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The people losing CBP One appointments were patiently waiting in Mexico & complying with a smart process that could modernize asylum. Eliminating CBPOne is not only deeply unfair to the human beings who were following the rules, but this move will destabilize the border.
Based on this and other remarkable footage of the damaging #ScottsValley, CA (Santa Criz County) tornado today, it's likely be this was at least an EF-1, possibly EF-2. @NWSBayArea will formally assess damage and make a determination. I'll discuss on livestream Sun or Mon. #CAwx
Strangely, it's moments like this that I feel most lucky to be queer. I think about our elders. How hopeless they must have felt. How easy it would have been to give up. But they fought for the life I get to live today. What an insult it would be, to them, to succumb to despair
This sounds frivolous in the grand scheme of things but we need to support archivists, protect public libraries, protect journalists, writers, artists, photographers, and filmmakers. We need to continue to keep culture alive and educate our youth.
8PM EDT: This is nothing short of astronomical. I am at a loss for words to meteorologically describe you the storms small eye and intensity. 897mb pressure with 180 MPH max sustained winds and gusts 200+ MPH. This is now the 4th strongest hurricane ever recorded by pressure on this side of the world. The eye is TINY at nearly 3.8 miles wide. This hurricane is nearing the mathematical limit of what Earth's atmosphere over this ocean water can produce.
This is pretty ominous news for several reasons. First, weather models suggest this could become a significant hurricane & make landfall in a more populated part of FL vs. Helene. Second, national disaster response (FEMA) funding is now depleted unless there's rapid intervention.
My friend went to Chimney Rock to help with the ground effort recovery. He just sent me videos. The town is gone. And this is what it looks like across dozens of mountain communities.
Helene is officially the 2nd deadliest hurricane in the last 50 years.