Posted by Buygold
@ 6:38 on August 22, 2026
Maya – Godspeed brother. We had those back-to-back hurricanes here about this time two years ago. No fun. Ours were two weeks apart and there were many people that had already started to get cleaned up and replace things when the second one came and washed it all away again. Glad you didn’t put the generator up.
Goldie – most of Florida has been in drought for the last couple of years, although this year has been a little better. They used to go down to 60 ft. to dig wells in our area, now they have to dig 100+ ft. to get to the water. Not looking forward to flooding of course, which will definitely come in the river areas, but we are overdue for heavy rains. Since I’m close to the beach/bay, I’m more concerned with storm surge than anything when it comes to flooding. My neighbor does have a boat though. 🙂
Posted by goldielocks
@ 1:59 on August 22, 2026
When the bigger waves 50-70 ft come in North Cal what it sounds like during El Nino any spectators better stay back on higher ground. Some waves ocassionaly will come inland and they’re not shallow waves.
Posted by goldielocks
@ 1:40 on August 22, 2026
East Coast could see storm surges. Double whammy both east and west with coastal flooding.
While the peak strength of the 2026 El Niño remains to be seen, scientists know that an El Nino can affect weather significantly, as warmer waters cause the Pacific jet stream to move south of its neutral position.
Elevated sea levels along the west coast of the U.S. can occur, causing high tides and strong surf to ride higher and push much further inland than normal.
Along the Atlantic coast, the shift in the jet stream often steers storms towards the mid-Atlantic, resulting in more storm surge events. Higher than normal rain can also occur along the U.S. Gulf and Southeast Coasts.
Posted by goldielocks
@ 1:23 on August 22, 2026
Hope you still have your CB radio.
Lots of batteries and or rechargable batteries solar powered battery chargers. They have these multi.power sources lanterns now you can charge a phone with but better for light that can charge on a USB cord even in your cars, solar and a wind up for a minute or two to give you nhours of light you can keep by your bed if it comes at night. Case it last longer than your generator. Some of those car chargers with air for the tires have ports that can charge phones and ipads 14 or more times. Could be a busy hurricane season plus more than that.
For the 2026 hurricane season (June 1 through November 30), NOAA’s Central Pacific Hurricane Center is predicting an above-normal season withÂ
5 to 13 total tropical cyclones (which include tropical depressions, tropical storms, and hurricanes) expected across the Central Pacific basin. [
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- Activity Level: Above-normal (70% chance), fueled by developing El Niño conditions that provide warmer sea-surface temperatures and weaker wind shear. [1, 2]
- Seasonal Baseline: A typical, near-normal season in the Central Pacific usually sees only 4 or 5 tropical cyclones. [1]
- Direct Impacts: Forecasters emphasize that the predicted range accounts for storms forming across the broader basin rather than direct landfalls; however, active El Niño patterns increase the overall threat level and potential tracking proximity to the Hawaiian Islands.
- During El Niño years, Hawaii faces an elevated risk of severe Central Pacific hurricanes, prolonged droughts, and destructive wildfires. Historic impacts include devastating storms like Hurricane Iwa in 1982 and Hurricane Iniki in 1992. Residents should maintain a 14-day supply of food and water, secure outdoor items, and monitor emergency channels. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Posted by Maya
@ 22:58 on August 21, 2026
Having just survived Hurricane LALA and five days without power, we now have tropical storm MOKE approaching this weekend, bringing lots of rain. I have not stored the generator away yet. If I disappear for a few days again, you will know why.
Posted by Maya
@ 22:51 on August 21, 2026
Posted by goldielocks
@ 21:42 on August 21, 2026
The traitor socialist calling patriots protection of their country from boat pirates ” selective sovereigns” because they won’t recognize this subversive kangaroo travesty handing over their country to these dangerous scoundrel pirates and follow them over the plank into the shark infested water.
European socialists head towards showdown over divergences on migration policy. I chose the continue without agreeing to spam. Spam on page. https://share.google/qm8Vb9stuciyTyTew
Posted by goldielocks
@ 21:14 on August 21, 2026
A conflict of interest going on between the Fed and Treasury?
Aug 20 (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has promised that the U.S. central bank will deliver price stability, but Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s decision on Wednesday to double buybacks of longer-dated U.S. debt may complicate any effort to do so.
Treasury’s upsized buybacks may complicate Fed’s monetary policy work https://share.google/qGa5B6GUqPxCbOFaa
Posted by goldielocks
@ 19:54 on August 21, 2026
Colluding with these invading pirates actually seem to already be trying it to get you to renounce your country and your faith to these bums and scoundrels. That’s what their subversive actions are actually doing in courts now. The criminals walk free the patriots imprisoned.
