Water sucked out of Tampa Bay by Milton

Just came across this while searching for effects of Milton on the Tampa area. I am wondering if the water will return with a tsunami type of effect. Anyone know of this type of Hurricane effect on shorelines?

https://x.com/BrianEntin/status/1844170710102704585

Did anyone else laugh out loud when Vance said, with a straight face,

that he was proud to have the support of great Democratic leaders like Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr.?

It was so off-the-wall crazy that I startled the cat with my laugh.

BREAKING - Just heard on BBC radio - Mass shooting in Tel Aviv

Believed to be a terrorist attack.

Also, missiles launched at Israel from Iran.

Too soon for more details.

Today I heard a BBC news commentator give a reason for Hezbollah's exploding communications devices.

He said Israel's goal in killing and wounding several Hezbollah fighters and destroying their communication sytem was to weaken Hezbollah's fighting ability prior launching a larger attack on Hezbollah. The commentator expected the larger attack to happen soon, before Hezbollah can recover from the explosions.

Just saw this T shirt online and I LOVE it.

T shirt says:

"Every time a believer defends Trump, an angel loses its lunch."

https://balanceofpower.com/products/every-time-a-believer-defends-trump-an-angel-loses-its-lunch-shirt

My cat, Ember, has a message for all her feline and canine friends here in the US.

She says, "There is more to fear from Donald Trump and JD Vance than from any immigrants anywhere in the US. But, don't worry. Our feline power team is practicing and we've got this covered. Here we are in action. (Canines feel free to join us. Together we will whip their butts so badly that they won't be worth sniffing any more.)"


https://youtube.com/shorts/1O51gUzYbLg?si=W4eo2nNatJi8Wnnv

This is how Nazis took over Germany. Worth seeing for the parallels to MAGAs.

This is part 2 of a 2003 TV film produced by Canada's CBC and shown on CBS in the US. The title is: Hitler, The Rise of Evil.

Part 1, not linked here, is a biography of his childhood and WWI service.

Part 2 linked below starts with him in prison writing Mein Kampf after his failed coup attempt in Munich. It covers his release from prison and shift to using the elections to gain power. Included are the reunification of the Nazi party, getting seats in the Reichstag to control and manipulate it, refusal of main stream press to cover the threat that Hitler presents and the few journalists who try to do it independently, his strange personal relationship with his niece, manipulating politicians to be appointed chancellor, the Reichstag fire excuse for declaring martial law, declaring himself absolute leader (dictator) when President Von Hindenburg dies, sending political opponents to Dachau, shutting down opposition presses and killing their publishers, purging the SA brownshirts to replace them with the SS.

This will be Trump's US if he gets elected. It will be his goal in manipulating this year's elections and declaring himself winner if he doesn't get the votes.

It is a full length movie, 1.5 hours, well worth bookmarking to watch later.

A couple personal thoughts about gun violence today that maybe some posters can relate to.

First, last weekend I came across an outdoor concert in a small city park. The street in front of the park had been fenced off, leaving a space for people to enter. A local band was playing. People were dancing. There were a few vendors selling tacos, pizza, and beverages. A few police officers stood just inside the perimeter monitoring the event.

Looked like good summer fun. I stopped to observe from just outside the fencing, behind a cop. I was on the way to meet up with some friends so I just watched a few minutes before moving on. But, I felt nervous, especially when I saw a small drone hovering over the center of the action, near the band. Was it just recording the event? Or was someone planning a violent disruption?

I never used to feel that way about summer street dances or other public gatherings. But now I do. Now I am in situation awareness alert whenever I'm in or near a public place with a lot of people.

Then I thought about children growing up with the same concerns in their schools. What is that doing to them psychologically, even if their school never has such an incident? Much worse, of course in schools where it does happen. And then another mass school shooting happened this week.

As VP Harris says, "It does not have to be this way." It wasn't like this when I was a kid in school. There was one incident in junior high when a kid in my math class set off a firecracker from the back of the class. Nobody was hurt, but we were startled half to death. The teacher immediately walked the kid to the principal's office. I don't know what happened to the kid. We never saw him in class again.

That kid was a loner. He came from a very large, very poor family and had often been teased about his clothing and appearance, which should not have happened, but that's how kids are. He dealt with his anger using a firecracker. Today's kids use a gun.

It doesn't have to be this way. What will we do about it?

Bad ass cats. A narrated compilation that is sometimes funny and sometimes awesome..

Hey Donold, what happened to the mug shot? The swag about being indicted?

Oh, the irony. Trump faced charges from a Black female AG and lost, awaits sentencing from a male Latino judge, and faced more charges from a Black female DA.

Then he got a break when the SC gave him complete immunity for "official acts" as president, which delayed cases indefinitely over deciding which cases involved official acts. Then another break when the documents case was dismissed. How lucky could a man get? Freed up from his woes, ready to campaign and never face Black prosecutors again.

And then - OMG! A Black female prosecutor is his campaign opponent.

Sounds like a Hollywood comedy script. Or a horror movie if you are Trump.