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My close friend, David Shreve, who I often refer to as the smartest person I have ever known, explains why voting for Republicans because of “the economy” is completely insane.
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Shorter Elon Musk
Elon Musk admits Trump's plans will collapse the U.S. economy, says that it's necessary for everyday Americans to experience "temporary hardship" meidasnews.com/news/trump-al…
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Brutal. Terrific ad.
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FLORIDA EVACUEES 🚨
If you are headed North to escape the Cat 5 coming in and need a safe place to be, I have 5 acres available just off I-75N where we have WiFi, a generator, Laundry, parking , RV space some electrical and water hook-ups. Pets and large animals welcome. We can make it work just hit my DM’s or just reply below for directions. God Bless be safe ! 🇺🇸
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Florida is recovering from one hurricane while another is on the way.
-The Republican Governor is refusing to talk with the President to coordinate hurricane relief
-All Florida Republicans in Congress voted against supplemental disaster relief money for FEMA
-82 House Republicans, including 11 from Florida, voted to shut down the government, knowing a powerful hurricane was on its way
-The Republican-controlled House took a vacation for the month of August instead of passing a budget on time, which means no new FEMA budget
-The Republican Speaker of the House is refusing to reconvene Congress from their second month-long vacation to pass emergency supplemental funds for FEMA
-The Republican presidential nominee continually lies about the federal disaster response instead of making sure his voters have the correct information to receive help
-The Republican party wants to eliminate FEMA and NOAA (the agency that monitors, tracks, and predicts the path of hurricanes)
-The Republican Party refuses to acknowledge climate change while watching insurance companies leave Florida because increasingly stronger storms are making insurance claims too expensive to operate
Florida, why do you keep voting for the party that not only does nothing for you but actively works against your best interests?
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Western NC paramedic: “I’ve never made a post before, but I’m engaged at the lies— the government IS here, and I find it ironic the same people who fight to cut all these programs are the same ones criticizing the government.”
(cc: @RepMarkGreen @RepTimBurchett @MarshaBlackburn)
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So, immigrants come to this country (with fentanyl & guns to sell) but steal your job demanding to work for less than minimum wage. Then, with all those sub-minimum wages, outbid you on a house. (And may be eat your pets). Got it.
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Found a gas station open this morning in Asheville! Good gas, and cold drinks!!
195 Charlotte Hwy
Asheville, NC 28803
United States
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I-40 East out of Buncombe County is open! #AVLNews
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.@VP Harris stopped by our National Response Coordination Center to thank our staff & federal partners for their diligent work during #Helene. More than 3,500 personnel from across the federal government are deployed & supporting response efforts.
🔗 fema.gov/press-release/20240…
ALT Vice President Harris speaking at FEMA's National Response Coordination Center.
ALT Vice President Harris speaking at FEMA's National Response Coordination Center.
ALT Vice President Harris arrives at FEMA's National Response Coordination Center.
ALT Vice President Harris attends a meeting with FEMA leadership at FEMA headquarters.
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This was posted by the friend of a friend on Facebook re folks in WNC. Please share!
“My ex & her parents are at the Mt Mitchell golf club area. She hiked up to the parkway to get a signal & sent this list of people that are ok there…hoping people can help distribute it.”
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Info and resources for those impacted by #Helene can be found at ncdps.gov/helene. The most up-to-date information on local conditions, shelters, and resources can be found by following county government social media and websites or by visiting ReadyNC.gov.
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we know there are still folks trapped in western North Carolina right now — not just in Buncombe, but in rural counties surrounding like Jackson, Henderson, and Polk. thank you to all of the emergency responders working around the clock to get our folks out safely.
NEWS UPDATE: North Carolina receives federal major disaster declaration, providing immediate federal help for 25 North Carolina counties and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
Full release at bit.ly/3XNeMwO.
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NEW INFO: The Fresh Market will distribute free bottled water at its Asheville locations:
- The Fresh Market parking lot at 944 Merrimon Ave, Asheville, N.C.
- The Fresh Market parking lot at 1378 Hendersonville, Rd, Ashville, N.C.
bit.ly/3ZJEOns
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If Harris wins, she could very well face a GOP Senate with the power to reject or confirm her nominees, including for SCOTUS.
Both Cornyn and Thune — two leading contenders for GOP leader — would not commit to scheduling a vote for a Harris nominee to the Supreme Court.
“If I’m in a position to make the decision, I’m not going to schedule a vote on some wild-eyed radical nominee, which I know she would love to nominate,” Cornyn told me.
Thune: “It probably depends on who it is and that’s the advantage of having a Republican Senate.”
cnn.com/2024/09/29/politics/…
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I need people to understand something with the news coverage regarding effects of hurricane Helene. There is a lot more to the NC Mountains than Asheville.
Boone, Blowing Rock, Banner Elk, Vilas, Sugar Grove, Elk Park, West Jefferson, Black Mountain, Swannanoa, Sylva, Cullowhee, Brevard, Bryson City, Hendersonville, Cherokee, Waynesville, Burnsville, Candler, Canton, Spruce Pine, Chimney Rock, Lake Lure, Linville, Marshall, Maggie Valley, Newland, Grandfather, Beech Mountain, Sugar Mountain, Old Fort, Morganton, Marion are just a few of the cities and towns that have been flooded and/or destroyed. The counties of Yancey, Mitchell, Avery, Ashe, Watauga, Transylvania, Burke, Caldwell, Alleghany, Madison, Buncombe, McDowell, Rutherford, Polk, Henderson, Wilkes, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Clay, Cherokee, and Swain are devastated and in need of the same help, some even more.
Other counties that fall under various definitions of Western North Carolina include: Alexander County, Catawba County, Cleveland County, Surry County and Yadkin County. When these counties are added, they form a total regional area of roughly 11,750 square miles (30,400 km2).
This makes the region roughly the size of Massachusetts. Western North Carolina holds 11% of our state's population.
There are millions of people up there with no electricity, no communication, no water, and no way to get out or let rescue teams even know where they are. I am not taking anything away from Asheville and the utter destruction there or any other areas in NC that have damage. The level of destruction is unimaginable. But it's not one or two cities or towns that are in need of help.
This does not include the destroyed areas in the Tennessee mountains, Western Virginia, Georgia, or South Carolina.
Please do 2 things for me:
1. Donate to Operation Airdrop, Samaritan’s Purse, or Fleet of Angels (or all 3!)
2. Contact news media to get coverage for ALL of Western North Carolina. People need to know the full scope of this disaster so that more people can get desperately needed help. And so more people can be located because a lot of us have loved ones up there and we don't know if they're dead or alive.
These are our homes. These are places we raise our families. These are communities I work in on a daily basis. My heart breaks for everyone involved.
