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[@MatthewCappucci](/creator/twitter/MatthewCappucci)
"Given my role in media Im not allowed to call anyone an idiot. However what I can as a scientist say is that Marjories mis-informed tweets regarding conspiracy theories/weather modification are commensurate with the level of education colloquially referred to as idiocy"  
![@MatthewCappucci Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2579614256.png) [@MatthewCappucci](/creator/x/MatthewCappucci) on [X](/post/tweet/1941500388936745467) 2025-07-05 14:12:18 UTC 74.8K followers, 393.4K engagements


"Its not a political statement for me as a Harvard-degreed atmospheric scientist to say that elected representative Marjorie Taylor Green doesnt know what the hell shes talking about. Shed be equally qualified to fly a Boeing-737 practice nuclear medicine or train zebras"  
![@MatthewCappucci Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2579614256.png) [@MatthewCappucci](/creator/x/MatthewCappucci) on [X](/post/tweet/1941499095551705504) 2025-07-05 14:07:10 UTC 74.8K followers, 1.1M engagements


"Tornado risk increasing in southernWisconsin and northern Illinois as an MCV or mesoscale convective vortex approaches:"  
![@MatthewCappucci Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2579614256.png) [@MatthewCappucci](/creator/x/MatthewCappucci) on [X](/post/tweet/1945511508030427340) 2025-07-16 15:51:04 UTC 74.8K followers, 2605 engagements


"BREAKING: A magnitude XXX #earthquake in Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula may have triggered a #tsunami that could arrive in Hawaii around 2:43 a.m. HST. Magnitude unclear could be several feet if a tsunami occurs. Move away from docks/piers and move boats past 180' depth"  
![@MatthewCappucci Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2579614256.png) [@MatthewCappucci](/creator/x/MatthewCappucci) on [X](/post/tweet/1946839238374261020) 2025-07-20 07:46:59 UTC 74.8K followers, 15.2K engagements


"Just an FYI to all Im going on vacation from August 3-17 so expect something crazy to happen weather-wise during that stretch"  
![@MatthewCappucci Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2579614256.png) [@MatthewCappucci](/creator/x/MatthewCappucci) on [X](/post/tweet/1948540746354581930) 2025-07-25 00:28:10 UTC 74.8K followers, 14.5K engagements


"BREAKING: An incredible "gigantic jet" an extremely-rare type of upper-atmospheric lightning was photographed from the International Space Station on Friday morning. This is the clearest photo we have EVER seen of a gigantic jet from above. Nichole Rhea Ayers is a major in the U.S. Air Force and a NASA astronaut. She launched to the International Space Station as a pilot of the SpaceX Crew-10 mission on March XX and will be returning to Earth soon. On Thursday morning July3 she captured an unbelievable photo of an ultra-rare GIANT JET. The International Space Station was over Mexico and the"  
![@MatthewCappucci Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2579614256.png) [@MatthewCappucci](/creator/x/MatthewCappucci) on [X](/post/tweet/1940857426636370222) 2025-07-03 19:37:24 UTC 74.8K followers, 824.1K engagements


"It's disappointing that the director of the EPA is implying discussion surrounding contrails require more "honesty and transparency." This stokes conspiracy theories. Contrails are contrails. The conversation doesn't have to go much further than that"  
![@MatthewCappucci Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2579614256.png) [@MatthewCappucci](/creator/x/MatthewCappucci) on [X](/post/tweet/1943354882318078105) 2025-07-10 17:01:24 UTC 74.8K followers, 52.1K engagements


"BREAKING: NOAA is proposing to eliminate most federal hurricane/tornado research in sweeping 2026 budget cuts. This includes the elimination of the National Severe Storms Laboratory and the Hurricane Research Division curtailing forecast improvements for hurricane- and tornado-prone areas. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its proposed budget for 2026 on Monday. Aside from a XX% workforce reduction the proposal seeks to eliminate OAR Ocean and Atmospheric Research an umbrella for most federally-funded weather and climate research. OAR is made up of XX research"  
![@MatthewCappucci Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2579614256.png) [@MatthewCappucci](/creator/x/MatthewCappucci) on [X](/post/tweet/1940376990785126472) 2025-07-02 11:48:19 UTC 74.8K followers, 568.7K engagements


