Tweets on a single topic ("Joplin Tornado") published within a short period.
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May 24 2011: Visiting Joplin MO in search of tornado devastation. So far no signs of it. [view in context] 4939
May 25 2011: In downtown Joplin, Missouri, looking for tornado damage. WHERE IS IT? Everything I've seen so far is completely normal. 4940
May 25 2011: The news coverage suggests this town has been wiped off the map. Not true! Must be in some highly localized part of town. Still searching... 4941
May 25 2011: Still searching for tornado devastation in Joplin MO. Can't find it. Not even a downed tree. See my geotags. Am I in the right town? 4942
May 25 2011: Massive tornado Sunday night in Joplin. Supposedly wiped our most of the town. WHERE IS THE DEVASTATION??? Am I crazy? 4943
May 25 2011: The Joplin tornado must have been brought to us by the same people who faked the moon landing. I can't find it! 4944
May 25 2011: See my geotags. I'm engaged in a search pattern, looking for devastation, looking for ANYTHING out of the ordinary. So far nada. 4945
May 25 2011: RT @lunarchic: @BadDalaiLama it's further south than where you are. 4946
May 25 2011: RT @ChefTariqHanna: @BadDalaiLama Look for Anderson Cooper's shock of white hair, you'll find it! 4947
May 25 2011: RT @lunarchichttp://yfrog.com/hsh9pcdj <== Thanks! That's helpful. #Joplin 4948
May 25 2011: This is embarrassing. Major, CNN-level natural disaster and I can't find it. #Joplin 4949
May 25 2011: Okay, I'm a little south of town and the power is out. No obvious damage, just no power. Temporary stop signs at the stoplights. 4950
May 25 2011: All businesses shut down due to lack of power. Some light debris piled along sides if the road. A few broken windows. 4951
May 25 2011: Cop pulls up beside me and says through his loudspeaker: "You have seven minutes to seek shelter," then he races off! 4952
May 25 2011: For real!? I think they're just a little oversensitive. The likelihood of another tornado in the same place seems slim. 4953
May 25 2011: I see a storm to the south but I'm at a convenience store that's open and has power. 4954
May 25 2011: I saw downed trees and power lines, but the streets are open. Lots of police cars, and I turned back when one seemed to block the road. 4955
May 25 2011: The rest you've probably seen on CNN. 4956
May 25 2011: I'm going to park and go walking 4957
May 25 2011: There's a big thunderstorm coming and it's going to dump here in a minute. No walk right now. 4958
May 25 2011: Tornado siren sounding, but I have nowhere to go. People running! 4959
May 25 2011: It's spooky, but I'm not afraid. The likelihood of another tornado is slim. People are just shellshocked and overreacting. 4960
May 25 2011: RT @ereva foolish. 70mph winds, hail and rotation spotted. Apparently you need to experience it first hand to learn respect. 4961
May 25 2011: The problem is no knowing which way to go. See my geotag and tell me. 4962
May 25 2011: It's raining but not a downpour. The thunderstorm is all around me, so if I were to run I wouldn't know which way to go. 4963
May 25 2011: RT @jlctb1: @BadDalaiLama south and west 4964
May 25 2011: ."@jlctb1: "south and west" <== As you wish. I'll drive west... casually. 4965
May 25 2011: Is it any safer in Oklahoma? I hear it's a garden spot. 4966
May 25 2011: So all I saw was details: some downed power lines and trees. It's dark and the affected neighborhoods have no power, so nothing to see. 4967
May 25 2011: The tornado siren and the cop telling me to seek shelter were a nice touch. 4968
May 25 2011: RT @ChefTariqHanna: Cnn's reporting a tornado heading that way at 45 mph. <== Ha! I can outrun that! 4969
May 25 2011: Now I'm in it! The zone of devastation. The lightning illuminates the ghosts of broken trees. Wish I could see more. 4970
May 25 2011: Pretty gnarly storm right now. 4971
May 25 2011: Back at the freeway now. Big thunderstorm. Heavy rain. But I've seen worse. Will fuel up and head west. 4972
