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Sharknado! Movie Liveblog
What is poised to be the worst movie in the history of movies -- surpassing both the Twilight series and anything starring Fred Thompson -- comes on the Syfy Channel tonight at 9PM Eastern. And like...
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Erick Erickson tells liberals to go buy coat hangers after TX abortion bill...
I know one-sentence diaries with a screenshot of a Tweet are frowned upon around here, but how could one possibly expand on the absolute class that is Erick Erickson? This man is walking proof that...
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Perspective.
Reports came out this morning that Asiana Airlines plans to sue KTVU-TV in San Francisco over the disgustingly racist names it posted in a report a few days ago. Almost everyone has heard of the story...
View ArticleCheck out my guest post for Washington Post's "Capital Weather Gang" blog
Some of you have asked why I haven't written about the weather in the last couple of weeks (no, the sharknado doesn't count as weather). Aside from hurricanes and derechos, summer can be particularly...
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Tropics: TS Flossie to hit Hawaii; Atlantic's TS Dorian is a question mark.
Visible satellite image of Tropical Storm Flossie on Friday afternoon.Flossie:All signs are pointing to a period of showers and wind early next week in parts of Hawaii, as Tropical Storm Flossie is...
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Tropical Storm Flossie To Hit Hawai'i Tomorrow With ~50 MPH Winds
Tropical Storm Flossie as seen on visible satellite imagery Sunday afternoon. Tropical Storm Flossie is set to be the first tropical system in almost 20 years to make a direct landfall on the most...
View ArticleA response to the ridiculous "45 day forecasts" AccuWeather started pumping out.
Here's a list of reasons why AccuWeather's new 45 day forecasts are a good idea:.....
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The new Kosbot Moderation System™ is really simple, folks.
There's been a lot of talk over the last 24 hours about how exactly the new moderation robot is going to work to target trolls, deliver fair punishments, and keep people from gaming the system. The...
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Sticking To The Weather
A few months ago, I wrote a diary called Stick to the weather, Weatherdude. The title was a tongue-in-cheek reference to the people who derisively tell me to "stick to the weather" when they don't like...
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Be blessed in the name of our Lord.
I got a lovely spam Kosmail about an hour ago:The spammers are getting more creative. I like it. It's more personal than posting a thousand hit-and-run comments in dead diaries. Plus, I'm totally going...
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Leo Frigo Bridge (I-43) in Green Bay Closed Due to Sagging
The Leo Frigo I-43 bridge that crosses the Fox River in Green Bay, Wisconsin has been closed since yesterday morning due to the center portion of the bridge 'sagging' more than two feet, according to...
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Over the next 3 days, the US will see a hurricane, a tornado outbreak, and a...
As if this week wasn't active enough, the next couple of days will see Tropical Storm (potentially Hurricane) Karen making landfall on the northern Gulf Coast, a major severe weather outbreak across...
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National Weather Service Places Hidden "PLEASE PAY US" Message in Forecast
Someone at the National Weather Service office in Anchorage, Alaska inserted a hidden "PLEASE PAY US" message in this morning's forecast discussion (a product that gives the forecaster's scientific...
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India is about to have a catastrophic humanitarian disaster -- 165 MPH...
Very Severe Cyclone Phailin approaching the eastern Indian coast on October 11, 2013. Cyclone Phailin is on track to make landfall in the state of Odisha on the northeastern coast of India with 165 MPH...
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My first-hand account with The Obama's death panels.
When I went to bed on Saturday night, I was so thrilled at the thought of crawling into my inviting-looking bed that I actually took a picture of the damn thing because it looked like something you'd...
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Yo.
yamamizu posted a diary this evening asking where I am and why I haven't posted anything on Super Typhoon Haiyan yet. A few people have asked where I've been the last month or so, so the story is below...
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Info on second (unlikely) tropical system in the Philippines...
On the heels of Haiyan comes word that, while the possibility is remote, another tropical cyclone could form and impact the Philippines within the next couple of days. The central part of the country...
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ALERT: HIGH RISK severe weather outbreak on Sunday across Midwest; violent...
1220PM CST UPDATE: Several large, violent tornadoes have already been reported in Illinois. There are pictures of horrific damage to homes and businesses coming in from the Peoria IL area. Tornado...
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Selfiegate, or more manufactured right-wing poutrage.
SACREBLEU! The Big Bad Barry is prancing overseas and making a mockery of the U. S. of A. yet again. What did he do this time?This:Fresh off the latest round of controversy regarding when and where...
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Freedom of Speech
Dear Duck Dynasty Fans,Recently, Phil Robertson of A&E's reality show Duck Dynasty made remarks in GQ magazine that condemned homosexuality as a sin that serves as a gateway to bestiality, and...
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WINO: The Fight For Integrity
In less than 7 hours, DirecTV will drop The Weather Channel unless the two companies can strike a deal regarding the carriage fees that TWC charges in order for its channel to be shown on a cable or...
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Freezing the Hype: What's a "Polar Vortex?"
The polar vortex is nothing new. We've known of its existence since at least November 1853. It is a word the media just learned a few weeks ago, and since it sounds scary and new, they ran with it in...
View ArticleDailyKos Exclusive: January 21st Snowstorm Forecast
It's going to snow. That's usually what happens in January.Any questions?
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Rare Winter Storm Set To Impact Deep South From Houston to NOLA/Mobile to...
The last time it snowed in Mobile AL was Feb 12 2010, when we got about half an inch of snow. Picture taken at the University of South Alabama by me. Many of the people I've talked to in Mobile over...