"This is what a quick 4-6 inches in X hours will do particularly when storms stall over heavily paved-over regions with impermeable surfaces. Locally significant urban flooding continues on the north side of D.C.; not a great night to drive around"  
![@MatthewCappucci Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2579614256.png) [@MatthewCappucci](/creator/x/MatthewCappucci) on [X](/post/tweet/1946716842820583483) 2025-07-19 23:40:38 UTC 74.8K followers, 153.4K engagements


"Is TV dead The D.C. viewing area just saw a flash flood EMERGENCY in its core viewing area Montgomery County. Three of the four network-affiliated stations dont have a stitch of coverage on their social media feeds. Only ABC7 retweeted its weekend PM meteorologist. Yikes"  
![@MatthewCappucci Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2579614256.png) [@MatthewCappucci](/creator/x/MatthewCappucci) on [X](/post/tweet/1946720858895974632) 2025-07-19 23:56:35 UTC 74.8K followers, 96.4K engagements


"Storm is turning right southeastward. Thats a classic step before tornadogenesis. Seek shelter NOW if in Upperco or Boring"  
![@MatthewCappucci Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2579614256.png) [@MatthewCappucci](/creator/x/MatthewCappucci) on [X](/post/tweet/1945642570597511512) 2025-07-17 00:31:51 UTC 74.8K followers, 9640 engagements


"Upgraded tornado risk over the Corn Belt today Carefully watching what happens in southeast Iowa and northern Illinois:"  
![@MatthewCappucci Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2579614256.png) [@MatthewCappucci](/creator/x/MatthewCappucci) on [X](/post/tweet/1943724390773899558) 2025-07-11 17:29:42 UTC 74.8K followers, 2484 engagements


"I reject this premise. Doing the best with what they had would have meant a NOAA weather radio or wifi/internet. With more than XX staffers it would be obscene if in 2025 not a single hired staff member or leader was aware of a warning issued 2+ hours before waters rose"  
![@MatthewCappucci Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2579614256.png) [@MatthewCappucci](/creator/x/MatthewCappucci) on [X](/post/tweet/1943379055706767472) 2025-07-10 18:37:27 UTC 74.8K followers, 41.9K engagements


"@CushingTess I didnt even whisper any threats into our colleagues ears when giving out hugs Im growing 😀"  
![@MatthewCappucci Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2579614256.png) [@MatthewCappucci](/creator/x/MatthewCappucci) on [X](/post/tweet/1947118943220478267) 2025-07-21 02:18:26 UTC 74.8K followers, XXX engagements


"High Plains folks hail and a tornado threat for portions Colorado including Denver and suburbs and southeast Wyoming including Cheyenne:"  
![@MatthewCappucci Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2579614256.png) [@MatthewCappucci](/creator/x/MatthewCappucci) on [X](/post/tweet/1945510086987714927) 2025-07-16 15:45:25 UTC 74.8K followers, 2373 engagements


"BREAKING: Incredibly-rare FIRE TORNADO in Utah officially rated an EF2 vortex by the National Weather Service 🔥 The FIRE TORNADO had winds up to XXX mph making it only the third EF2+ tornado to occur in the state of Utah since the year 2000. This was associated with the Deer Creek Fire near La Sal in San Juan County. The fire is at 12906 acres and is only X% contained. It spread into western Colorado on Tuesday night. The fire tornado occurred on July XX around 1:11 p.m. local time about XX miles northeast of La Sal. Doppler radar indicates the smoke plume reached about 16700 feet above the"  
![@MatthewCappucci Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2579614256.png) [@MatthewCappucci](/creator/x/MatthewCappucci) on [X](/post/tweet/1945300552285610288) 2025-07-16 01:52:48 UTC 74.8K followers, 143.4K engagements


"Dr. Naomi your PhD is in English literature (not science) and you are conspiracy theory-ing an ordinary cloud. Youre also using science words incorrectly. At least find a cool-looking cloud if you want to mislead the public"  
![@MatthewCappucci Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2579614256.png) [@MatthewCappucci](/creator/x/MatthewCappucci) on [X](/post/tweet/1946694566788190517) 2025-07-19 22:12:07 UTC 74.8K followers, 91.1K engagements


