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Discussion: Rain tonight and tomorrow, 11/20-21

Tuesday November 19th

Much needed ran in the forecast Wednesday night and Thursday.

Today continues dry. Wednesday starts out clear with gathering clouds in the afternoon. Wednesday evening, chance of rain becomes likely rain overnight, moderate to heavy at times. Could have some impact on Thursday's commute as the rain continues into Thursday morning.

Total precipitation of 1 to 1¼ inches likely will help a bit with (but not end) the drought. Last rain was Sept 29th, so we are missing several inches.

Cooler temps likely for Friday

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Discussion: Rain tonight and tomorrow, 11/20-21

Wednesday November 20th

This is shaping up to be a good soaking rain over the next two days.

Today will be dry and overcast, with seasonal highs isn't the 50⁰s

Tonight, rain develops likely after 10pm. Then rain, moderate to heavy, with winds in the 20-25mph range

Rain should be more moderate Thursday morning, eventually becoming showers. However overnight rain may affect Thursday morning commute

Multiple lows complicate the forecast at this point, but some lighter rain is likely during the day Thursday, Thursday night, and Friday. Winds could continue in the 20-25mph range throughout the period. Some snow showers might mix in overnight Thurs - Fri but no accumulation here, and temps near the ground should stay well above freezing so ice is also quite unlikely although be careful if you have to go west or north, especially into the highlands

Clearing likely over the weekend

Total rainfall could be in the 1.5 to 2 inch range, the bulk coming between midnight and 7am tonight. Not enough to lift the drought in itself, but a good start

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Discussion: Trump’s Nominations: Smackdown!

Professor Snyder is more alarmed than usual. I think he's following "Heinlein's Razor" approach to Trump's nominations: “Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity, but don't rule out malice.”

"Imagine that you are a foreign leader who wishes to destroy the United States. How could you do so? The easiest way would be to get Americans to do the work themselves, to somehow induce Americans to undo their own health, law, administration, defense, and intelligence. From this perspective, Trump's proposed appointments -- Kennedy, Jr.; Gaetz; Musk; Ramaswamy; Hegseth; Gabbard -- are perfect instruments. They combine narcissism, incompetence, corruption, sexual incontinence, personal vulnerability, dangerous convictions, and foreign influence as no group before them has done. These proposed appointments look like a decapitation strike: destroying the American government from the top, leaving the body politic to rot, and the rest of us to suffer.

"I do not defend the status quo. I have no doubt whatsoever that the Department of Defense and the Food and Drug Administration require reform. But such a reform, of these or other agencies, would have to be guided by people with knowledge and experience, who cared about their country, and who had a vision of improvement. That is simply not what is happening here. We are confronted instead with a group of people who, were they to hold the positions they have been assigned, could bring an end to the United States of America."

The rest: Decapitation Strike - by Timothy Snyder - Thinking about...

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Discussion: Just stopped by to say

terp said:

That Biden's support for Ukraine using US missiles to fire within Russia may be the most irresponsible thing I've seen from a POTUS in my lifetime. 

I didn't realize you were so young.

And, not for nothing, but Ukraine is using the missiles to defend itself, trying to disable locations from where missiles are being launched into Ukrainian cities. "Irresponsible" is the word for a leader and government which launches a war in the way Putin and Russia did. 

But don't worry, there are a couple of people who have videos which will support your views.

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Discussion: Just stopped by to say

terp said:

nohero said:

terp said:

That Biden's support for Ukraine using US missiles to fire within Russia may be the most irresponsible thing I've seen from a POTUS in my lifetime. 

I didn't realize you were so young.

And, not for nothing, but Ukraine is using the missiles to defend itself, trying to disable locations from where missiles are being launched into Ukrainian cities. "Irresponsible" is the word for a leader and government which launches a war in the way Putin and Russia did. 

But don't worry, there are a couple of people who have videos which will support your views.

You are dangerously stupid. 

No, I was just commenting that you may be too young for Ronald Reagan's missile policy in Europe to have occurred during your lifetime.

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Discussion: The Rose Garden and White House happenings: the voters were listening

mtierney said:

Glad you  fought that up db, my original title for this thread back when Biden was the candidate was “listen to the voters”. I believe many voters were afraid to say what they thought, what they felt, or what they liked for fear of being vilified or written off as “haters.” 

These voters had watched for years migrants crossing  American boarders and breaking its immigration laws with impunity. That American citizens had no right to object to an open border and were just haters of undocumented people making our border security a joke.

These closeted voters didn’t like what was happening to and in our schools, but feared to speak up and be labeled as haters.

The progressives told us we had to change the way we speak, what we believed, what was right and what was wrong.  

Parents were to be lied to and kept in the dark about their children’s sexuality by progressive teachers. To object to these changes was to be ignorant and to be vocal was too scary. So the voting booth provided the platform to speak up.

The voters disliked and objected to how the Democratic leadership kept Biden at the helm for their own needs, lying to the voters, with the help of his family and Kamala far too long. It gave  Biden a place in the history books, but not how he would want to be remembered.

Certainly not the  DNC’s proudest moment.

great answer.

delusion after delusion after delusion.

and I'd explain why they are delusions if I thought you would pay attention to what I said. but you never have, so I won't. you have no room in your head for facts.

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Discussion: The NYT Spelling Bee Thread

Got the QB today. Not too many words

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Discussion: RFK Jr.: Because The Late, Great Hannibal Lecter Was Unavailable

nan said:

Conventional wisdom is often proved wrong.  If Kennedy is allowed to take office we will find out how these truths, and others, hold up.  We see lots of unhealthy people around us.  Someone should be asking questions and not just on the items on that list.

This provocative, crazy sounding list is just propaganda.  You can tell he's going to be on our side because of the way the media is smearing him as a nutcase.  I just hope he gets though the confirmation process.  It's not going to be easy.  

I'm all on board with someone who is dedicated to making our food and medicine clean and healthy.  I don't care how nutty his questions sound.  Better that than someone who just goes along and says there is nothing wrong.  You can tell there is something wrong just by sitting on a bench and watching people go by.  

I'm pretty sure the question I asked was "is anything in the list untrue". 

There is no need for him to take office to find out if these things are true. They are all well documented.

What an odd answer.

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Discussion: Trump’s Nominations: Smackdown!

if aileen cannon from fl is not his first scotus pick, I will be shocked beyond shocked

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Discussion: 2025 NJ Governor’s Race

I want to hear all of them offer policy ideas or plans before I support anyone.  I see school districts all over the state in financial crisis despite high property taxes.  We need a statewide change in education funding and oversight.  I don't care about name recognition at this point.

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