Americans Coming Together: The Silver
Lining in a Hurricane's Cloud
Posted By: Dreadnought, 10/1/2024 1:01:35 AM
Who would have thought that an anticipated natural disaster that quickly turned catastrophic would be the driving force that brings Americans together? Hurricane Helene brought massive rainfalls and flooding at unprecedented levels, and from northern Georgia to the Southern Appalachians, to Western North Carolina, and parts of Eastern Tennessee, roads have been washed away, entire cities have been leveled, and populations devastated. But had it not been for concerned citizens and loved ones, and some citizen journalists posting on X, the rest of the country would have been left in the dark.
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Who would have thought that an anticipated natural disaster that quickly turned catastrophic would be the driving force that brings Americans together?
Hurricane Helene brought massive rainfalls and flooding at unprecedented levels, and from northern Georgia to the Southern Appalachians, to Western North Carolina, and parts of Eastern Tennessee, roads have been washed away, entire cities have been leveled, and populations devastated.
But had it not been for concerned citizens and loved ones, and some citizen journalists posting on X, the rest of the country would have been left in the dark.
Memories of Hurricane Katrina
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Hurricane Helene has devasted a wide swath of the Southeast, especially portions of North Carolina. Of course this has nothing to do with the government. A hurricane is what used to be known, quaintly, as an act of God.
But some of us remember with bitterness how the Democratic Party press blamed President Bush for Hurricane Katrina, and used that absurd narrative to destroy Bush’s second term. The idea of holding presidents responsible for hurricanes was always ridiculous, and it has never been repeated, although the Democrats did make a halfhearted run at blaming President Trump for Hurricane Maria, which hit Puerto Rico.
Kamala's Katrina
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It looks like Lahaina was a model, not a muck-up, in the federal response to natural disasters in the administration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
The response to the aftermath of Hurricane Helene across 800 miles of ten states suggests it.
Get a load of Harris, who has decided that now's the time for an Instagram shoot. Many noticed how 'Potemkin' it was: The affected area has no electricity, no food, no water, no roads and at least a thousand are missing in North Carolina. There are many out reporting that FEMA is nowhere in sight. Yet here we are, looking at her response,
PHILADELPHIA — Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation that could reignite inflation and cause shortages of goods if it goes on more than a few weeks.
The contract between the ports and about 45,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association expired at midnight, and even though progress was reported in talks on Monday, the workers went on strike. The strike affecting 36 ports is the first by the union since 1977.
Workers began picketing at the Port of Philadelphia shortly after midnight, walking in a circle
This is hard to watch: The Republican National Committee outfit that flagged this clip was actually generous in its transcription of the president’s remarks. They managed to divine a coherent sentence here, albeit one entirely unrelated to the subject about which he was asked. The effort their transcribers put into piecing together these three sentences from the garble that actually emerged from Joe Biden’s mouth is impressive.
The president’s continued deterioration is more than a curiosity. Those near him knew his absence of mind could affect his performance in the event of a crisis — and a crisis is now upon us.
The IDF and the Lebanese army started making moves around 9:00 pm. regarding the imminent Israeli invasion of Lebanon.
The IDF at 8:39 p.m. took additional last-minute concrete measures leading toward an invasion, declaring closed military zones at Metulla, Misgav Am, and Kfar Giladi.//snip//Senior IDF sources have been extremely surprised at how ineffective Hezbollah has been at responding to the military's onslaught against it over the last two weeks and in particular since Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah was assassinated this past Friday.
I debated whether to write about this but decided it was worth the post.
Both Ed and I have written about the Biblical disaster unfolding in North Carolina, Ed on the massive scale, and I on the Biden/Harris indifference to the suffering of people in Red areas of the country.
But, as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words, and Andy Swan has pointed out that the tweet that Kamala Harris put out to express her overwhelming support for the people of Appalachia shows the emptiness of their concern. Kamala Harris is so concerned that she made a phantom phone call to the FEMA director.
Israeli military says ‘limited’ operation
against Hezbollah targets in southern
Lebanon has begun 3 replies
against Hezbollah targets in southern
Lebanon has begun 3 replies
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military on Tuesday said it had begun a “limited, localized” operation against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, opening a new front in its war against the Lebanese militant group.
