Aurora Borealis was back in Georgia last night, and clearly I had a hard time standing still. It was still beautiful, though!
Vitriol is being directed at meteorologists. āIāve been doing this for 46 years and itās never been like this,ā says Alabama meteorologist James Spann. He says heās been āinundatedā with misinformation and threatening messages like āStop lying about the government controlling the weather or else.ā
It's their job to warn residents about destructive storms ā but political polarization has made them targets online.
A hot world means compound disasters - Tampa faces up to 15ft surge from Milton a week after Helenās 8ft set a modern record. Plus lots of debris for the new storm to throw around. www.tampabay.com/hurricane/20...
As we approach Banned Books week, here's my annual reminder: If you're going to partake, buy and read banned books from *living* authors. The Bradbury and Vonnegut estates don't need your money, but Maia Kobabe probably does.
The guy was at a golf courseā¦ that he owns. I mean, thatās outside, but not āout thereā if that means āamongst the publicā or ācampaigning.ā Also, werenāt they making fun of Biden at the beach recently? Thatās more āout thereā than a golf course that doubles as home.
Scientific American endorses Kamala Harris for president. www.scientificamerican.com/article/vote... š§Ŗ
Kamala Harris has plans to improve health, boost the economy and mitigate climate change. Donald Trump has threats and a dangerous record
I presented yesterday at a Flannery OāConnor symposium about the KKK mention in Wildcat. When looking into it, I was surprised about how much Klan activity was happening in Georgia in 1948 (itās more than you probably assume), but more troublingly, so much of it felt like it could be current events.
Beyond the obvious Civil War context of Vance's comments about hillbillies and "old-school Southern folks," it's eerie how much his version of US history sounds like that of a segregationist Democrat. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
A party cannot simultaneously stand for working Americans and shelter racial prejudice.
REACHING OUT TO SWING STATE VOTERS Friends! I have updated this resource! And hey now: NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY is Tuesday Sept 17ā¼ļø Which is a great excuse to launch that (possibly awkward!) conversation! I've pulled together everything listed here ā¬ļø & then someāplease use, share, pass on!
As a Sesame Street Generation 1.0 kid, nothing delighted (and slightly scared) me as James Earl Jones reciting the alphabet. Here are 90 seconds of absolute alphabetic suspense and joy. And here's to a life well lived. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ6W...
YouTube video by Sesame Street