May 25 2011: Are 100 deaths by tornado more important than the other million dying today? 4973
May 25 2011: Now in Oklahoma now. Only light rain. 4974
May 25 2011: Are deaths broadcast on CNN more important than those not broadcast on CNN? Do they deserve more mourning? 4975
May 25 2011: A siren sounds and people run for cover, yet a mile away all is bright and cheerful and no one is running. Why? 4976
May 25 2011: Am I safer now that I have crossed from Missouri to Oklahoma? Do tornados respect state lines? 4977
May 25 2011: What the news reports don't make clear: 90% of Joplin is completely unaffected. The city has not been destroyed. 4978
May 25 2011: If you experience the world only through television, the thing you'll never get is perspective. You can't tell a big threat from a tiny one. 4979
May 25 2011: Is it proper to mourn someone you didn't care about when they were alive? 4980
May 25 2011: On My Bucket List: Race around the world to help people wherever there are television cameras to show me helping people. [See Full Bucket List] 4981
May 25 2011: Television always takes you to the epicenter of the worst devastation. It never shows you what is normal and functioning. 4982
May 25 2011: Absolutely everything in Oklahoma is named after Will Rogers. I know this from scientific observation. 4983
May 25 2011: Even if 500 people die this year in tornados, it's still a statistically trivial source of death, behind 1000s of accidents and diseases. 4984
May 25 2011: To grow, you always have to give something up. That's the hardest part: letting go of your past investments. 4985
May 25 2011: RT @washingtonpost: Violent thunderstorms leave 9 dead in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, days after Joplin tornado http://wapo.st/kfjI4F 4986
May 25 2011: The main deception of photos and video is showing you a detail of something and leading you to believe it represents the whole. 4987
May 25 2011: Photography will always show you the most dramatic portion of the most dramatic event, which may completely misrepresent the whole reality. 4988
May 25 2011: the frame illusion — n. the viewer's assumption that whatever is cut off by the frame of a photo or video extends infinitely beyond it. 4989
May 25 2011: Viewers infer the whole starship Enterprise from just a few sets. That's the frame illusion at work. 4990
May 25 2011: The greatest carnal pleasure: being liberated, at the end of the day, from the confines of restrictive bras and underwear. Ahhhh! 4991
May 26 2011: @literarybabe "How true! Especially after a stressful day. How would you know?" <== Males deal with their own construction, below the belt. 4992May 26 2011: My free lodging last night, within sight of Cadillac Ranch near Amarillo, Texas. http://twitpic.com/52onzn←Live photo from the road! [location|more] 4993
May 26 2011: In TV "documentaries", only ratings matter, not accuracy. Think if it as "fact-based fiction". 4994
May 26 2011: My 1994 report on the media and how it works, including my first introduction to "infotainment" television. http://j.mp/j2bAkx Desert Rat 4995May 26 2011: Video Postcard: Cattle Call, Amarillo, Texas. http://youtu.be/socUtH6vqnM 2-minute visit with hamburger-on-the-hoof at a massive feed lot. ←Our original YouTube video [more] 4996
May 26 2011: What goes up, must come down! (@ Sandia Peak Tramway) http://4sq.com/k5nDiU 4997
May 26 2011: Most adults are like potted plants. They've set down roots and ain't gonna move on their own. 4998
May 26 2011: Between seeing your parents as gods and seeing them as ordinary people, there's a period of "Oh My God, how embarrassing!" 4999
May 26 2011: Hubris is thinking your romance will last forever. 5000
May 27 2011: Digital is the new slavery. 5001
May 27 2011: Joplin, Missouri, 3 days ago. I passed through at night, and all I could see was illuminated by lightning. FB photo: http://j.mp/mwcVzk [view in context]
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