"NEW: Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier (@AGJamesUthmeier) writes he cant help but notice the possibility that weather modification could have played a role in the Texas floods. One of Floridas highest-ranking officials is implementing policy based on beliefs not commensurate with reality. In fact a rudimentary middle school science education would be sufficient to explain why these conspiracy theories hold absolutely no merit whatsoever and are as outlandish as they are apocryphal. Many may consider it deeply concerning that such a high-ranking government official is subscribing to wild"  
![@MatthewCappucci Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2579614256.png) [@MatthewCappucci](/creator/x/MatthewCappucci) on [X](/post/tweet/1944915401311215903) 2025-07-15 00:22:21 UTC 74.8K followers, 153K engagements


"Ive eaten healthy two days in a row and still dont have a six pack. This is BS"  
![@MatthewCappucci Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::2579614256.png) [@MatthewCappucci](/creator/x/MatthewCappucci) on [X](/post/tweet/1934994413195018356) 2025-06-17 15:19:53 UTC 74.8K followers, 40.9K engagements

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@MatthewCappucci "Given my role in media Im not allowed to call anyone an idiot. However what I can as a scientist say is that Marjories mis-informed tweets regarding conspiracy theories/weather modification are commensurate with the level of education colloquially referred to as idiocy"
@MatthewCappucci Avatar @MatthewCappucci on X 2025-07-05 14:12:18 UTC 74.8K followers, 393.4K engagements

"Its not a political statement for me as a Harvard-degreed atmospheric scientist to say that elected representative Marjorie Taylor Green doesnt know what the hell shes talking about. Shed be equally qualified to fly a Boeing-737 practice nuclear medicine or train zebras"
@MatthewCappucci Avatar @MatthewCappucci on X 2025-07-05 14:07:10 UTC 74.8K followers, 1.1M engagements

"Tornado risk increasing in southernWisconsin and northern Illinois as an MCV or mesoscale convective vortex approaches:"
@MatthewCappucci Avatar @MatthewCappucci on X 2025-07-16 15:51:04 UTC 74.8K followers, 2605 engagements

"BREAKING: A magnitude XXX #earthquake in Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula may have triggered a #tsunami that could arrive in Hawaii around 2:43 a.m. HST. Magnitude unclear could be several feet if a tsunami occurs. Move away from docks/piers and move boats past 180' depth"
@MatthewCappucci Avatar @MatthewCappucci on X 2025-07-20 07:46:59 UTC 74.8K followers, 15.2K engagements

"Just an FYI to all Im going on vacation from August 3-17 so expect something crazy to happen weather-wise during that stretch"
@MatthewCappucci Avatar @MatthewCappucci on X 2025-07-25 00:28:10 UTC 74.8K followers, 14.5K engagements

"BREAKING: An incredible "gigantic jet" an extremely-rare type of upper-atmospheric lightning was photographed from the International Space Station on Friday morning. This is the clearest photo we have EVER seen of a gigantic jet from above. Nichole Rhea Ayers is a major in the U.S. Air Force and a NASA astronaut. She launched to the International Space Station as a pilot of the SpaceX Crew-10 mission on March XX and will be returning to Earth soon. On Thursday morning July3 she captured an unbelievable photo of an ultra-rare GIANT JET. The International Space Station was over Mexico and the"
@MatthewCappucci Avatar @MatthewCappucci on X 2025-07-03 19:37:24 UTC 74.8K followers, 824.1K engagements

"It's disappointing that the director of the EPA is implying discussion surrounding contrails require more "honesty and transparency." This stokes conspiracy theories. Contrails are contrails. The conversation doesn't have to go much further than that"
@MatthewCappucci Avatar @MatthewCappucci on X 2025-07-10 17:01:24 UTC 74.8K followers, 52.1K engagements

"BREAKING: NOAA is proposing to eliminate most federal hurricane/tornado research in sweeping 2026 budget cuts. This includes the elimination of the National Severe Storms Laboratory and the Hurricane Research Division curtailing forecast improvements for hurricane- and tornado-prone areas. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its proposed budget for 2026 on Monday. Aside from a XX% workforce reduction the proposal seeks to eliminate OAR Ocean and Atmospheric Research an umbrella for most federally-funded weather and climate research. OAR is made up of XX research"
@MatthewCappucci Avatar @MatthewCappucci on X 2025-07-02 11:48:19 UTC 74.8K followers, 568.7K engagements

