Michael Flynn Ominously Warns Governors May Soon ‘Declare War’
And 90% of federal departments should be eliminated, urges Trump’s first national security adviser. “Lock ’em up,” he says at an Arizona campaign event.
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What Makes Ian Different From Other Hurricanes
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here.Yesterday afternoon, Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm, unleashing strong winds, a severe storm surge, and historic inland flooding across the state. President Joe Biden announced early reports of a “substantial loss of life.
Honestly? The Link Between Climate Change and Hurricanes Is Complicated
Hurricane Ian is one of the most destructive hurricanes ever to hit Florida. A day after the storm made landfall, hundreds of people have been rescued and, as of this morning, millions were without power. President Joe Biden has indicated that early reports suggest “substantial loss of life,” but no firm numbers have been confirmed. With such a catastrophic storm coming after the string of disasters this summer, some commentators have tried to link Hurricane Ian to climate change.
Bros Is a Rom-Com as Entertaining as It Is Therapeutic
The celebrity appeal of Billy Eichner has always rested on his outrageous causticity. The host of the viral series Billy on the Street, Eichner would barge around New York, holding a microphone in one hand and often dragging a celebrity with the other, barking questions at passersby.
Nothing Is Cooler Than Going Out to Dinner
In Mexico City, there is an airy, sun-filled restaurant called Contramar that offers a whole grilled snapper, flayed and then smeared with red chilis on one side, and green herbs on the other. The fish arrives on a minimalist wooden plate, surrounded by a series of small accouterments—sliced limes; tortillas; silky-smooth black beans; a shallow bowl of creamy, verdant sauce that looks like it was probably made with avocado.
Ukrainian Journalist Describes Mass Graves, Widespread Torture & Other Abuses by Russian Troops
Russia has announced it will formally annex four areas of occupied Ukraine on Friday, after organizing referendums in the regions widely denounced by Ukraine and its allies as a sham. We speak with Ukrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk, who explains how armed Russian soldiers went to the houses of Ukrainians in the occupied territories, forcing them to vote. She also describes widespread abuses committed by Russian forces, including mass graves and suspected torture chambers.
“We Don’t Care About Y’All”: Incarcerated People in Hurricane Ian’s Path Not Evacuated, Live in Fear
As millions of Florida residents in the path of Hurricane Ian were ordered to evacuate, advocates pushed authorities to also evacuate what they say are as many as 176,000 people incarcerated in prisons, jails and immigrant detention centers. Now the storm has left millions without power and many without water.
“Reality of Global Warming”: Hurricane Ian’s Power Shows How Climate Change Supercharges Storms
Authorities say hundreds may be dead after Hurricane Ian made landfall Wednesday along Florida’s southwestern coast as a powerful Category 4 storm, one of the strongest hurricanes ever to hit the continental United States. We get an update from Tampa and look at links between the climate crisis, rising sea levels and intensifying storms.
Arizona judge rules 19th century abortion ban can take effect
Abortion-rights advocates are expected to appeal the decision.
Indiana abortion clinics reopening after judge blocks ban
Owen County Judge Kelsey Hanlon issued a preliminary injunction against the ban, putting the new law on hold as abortion clinic operators argue in a lawsuit that it violates the state constitution.
Galvanized by Dobbs, more doctors are distributing abortion pills by mail
A new president could reverse an FDA rule change that made it possible.
Biden declared the pandemic ‘over.’ His Covid team says it’s more complicated.
Biden’s “60 Minutes” remarks surprised his own health advisers, and came as the administration seeks more Covid response funding.
The Fed is declaring war on inflation. It could lead straight to recession.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell has pledged to do whatever it takes to curb inflation.
U.S. inflation falls for 2nd straight month on lower gas costs
Despite the signs of moderating price increases, inflation remains far higher than many Americans have ever experienced and is keeping pressure on the Federal Reserve.
G-7 announces price cap deal on Russian oil in win for Yellen
The plan touted by the U.S. Treasury secretary aims to diminish the Kremlin’s revenue while preserving the global oil supply.
