We can and should have more than one non-negotiable core value.
Social justice, civil rights and human rights are non-negotiable core values. Economic justice is a non-negotiable core value. Protecting the environment is a non-negotiable core value. Averting the...
View ArticleSheldon Whitehouse's Questioning of Comey Revisited
I wrote a diary last week about the puzzling and more than a little suggestive line of questioning Sheldon Whithouse engaged in with (soon to be former) Director Comey. I’d like to take a second look...
View ArticleAttention White House Staffers: Marc Kasowitz Is A Snake And He's Not On Your...
The New York Times has an article today on Trump’s personal lawyer Marc Kasowitz starting to organize his defense in the White House. In particular, this bit sticks out:His visits to the White House...
View ArticleThe Great Democratic Theme for 2018 Will Soon Be Unveiled
UPDATE: Apparently this is a tagline under the overarching slogan “A Better Deal”I’ll grant that that’s better. Still feels kind of weak to me, but I wanted to post this correction up top nonetheless...
View ArticleTrump and his lackey Lindsey Graham ramp up Korea war rhetoric
I don’t know if this is some ill-conceived “good cop badcop” act or what, but this is damned dangerous:There will be war between the United States and North Korea over the rogue nation's missile...
View ArticleGo Local: Fairfax County Special Election August 29
So what is a guy in South Florida doing writing about a special election for school board in Fairfax County VA? The short answer is it’s because I was asked if I’d like to do it. But there’s more to it...
View ArticleSoutheast Texas Facing an Extremely Serious Storm Threat
The threat to SE Texas from TS Harvey has increased dramatically overnight and this morning. Harvey is currently rapidly intensifying at a rate of over 2mb per hour. It is on the cusp of becoming a...
View ArticleHurricane Irma Posing Increasing Threat to Leeward Islands and Points Beyond
As of this afternoon, it is steadily looking less likely that Hurricane Irma will avoid impacting at least some populated area with a significant wind and storm surge event.Before I dive into the...
View ArticleHurricane Irma: A Quick Update
Please see my diary from yesterday for a more thorough discussion of the general setup for Hurricane Irma. This is a quick update discussing how the situation evolved overnight.Irma did not go as far...
View ArticleHurricane Irma is a Powerful Category 5 Storm
As of the 8am AST advisory, Irma is now a powerful category 5 hurricane with sustained winds of 175mph.The storm has been moving in a steady west direction most of yesterday and last night. The...
View ArticleHurricane Irma: First Landfall Barbuda... Updated w/ 11am Advisory
Good morning from the forecast cone.Hurricane Irma remains a powerful category 5 hurricane with sustained winds of 185 mph. Irma made landfall last night on the island of Barbuda, which suffered the...
View ArticleHurricane Irma: Updated w/ 11 am Advisory
Good morning from the warning cone!Hurricane Irma weakened slightly yesterday and overnight as her center struck the Turks and Caicos Islands and proceeded slightly south of the southeastern Bahamas....
View ArticleHurricane Irma: Shifting Fortunes
What a difference a day makes.Hurricane Irma proceeded further west than anticipated by the consensus models yesterday morning. The mid-day run of the ECMWF led the parade of models shifting the track...
View ArticleAs the Islands and Florida Struggle to Recover From Irma, Hurricane Season...
It’s shaping up to be an extraordinary hurricane season. Either Harvey or Irma by themselves would qualify 2017 as exceptional. Both of them together in one year gets 2017 in the conversation with the...
View ArticleTropical Storm Maria: A Significant Threat To Some Vulnerable Areas
Good morning. Maria has continued to gradually organize overnight and as of the 11 am advisory is now a tropical storm with sustained winds of 55 mph. Environmental conditions are conducive to further...
View ArticleHurricane Maria Intensifies to a Major Hurricane - Update: Now Category 4
Hurricane Maria continued to intensify overnight and as of the 11 am advisory is a category 3 major hurricane with sustained winds of 105 kt (120 mph) and a minimum central pressure of 959 mb. On it’s...
View ArticleMaria Devastates Dominica, Continues Towards USVI & Puerto Rico - Update: 5...
Hurricane Maria went through a phase of explosive intensification, dropping over 20mb pressure in a few hours, shortly before making landfall on Dominica as a compact but intense category 5 hurricane....
View ArticlePowerful Hurricane Maria Striking Puerto Rico. Update: 5 pm Advisory &...
Hurricane Maria underwent an eyewall replacement cycle last night as it’s core passed just barely south of St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands. That reduced Maria’s maximum sustained winds from 175 mph...
View ArticleHurricane Maria: The Turn North Has Begun
I apologize for no diary yesterday. I had hoped to do one at the 11 am advisory, but there was more cleanup and stuff to do around my mom’s house than I thought at first. The good news is she’s settled...
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