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To say they were unprepared would be an understatement. Annual rainfall in PA is about 40", so a comparison would be how prepared PA would be if 60" of rain fell in one day. It's not something anyone could prepare for. We get a lot of rain and had 27" fall in 24 hours in 1979 and it ...

To say they were unprepared would be an understatement.

If he gets convicted, he won't be able to vote (for some period of time, I assume).

We need a lot more of this.

Like she listened.

A real cutie pie.

Whatever his reasons, he knew cameras would be there.





Edited to add: Apparently, he's still alive. News conference going on.

Don't we all?

Yes, and two years before it was Waco, Texas. Probably a coincidence, but I was already wondering if the fire of, apparently, a person, near the tfg hush trial will have anything to do with it.

And I recommend the movie on HBO and MAX about the Oklahoma Bombing.

Fire breaks out near courthouse where tfg's trial is being held. Man on fire. No link. Watching on CNN.

Gotta a party-changer there?

The Chamberlain comparison has been bothering me, too, particularly in reference to MTG. He was a conservative, and he was duped (maybe because he wanted to be), but he was an established politician. He wasn't stupid, and he wasn't empty-headed and clueless.

Boy, that's the truth!

That happens all the time in Europe, in all countries. When I was in Slovakia visiting where my grandmother had been born when it was Hungary, they were arguing over the same language quandary. Borders have changed countless times in Europe. I'd guess Hungary has done the same thing to other countri...

It wouldn't be if he'd just shut the hell up.

republicans would like to cancel the entire twentieth century.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fd1i4t8bqe7zgj6.cloudfront.net%2F04-18-2024%2Ft_77ea5368a37e47b4a2f538608c786073_name_1___1920x1080___30p_00_00_47_04_Still018.jpg&w=960 https://wapo.st/3JmEHF9 Gifted for full video. Iceland. Edited to add: Longer video here. htt...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/18/ways-keep-leftover-food-fresh-opened-tins-cut-avocados-chefs-experts According to the 2024 UN Food Waste Index report, about a fifth of the world’s food is wasted. Worldwide, households are responsible for the majority of it: about 60% of the 1bn t...

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/maine-ap-republicans-augusta-democratic-b2530789.html The Maine Legislature approved sweeping gun safety legislation including background checks on private gun sales, waiting periods for gun purchases and criminalizing gun sales to prohibited people ...

https://omaha.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/ricketts-donate-nebraska-12-week-abortion-ban/article_23cd10ba-b08a-51fe-ba66-5b522bcf7cef.html Pete Ricketts, Nebraska’s junior U.S. senator and former governor who in 2022 voiced support for a total abortion ban in the state, including in c...

Not quite the usual post for here, but it seemed most likely. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/donald-payne-remains-hospitalized-cardiac-episode-week-ago-rcna148305 WASHINGTON — Rep. Donald Payne Jr., D-N.J. remains hospitalized following a "cardiac episode" early this month stemm...