Los Angeles city history, with an estimated 1,000 structures destroyed.

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It’s ok to feel sick over the state of things.

An option to bookmark/save posts on here would be helpful.

good morning blueskiers
look at this loaf

I'd rather gouge my own eyes out with the wishbone, tbh. 😂

Hello! 👋