"This is what a quick 4-6 inches in X hours will do particularly when storms stall over heavily paved-over regions with impermeable surfaces. Locally significant urban flooding continues on the north side of D.C.; not a great night to drive around"
@MatthewCappucci Avatar @MatthewCappucci on X 2025-07-19 23:40:38 UTC 74.8K followers, 153.4K engagements

"Is TV dead The D.C. viewing area just saw a flash flood EMERGENCY in its core viewing area Montgomery County. Three of the four network-affiliated stations dont have a stitch of coverage on their social media feeds. Only ABC7 retweeted its weekend PM meteorologist. Yikes"
@MatthewCappucci Avatar @MatthewCappucci on X 2025-07-19 23:56:35 UTC 74.8K followers, 96.4K engagements

"Storm is turning right southeastward. Thats a classic step before tornadogenesis. Seek shelter NOW if in Upperco or Boring"
@MatthewCappucci Avatar @MatthewCappucci on X 2025-07-17 00:31:51 UTC 74.8K followers, 9640 engagements

"Upgraded tornado risk over the Corn Belt today Carefully watching what happens in southeast Iowa and northern Illinois:"
@MatthewCappucci Avatar @MatthewCappucci on X 2025-07-11 17:29:42 UTC 74.8K followers, 2484 engagements

"I reject this premise. Doing the best with what they had would have meant a NOAA weather radio or wifi/internet. With more than XX staffers it would be obscene if in 2025 not a single hired staff member or leader was aware of a warning issued 2+ hours before waters rose"
@MatthewCappucci Avatar @MatthewCappucci on X 2025-07-10 18:37:27 UTC 74.8K followers, 41.9K engagements

"@CushingTess I didnt even whisper any threats into our colleagues ears when giving out hugs Im growing 😀"
@MatthewCappucci Avatar @MatthewCappucci on X 2025-07-21 02:18:26 UTC 74.8K followers, XXX engagements

"High Plains folks hail and a tornado threat for portions Colorado including Denver and suburbs and southeast Wyoming including Cheyenne:"
@MatthewCappucci Avatar @MatthewCappucci on X 2025-07-16 15:45:25 UTC 74.8K followers, 2373 engagements

"BREAKING: Incredibly-rare FIRE TORNADO in Utah officially rated an EF2 vortex by the National Weather Service 🔥 The FIRE TORNADO had winds up to XXX mph making it only the third EF2+ tornado to occur in the state of Utah since the year 2000. This was associated with the Deer Creek Fire near La Sal in San Juan County. The fire is at 12906 acres and is only X% contained. It spread into western Colorado on Tuesday night. The fire tornado occurred on July XX around 1:11 p.m. local time about XX miles northeast of La Sal. Doppler radar indicates the smoke plume reached about 16700 feet above the"
@MatthewCappucci Avatar @MatthewCappucci on X 2025-07-16 01:52:48 UTC 74.8K followers, 143.4K engagements

"Dr. Naomi your PhD is in English literature (not science) and you are conspiracy theory-ing an ordinary cloud. Youre also using science words incorrectly. At least find a cool-looking cloud if you want to mislead the public"
@MatthewCappucci Avatar @MatthewCappucci on X 2025-07-19 22:12:07 UTC 74.8K followers, 91.1K engagements

"NEW: Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier (@AGJamesUthmeier) writes he cant help but notice the possibility that weather modification could have played a role in the Texas floods. One of Floridas highest-ranking officials is implementing policy based on beliefs not commensurate with reality. In fact a rudimentary middle school science education would be sufficient to explain why these conspiracy theories hold absolutely no merit whatsoever and are as outlandish as they are apocryphal. Many may consider it deeply concerning that such a high-ranking government official is subscribing to wild"
@MatthewCappucci Avatar @MatthewCappucci on X 2025-07-15 00:22:21 UTC 74.8K followers, 153K engagements

"Ive eaten healthy two days in a row and still dont have a six pack. This is BS"
@MatthewCappucci Avatar @MatthewCappucci on X 2025-06-17 15:19:53 UTC 74.8K followers, 40.9K engagements

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