Jonathan Kanarek

Husband, dad, entrepreneur, advisor, mentor, foodie, technology enthusiast

[Insurance Information Institute @iiiorg]

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[James Spann @spann]

TEXAS FLOOD: There are many questions about the tragic flash flood on the Guadalupe River late Thursday night and early Friday morning. The death toll is now over 50, including some children who were at Camp Mystic.

Here are some key points about the warning process...

*A flash flood watch was issued for Kerr County at 12:41a CT (just after midnight Thursday night). The watch mentioned isolated rain amounts of 10 inches, and stated "Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks." This followed a flash flood watch that was issued Thursday afternoon.

*A flash flood warning was issued at 1:14a CT For Kerr County, which mentioned "life threatening flash flooding of creeks, streams, and rivers".

*A flash flood "emergency" was issued at 5:34a CT for Kerr County and the Guadalupe River.

*NWS Austin/San Antonio had five on staff during the event; normally two would be on duty. Extra staffing was planned before the event started.

*This type of flash flooding on the Guadalupe River is nothing new. Similar events happened in 1998, 1978, 1935, and 1921. This year's event was related to deep moisture from a tropical system (Barry) that originated in the East Pacific and made landfall near Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico, on June 29.

Social scientists will do much research on this in coming months and years. In my opinion one of the primary problems is the high number of false alarms; flash flood warnings that are issued with only minor flooding involved. This is also a problem with tornadoes in many parts of the country. I am very thankful locally NWS Birmingham leads the nation in lowering the false alarm ratio.

One takeaway is the importance of having a NOAA Weather Radio at every home, business, and any place where there are large number of people gathered (like a camp on a river). I would imagine cell service is very spotty along the Guadalupe where the camps were located. NWR does not use cell service and will wake you up. The alert is very loud, and can't be missed.

Again, I ask that you keep political rhetoric off the comment section here; left wing and right wing extremists are pushing false information and narratives are not close to the truth. Now is simply the time to support families that are suffering after the tragedy.

We will have a long discussion on this event with the WeatherBrains crew tomorrow night. In addition to the audio podcast you can watch it live as well on the WB YouTube Channel: https://t.co/pEMFNVP8hl

[Trey Yingst @TreyYingst]

Remember that American citizens are being held by Hamas in Gaza. President Biden did not mention them or the other hostages in his response about the war.

[Calev Ben-Dor @Fathom_Editor]

Sam Harris: "Of course, the boundary between Anti-Semitism and generic moral stupidity is a little hard to discern—and I’m not sure that it is always important to find it. I’m not sure it matters why a person can’t distinguish between collateral damage in a necessary war and conscious acts of genocidal sadism that are celebrated as a religious sacrament by a death cult. Our streets have been filled with people, literally tripping over themselves in their eagerness to demonstrate that they cannot distinguish between those who intentionally kill babies, and those who inadvertently kill them, having taken great pains to avoid killing them, while defending themselves against the very people who have just intentionally tortured and killed innocent men, women, and yes… babies…

If you have landed, proudly and sanctimoniously, on the wrong side of this asymmetry—this vast gulf between savagery and civilization—while marching through the quad of an Ivy League institution wearing yoga pants, I’m not sure it matters that your moral confusion is due to the fact that you just happen to hate Jews. Whether you’re an anti-Semite or just an apologist for atrocity is probably immaterial. The crucial point is that you are dangerously confused about the moral norms and political sympathies that make life in this world worth living."

[Propmodo @propmodo]

RealPage & Yardi have both been hit with #antitrust lawsuits. Now, @CoStarGroup's STR is facing the same scrutiny. Allegations of anti-competitive pricing algorithms in the #hospitality sector raise concerns about fairness & transparency. https://t.co/l5mkGENAQl

[Horizon Payroll @HorizonPaySolu]

The SECURE 2.0 Act has made sweeping changes to how employers will handle employee retirement savings. Yet many employers have questions about how it is being implemented in their state. Check out our SECURE 2.0 Act frequently asked questions on our blog!

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[Ran Harnevo @harnevo]

Yesterday's night i posted a video about the horrific genocide Israel experienced on Oct. 7th.