In a brief announcement, it said it was striking Hezbollah targets in areas close to the Israeli border, and that air force and artillery units were carrying out attacks to support the ground forces. It gave no details on how long the operation would last, but said the army had been training and preparing for months.
“A few hours ago, the IDF began limited, localized and targeted ground raids,” it said. “These targets are located
Following Israel’s assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has made a shocking allegation about espionage within Iran.
He claims that a unit established to counter Israel had its leadership infiltrated by an agent of Mossad, Israel’s national intelligence agency.
He reiterated, “We established a unit to counter Israel, and the person at the head turned out to be a Mossad agent.”
Mossad agents steal nuclear documents
In an interview with CNN Turk following the rejection of his candidacy for Iran’s June 2024 presidential elections, Ahmadinejad revealed that Iran established a special unit to combat Mossad activities within the country.
An Israeli ground offensive into Lebanon appeared imminent Monday night as defense chiefs spoke of a new stage in the war against Hezbollah, and world leaders engaged in last-minute and seemingly futile appeals for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and the Iranian-backed terror group.
Lebanese troops pulled back from the border with Israel late on Monday, as the IDF imposed a closed military zone in the area of the northern border communities of Metula, Misgav Am and Kfar Giladi. Israel’s high-level security cabinet also met to discuss developments.
US officials said the positioning of Israeli troops suggested a ground incursion could be near.
Toward midnight, various conflicting reports emerged
The New York Times editorial board is backing Vice President Harris for president this fall over former President Trump.
In an editorial published Monday, the Times said it is “hard to imagine a candidate more unworthy to serve as president of the United States than Donald Trump.” “He has proved himself morally unfit for an office that asks its occupant to put the good of the nation above self-interest,” the newspaper wrote of Trump. “He has proved himself temperamentally unfit for a role that requires the very qualities — wisdom, honesty, empathy, courage, restraint, humility, discipline — that he most lacks.”
The Biden administration is fast-tracking approval for the transfer of more than 200 radio-station licenses from bankrupt broadcaster Audacy Inc. to a nonprofit controlled by George Soros’s progressive philanthropy empire, raising the ire of Republicans who say the Federal Communications Commission is breaking with established procedure to push the deal through.
The FCC voted 3-2 earlier this month to allow a restructured Audacy Inc., now controlled by the Soros-funded nonprofit Fund for Policy Reform, to maintain over 200 broadcast licenses as it emerges from bankruptcy proceedings.
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The left’s obsession with Trump never ends.
Democrats have taken their crude and tasteless antics to a new low with the unveiling of a monstrous 43-foot nude statue resembling former President Donald Trump in yet another shameless display of vile disrespect.
Dubbed the “Crooked and Obscene,” this grotesque tribute to the left’s obsession with attacking the Republican frontrunner was erected just outside Las Vegas, ahead of Kamala Harris’ rally, according to TMZ.
The massive foam and rebar construction, weighing an unbelievable 6,000 pounds, was erected over Interstate 15 on the way to Utah as part of the “Crooked and Obscene” tour.
The New York Times editorial board is backing Vice President Harris for president this fall over former President Trump.
In an editorial published Monday, the Times said it is “hard to imagine a candidate more unworthy to serve as president of the United States than Donald Trump.” “He has proved himself morally unfit for an office that asks its occupant to put the good of the nation above self-interest,” the newspaper wrote of Trump. “He has proved himself temperamentally unfit for a role that requires the very qualities — wisdom, honesty, empathy, courage, restraint, humility, discipline — that he most lacks.”
Twice-failed presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton predicted an October surprise would upend the 2024 election during remarks for an episode of “Firing Line Show” with Margaret Hoover.
Margaret Hoover teed up Hillary Clinton by leaning into the idea that Hillary is just like Cassandra, the Greek mythological figure who could see the future and the prophesies but was never believed.
“Putting that Cassandra hat on for the moment, but we’re listening, what is something you see happening in the near future that we should be taking more seriously?”
Mark Cuban warned Elon Musk about Donald Trump sense of loyalty following the Tesla CEO's declaration that this could be America's 'last election' if Trump loses.
The billionaires are feuding over Musk's support for former President Donald Trump, as the former Dallas Mavericks owner endorsed Democratic nominee Kamala Harris.
Musk drew Cuban's ire on Sunday by making a stark declaration on X about Democrats conspiring to rig the electorate. The Tesla founder insisted that democracy is in peril; and only Trump can save us.
