Storm Incoming!

[Mikey]

I have heard from several friends in western Carolina and, to a person, they all sound shook. Their descriptions of the of the situation are mind boggling. Sounds like about as bad as things can get. No power, no water, sewage everywhere, can’t get to their homes.

One guy was in his basement. When he got out, a huge tree had crushed his roof and fallen across his bed in his upstairs bedroom.

The topography is making cleanup next to impossible.

It’s a horrible situation for sure, but how much good does it do at this point to be casting blame for a situation that could not be prevented.

[Sudden Sam]

I have heard from several friends in western Carolina and, to a person, they all sound shook. Their descriptions of the of the situation are mind boggling. Sounds like about as bad as things can get. No power, no water, sewage everywhere, can’t get to their homes.

One guy was in his basement. When he got out, a huge tree had crushed his roof and fallen across his bed in his upstairs bedroom.

The topography is making cleanup next to impossible.

It’s a horrible situation for sure, but how much good does it do at this point to be casting blame for a situation that could not be prevented.

I’m not blaming anyone. This is a massive disaster from all I hear. Not gonna play that game.

[HighPlainsGrifter]

Partisans come flying in.

Yeah, no shit. Like two posts later.

I wonder how many Republicans voted against the $18.8 FEMA increase in last week’s budget resolution.

[Mikey]

I know for a fact that Gaytz voted against it.

Not denying that I’m partisan. What about you?

[Diego in Seattle]

The NWS & the National Hurricane Center shouldn't be partisan issues.

But the GOP support of Project 2025 makes it that way.

[The Seer]

Fiat is securing his title as dumbest motherfucker at T1B.

Screwy would like you to hold his cosmo and watch this.

Diego still pacing waiting for his invite.

[The Seer]

OK this is North Carolina, not Florida. Who’s responsible? Don’t the state National Guards have responsibility for coordinating this stuff? Again, what does Biden eating ice cream have to do with that?

**"Keep in mind they just decided this week to send 2.7 BILLION more to Ukraine (with a commitment of up to $5.55 billion in defense articles and services from DoD stocks). You don’t hate Kamala & Biden ENOUGH"


** Thread melding.

[Meat Head]

Tell tale image of destruction path.

[StrawMan]

That's friggin' brutal. Near total devastation. Looks like NoKo, but more tragic.

[TooSoon?]BTW, is Cousin Rick on the scene clearing rubble?[/TooSoon?]

[Diego in Seattle]

DeSantis has made it a major campaign of his to show that Hispanic immigrants aren't welcome in Florida.

The construction industry is extremely dependent upon Hispanic immigrants for workers.

The post-Helene period will likely also be the FO part of FAFO for DeSantis.

[Softball Bat]

Is this guy running for president?

https://x.com/JackPosobiec/status/18418 ... 8587%2Fpg1


"No-ball" prize winning economist Paul Krugman is not voting for him.

[HighPlainsGrifter]

Is this guy running for president?

https://x.com/JackPosobiec/status/18418 ... 8587%2Fpg1


"No-ball" prize winning economist Paul Krugman is not voting for him.

Dude just carpet bobbing the place with truth. Rack him.

[Mikey]

Is this guy running for president?

https://x.com/JackPosobiec/status/18418 ... 8587%2Fpg1


"No-ball" prize winning economist Paul Krugman is not voting for him.

Dude just carpet bobbing the place with truth. Rack him.

Bobbing?

[HighPlainsGrifter]

Dammit, lol

[Diego in Seattle]

He says some helicopters are needed, and just that move alone would be enough to save a lot of lives.

Yup, there's no helicopters in NC...

[The Seer]

That same obvious void of conviction you see on Tim Walz’s labile face is on display with the feds’ response to mass tragedy in the Appalachian hurricane zone. It was a point in my book, The Long Emergency, that our national government would become increasingly impotent, ineffectual, and incompetent as conditions worsened — and now here it is. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), could not bestir itself to aid stricken citizens around the flood-ravaged region in North Carolina and Tennessee. Sec’y Mayorkas of Homeland Security said that FEMA was out of money which, in this season of political weirdness, is especially weird, seeing as how the nation’s fiscal year began Oct 1, and Congress’s continuing resolution for funding US agencies should assure that FEMA’s checkbook is full. What was up with that?

