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Milton: The cleanup and recovery associated with Helene is still ongoing, but Floridians are already preparing for Milton. And it’s looking big. “Hurricane Milton’s strength is eye-popping. With sustained winds of 175 mph, it’s the strongest storm to occur anywhere on the planet this year.” Here’s the latest from CNN. Meanwhile, Mike Johnson won’t commit to bringing House back before the election for more hurricane relief. (Trump has spent his time post Helene making up stories about the Biden administration not providing hurricane relief funding. Maybe Johnson wants to make the lie a reality. Anything for a campaign pitch.)
+ Waste Case: “Many Western media outlets depicted the site as a public health and environmental tragedy, rife with toxic chemicals that leach into the water and poison the air. While that’s undoubtedly true, it’s not the full story, according to a new collaborative photojournalism project.” NPR: Stunning photos of a vast e-waste dumping ground — and those who make a living off it.
+ ER Emergency: “The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a Biden administration appeal in a dispute over emergency room abortion care in Texas, leaving in place a lower court victory for the Republican-led state.” I mean it’s Texas. And SCOTUS. (Vote.)
+ Asteroid Rage: Margaret Sullivan: Jack Smith’s explosive brief should have landed like an asteroid. (It didn’t.) (It didn’t even land like Hillary’s emails…)
+ Hurricane Donald: “As we’ve seen this week with the MAGA lies about everything from Haitian immigrants to FEMA’s hurricane recovery efforts: No lie will be too flagrant. No invention too incredible.” Charlie Sykes: Why This Election Aftermath Will Be Even Worse (Maybe Much Worse). This is just one more reason why we need more Republicans like George W and Mitt Romney to endorse Harris and speak the hell up.
+ Small Victories: ” The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to Americans Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNA, a fundamental principle governing how gene activity is regulated.”
+ Gestalt and Pepper: You’d expect such a beverage to be niche, an acquired taste one orders from a specialty shop, not found in millions of homes and major fast food chains. But what’s even weirder than Dr Pepper’s flavor is that we’re living through a Dr Pepper renaissance. This year, it tied Pepsi — the regular version, not diet — as the second bestselling soda in the US.”
+ Setting a Son Screen: “LeBron and Bronny are the first father and son to play in any NBA game at the same time, let alone on the same team. The James family’s remarkable moment coincidentally happened on Bronny’s 20th birthday.”
