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Prester Jane posted:poo poo is already extremely dire: https://twitter.com/DividendsMGR/status/901805509950541825 gently caress
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Discussion Quorum posted:Not hearing a lot. Was a tornado yesterday but it just tore up a business. Bayous and creeks are either near or over the banks but that's basically everywhere at this point. Southeast Houston seems to have gotten the worst of the turbo-loving so far, though. Thanks!!!!
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god drat
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JawKnee posted:gently caress Jesus.
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I've seen four separate military convoys moving south in Michigan today, the whole country must be mobilizing.
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farraday posted:I don't know Katy but these videos may be useful to you. Yep, that's Katy. Thanks for posting
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Just remember how many cities along the east coast are ill-prepared for a hurricane. How many could one day be in a similar situation. For example, only a month ago WaPo published an article describing how Tampa Bay relies on hope that a hurricane won't ever hit even as it continues to expand development: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/health/environment/tampa-bay-climate-change/ quote:By a stroke of gambler’s luck, Tampa Bay hasn’t suffered a direct hit from a hurricane as powerful as a category 3 or higher in nearly a century. Tampa has doubled down on a bet that another won’t strike anytime soon, investing billions of dollars in high-rise condominiums along the waterfront and shipping port upgrades and expanding a hospital on an island in the middle of the bay to make it one of the largest in the state.
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eviltastic posted:I asked a buddy in Houston right now he suggested the Houston Food Bank, as a bunch of people are gonna be newly homeless and need food. He followed up with an article about Texas food banks and what you can do to help or to get help: http://www.houstonpress.com/restaurants/texas-food-banks-mobilize-for-hurricane-harvey-how-you-can-help-9735249
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FourLeaf posted:Just remember how many cities along the east coast are ill-prepared for a hurricane. How many could one day be in a similar situation. Jesus. As much as I hate New Tampa, I love Pinellas. Would be a disaster and almost certainly will happen in my lifetime.
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FourLeaf posted:Just remember how many cities along the east coast are ill-prepared for a hurricane. How many could one day be in a similar situation. That article pisses me off though in that, while absolutely true about Oklahoma, California has strict seismic requirements for buildings and infrastructure. So they're not simply "oh well it comes with the territory" for earthquakes, but rather over-engineering as much as possible to withstand it, unlike what the article indicates Tampa is doing.
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1800 people died from Katrina. Houston/TX-LA coast is going to get rain for 3-4 more days. This will be a defining US moment. Signed, A meteorologist
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https://twitter.com/KeeganNYC/status/901093723932590080 not something about the hurricane, but this made me mad. if it was ever implemented there would be actual riots in the street
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dont care what happens to tampa as long as Colombia Restaurant is safe
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Carlosologist posted:https://twitter.com/KeeganNYC/status/901093723932590080 Would there? Why?
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FourLeaf posted:Just remember how many cities along the east coast are ill-prepared for a hurricane. How many could one day be in a similar situation. pinellas county has over a million people in a loving densely packed peninsula and would be wiped off the planet from a cat 4 or 5. i've been begging my brother for a decade, since i left, to move. now he has a kid, so i'm begging harder.
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so has fema or federal aid/rescue/help/etc started yet?
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Calibanibal posted:dont care what happens to tampa as long as Colombia Restaurant is safe You know, ten years in the area and I NEVER went there.
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Celexi posted:If that happens that will be major catastrophe It's already a major catastrophe; Harvey doing that would upgrade the situation to "apocalyptic". I may be falling for hyperbole, but it feels like there's a very real chance there just won't be a Houston anymore.
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farraday posted:I don't know Katy but these videos may be useful to you. So if I wanted to donate, is Global Giving a good place?
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Carlosologist posted:if it was ever implemented there would be actual riots in the street There would, in fact, not be riots. People can put their heads down and tolerate an incredible amount of authoritarian poo poo before they start rioting.
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# ? Aug 27, 2017 18:12 |
Carlosologist posted:https://twitter.com/KeeganNYC/status/901093723932590080 There may be protests but idk about riots. Then again, cops are cops and whenever they start attacking protesters it's always the victims fault, so who knows. I just don't see room for much in the way of positive change as long as the GOP controls everything. Also remember all the people painting antifa as "alt-left" and the folks who willingly support white supremacy. They'd probably be fine with this to keep their kids away from black/brown kids. Didn't Samantha Bee's husband support keeping black kids out of some charter school or something equally ridiculous? White people of all stripes want to keep what power/privilege they have.