Well, everybody and his uncle has heard by now that FEMA (and many other agencies under Mayorkas’s DHS) commits tons of money to pamper the millions of mutts from foreign lands sneaking over the US border, with lots of assistance from NGO cut-outs funded by your tax dollars, who marshal groups of aliens south-of-the-border for the crossing, and then fly or bus them around our country for the special purpose of distributing them in swing voting districts to then coordinate with other NGOs devoted to registering non-citizens to vote in order to “harvest” their ballots. Quite an operation. Completely lawless and corrupt. And official!

So, no aid for you, baskets of deplorables, shivering in the dark in your hills and hollows of Appalachia, your houses splintered, scant chattels lost, and your beloved hound-dogs carried away in the roaring torrents. The money that might have helped you begin to recover from the complete devastation of your lives is paying for Guatemalans to bunk in the Roosevelt Hotel and order-in quesadillas and churros, and refill their government-issued debit cards so they can afford a few nice things as they wait for mysterious others to cast ballots in their names.

This is the work of your Democratic Party, the party of chaos, party of the Woke mentally ill, party of wrecking the country, of America’s end times. And you’re going to vote for more of it? Of course not. And despite the attempts to knock him out of the arena with scores of utter bullshit lawfare cases, and efforts to shoot him dead, Mr. Trump keeps coming at them, an implacable, relentless force, the true Golden Golem conjured up by their catamite news media. Their inability to destroy him has wrecked their minds.

James Howard Kunstler

[The Seer]

From Blinken yesterday....

The U.S. is at the forefront of humanitarian response to the growing crisis in Lebanon, announcing nearly $157 million in assistance today. We are committed to supporting those in need and delivering essential aid to displaced civilians, refugees and the communities hosting them.

Don't think he's talking about Lebanon, Georgia....


Katrina, indeed.

[Softball Bat]

Florida could be hit again next week.

https://x.com/MattDevittWX/status/18424 ... 0085%2Fpg1

[mvscal]

Heckuva job, uh...whoever the fuck is supposed to be in charge of FEMA. There is somebody in charge...right?

[Sudden Sam]

Not good for Wolfman and my kids and grandkids.

This goddam administration only cares about their fucking imported voters. They don’t give a shit about taxpaying Americans. They have GOT to be booted outta DC.

[Softball Bat]

Heckuva job, uh...whoever the fuck is supposed to be in charge of FEMA. There is somebody in charge...right?

We are meeting the immediate needs with the money that we have. We are expecting another hurricane hitting. FEMA does not have the funds to make it through the season.

- Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas



I don't buy that they are "meeting the immediate needs," and how is it that FEMA does not have the funds to make it through the season?

[mvscal]

Heckuva job, uh...whoever the fuck is supposed to be in charge of FEMA. There is somebody in charge...right?

We are meeting the immediate needs with the money that we have. We are expecting another hurricane hitting. FEMA does not have the funds to make it through the season.

- Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas



I don't buy that they are "meeting the immediate needs," and how is it that FEMA does not have the funds to make it through the season?

I'm not talking about that bald fuck. Who the fuck is running FEMA? A fag? A tranny? Some other token hire?

[Softball Bat]

Deanne Criswell.

[Softball Bat]

[Wolfman]

Milton----what a shitty name for a hurricane.
We vwill barren down the hatches here in Fort Myers.
The area where the late Barflie lived really took a hit from Helene. 100s there missing. The horror.

[Sudden Sam]

Milton----what a shitty name for a hurricane.
We vwill barren down the hatches here in Fort Myers.
The area where the late Barflie lived really took a hit from Helene. 100s there missing. The horror.