View ArticleDailyKos Exclusive: 2014's Long-Term Winter Outlook
That's right woodchuck-chuckers, it's GROUNDHOG DAY! This year, a bunch of fat old white men pulled a rodent out of of an old tree stump and he whispered to them in groundhogese that there are going to...
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New York City could see a major ice storm on Wednesday...
A very large portion of the country is at risk for seeing a major winter storm starting tomorrow and lasting through Wednesday, with winter storm warnings up for up to a foot of snow in places from...
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The End is Nigh: Major Winter Storm Brewing from Louisiana to Maine
(WARNING: diary is image heavy)Winter Storm Gidget (or whatever that channel is calling it these days) is about to get underway across the southern and eastern United States, bringing with it the...
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When big city schools close, kids don't eat.
When a big winter storm threatens to strike a major city like Washington DC or New York City, administrators who run the school districts therein have an extremely tough decision to make: do they...
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Stop blaming the weather for your political incompetence.
Major weather disasters and political controversy are nothing new in the United States. Chicago Mayor Michael Bilandic is widely believed to have lost the Democratic primary for mayor in 1979 due to...
View ArticleRumors of a historic winter storm next week are a HOAX. Spread the word.
There's rampant speculation around social media right now that there's going to be a historic, blockbuster winter storm that affect over two-thirds of the United States east of the Rockies next week....
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You're the first line of defense against social media misinformation.
I wrote a diary yesterday which one could diplomatically summarize as a primer in not spreading misinformation through social media because it can dupe thousands into believing something that is false...
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Winter storm set to impact US. Weatherdude set to impact foot in mouth. Sort of.
As you'll probably remember from earlier this week, I posted a diary proclaiming a viral social media story about a massive, paralyzing, historic winter storm to be a hoax designed to drive page clicks...
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Check out my new weather site at Gawker.
After over four years of blogging here at DailyKos and eight months of writing for the Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang, I'm beyond thrilled to announce that that I've been brought on by Gawker...
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Why I'm still in this general vicinity.
Since I started The Vane last week, I haven't participated in meta for the first time in forever. So...hi. How's everyone doing?
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Heads up: Major severe weather outbreak possible tomorrow.
There's a risk for a major severe weather outbreak tomorrow across parts of the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys as shown by the severe weather outlook above, especially in the areas shaded in red, which...
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Nancy Grace Writes Offensive Dead Babies Tweet, Absolutely Nobody Shocked
I would add some commentary, but the tweet speaks for itself and nothing I could say would make this look any worse than it already does.
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Major Severe Weather Forecast Redesign on the Horizon
The Storm Prediction Center is planning a major redesign of their severe weather outlooks, replacing the current system with a more detailed scale that's aimed at better relaying the threat for severe...
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ALERT: Major Tornado Outbreak Likely Today
A major tornado outbreak is on tap for parts of the southern and midwestern United States this afternoon, with a high likelihood for large, violent, long-track tornadoes extending from Louisiana north...
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PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION: Violent Tornado Outbreak Unfolding Across...
A second tornado outbreak is unfolding across the Deep South this afternoon as tornadic supercells form in the area where the Storm Prediction Center issued a "Particularly Dangerous Situation" ("PDS")...
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Heads Up: Dangerous Severe Weather Outbreak Today (UPDATE: Derecho Imminent)
A major severe weather outbreak is on tap for the central United States this afternoon, with a moderate risk for severe weather extending from Nebraska to Illinois. The threats today include the...
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The CIA just joined Twitter and...
...they hired a pretty damn good social media coordinator.
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Here's How Drudge Is Handling the Benghazi Suspect Capture
They're so happy about the capture of the suspected ringleader of the Benghazi attacks, clearly the worst terrorist attack in the history of humankind, that they buried the headline six links down the...
View ArticleAnnouncing DailyKos' Second Annual Sharknado Liveblog
Greetings! I come bearing gifts. And by gifts, I mean a tornado with sharks in it.Last year's cultural phenomenon Sharknado! grew a cult following on the internet, and DailyKos was not immune from the...
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Sharknado 2 Movie Liveblog!
Welcome to DailyKos' second annual liveblog of the television movie disaster/disaster movie Sharknado. This year's sequel is the cleverly-named Sharknado II: The Second One. The movie begins at 9PM...
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It Only Takes One: Get Ready for Hurricane Season
Are you ready for hurricane season? Monday is June 1 (how'd that happen?) and the start of hurricane season in the Atlantic basin. It's only May and we've already seen one tropical storm--Ana made...
View ArticleThe Math That Shows Why Bernie Sanders Has Virtually No Path to the Nomination
The two primaries this year are a case study in how the two political parties are little alike and the folks who claim otherwise have the political sophistication of a tuft of moss. The Republican...
View ArticleYour "Voter Fraud" Complaints Will Only Help Republicans Continue Their Voter...
For years now, we’ve watched with seething horror as one Republican-controlled state after another passed voter suppression laws under the guise of trying to protect our sacred system from rampant...
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If we can count electoral votes in November, we're going to count...
Don’t you love election night every fourth November? That quadrennial night is a political junkie’s dream. The awesome election music, the hyper analysts, the flood of data and rainbow of colors...
View ArticleWatching North Carolina's Voter Suppression Efforts Succeed Have Me Seeing Red
Though we’re surrounded by stories of the Republican Party’s systemic voter suppression efforts, most of us are (to some degree) removed from the physical effects of those laws. This year more than...
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