My sister is an idiot politically. I’m not being mean when I say this- she will admit it. So she is always posting stuff on facebook about current events and people go in and explain things to her. Today, this was her offering: “So if Trump ends the Dreamers program, why does that mean those …
Monday Afternoon Open Thread
Here’s my favorite heron who resides on the western coast of Central Florida. His name is Igor: He’s a smart bird; he can spot a fishing bucket half a mile away and hastens to that spot, hoping for a bait fish handout. I’m gonna run out soon and get some stuff to make noodle salad. …
A Word From Some of Our Other Disasters: LA Pet Bleg
While we’ve been focused on Harvey and its effects on Texas and Louisiana, as well as potential follow ons from Irma and other developing tropical storms, significant portions of the US are on fire. There’s a very large wildfire in Curry County, Oregon – details here. A chunk of Montana is on fire. Actually from …
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Irma and time to prepare
Irma is still at sea. She is getting big and strong. Here is what Wunderground’s Bob Henson is saying: Over the last day, there has been some convergence of two of our best long-range track models, the GFS and European models, toward a possible landfall in or near the Carolinas around Monday. Both models are …
Open Thread: Thieves Fall Out
"For a supposed tough guy, Trump is having a lot of trouble keeping his people in line." https://t.co/r7crQDfuVn — Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) August 31, 2017 Lawfare‘s Benjamin Wittes and Susan Hennessey: … As a technical matter, the president of the United States speaks not for himself alone, but for the entire executive branch. In …
Republicans are Monsters, a Continuing Story
This is appalling: Guillen’s father, Jesus Guillen, said he’d asked his son not to try and rescue people in the storm, but he insisted, saying he wanted to help people. He cried and prayed on Sunday afternoon as they pulled his son’s body from the water. “Thank you, God,” he said, “for the time I …
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On the Road and In Your Backyard
Good Morning All, This weekday feature is for Juicers who are are on the road, traveling, or just want to share a little bit of their world via stories and pictures. So many of us rise each morning, eager for something beautiful, inspiring, amazing, subtle, of note, and our community delivers – a view into …