The video was removed from Twitter and my account was locked after generating over 250,000 views, and counting. It contained some truths which were too graphic for this platform...

I post it again, a softer version but still hard to watch for some (*trigger warning*). I ask you to please share it again, comment again, make the video fly again!

Let our voice be heard!
And #StandWithIsrael

[Lara Seligman @laraseligman]

The U.S. government assesses that Israel was not responsible for an explosion at the Al Ahli Hospital in the Gaza Strip, US official tells me.

Assessment based on available reporting, including intelligence, missile activity, overhead imagery, and open source video and images.

[FIRE @TheFIREorg]

Whether or not you agree with a player's speech, we should all agree that free speech is essential. And no one knows that better than sports fans.

Check out FIRE's new ad airing TONIGHT during the @uscfb vs. @NDFootball game!

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[Jonathan Kanarek @jkanarek]

In a world which feels like it’s gone mad taking a time out with family and friends is the greatest escape. To all my friends and family in Israel, we support you.

[Jack Carr @JackCarrUSA]

To those cheering on Hamas as they cut off the heads of infants, cut unborn babies from their mothers as they are still alive, gang rape and mutilate women, burn people alive, execute defenseless families after torturing them in front of one another would be wise to remember that many of them would be the first to be slaughtered under the rule of radical Islamicists.  

To those arguing or issuing statements of moral equivalency or justification for such acts, I suggest those statements indicate a moral bankruptcy and a depravity of the soul.  To the commentators on news channels doing just that, politicians doing just that, community groups doing just that, college professors and students doing just that, those marching in support of Hamas doing just that, I would remind you of an oft-cited phrase used amongst Jihadist groups in which they make their intentions extremely clear - they put it on flags and leave in written on walls in their wake.  It translates as:
“First we kill the Saturday people and then the Sunday people.”  
“On Saturday we kill the Jews. On Sunday we kill the Christians.”
“On Saturday we massacre the Jews.  On Sunday we massacre the Christians.”

Think of the families burned alive, the decapitated babies, raped women and executed children before nodding your head in agreement with someone citing a moral equivalence or justification argument regardless of their position or influence.

To my friend Doron who posted this photo, and to those in harm’s way and those about to enter the breach, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your loved ones.

To those who want to offer more than thoughts and prayers, please visit:
https://t.co/qKf9heZt7b
@UnitedHatzalah
@AFMDA
@FIDF
@JewishAgency

Hamas has issued a statement calling for what translates as “a day of general mobilization” this Friday, October 13. You can find the statement online.  

To those justifying the attacks publicly, thank you for showing your true colors. To those public figures who refuse to condemn the attacks when asked, your silence is deafening.

[Andrew Klavan @andrewklavan]

Succinct, eloquent, accurate.

[Noa Tishby @noatishby]

Israel is under attack. The terrorist organization #Hamas launched a war on #Israel, firing thousands of rockets at Israel and also invading Israeli towns and kibbutzim. These terrorists are killing innocent civilians and kidnapping men, women, and children. This is what Israel is dealing with. This is a nightmare. We pray for the people of Israel. Am Yisrael Chai.

[Saveday @GoSaveDay]

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[Verisk @Verisk]

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[David Morris @wdmorrisjr]

If you want your kids to succeed,

You have to let them fail.

8 practical ways to raise resilient kids:

[Verisk @Verisk]

Introducing our latest integration with @SocotraTech ! Verisk will be providing reliable #360Value reconstruction cost estimate data to help #insurers maintain #ITV, from new business to renewal.

[Verisk - property intelligence solutions @BuildFax]

Single-family housing authorizations increased year over year in March, although the pace of growth slowed from February. While one month of slowed growth is not necessarily indicative of a trend, it could suggest a turning point: https://t.co/YbL3G1YpNA

[Benzinga @Benzinga]

The Crisis In Housing, Part 1: A Lopsided Market.
#housing #housingmarket #usa #realestate
https://t.co/qpNFzAU8zk

[Verisk - property intelligence solutions @BuildFax]

Higher building material costs, worsening labor shortages, and rising mortgage rates point to another competitive housing market year. Although new construction is up in January, inventory remains scarce, https://t.co/nMUSREQoqh