Powell’s ‘dangerous’ words risk resistance from lawmakers
“Jerome Powell’s rhetoric is dangerous, and a Fed-manufactured recession is not inevitable — it’s a policy choice,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren said.
‘We’re in a housing recession’
The housing market has cooled so much as the Fed withdraws its support for the economy that some analysts say it may be in a slump.
Trump Threatened Congress With Legal Action Over Impeachment, Book Reveals
The reported threat is detailed in a new book on Trump by New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman.
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Husband Files For Divorce
Court documents said the marriage to the Republican congresswoman was “irretrievably broken.
Ukraine update: Counteroffensive continues. All roads to Lyman now under Ukrainian control
Tuesday was one of those days when things changed so quickly that a map of the battlefield in some areas in the evening barely resembled that of the same areas in the morning. In two different areas of northeastern Ukraine, towns and villages were liberated, the area under Russian occupation was diminished, and remaining Russian forces in the region were placed at a sharply higher risk.
Nord Stream pipelines were sabotaged, and the best suspect is the nation that sabotaged them before
On Monday, leaks were discovered in the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipelines. The gas within the 750-mile-long pipeline is boiling to the surface, and there have been warnings that this could represent a serious threat to efforts to reduce spills of greenhouse gases. However, the Danish Energy Agency reports that most of the gas is already depleted as the damaged pipeline fills with seawater.
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Hurricane Ian hitting harder, faster, sooner than expected with catastrophic wind and storm surge
Hurricane Ian is turning east sooner than earlier projections expected, and will hit the western coast of Florida this afternoon, striking near Ft. Myers and Port Charlotte, carrying winds on the borderline of a devastating Category 5. Worse, storm surge as great as 16’ is now being projected in the entire Charlotte Harbor area. This is a catastrophic storm. If you are in a solid location above the level of projected storm surge, stay put.
Mastriano launches ’40 days of fasting’ to save campaign, doesn’t say who’ll be doing the fasting
Pro-sedition traitorous sleazebag Doug Mastriano’s campaign for the Pennsylvania governorship hasn’t been going well. He’s been battling with the House committee investigating his own involvement in the Jan. 6 coup attempt; he’s been receiving heat for hanging out with antisemites, seditionists, and other denizens of the far-right sewer; new videos are constantly appearing of Mastriano making horrific remarks or advocating for horrific things.
Alameda County removes 47 deputies’ firearms and badges after psych evaluation audit
A very distressing report released Monday revealed that 47 Alameda County Sheriff’s deputies were removed from service on Friday, Sept. 23. Since the agency has roughly 1,000 active officers, this means that nearly 5% of the active police force suddenly did not have law enforcement powers. The former officers’ firearms and badges were taken from them.
D.C. Jurors Reveal Connections To Jan. 6 Law Enforcement In Oath Keepers Trial
Wednesday marked the second day of jury selection in the Justice Department’s highest-profile trial for Capitol rioters yet.
At Least 6 People Wounded In Shooting At School In Oakland
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf tweeted that all of the wounded were adults.
Trump Prank-Called Michigan Congresswoman, New Book Claims
Trump reportedly posed as a Washington Post reporter, asking Democratic Rep. Debbie Dingell a series of questions about her 2019 impeachment vote.
‘I Think the Women Are Winning’
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here.“No one can predict how a revolution starts,” the Iranian American poet and author Roya Hakakian writes this week in The Atlantic. And make no mistake, she told me in an interview yesterday: The wave of protests now sweeping Iran is a revolution.
Something Strange Happens When You Tear These Creatures Apart
When people die, our whole body dies with us. The heart stops pumping; the gut stops digesting; every cell that carries a person’s genetic blueprint eventually extinguishes, until their molecular signature is extinct. This is the curse of humans’—really, most animals’—multicellular makeup: The cells within our bodies are so specialized, so interdependent, that their fates are lashed together even in death.Multicellularity does not have to manifest this way, however.
The Climate Movement Wanted More Than the IRA. Now What?
Since President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law in August, the first major climate legislation in U.S. history has been smothered with praise: Journalists and climate experts have suggested that the IRA will “save civilization” and herald “an unstoppable transition.