#northern nebraska

[jasper-borealis]

Northern Nabraska is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been to. A post.

All these wildflowers where within two to five steps of each other, in grasses that where waist hight for me (I’m 6’3”)

I’ve never been to northern Nabraska, I’ve only been to the middle and south eastern parts all my life, so just driving through and taking a turn off on a dirt road to look at the hills of grass already made me fall in love with this place.

I would have killed to see when the whole state was like this, and covered with the roaming bison and migratory birds.

[loveydoveykirk]

aurora borealis - nebraska - 5/10/24

[20th-century-railroading]

Grinding around Breezy Point by Mike Danneman Via Flickr: Four Burlington Northern GE C30-7s pull hard on a PSCX coal train rounding Breezy Point west of Belmont, Nebraska, on the climb over Crawford Hill on July 7, 1996. In the background on the other side of the horseshoe curve is the end of the train and a helper set of three EMD SD40-2 and a fuel tender.

[city-flag-tournament]

✯ Round 1 ✯ Match 10 ✯

The current flag of Milford, Nebraska, United States

Propaganda:

None

vs.

The current flag of Swieqi, Northern Region, Malta

Propaganda:

None

Tournament Policies: ✯ Choose the flag that's more meaningful to you! ✯ Be respectful of place names and cultural symbols in your commentary! ✯ If you want to submit propaganda, you may do so at the submission form linked in the pinned post. It will only be included if it is submitted before the next post with that flag is drafted and will be included in all subsequent posts the flag is featured in.

[barrenclan]

I love calling it a wasteland as if Southeastern Nebraska doesn't look like that right now.

Extremely fair. You'll have to let me know if an implied Holes-esque curse was put on Nebraska that caused it become so.

[orionlancasterr]

Faction of plains storm chasers made up of ghouls, super mutants and really brave stupid humans

[hopeinthebox]

i was tagged by the effervescent @cordiallyfuturedwight and i bow to her selections once again. magnificent stuff. somewhat delayed but tagging some favs @aprylynn @thvinyl @banghwa @yooboobies @pauls-mccharmly @kimchokejin @kithtaehyung 💜

[mydarlingmaude]

These dirt roads are empty.

“House in Nebraska” by Ethel Cain

Taken June 2021, Southern Ontario

[jadesabre83]

We were able to see the Northern Lights last night!!! 😭😭😭

Apparently the storm last night was one of the strongest in the past 20 years. After moving away from Alberta and down to the Midwest, I never expected to see them again.

We drove about 40 minutes north of Omaha. They were faint to the naked eye, but we could still see the movement. I only had my phone (Google Pixel 6 Pro), but using the Night Sight feature I was able to get some pictures.

The really insane thing is that even WITHIN CITY LIMITS, I was able to get a picture. This is from our backyard.

[jeysphoto]

a loved one's visit, Jey Schroeder, 2023

[shoottofill]

The northern lights!

[aryburn-trains]

The scene shows the rarely photographed "California Service" train that replaced the original California Zephyr after it was discontinued in March 1970 in 1970 at Highlands (Hinsdale), Ill. At the direction of the Interstate Commerce Commission, the "California Service" was created to appease opponents of the CZ's discontinuance. It preserved the essence of the original CZ between Chicago and Salt Lake City, running on the BN (ex-CB&Q lines) as far as Denver, D&RGW as far as Salt Lake City and the SP as far as Ogden where a cross-platform transfer could be made with UP's City of San Francisco. The train ran tri-weekly between Chicago and Ogden, Utah, and was combined with BN's Nebraska Zephyr between Chicago and Lincoln. In this scene, the first five cars constitute the NZ and the remaining cars were for the California Service.

[20th-century-railroading]

BNSF 9723, Ashland, NE

An empty coal train passing Ashland, NE

9-3-1999

[thedoubleextrapoint]

Nebraska Football: Predictions for the Cornhuskers' 2023 Season

With the new season dawning, it’s time for this year’s season preview and prediction. As with previous years, the Double Extra Point will use a somewhat-scientific method to predict the outcome of the 2023 campaign for first-year head coach Matt Rhule. The schedule will be broken down into four categories of games: Better WinWin all games in the categoryShould WinWin more than half the games in…

[batboyblog]

Things the Biden-Harris Administration Did This Week #32

August 30-September 6 2024.

