How about that weather? – Page 2

Saturday Morning Open Thread: Situation Normal, All Fouled Up

by Anne Laurieat6:31 am on August 31, 2019. It has 139 Comments.

new moon? in this economy? https://t.co/YYskRBK6rJ
— laura olin (@lauraolin) August 31, 2019

Right at this point in time, seems like potentially good news for (central/western) Florida — not so much, the Carolinas:

06Z #GFS for #HurricaneDorian is predicting the storm will stall on its approach to Florida and then hug the coast until a possible #Carolinas landfall between 96-120 hrs. Again, track forecasts at this length are unreliable so the Carolinas must continue to monitor but not panic pic.twitter.com/OlwDZLdsIS
— Kieran Bhatia (@KieranBhatia) August 31, 2019

King Tides: Hurricane Dorian may hit Florida, Southeast U.S. at one of the worst possible times. Coastal flooding is already occurring in multiple states due to King Tides alone. https://t.co/9ZZ9XALC4g
— Capital Weather Gang (@capitalweather) August 30, 2019

The waiting is making people a little… squirrely…

pic.twitter.com/ShrcUewUDV
— Rogue Ivanka ???????? (@IvankaRogue) August 30, 2019

As Miami faces its first major hurricane in years, the city has a very modern danger to worry about: dockless scooters that could become projectiles in high winds https://t.co/VkFybs0sm0
— Bloomberg (@business) August 29, 2019

OK, but you’re gonna have to expand the state legislature.
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) August 30, 2019

But seriously…

Today, 900 animals are in our care as we prepare for Hurricane Dorian to make landfall as a Cat 4 storm. Staff & volunteers will be staying at the shelter to provide essential care to our animals during this critical time of need. Give now to help: https://t.co/vsCX5ekYCj pic.twitter.com/7mOWHJYdyX
— Peggy Adams ARL (@PeggyAdamsARL) August 30, 2019

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Friday Morning Open Thread: Here’s Hoping for A Quiet Weekend…

by Anne Laurieat4:55 am on August 30, 2019. It has 116 Comments.

I give u two trash panda kits swimming in circles in our pond. Have an awesome day. pic.twitter.com/yHsZvv41NS
— Chris Esaki (@LoungeToy) August 27, 2019

*Especially* that Florida, and our beloved Floridian Jackals, will come through Dorian as unscathed as possible!

Who’s got plans for the last official weekend of summer?

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Other snippets:

When it comes to “2nd choice” preferences, Sanders voters clearly like Warren over the others.
But the feeling isn’t mutual. Warren fans like Harris most, followed by Sanders and Biden, per @pewresearch.https://t.co/zqypFHcz15
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) August 27, 2019

64% of voters believe that the level of hatred and prejudice in the United States has increased since the 2016 election.
56% of voters say that Trump's language and behavior have played a role in motivating white supremacists to commit violence. 40% disagree.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 29, 2019

NFL veteran comes out as bisexual https://t.co/fzJOrg6UM9
— Federico Chispas (@dfsparks) August 30, 2019

(Sorry, Raven, I know you’d prefer we not bring up football here)

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Dorian aiming for Florida

by David Andersonat11:27 am on August 28, 2019. It has 94 Comments.

The National Hurricane Center just released their most recent update on Tropical Storm Dorian.

Here are the 11 AM AST/EDT August 28 Key Messages for Tropical Storm #Dorian: https://t.co/3MJMucK0nP pic.twitter.com/QtRsvXgc2E
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) August 28, 2019

The short term story is that the storm is strengthening and will hit the Virgin Islands and other nearby islands as a weak hurricane today and brush against Puerto Rico as a strong tropical storm in the near future.

The big story is that the intensity forecast for the weekend has gone up significantly. Right now, Dorian is projected to be a Category 3 storm by the middle of the weekend with a landfall projected on Monday morning somewhere in Florida.

This is a significant intensification of the forecast over the past twenty four hours and the storm has slowed down as Dorian was expected to be hitting Florida as a borderline hurricane on Sunday morning.

For the eastern Florida jackals, time to start your hurricane plans.

Open thread.

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Wednesday Morning Open Thread: Snippets

by Anne Laurieat4:55 am on August 28, 2019. It has 135 Comments.

