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

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

Peace.

Roger Stone lays out plan to invalidate 2020 election in exclusive CNN footage: 'Gonna be really nasty'

Roger Stone lays out plan to invalidate 2020 election in exclusive CNN footage: 'Gonna be really nasty'

On Monday's Don Lemon Tonight, CNN aired exclusive footage of Roger Stone, longtime Republican operative and confidant to former President Donald Trump, laying out the

"F*ck the voting, let's get right to the violence. Shoot to kill. You see an Antifa. Shoot to kill. The key thing to do is to claim victory..no, we won....sorry, f*ck you"

- Roger Stone heard on tape, giving 1/6 instructions

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam Trump Republicans

• Medvedev makes forecast about nuclear strike on Ukraine
• Orthodox Church leader says Russian soldiers dying in Ukraine will be cleansed of sin
• 24 Secret Service Phones From Jan. 6 Were CONFISCATED By Criminal Investigation
• Justice Department files revised inventory of items seized from Mar-a-Lago
• Republican Toomey blasts Biden's 'irresponsible' use of Cold War-era defense law
• Joe Rogan Clarifies His 'Shoot the Homeless People' Comment In Conversation That Ends With Joke About Drowning Them Instead

The thing that scares me the most about GOP fascism, is that it works in Europe where your population on average is a lot more cultured & educated than the morons in USA that have spent 20 years watching Fox News & living in the (mostly) cultural deserts of the suburbs. - Noel Casler

Putin Grants Edward Snowden Citizenship In Order To Send Him to Ukraine, Probably.
Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, who fled the U.S. in 2013 after leaking classified information about U.S. government surveillance programs, responded on Monday to his newly granted Russian citizenship, which he received as the result of a decree from Russian President Vladimir Putin.

If the FBI wants to find the classified documents from the empty folders in Trump's office, they should start by searching Maggie Haberman's house. - BlackKnight10K

Republican Shenanigans

• Court hands partial win to Trump in rape accuser’s defamation suit
• Ex-Staffer Says DeSantis TORCHES Trump in Private: 'Moron Who Has No Business Running For President'
• Complaint about ‘Bible Release Time’ in KY school district leads to investigation
• Republican Congressman Says He Googled Hunter Biden Aide: 'She's a Very Attractive Girl, So I Started Looking Even More'
• Kellyanne Conway Blasts John Fetterman for Flying a Marijuana Flag Because 'There's Been a Doubling of Overdose Deaths'
• Ex-GOP Congressman Believes Sitting Reps Louis Gohmert and Paul Gosar Have 'Serious Cognitive Issues'
• Marjorie Taylor Greene Kicks Gun Safety Activist
• Marjorie Taylor Greene's INSANE Hog Hunting Commercial

Republicans then:

"Let's go Brandon!"

Republicans now:

"Oh, sh*t, look at Brandon go." - Middle Age Riot

Run, Ken, Run!

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton fled his home when faced with a subpoena following a lawsuit by abortion rights groups, according to an affidavit by the man trying to serve it. 

According to the affidavit, first obtained by the Texas Tribune, Paxton escaped in a truck driven by his wife, Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton after the process server, Ernesto Martin Herrera, arrived at his home.

News is what someone wants suppressed. Everything else is advertising. - Katherine Graham, owner of the Washington Post during Watergate

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Allow me to address the elephant in the room: The missing documents from the 43 empty “CLASSIFIED” folders seized by the FBI at Mar-a-Lago are most likely directly linked to Saudi Arabia paying Jared Kushner $2 billion and Steven Mnuchin $1 billion. - Andrea Junker

Rock The Voter News

• Readout of President Joe Biden’s Calls with Florida Officials on Hurricane Ian Preparation
• President Joe Biden hosts World Series champion Atlanta Braves at White House
• Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan will cost $400 billion, budget office says
• Democrats Release Government Funding Bill

Migrants Thank DeSantis For Moving Them Thousands of Miles From Hurricane. - Andy Borowitz

Apparently, Merrick Garland Thinks Mississippi Water Is Against The Law. He's A Busy Man!
The Justice Department threatened possible legal action against Jackson officials Monday if they don’t agree to negotiations to fix the city’s beleaguered water system, warning that “an imminent and substantial endangerment to human health exists.”

Y'all should've started evacuating Florida when DeSantis got elected. - Liam Nissan  

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Business/Tech News

• Half of homebuyers want to live in a place where abortion is legal: survey
• Biden administration invests $2.8 billion in ‘climate smart’ farming 
• Union urges Congress to pass measure expanding collective bargaining rights for VA staff
• Lawmakers raise concerns about Chinese-based firm’s acquisition of land near US military installation

Dark Brandon destroyed an asteroid yesterday. His powers grow stronger. - Jack Cocchiarella

Zuckerberg Is Paying Attention? After All These Years?

Meta removed a Chinese influence network that attempted to inflame political tensions on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter ahead of the midterm elections.

The accounts impersonated Americans to target people on both sides of the political aisle over hot-button issues such as abortion access and gun rights and polarizing public figures including President Joe Biden and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

On this date in 1984, President Ronald Reagan vetoed sanctions against South African apartheid.

Worth remembering, no? - John Fugelsang

I was raised Catholic, which probably explains a few things about me, and yesterday I was wondering how long it had been since I've been to confession.

At this point, if I were to go to confession NOW, I would probably need at attorney with me.

