Hurricane Ian's "extremely dangerous" eyewall moves onshore in southwest Florida

Hurricane Ian's "extremely dangerous" eyewall moves onshore in southwest Florida

Hurricane Ian's "extremely dangerous" eyewall was moving onshore in southwest Florida late Wednesday morning, just hours after it grew into a Category 4 storm. It was packing sustained winds of 155 mph — making it just shy of a Category 5 hurricane, which is the most powerful storm possible.

My heart breaks for all those in the path of this monster hurricane.

When the hurricane hits Florida, federal aid will flow into help — paid for by tax dollars from Americans across the country. Airplanes will be full of supplies, not stunts. There will be no "us" and "them." Because this is how America should act, and most Americans know it. - Dan Rather

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam Trump Republicans

• Study Finds Millions Would 'Participate In The Use Of Force To Restore Donald Trump To The Presidency'
• Trump pondered targeting Mexican drug labs with bombs: book
• Wild scenes in Russia after Putin calls up 300K troops
• Coons: Nord Stream pipeline leaks likely ‘an act by Russia’
• US Embassy in Russia tells Americans to leave the country

Thank God we don't have a president who will try to fight a hurricane with nukes or paper towels. - TrendingLiberal tweet

DeSantis Appointee Resigns Due To KKK Ties, In Other Words, He Got Caught.

A Florida official appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis abruptly resigned on Friday after a photo that appeared to show him in a Ku Klux Klan robe and hood surfaced.

Jeffery Moore was sworn in as a member of Gadsden County's board of county commissioners on August 3. DeSantis had appointed Moore, a resident of Havana and a former tax law specialist with the Florida Department of Revenue, to be a county commissioner in July.

I will never get used to the casual cruelty of the MAGA GOP.  It takes your breath away. - Victoria Brownworth

Republican Shenanigans

• Prominent Lawyer Gets Alarming Traction on Twitter For Accusing Maggie Haberman of a Felony Over Trump Reporting
• Trump told Chris Christie that he would condemn white supremacists but not right away because 'a lot of these people vote': book
• Stephen Miller Rips McConnell's 'Political Cowardice' for Not Threatening to Shut Down the Government Before Midterms
• DeSantis Spokesperson Reportedly Deletes Tweets Blasting ‘Fake News’ OAN After Big Donation From Network Chief
• Trump told guests he wasn’t using same White House toilet as Obama: ‘You understand what I’m talking about’
• Jake Tapper Rips Dems for Using His Words Out of Context, Corrects Record Since They 'Cannot Be Counted On'
• 'We did some character building': Twitter storm erupts after Lara Trump sends her son out into rain

I don’t know what’s worse - that Lara Trump did this to her child, or that she filmed it and then posted it as some sort of brag. - JoJoFromJerz tweet

John McCain Approved

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) is leading Republican challenger Blake Masters by 10 points in his bid for reelection, according to the latest Marist Institute for Public Opinion poll.

With the midterm elections just around the corner, 51 percent of registered voters in Arizona say they support Kelly while 41 percent are backing Masters.

I’m not a journalist, so I can’t say whether Maggie Haberman is doing her job appropriately.

I am a lawyer, though, so I can say her failure to report Trump’s felonies upon discovering them — saving them for her book instead — appears to be misprision, which is itself a felony. - Tristan Snell

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Rock The Voter News

• Harris calls China's behavior 'disturbing' and reiterates US support for Taiwan in speech
• Majority of voters in poll support making it harder for politicians to override election results
• Abortion rights group NARAL launches final midterm push
• Women Have Swung Toward Democrats Since The Dobbs Decision

Vote for Democrats: because you don't know the name of Biden's lawyer. And none of his lawyers have ever been to prison. - BlackKnight10K tweet

Fox News & Lou Dobbs Hit With Defamation Suit

A federal judge this week allowed a Venezuelan businessman’s defamation lawsuit to continue against Fox News and host Lou Dobbs over statements accusing the man of helping rig the 2020 presidential election.

Majed Khalil filed the suit last year, alleging statements made on Dobbs’s Twitter account and by Sidney Powell on Dobbs’s show defamed Khalil by accusing him of executing an “electoral 9/11” and helping change ballot counts in voting machines.

Still waiting for the media to cover Donald J. Trump's stolen documents in any way close to how they covered Hillary Clinton's emails. - ethanpersists tweet

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Business/Tech News

• Biden warns oil and gas industry not to hike energy prices over Hurricane Ian
• Lawsuit accuses WarnerBros. Discovery of misleading shareholders on HBO Max subscriber numbers
• Meta, YouTube failing to crack down on Brazilian election misinformation: report
• Fox Meteorologist Inadvertently Draws a Penis with His Telestrator During Hurricane Ian Forecast

Engineer: Wow, that train is fast.

Elon Musk, tears forming in his eyes: My imaginary one is faster. - xaviersonline tweet

Saudis & Fox Are Sitting In A Tree -- K - I - S - S - I - N - G
LIV Golf is nearing a deal to purchase air time for its tournaments on U.S. cable television, multiple sources have told Golfweek. The potential agreement — which is still being finalized — is with Fox Sports 1.

All I can say is thank God Biden is POTUS, because if it was a Blue State fighting material disaster and there was a Republican POTUS, there would be no funds. - Woman In The Moon tweet

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Odd News

• Researchers in China have found a major catch of fish fossils, including the oldest teeth from any species
•  Robot runs 100 meters in 24.73 seconds, breaks world record
• Alzheimer's drug offers 'most encouraging results to date'
• Woman Struck By Lightning Has Clothes Melt, Apple Watch Explode
• Florida Man Goes Wakeboarding In Flooded Street During Hurricane Ian

Time To Deflate Photo

A 200-Year-Old Wisteria Tree In Japan looks a bit like heaven.

Peace.