During her 2024 campaign, Kamala Harris stated, "What can be unburdened by what has been." At first glance, this seems like a straightforward message of optimism and progress. However, upon closer examination, it reflects a more profound ideology that aligns with Marxist thought—casting off the past to create an equitable future. Harris's words imply more than progress within existing systems; they require radical liberation from their foundations. In Marxist ideology, dismantling the old is necessary to build a new social order. Marx famously said through the character of Mephistopheles in Goethe's Faust, "Everything that exists deserves to perish."
Experts have theorized that UFOs appear to defy the laws of physics potentially thanks to an anti-gravity machine, and that as a result, humans look like we're moving in slow-motion.
Luis Elizondo, the former Pentagon insider who's been blowing the lid off the government's UFO secrets, has made shocking claims in his book, 'Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs.'
In his bombshell memoir, he outlines a theory that gained steam during his time as part of the AATIP (Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program) group: UFOs harness anti-gravity to circumvent the laws of physics.
Biden tells Israel not to invade Lebanon
after killing Hezbollah leader: ‘Cease-fire now!’ 16 replies
after killing Hezbollah leader: ‘Cease-fire now!’ 16 replies
WASHINGTON — President Biden starkly instructed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to abandon reported plans for an imminent invasion of southern Lebanon to clear out Hezbollah-held areas days after the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah.
“Israel may now be launching a limited operation into Lebanon. Are you aware of that? Are you comfortable with their plan?” a journalist asked Biden at the White House.
“I’m more aware than you might know, and I’m comfortable with them stopping,” the president replied. (Photo) “We should have a cease-fire now,” he added.
The Biden administration is fast-tracking approval for the transfer of more than 200 radio-station licenses from bankrupt broadcaster Audacy Inc. to a nonprofit controlled by George Soros’s progressive philanthropy empire, raising the ire of Republicans who say the Federal Communications Commission is breaking with established procedure to push the deal through.
The FCC voted 3-2 earlier this month to allow a restructured Audacy Inc., now controlled by the Soros-funded nonprofit Fund for Policy Reform, to maintain over 200 broadcast licenses as it emerges from bankruptcy proceedings.
Union members at the JBS Foods meatpacking plant in Greeley, Colorado, said hundreds of Haitian immigrants were lured to work at the plant on false promises.
"[They were told,] 'You can come here. You are going to have a very good job. And you don't have to worry about where you're going to sleep because the company is going to take care of that for you,'" alleges plant worker Tchelly Moise. [SNIP] "We are talking about eight or 10 people inside of one motel room, a small room with just one bed inside of it and one bathroom," said Moise.
The federal government has released data showing more than 155,000 migrants have been convicted — or face charges — for criminal traffic offenses as Americans’ auto insurance bills rise rapidly.
The huge imported population of dangerous, drunk, drugged, or reckless drivers was revealed in a report by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency within the Department of Homeland Security.
For example, the data shows that 77,074 undetained migrants have been convicted of criminal traffic offenses, and an additional 46,269 migrants face criminal traffic charges.
1,000 people reported unaccounted for
in North Carolina county hit hardest by
Hurricane Helene 12 replies
in North Carolina county hit hardest by
Hurricane Helene 12 replies
More than 1,000 people have been reported unaccounted for in a devastated North Carolina county where 30 people have already been confirmed dead after Hurricane Helene, officials said Sunday.
Authorities in Buncombe County reported the horrifying toll in an emergency meeting announcing emergency medical shelters and ongoing rescue efforts in areas almost overwhelmed by stormwater.
They also announced a special website to appeal for help finding those unaccounted for — with “more than 1,000 reports so far,” one local official told the live-streamed meeting.
Palestinian militant group Hamas has announced that its leader in Lebanon has been killed by Israeli air strikes as hundreds of IDF tanks line up along the border.
Now fears are mounting about a potential ground invasion by Israel that could plunge the Middle East into an all-out war - as it was revealed 1 million people in Lebanon have now been displaced from their homes.
Hamas said its leader in Lebanon, Fateh Sharif Abu al-Amine, died today in a strike on the Al-Buss refugee camp in the southern city of Tyre - days after Hezbollah's long-standing chief Hassan Nasrallah was killed in Beirut.