I'm just pointing this out...- Anthony Pratscher

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Odd News

• See video of the moment NASA's DART spacecraft crashed itself into an asteroid and its livestream cut out
•  Animal tranquilizer tainting drug supplies in US
• Overdue VHS tape returned to Kansas library after 19 years
• Daredevils walk slackline over active volcano for Guinness World Record
• South African woman sets world record for eating chicken feet

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Sanibel Island seashells in Florida. One of my favorite beaches, it's all white sugar sand and shells.

Peace.

Sen. Mike Lee Says It’s ‘Overreach’ to Arrest Man Accused of Assaulting Elderly Planned Parenthood Escort

Sen. Mike Lee Says It’s ‘Overreach’ to Arrest Man Accused of Assaulting Elderly Planned Parenthood Escort

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) accused the Justice Department of “overreach” after federal authorities arrested an anti-abortion protester for allegedly assaulting an elderly Planned

We will see this election through Roe-colored glasses. - Randi Mayem Singer

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam Trump Republicans

• GOP lawmakers celebrate right-wing candidate’s win in Italian elections
• Zelensky thanks US for advanced air defense systems, calls for more help
• Fox News Host Thinks QAnon Salute at Trump Rally is a 'Call For Unity'
• Chris Christie Says Trump Running His Mouth About FBI Investigation is Pushing Him Towards a 'Self-Inflicted Indictment'
• Almost 9 in 10 Republicans approve of GOP governors sending migrants to Democratic areas: poll

Millions of Russian Draftees Complain of Bone Spurs.  - Andy Borowitz

Russian men running for the hills while Iranian women call for the death of the dictator is the most profound contrast. - Paul Massaro

Biden Has Got Florida's Back 

The White House on Monday said any political strife with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) will not affect its response to Hurricane Ian, which is expected to batter the state in the coming days. 

Republican Shenanigans

• An advisor to the January 6 committee said Mark Meadows' texts provide 'irrefutable' proof of a comprehensive plot to overturn the government
• 'Nobody knows who they are': Trump calls out perk
• DeSantis Copying Abbott With Martha's Vineyard Stunt Has 'Annoyed' Texas Republicans: NYT
• Pennsylvania lawmaker introduces bill modeled after Florida ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law: ‘Mine goes further’
• Brett Favre got millions in welfare cash for volleyball project, went back to get more for football, records show
• Liz Cheney ways she’s willing to campaign for Democrats this fall
• South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem under investigation for use of state-owned airplane
• Nazis, Patriot Front Converge at a Drag Bingo at Texas Church
• 5 Craziest and Eyebrow-Raising Revelations from Maggie Haberman's Interviews With Trump

I am so f*cking here for Letitia James and Judge Dearie using Donald Trump for a chew toy. more please. - Jeff Tiedrich

Michael Cohen Is Selling T-Shirts For $30

Michael Cohen, former President Donald Trump's one-time lawyer and personal fixer, is selling t-shirts to celebrate his former boss' legal troubles.

Cohen advertised the t-shirts in a post on Twitter, taking a dig at Trump.

When people say, “Trump must be smart—look how long he’s stayed out of prison,” I respond, “I don’t call that smart. I call that being a rich white man.” - Andy Borowitz

Mark Meadows is going to roll over on Trump faster than Melania. - Mayo tweet

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Rock The Voter News

• Biden to host Macron for state visit in December
• Biden quips he knows ‘something about being counted out’ to World Series champs Atlanta Braves
• Biden Advisor Claims 'MAGA Republican Agenda' is to 'Essentially Destroy the United States of America'
• Gallego accuses Sinema of wanting Democrats to lose House, Senate

Trump said NYT reporter Maggie Haberman was like his "psychiatrist.” “I love being with her, she's like my psychiatrist.”

If that’s true, “Dr.” Haberman has failed in her duty to warn the country that her patient was very, very dangerous. - duty2warn tweet

What Happens When Your Mother Is In A Cult...
Denver Riggleman, a former GOP lawmaker from Virginia and House Jan. 6 committee aide, wrote in his forthcoming book that his mom texted him saying she was “sorry you were ever elected” after the then-Republican lawmaker went on CNN to condemn QAnon.

NEVER FORGET: Senators Lindsey Graham, Rick Scott, Ron Johnson, Marco Rubio, Mitt Romney & OTHERS have all gone on record saying they want to cut YOUR Social Security. - Peter Morely tweet

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Business/Tech News

• Remote work sparked housing boom: Fed study
• 64 meat products recalled over listeria threat
• TikTok could face $29 million fine from UK over kids’ data privacy violations
• Pfizer asks FDA to authorize new COVID booster for children

JUST IN: Trump used his Sharpie to move Hurricane Ian away from Mar-a-Lago. - NotHoodlum tweet

No Chinese Online Gambling In Philippines

The Philippines will stop operations of 175 offshore gambling firms and deport about 40,000 Chinese workers, a justice ministry official said on Monday, part of a crackdown on the notoriously opaque online gaming industry.

Nothing teaches you patience like slow internet connection. - ruuuuuuusa tweet

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Odd News

• Nasa to crash spacecraft into asteroid in planetary defense test
• Artemis 1 will roll off launch pad to ride out Hurricane Ian
•  Mandatory evacuation ordered for Tampa area as Hurricane Ian approaches
• A new island is forming in the Pacific Ocean after a volcanic eruption
• Four sisters with a combined age of 389 years earn Guinness World Record

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Someone enjoying the bamboo forest in Damyang, South Korea.

Peace.