the piece seems inspired by lies surrounding Hurricane Helene and FEMA, that FEMA funds were exhausted by illegal migrants, that $750 is all people are getting.

“To lie without shame abt everything…is to show contempt for the idea…you can reason with or persuade other ppl. It is…to shape their reality so that they can’t really disagree…to demand obedience to a narrative…to cultivate the habits of autocracy.” @jamellebouie.net www.nytimes.com/2024/10/08/o...

“the libs are always blaming fossil fuels when it was obviously solar power that heated up the Gulf.”

life these days feels like fleeing from the devil, taking a minute to catch your breath if you are lucky enough to make it.

the news cycle is such a distraction from the actual news.

it turns out, humans don’t actually make for very effective shields.

we’re in Pinellas County (Palm Harbor). if it’s a direct hit, the storm surge could reach us (we’re at ~15-20 ft elevation). so, flee we will. i hope Orlando (i hope everywhere) gets it gently, and wish you very well.

(had no idea you were in FL! me too, though i think we're fleeing for a few days.)

#relatable ht @finnagain.bsky.social

beautiful galaxy, deadly hurricane, strange cousins.

does FEMA have to resources to manage a recovery simultaneously of Western NC / East TN and the much more populous Tampa Bay metro area?

“but how will the complete destruction of my community affect the election?”

how many major disasters before political establishments in the South East concede the urgency of global warming?

“Will Milton author ‘Paradise Lost’ for Floridians?”

so now Milton is sending a new circle of hell our way.

@hollybrewer.bsky.social hi! the decision in Trump v. United States is authored by John Roberts, not Samuel Alito. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23p...

"Under a democratic system, we cannot know what policy will be in 3 months, 3 years, or 3 decades…but we can have confidence in how it will be decided. Recognizing the…uncertainty of the future, this view of stability is one that bakes in change." ~Leah Downey www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/the...

“core ideas of neoliberalism were obviously simplifications, but…powerful simplifications… They told politicians and business leaders what they ought focus on, and what they could reasonably ignore. It turned out that a lot of those things ought not to have been ignored!” ht @okaytrouble.bsky.social

i've decided to move to the counterfactual. i'd love to find you there.