President Biden announced $7.3 billion in clean energy investment for rural communities. This marks the largest investment in rural electrification since the New Deal. The money will go to 16 rural electric cooperatives across 23 states Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Together they will be able to generate 10 gigawatts of clean energy, enough to power 5 million households about 20% of America's rural population. This clean energy will reduce greenhouse emissions by 43.7 million tons a year, equivalent to removing more than 10 million cars off the road every year.

The Biden-Harris Administration announced a historic 10th offshore wind project. The latest project approved for the Atlantic coast of Maryland will generate 2,200 megawatts of clean, reliable renewable energy to power 770,000 homes. All together the 10 offshore wind projects approved by the Biden-Harris Administration will generation 15 gigawatts, enough to power 5.25 million homes. This is half way to the Administration's goal of 30 gigawatts of clean offshore wind power by 2030.

President Biden signed an Executive Order aimed at supporting and expanding unions. Called the "Good Jobs EO" the order will direct all federal agencies to take steps to recognize unions, to not interfere with the formation of unions and reach labor agreements on federally supported projects. It also directs agencies to prioritize equal pay and pay transparency, support projects that offer workers benefits like child care, health insurance, paid leave, and retirement benefits. It will also push workforce development and workplace safety.

The Department of Transportation announced $1 billion to make local roads safer. The money will go to 354 local communities across America to improve roadway safety and prevent deaths and serious injuries. This is part of the National Roadway Safety Strategy launched in 2022, since then traffic fatalities have decreased for 9 straight quarters. Since 2022 the program has supported projects in 1,400 communities effecting 75% of all Americans.

The Department of Energy announced $430 million to support America's aging hydropower. Hydropower currently accounts for nearly 27% of renewable electricity generation in the United States. However many of our dams were built during the New Deal for a national average of 79 years old. The money will go to 293 projects across 33 states. These updates will improve energy generation, workplace safety, and have a positive environmental impact on local fish and wildlife.

The EPA announced $300 million to help support tribal nations, and US territories cut climate pollution and boost green energy. The money will support projects by 33 tribes, and the Island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. EPA Administer Michael S. Regan announced the funds along side Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland in Arizona to highlight one of the projects. A project that will bring electricity for the first time to 900 homes on the Hopi Reservation.

The Biden-Harris Administration is investing $179 million in literacy. This investment in the Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant is the largest in history. Studies have shown that the 3rd grade is a key moment in a students literacy development, the CLSD is designed to help support states research, develop, and implement evidence-based literacy interventions to help students achieve key literacy milestones.

The US government secured the release of 135 political prisoners from Nicaragua. Nicaragua's dictator President Daniel Ortega has jailed large numbers of citizens since protests against his rule broke out in 2018. In February 2023 the US secured the release of over 200 political prisoners. Human rights orgs have documented torture and sexual abuse in Ortega's prisons.

The Justice Department announced the disruption of a major effort by Russia to interfere with the 2024 US Elections. Russian propaganda network, RT, deployed $10 million to Tenet Media to help spread Russian propaganda and help sway the election in favor of Trump and the Republicans as well as disrupting American society. Tenet Media employs many well known conservative on-line personalities such as Benny Johnson, Tim Pool, Lauren Southern, Dave Rubin, Tayler Hansen and Matt Christiansen.

Vice-President Harris outlined her plan for Small Businesses at a campaign stop in New Hampshire. Harris wants to expand from $5,000 to $50,000 tax incentives for startup expenses. This would help start 25 million new small business over four years.

[jandeproductions]

Nebraska Valley, VT 29JAN2023

Some of today’s snowfall as I enjoy the views on my trip through the Nebraska Valley up to the Catamount Trail With the strong snowpack in the area now, I decided to head out to the Nebraska Valley for some ski touring today.  The last time I toured in the Nebraska Valley I was on the valley’s north side, but I’ve now heard from multiple students of mine that the south side of the valley offers…