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A profile in heroism. https://twitter.com/marissambarnett/status/901838602769924096
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FourLeaf posted:Just remember how many cities along the east coast are ill-prepared for a hurricane. How many could one day be in a similar situation. When I visited Florida this past winter, one of the biggest things I was struck by is how loving flat that entire state is. There is not a doubt in my mind that the entire region is loving doomed.
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SirPablo posted:1800 people died from Katrina.
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No, saying Samantha Bees husband was trying to keep black kids out of that school would be inaccurate. BOTH of them were.
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# ? Aug 27, 2017 18:15 |
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https://twitter.com/lydiadepillis/status/901854829965975555 They had a septic problem in the basement as well. https://twitter.com/OmarVillafranca/status/901838327724290048 Also, gently caress fire ants.
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FourLeaf posted:Just remember how many cities along the east coast are ill-prepared for a hurricane. How many could one day be in a similar situation. Every Hurricane Season Jacksonville collectively recites the mantra of the benevolent Gulf Stream Current, followed by No Dora, No Dora, No Dora, Stop!
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uh crowd-sourcing rescue vehicles does not look like good preparation https://twitter.com/ReadyHarris/status/901853696979587073
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Cingulate posted:So is there an upside? Is Texas in 2017 better prepared than New Orleans was in 05? Is the landscape different? I can't imagine it will be as bad as Katrina. Houston is flat with clay soil. The infrastructure is in no way prepared to deal with a milder hurricane than this, the Republican government is irresponsible, FEMA and NOAA are both understaffed, and Trump is president. Being on the level with Katrina is the optimistic outcome, and I'm saying this with a mind that Harvey doesn't just regain strength in the gulf.
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botany posted:uh crowd-sourcing rescue vehicles does not look like good preparation it's probably a good initiative to take if you don't think the feds have your back
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Office Pig posted:Houston is flat with clay soil. The infrastructure is in no way prepared to deal with a milder hurricane than this, the Republican government is irresponsible, FEMA and NOAA are both understaffed, and Trump is president.
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Office Pig posted:Houston is flat with clay soil. The infrastructure is in no way prepared to deal with a milder hurricane than this, the Republican government is irresponsible, FEMA and NOAA are both understaffed, and Trump is president. I think you'll find Houston has a democrat Mayor and furthermore...
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Prester Jane posted:poo poo is already extremely dire: https://twitter.com/DividendsMGR/status/901805509950541825 https://twitter.com/DividendsMGR/status/901854734109331456 A happy end, but that picture is still nightmarish.
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The Lord of Hats posted:It's already a major catastrophe; Harvey doing that would upgrade the situation to "apocalyptic". You are falling for hyperbole. I'm currently in downtown Houston, its seriously bad and it will be much worse, but its a flooding disaster. Humans have been dealing with those since we started farming.
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Koalas March posted:Didn't Samantha Bee's husband support keeping black kids out of some charter school or something equally ridiculous? White people of all stripes want to keep what power/privilege they have. i googled literally your line of text and http://www.snopes.com/samantha-bees-husband-school/
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botany posted:uh crowd-sourcing rescue vehicles does not look like good preparation Haven't you seen Dunkirk?
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botany posted:uh crowd-sourcing rescue vehicles does not look like good preparation There's no way the local Sheriff would ever have enough boats to plan for something like this, so all hands on deck crowd-sourcing was always the plan. I mean, maybe the Sheriff of Venice Italy would have enough boats.
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botany posted:uh crowd-sourcing rescue vehicles does not look like good preparation To me, that reads more like "If you're already helping, let's coordinate" rather than asking for assistance.
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https://twitter.com/bryanwx/status/901797169975484421
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SpaceCadetBob posted:I seriously can not comprehend how he could be tweeting this inane crap right now. People are literally trapped in their attics across Houston. Is there no one in the White House that can convince him to put down his phone? Why? This is pretty much Trump in his purest form. Unless people are directly tied to him in a way that damages his ego or take his money, he doesn't give a gently caress. Trump is pretty much Carl Anheuser from the movie 2012. He's that dick that wants to ignore all the stranded people on the decks just before the wave hits the ships.
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