CNN editor for climate and weather. Columnist at Star Tribune. Sometimes news at Science Friday. Nieman Fellow '15. Previously: Science journalist with FiveThirtyEight, NYT Magazine, BoingBoing, mental_floss, and etc. My views are not my employer's.https://bsky.app/profile/maggiek.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/maggiek.bsky.social/post/3ml4wovy45s2yI love so much that half this trailer is people screaming at one another in their best Oscar-bait voices about whether or not it's going to storm tomorrow. https://youtu.be/zdM4tdLQBg0?si=eDO4oyyjak5NKb9k05 May 2026 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:eqb3aeta63upwqfswyblqks2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4wovy45s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/maggiek.bsky.social/post/3ml27apu2hk2xAlso, some of those kids get rejected from the Space Cops after they've already been trained/indoctrinated and they really have no normal life skills or education to fall back on. Like the FLDS "Lost Boys" or Amish kids who try to leave, basically. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:eqb3aeta63upwqfswyblqks2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml27apu2hk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/maggiek.bsky.social/post/3ml225oghv22sJesus H. Christ. I'm going to have to become the "My Kid Can't Participate In This It's Against Our Beliefs" mom, aren't I? [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:eqb3aeta63upwqfswyblqks2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml225oghv22shttps://bsky.app/profile/maggiek.bsky.social/post/3mkzzwm77n22sDelightful "RETVRN" vibes on this thread of Old Internet websites that used to exist at what are now big corporate URLs. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:eqb3aeta63upwqfswyblqks2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzzwm77n22shttps://bsky.app/profile/maggiek.bsky.social/post/3mkxzvdy3642wI definitely enjoyed chanting “egg egg egg” with the beloved community [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2026 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:eqb3aeta63upwqfswyblqks2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxzvdy3642whttps://bsky.app/profile/maggiek.bsky.social/post/3mkpwulnzts2aYesterday, one child stayed home with a killer headache and occasionally upset tummy. Today, both children are home with killer headaches and tummy aches. A minute ago, I noticed my tummy feels yucky. The worst part of parenting is watching the illness creep closer and closer like a big cat.30 Apr 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:eqb3aeta63upwqfswyblqks2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpwulnzts2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/maggiek.bsky.social/post/3mkpwrpkbps2aAlso maybe a good time to note this: https://americanoversight.org/ice-287g-foia-transparency/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Apr 2026 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:eqb3aeta63upwqfswyblqks2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpwrpkbps2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/maggiek.bsky.social/post/3mknomapeyk2sI have read enough fanfic to know that there is a market for this kind of shit. But, dear god in heaven, I hope it’s a SMALL market. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:eqb3aeta63upwqfswyblqks2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknomapeyk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/maggiek.bsky.social/post/3mkfxnqv2aq2tBecause I brought my luggage to DC in a hiking pack, I decided to walk from the Morrison-Clark hotel to the airport. Been really lovely so far. But now, on the other side of the river, we enter “wait, is this okay” territory.26 Apr 2026 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:eqb3aeta63upwqfswyblqks2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfxnqv2aq2thttps://bsky.app/profile/maggiek.bsky.social/post/3mkacpzrisi2hPleased to report that the “totally realistic bear costume” episode of Better off Ted holds up. Honestly, that whole series is still one of the funniest things ever made for network TV.24 Apr 2026 10:24 +0000at://did:plc:eqb3aeta63upwqfswyblqks2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkacpzrisi2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/maggiek.bsky.social/post/3mk6xa2zzis2vHow does this guy overlap with that NYT story about repeat speeding offenders around the city from a couple years ago? [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Apr 2026 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:eqb3aeta63upwqfswyblqks2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6xa2zzis2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/maggiek.bsky.social/post/3mjpuomyxv226The University of Kansas student newspaper archives are now available online, which means I can show you the first two pieces of published journalism I ever wrote. They aren't as embarrassing as I feared! (For context, I was the religion reporter this semester.)17 Apr 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:eqb3aeta63upwqfswyblqks2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpuomyxv226https://bsky.app/profile/maggiek.bsky.social/post/3mjptkpgkts2zComing from an early 00s Lawrence, Kansas, college perspective, I'm surprised, but very pleased, that Java Break has outlasted the heretical Mass Street Starbucks.17 Apr 2026 21:10 +0000at://did:plc:eqb3aeta63upwqfswyblqks2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjptkpgkts2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/maggiek.bsky.social/post/3mjngjdvsdq2zCasey’s is encouraging you to get a side of fries with your pizza. Pretty sure this is why Rome fell,16 Apr 2026 22:11 +0000at://did:plc:eqb3aeta63upwqfswyblqks2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjngjdvsdq2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/maggiek.bsky.social/post/3mjmq4jdw7u27Isn’t this the plot of Ender’s Game? [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Apr 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:eqb3aeta63upwqfswyblqks2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmq4jdw7u27https://bsky.app/profile/maggiek.bsky.social/post/3mjldxinnjn2uWild generational divide news [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Apr 2026 02:20 +0000at://did:plc:eqb3aeta63upwqfswyblqks2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjldxinnjn2u