It could have gotten ugly if it had lasted too long. People do not want ugly right now.

The world according to Jim. The Babylon Bee article matches what you think is happening... confirmation bias. And it sucks. You are wrong. Some lies should be left to wither and die. Others demand a response. I’m a longtime journalist in North Carolina. Here’s what’s actually happening here: Federal aid has been coming in since Saturday, a day after the storm, when President Biden responded to Gov. Roy Cooper’s request and issued a disaster declaration, an important procedural step in hastening federal aid. Biden visited North Carolina Wednesday, and Cooper said he’d spoken with the president about using military assets at nearby Camp Lejeune and Fort Liberty to help out. Biden’s head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Deanne Criswell, has been on the ground since Monday and says FEMA plans to stay as long as they’re needed. More than 57,000 people in North Carolina had requested federal aid from her agency by Tuesday, and some have already received it. Meanwhile, on Tuesday, members of the National Guard airlifted hundreds of thousands of pounds of food and supplies to desperate communities. State transportation leaders say their crews have been working around the clock to clear damaged roads and interstates for rescue workers and utility companies. Many of these isolated mountain roads were rendered impassable by mudslides and flooding which is why the progress can be heartbreakingly slow. However, Interstate 40 was reopened around Asheville Tuesday morning. North Carolina healthcare leaders are working to assist nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other healthcare centers cut off from power, water, and supplies. Volunteers were mobilizing to deliver food and water. And state workers were fielding an “unprecedented” number of phone calls to a hotline designated for people who can’t reach a lost loved one. “No matter who and where you are in western North Carolina,” Cooper said Tuesday, “if you need help, we are working around the clock to reach you.” That’s just a portion of federal, state and local officials’ recovery work, which is boosted by private donors, businesses, and various nonprofits. Of course, Helene’s victims need more. They will for years. But all these efforts aren’t nothing. And they don’t square with Trump and his MAGA allies’ attempts to convince people that Helene is Biden’s Hurricane Katrina, especially because their motivations appear to be cruel politics, not humanitarian concerns.

This is music to my ears!

Sounds like port strike is over... very nice.

We had curriculum night at my daughter's school. Social studies teacher was impressive... he said his passion is politics and he expressed amazement at the wonder of the US constitution and the fact words written on parchment 250 years ago still guide this country today. No political agenda but he said he understands why people get frustrated with our politics but its also what makes America great. I can DM his name if you want to look him or send him up an email and thank him. I also heard ladies and gentlemen and boys and girls and sons and daughters mentioned numerous times in the large group presentation. I wish you far right fear mongering tools could have been there.