Typical Twitter argument pic.twitter.com/nPS23rvdqP
— Carl Gustav (@CaptYonah) August 26, 2019

Been a fun couple of weeks for “smart and educated are not synonymous.”
— Adam Serwer?? (@AdamSerwer) August 27, 2019

One of the many good reasons I don’t have a twitter account is that I am (you will be shocked to learn) extremely prone to jumping into arguments with both feet, frequently in my mouth. Forty years of being oh gawd not her again taught me that much, at least…

An alternative hypothesis: this is such an egregious case of an intellectual acting like a massive hypocrite that in a polarized age we take comfort in the overwhelming consensus that he f**ked up. https://t.co/f4mV8cdSDw
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) August 27, 2019

What I really want, but will never happen, is for a boss to sit a man like Bret Stephens down and tell him he’s “difficult” and “ungrateful.”
— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) August 27, 2019

Maybe people over a certain age are just too sensitive to be online. Like you have to develop that carapace or you’ll be eaten alive (as if by bedbugs)
— Kerry Howley (@KerryHowley) August 27, 2019

Speaking of people who could do to learn the fine art of ShutTheFvckUpAlready:

Maybe sometimes you should keep your mouth shut at certain critical moments. https://t.co/XN9lpvBJgI
— Bret "Gregor Samsa" Stephens (@agraybee) August 28, 2019

Omg we get it, Paul Ryan is moving to DC. Enough with the click-bait headlines already. https://t.co/zQpTjlETB6
— Rita Konaev (@RitaKonaev) August 27, 2019

But seriously… stay safe, Floridians!

Just remember, Florida.
If we get whacked by this storm or the next, Trump has been draining FEMA to pay for his dumb wall.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) August 28, 2019

11 p.m. update: Tropical Storm Dorian to strengthen as it heads to Puerto Rico, potentially strike Florida as Hurricane, latest forecast says: https://t.co/66z6e86CEJ pic.twitter.com/UX8eQG4Nh7
— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) August 28, 2019

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Monday Morning Open Thread: Hot Hot Hot

by Anne Laurieat4:32 am on July 22, 2019. It has 225 Comments.

How hot is it in Kansas? Apparently hot enough to bake cookies in your car! Please stay safe and cool(ish), everyone. pic.twitter.com/EKBcVMOm4c
— Rep. Sharice Davids (@RepDavids) July 20, 2019

I understand that the heat wave has broken for some of you lucky Jackals in the upper midwest, but here north of Boston, we’re still trying to breath warm steam. Not to knock other peoples’ lifestyle choices, but triple-digit heat indexes are among the reasons I chose to move to Massachusetts instead of Florida!

Hot takes, on the other hand:

HRC was Honored In Atlanta with the "Realizing The Dream Award" at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. She was introduced as “my president.” @HillaryClinton laughed and said “From your lips to God’s ears.” At the end of her speech the crowd cheered "RUN HILLARY RUN" pic.twitter.com/C9nSDfyEAJ
— Tom D'Angora (@TomDangora) July 20, 2019

It’s actually pretty amazing, has a losing candidate ever been this right about their opponent? Did John McCain say Obama would get Bin Laden and bail out the auto industry? https://t.co/Ev6RZL5H3j
— DSA DNC Caucus (@agraybee) July 20, 2019

More hot takes:

.@SpeakerPelosi gets multiple standing ovations at @ydainindy, speaking to @youngdems tonight. #YDAIND pic.twitter.com/nUZtAiNK3r
— Heather Katrina ?? (@HeatherKatrinaS) July 19, 2019

The crowd of 800 roared when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took the stage Friday at the Young Democrats of America’s national convention in Indianapolis.
Pelosi spoke for about 20 minutes, drawing standing ovations multiple times, including for the House’s likely futile passage of a $15 minimum wage bill, defending abortion rights, for saying Democrats would hold President Donald Trump accountable and for saying Democrats would sweep the House, Senate and White House in the 2020 elections…
Whatever its flaws, she said, she believes there is no institution in this nation that has come up with better ideas, more creative thinking and been more willing to meet challenges than the Democratic Party.
She noted that 60 percent of House Democrats are women, people of color or part of the LGBTQ community.
“That’s a beautiful thing,” she said. “The beauty is in the mix. Our diversity is our strength. Our unity is our power.”…
“We do understand the urgency of the challenge to this country that we love … and to the Constitution,” she said, suggesting Democrats must defend against “those who would degrade our beautiful land from sea to shining sea, those who would disrespect newcomers to our country and those who would undermine our values.” …

Maybe, just maybe, the future *is* female…

Biden 25 (-6)
Warren 20 (+3)
Harris 16 (+6)
Bernie 15 (-1) https://t.co/WapdGeNL9j pic.twitter.com/twhoiHLaXS
— The Bearded Crank (@beardedcrank) July 21, 2019

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