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KillHour posted:If Trump meant "Jew" he would say Jew. He would literally go on TV and tell the whole world that the Jews are to blame. Trump called Hillary a "nasty woman" but we know he meant "bitch". We know what he meant when he Just Asked Questions about second amendment people possibly being able to do something. He's not that dumb. He uses that perception as a cover.
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Hastings posted:You can almost hear the exact moment he regrets his part in all this, and then Trump decides he needs to go. This was a great speech, but part of me thinks I was only moved because we've dealt with Trump for so long that speaking basic English would come across as a beautiful sonata at this point. There is one blessing to Trump though: what we are seeing is conservatism taken to its full, logical end. This isn't 'a few bad apples' creating this divisiveness. This is that 'compassionate conservatism'. The GOP has always been about otherism and now its happening. i think mattis views himself as less of playing a part in all this, and more in trying to limit the damage i am sort of torn if he's actually doing that or not but i think that's his view: he's not loyal to trump personally, to the republican party, or to conservatism: he's loyal to his idea of america (whatever that is, which I'm not that clear on) and to his troops.
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My Aunt and Cousin are evacuating today. They are in the SW burbs and previously thought they wouldn't have to, but with the river rising they are getting out.
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It is my belief that Trump only hired Mattis because his nickname is 'Mad Dog'.
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This is very much appreciated just FYI. It can be hard to find good info sometimes.
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Looks like the Addicks dam successfully dumped some water.
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Javes posted:It is my belief that Trump only hired Mattis because his nickname is 'Mad Dog'. also that he's a general trump really likes surrounding himself with generals because it makes him feel powerful
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FourLeaf posted:Looks like the Addicks dam successfully dumped some water. Wouldn't bet on it. Addicks measurement has been a little glitchy since they started outflows.
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Ague Proof posted:Trump called Hillary a "nasty woman" but we know he meant "bitch". We know what he meant when he Just Asked Questions about second amendment people possibly being able to do something. This implies that he's okay with people thinking he's dumb, which I very much doubt.
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Hellblazer187 posted:Is it still raining in Houston? Is the projection still rain for another few days? Trying to keep updated on this but the live update sites I've found are more focused on rescue efforts. Which is good, but I'm curious whether it's starting to abate or what. I saw that the NWS was saying it is possible for Houston to get another 20 inches of rain.
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Javes posted:It is my belief that Trump only hired Mattis because his nickname is 'Mad Dog'. Oh it's been obvious since November.
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Hellblazer187 posted:Is it still raining in Houston? Is the projection still rain for another few days? Trying to keep updated on this but the live update sites I've found are more focused on rescue efforts. Which is good, but I'm curious whether it's starting to abate or what. Still raining. Rain forecasted for next few days at least.
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Hellblazer187 posted:Is it still raining in Houston? Is the projection still rain for another few days? Trying to keep updated on this but the live update sites I've found are more focused on rescue efforts. Which is good, but I'm curious whether it's starting to abate or what. The center of Harvey is back over the Gulf again, and it will make a second landfall near Beaumont on Wednesday. So the poo poo is still flying.
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evilweasel posted:also that he's a general The guy who dodged Vietnam due to cowardice and insulted the honor of fellow Republican John McCain who was badly wounded in the war, does love to play tough military man.
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evilweasel posted:also that he's a general He went to military school. I suspect he still sees military leaders as surrogate Daddies.
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Deteriorata posted:The center of Harvey is back over the Gulf again, and it will make a second landfall near Beaumont on Wednesday. So the poo poo is still flying. poo poo. And that's close enough that Houston is going to get slammed again, isn't it?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWwqIO_4VNw&ab_channel=KHOU11 KHOU Houston live streaming on youtube if you want to follow local news. They were chased out of their studio by rising flood waters and are huddled around a desk at the public broadcasting station at the university.
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:I don't suppose anything like covering the top of the levees with sandbags is worth trying Getting that many sandbags there would probably be basically impossible. Not to mention the amount of man power that would be better spent on rescue efforts and the fact that adding maybe 4 ft to a 30 ft wall isn't going to do very much if it even works, which seems dubious.
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farraday posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWwqIO_4VNw&ab_channel=KHOU11 I have to say, these reporters are loving insane. What they are doing is important, both to get info out and to keep people from thinking the world was ending, but Christ.
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:I don't suppose anything like covering the top of the levees with sandbags is worth trying Probably not. Measuring the levees. Barker is about 22 km long and Addicks is about 18 km.
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I know one of the guys working on the New Orleans pump system. The problem is that the pump system is super old and runs on 25Hz power (US standard is 60Hz). Currently they can't produce enough 25Hz power to run all the pumps. Apparently they broke one of the 25Hz turbines. They have now bought a bunch of locomotive engines and were suppose to arrive today. They are working around the clock to get them hooked up and reworked to produce 25Hz power.
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Hellblazer187 posted:poo poo. And that's close enough that Houston is going to get slammed again, isn't it? It's maybe an even worse place for it to make landfall than the first time, since it'll be at least as heavy rain in Houston but ALSO much closer to NO than the first landfall as far as I can tell.
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Deadulus posted:I know one of the guys working on the New Orleans pump system. Jesus christ, what an ill prepared shitshow. Surprised that the city didn't have a bucket brigade as their disaster plan at this point.
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DreamShipWrecked posted:Jesus christ, what an ill prepared shitshow. Surprised that the city didn't have a bucket brigade as their disaster plan at this point. Infrastructure week 
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Deadulus posted:https://twitter.com/NWSHouston/status/902203628131414017 So it looks like those worst case estimates of 60 inches is going to be correct
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DreamShipWrecked posted:Jesus christ, what an ill prepared shitshow. Surprised that the city didn't have a bucket brigade as their disaster plan at this point. Yeah the turbine is like 100 years old. They were doing maintenance on it which required removing the housing. They missed some bolts so when they lifted the housing it cracked. They found one other turbine like it in the world in Indonesia, but they wouldn't sell it to them. Then they spent a bunch of time arguing about how to fix it and if it needed to be rebuilt at current day standards or the original design.
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Deadulus posted:I know one of the guys working on the New Orleans pump system. This is really friggin' interesting and I'd be really interested to know anything else about retrofitting power generation for a 25hz system. It's insane that they've been using the same pumps since, what, WWI?
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Newscasters on KHOU are saying the dam isn't going to breach because they *won't let it breach,* which is very different than the concern the dam experts were expressing earlier. 
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Deadulus posted:Yeah the turbine is like 100 years old. They were doing maintenance on it which required removing the housing. They missed some bolts so when they lifted the housing it cracked. They also fired a bunch of people in charge of it after they lied about the level of preparedness this summer. Wouldn't be New Orleans without chaos at all levels at all times.
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