Posted by goldielocks
@ 19:35 on August 21, 2026
- Definition: A legal theory where actors comply with the strict letter of a rule or constitutional right while intentionally frustrating or undermining its underlying purpose. [1, 2]
- Examples: Using creative procedural workarounds to bypass the spirit of judicial protections or government policies that frustrate the practical goals of free speech or public protest without outright banning the right itself. [1, 2]
Statutory Subversion and National Security
- Criminal Acts: Many legal codes criminalize “subversion” or “subversive activities” as attempts to overthrow or undermine established government authority
Posted by ferrett
@ 19:23 on August 21, 2026
And we are too polite, and nowadays too scared for fear of being jailed for islamophobia, to object. Rather than simply banning the culture (would we accept a cannabilistic sub-culture being established?) which is in direct conflict with ours, our niceness will see the death of us.
Posted by goldielocks
@ 19:10 on August 21, 2026
Iran smuggling money to build up Monques and Shaira organizations in Christian and non Muslim countries.
United States Cases
- The Alavi Foundation: U.S. federal authorities identified this non-profit organization as a front for the Iranian government.
- Asset Seizures: Prosecutors revealed that the foundation spent millions buying property and funding mosques and religious schools in New York, Maryland, California, and Texas.
- Legal Action: The U.S. government launched major forfeiture actions to seize these properties and an associated Manhattan skyscraper. [1, 2, 3]
- Diplomatic Channels: Investigative reports in Europe have uncovered instances where money from Iranian state donors was funneled directly through Iranian embassies to local mosque associations.
- Real Estate Purchases: Funds have been used to acquire properties and finance local Islamic cultural centers in countries like Denmark. [1]
- Geopolitical Influence: Unlike Saudi Arabia or Qatar—which have historically spent heavily on large-scale, overt mosque construction and salafi/wahhabi proselytizing—Iran’s funding is typically more localized or channeled via discreet institutional and cultural fronts to project regional influence.
Posted by goldielocks
@ 18:08 on August 21, 2026
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BREAKING: Iran is systematically preparing to damage Trump’s presidency through economic warfare, aimed at making him lose the November midterms, per a senior Iranian official in Tehran familiar with the matter.
The plans include strikes on Gulf oil terminals to surge global energy prices
You mean that peaceful Iran would strike American oil even indirectly but Trump’s picking on them for nothing strategy?
Posted by ipso facto
@ 17:47 on August 21, 2026
I thought I read all the Hobbit books in my younger days but I’ve never seen that one. I’m gonna have to find it! 🙂
Posted by ferrett
@ 17:29 on August 21, 2026
The penultimate chapter. The hobbits have returned to the Shire to find it taken over by immigrants, bigger and stronger than hobbits, with many rules about what they (the hobbits, not the invaders) can and can’t do, and what they can’t say. Even some hobbits have taken side with the migrants for the sake of authority and benefits. Sam, Merry and Pippin rouse the majority of the hobbits to scour the shire of the invaders and kick them out, restoring the old bucolic culture. Some hobbits are killed by the invaders, so it isn’t without price. Saruman, who facilitated the creeping invasion whilst the hero hobbits were away, is also killed, by Wormtongue, who is subsequently shot by hobbits.
Nearly everyone lives happily ever after.
Posted by treefrog
@ 16:29 on August 21, 2026
globex hours.
painting the tape for the weekend?
Posted by ipso facto
@ 14:00 on August 21, 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scouring_of_the_Shire
Seems like it would have been an entertaining part of the Hobbit story. Too much parallel with the immigrant crisis I suppose.
Posted by Maddog
@ 13:59 on August 21, 2026
I think you ‘ll find it was ferret…and it was an early chapter about the cleansing of the Shire…..I think….
Posted by Maddog
@ 13:15 on August 21, 2026
Posted by aufever
@ 13:07 on August 21, 2026
Someone here recently mentioned a chapter in The Hobbit or the trilogy that was not included in the movies.
Please repeat that.
Ty
Posted by Maddog
@ 12:57 on August 21, 2026
The way this industry was run did not help….but the way it was literally never written about/touted means there are few to none who follow it anymore……. that will change now …the numbers will astound….money talks bullshit walks.
The action I see now is third wave action on a huge level/degree…it can run for months……
Posted by treefrog
@ 12:56 on August 21, 2026
…looks like it’s been taking lessons from the energizer bunny.
Posted by Buygold
@ 12:35 on August 21, 2026
They’ve been weak all day with the exception of the beast WPM.
Maybe silver has a chance.
I wonder if the usual suspects have been shorting these shares all the way up?
Posted by ipso facto
@ 12:20 on August 21, 2026
I still have some Impact from the far past. It’s been a disappointment for a long time. If it gets to 30 cents again I think I’ll let it go.
Posted by ipso facto
@ 12:18 on August 21, 2026
Well, if it’s bad for Trump … you know how that goes …