Way too early to be certain, but the predicted path looks bad for you, Wolfie. Just north of Ft Myers would be terrible. I need it to go south of my kids and grandkids.

Ideally, I’d like the damn thing to fizzle out, but that smoldering gulf won’t allow that.

[Roux]

The storm had a historic strengthening, now a Cat 5 but they have not called it yet.

This is a huge storm. 88 you are doing the right thing by getting out of there.

Wolfman, please evacuate. Yes, I know you made it thru Ian. But that doesn't mean a damn thing now. Please go visit some family or friends somewhere.

[Softball Bat]

GET OUT, Wolfie.

The only reason for you to stay there is if you are panning to make a VET (Video Essay Thread) for us to enjoy.

If you're not doing that, GET OUT!

[Mikey]

It's Biden's fault. He controls the weather.

[HighPlainsGrifter]

Biden can't even control the humidity level in his diaper.

[Sudden Sam]

With schools closed, my son took his family to visit cousins elsewhere in Florida. He’s not overly concerned, but I’m glad he bugged out early.

Won’t know until Wednesday, but I’m dreading a just north of Tampa landfall.

180 mph winds right now. 18 hours to go from a 1 to a 5 !

[mvscal]

Biden can't even control the humidity level in his diaper.

He doesn't really need to. It's regularly watered.

[mvscal]

With schools closed, my son took his family to visit cousins elsewhere in Florida. He’s not overly concerned, but I’m glad he bugged out early.

Won’t know until Wednesday, but I’m dreading a just north of Tampa landfall.

180 mph winds right now. 18 hours to go from a 1 to a 5 !

Yeah, bugging out before the cat 5 hurricane hits is a pretty good safety precaution and probably white privileged.

[Sudden Sam]

With schools closed, my son took his family to visit cousins elsewhere in Florida. He’s not overly concerned, but I’m glad he bugged out early.

Won’t know until Wednesday, but I’m dreading a just north of Tampa landfall.

180 mph winds right now. 18 hours to go from a 1 to a 5 !

Yeah, bugging out before the cat 5 hurricane hits is a pretty good safety precaution and probably white privileged.

Yep. He’s everything that’s wrong with America. Works his ass off making a damn good life for his family. POS.

[L45B]

Biden can't even control the humidity level in his diaper.

He doesn't really need to. It's regularly watered.

These are all cheap fakes. If Joe was still in the running for president, you guys would have some serious explaining to do because he is cognitively at the top of his game, working around the clock and on the phone with his staff at all hours to accommodate all the white trash hillbillies affected by Hurricane Hellman’s. The fact that he’s not in the running, now makes it more of a “who cares” that he’s so sharp and at the top of his game. Did you see him at his press conference last week?? He was sharp as a Medicaid. Frankly, I’m starting to reconsider that my primary vote (in the 14th district of NY) wasn’t taken more seriously. But enough about that, Kamala and Tim speak for me (Screwy, Diego and m2) like a rattle speaks to a diapered infant.

[Roux]

[The Seer]

It’s a horrible situation for sure, but how much good does it do at this point to be casting blame for a situation that could not be prevented.

Compare how the New York Times covered Hurricane Katrina (red) vs. Hurricane Helene (blue).

Katrina: 12 consecutive days of full-page coverage on A1. All-caps banner headlines. Countless articles about the failures of the Bush administration.

Helene: Seven days of minor coverage on A1 (none at all on day two). Mostly just photo captions referencing articles on page A12 or A19. Zero mentions of any potential failures on the part of the Biden-Harris administration.

Still think there's no media bias?

[HighPlainsGrifter]

FEMA doesn't seem to be doing much to change minds and hearts. What a weird time in which we live.

[Mikey]

Trump seriously needs to STFU with his disinformation campaign and let FEMA do their job. Lives are at stake and he’s treating this like a campaign opportunity. Really, really despicable.

[StrawMan]

Any updates from Wolfman? This thing's a monster. Photo from the ISS: