"Why don't they just leave???" When I was a kid, I recall a sort of media campaign aimed at making people who don't evacuate during hurricanes seem stupid--to create the narrative that they deserve whatever happens because they didn't leave. I continue to see the remnants🧵

🚨Secretary Pete Buttigieg has had ENOUGH of the misinformation on Twitter about rescue and recovery efforts, and called Elon Musk to set the record straight. "This is something that actively harms the ability of responders to do their job."

NOAA has been tracking the formation of Hurricane Milton for days. They sent hurricane hunters to determine its speed and intensity. They've identified its path across Florida. Their data will save hundreds if not thousands of lives. NOAA is one of the many departments that

Apparently, it's some conspiracy that hurricanes tend to hit Red states. Every day, the stupidity seems to get even stupider.

Hurricane Helene by the numbers: Aid actually provided by Biden/Harris administration: 7,000 workers 14,900,000 meals 13,900,000 liters of water $137,000,000 of aid for people and state/local govts Aid that would've been provided per Trump's Project 2025: 0

Pete Buttigieg responds to JD Vance politicizing hurricanes, "This hurricane doesn't care whether you're Republican or Democrat. It is going to affect so many Americans. And every American can and should expect the 100% support of their federal government."

Dear MAGA: If you dropped off your child as a boy and picked your child up as a girl, please return her back to the school, you picked up the wrong child. Thank you.

Our whole society now, thanks to far-right social media. Meteorologists? Death threats. Hospitals? Death threats. Librarians? Death threats. Teachers? Death threats. Feeding every occupation into the fire, one by one, to keep generating rage clicks. rollingstone.com/culture/cultur…

“Take away the CBS licensing.” This is a reminder that last month, Trump threatened to take away ABC’s broadcast license because they asked him tough questions at the debate. This is a dictator talk

A perfect example of the saying: "Everything is a conspiracy when you don't understand how anything works."

Fox News' Neil Cavuto appears to blast Donald Trump for misinformation about hurricane relief, citing a lie he has spread: "Whether it's perpetrated by a politician or someone you think is someone of note and authority, it is wrong ... and it cannot be tolerated."

Obama: I’ve noticed that some men seem to think that Trump's behavior of bullying and putting people down is a sign of strength. That is not real strength. Real strength is working hard, taking responsibility, telling the truth, helping people in need, and standing up for others.

Imagine being a meteorologist trying to inform the public about Hurricane Milton only to have to deal with death threats from Trump supporters because of the disinformation he is spreading. It happened and it’s mind-numbing. salon.com/2024/10/10/nat…

Exactly!! 😂

If you think that Democrats have falsely labeled GOP candidates as “fascists” too many times to be believed, then don’t believe them. Believe Trump’s own Cabinet officials and the many Republicans who are telling you that something is badly wrong with their own party’s nominee.

I'm not a fan of Game of Thrones or Malazan.

Voted today. The line was the longest I've ever had to wait in to vote. That shows turnout is likely going to be pretty high.

At this point, I think it's time to reset my feed here with writerly stuff.

To anyone feeling discouraged/depressed about current events: It is not selfish to take care of your own mental health. You can't fight for yourself, or anyone else, if you don't take care of your own emotional needs first.