The wind is howling, and the sky is filled with pendulous, bruise-colored clouds. We keep getting ominous weather alerts like this: I’m keeping the feeders up as long as possible to serve hungry customers like this Yellow-Throated Warbler: But I’ll take them down within the hour so they won’t become missiles if the storm(s) are …
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Open Thread: Another Maui Update
West Maui opens on Oct 8 to visitors. We need you to come back — so many of my friends' jobs are resting on the return of visitors. https://t.co/ydB4OYGWag — HawaiiDelilah™ 🟦 #MauiStrong (@HawaiiDelilah) September 16, 2023 Death toll from Maui wildfires drops to 97, with 31 missing https://t.co/B7hrjsuADQ — Jeffrey Levin 🇺🇦 (@jilevin) September …
Monday Evening Open Thread: The Stranded Burners Are Escaping
BREAKING: Muddy roads that left tens of thousands of people stranded for days at Burning Man have dried enough to allow them to begin their exodus from the northern Nevada desert. https://t.co/l2Qs7Lf7VQ — The Associated Press (@AP) September 4, 2023 … Burning Man organizers said they began to let traffic flow out of the main …
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Labor Day Monday Morning Open Thread
Florida locals praise Biden for all the federal help they've been getting since Hurricane Idalia hit……and then FOX conveniently loses their feed ?????????? https://t.co/1fo368FMLW — Ragnarok Lobster (@eclecticbrotha) September 2, 2023 Rick ‘Bat Boy’ Scott really, really hates Ron DeSaster… "And then how fast you approved through FEMA the individual assistance, the public assistance. It's …
Dank Grey Dawn Open Thread: Emotional Rescue
DeSantis isn’t planning on meeting Biden tomorrow during his trip to Florida, the governor’s office says, despite Biden saying earlier today at the WH they would be — https://t.co/4wSk4vfNtb — Alec Hernández (@AlecAHernandez) September 1, 2023 Too busy running away from 15 year olds? https://t.co/jgA2atK5Fx — Susan J. Demas ?? (@sjdemas) September 1, 2023 We …
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Friday Morning Open Thread: Putting in the Work At FEMA Headquarters
Biden visits FEMA headquarters in Washington, D.C. to thank workers for assisting in recent disasters: “We're not this engaged this often. But these last couple of years, with climate change and really kicking in, you guys are going 24 hours a day and 365 days a year.” pic.twitter.com/W1eLkIunx9 — The Recount (@therecount) August 31, 2023 …
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Thursday Morning Open Thread: Florida, Man…
At @POTUS' direction, the federal government pre-positioned personnel and resources to immediately support response and recovery efforts for Hurricane Idalia. This Administration will continue to work closely with first responders and local officials as the storm progresses. pic.twitter.com/wz3R3FkeQt — The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 31, 2023 Praise be the Trickster God, Idalia (so far) seems …
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