Four of a kind – heads in the sand

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The politicians of Florida … don’t say ‘climate change’!!! Why? It might alienate the voters to tell them they have to make some lifestyle changes, so … let’s lie to them and tell them everything is just hunky (cough, cough) dorey (cough, cough, gasp, choke)! Our friend Keith is spot on with his latest …

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What do the two Florida Senators and two Florida residing leading candidates for the Republican nomination have in common? They seem to not realize Florida is surrounded on three sides by ocean water.

Why do I say that as it is pretty obvious? Because none of the four (Senators Rick Scott and Marco Rubio, Governor Ron DeSantis and former president Donald Trump) are ardent supporters of doing things to address climate change and none are calling attention to the risks within the state. Mind you, Senator Rubio has been the most vocal of the four recognizing climate change might be a problem, but for an elected leader living in Miami, the most at risk city in the world, you would think he would be pushing for help with every fiber of his being.

The current Governor is like his predecessor pretending climate change is a political creation. DeSantis would rather…

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25 thoughts on “Four of a kind – heads in the sand”

  1. Another good share Jill.
    I expect those Floridians who vote for DeSantis or Trump won’t worry because either guy will use part of the nuclear arsenal against the storms (that’ll show those socialist weather systems)
    Or they could all gather at the coast and pray (remember that joke I told you?)
    Famous last words….
    ‘Damn socialis—-blub-blub-bloop,’

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    • Yep, that pretty much sums it up. I seem to have forgotten the joke … tell me again? But as re the praying at the coast, DeSantis claims that it was his prayers that caused a hurricane this past spring to suddenly turn north and avoid Florida altogether. What a dolt! Yep, blub-blub-bloop. Sigh.

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      • So he passed a whole load of hurt onto another place. Nice going Ronnie.
        When you can do this, let me know:
        Mark 4:35-41

        35 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.”

        36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him.

        37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped.

        38 Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”

        39 He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.

        40 He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?”

        41 They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”

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  2. I brought up the edge of the cliff on Keith’s blog. I don’t believe we are on the edge. That is far in the rearview mirror. I rebuilt my 1st motorcycle when I was 16. IMO we are at that point in the journey where the semi’s crash bar and the bike are going to get intimate. The bouncing, the breaking is going to happen. One really cool thing that happens (at least it did to me) is that time slows to a crawl. I remember the sparks and iridescent colors of the rust on the bar.
    Even though my journey comes to an end the path continues. I have tried best I could to prepare those on the path to continue without me. I would never question the resiliency of humanity’s ability to survive.

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    • If you ever write your autobiography, I definitely want to read it! I think you’ve led an interesting life and have a comlex mind! That said … you are probably right that time will slow to a crawl as our misery is dragged out for some period of time, as the population thins and the survivors try to adapt. And perhaps some will, but they will not be the humans we know today … they will be a different breed, hardened by the acts of survival. However, I’m more inclined to think that the human species will face total extinction, probably by the end of this century, so not in mine or your lifetimes, but in our grandchildren’s. I just wish we weren’t so determined to take so many other species out with us. Wolves, bears, big cats, sharks, snakes … they did not create this mess … humans did.

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      • This December 120 years ago two brothers from my area jumped into the air and flew 180 feet. Yesterday 54 years ago a man from this area jumped to the moon and had a stroll. Funny aside that man cursed at me and slammed his front door in my face. He later apologized and bought me an ice cream.
        Scientists have been working on it, we all can’t be bought, zoo keepers and botanists have been planning and preparing since the 1930’s. If your preparing to go to Mars could biosphere studies be useful? I’m not saying we won’t get our hair mussed. Humans are not as fragile as they look. Harlan Ellison had a story in one of his anthologies “Test to Destruction” Not my first test and like Capt Kirk ‘I don’t like to lose”. 🙂

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        • I knew that Wilbur and Orville were from your area, but wasn’t aware that Neil Armstrong was! And he actually slammed the door in your face? WOW … you’re almost famous! What were you doing, trying to sell him traveler’s insurance? Good to know you kissed and made up over an ice cream, though. As I said … I really want to read your autobiography!

          I have no illusions that humans can live on Mars or anywhere else other than Earth, but I realize that many disagree with me. I can speak only for myself, but I have no desire at all to live where I must live in a bubble, sustaining life only through mechanical devices. So, I guess I’m glad that I was born when I was and that I won’t live to see the end of life on Earth and whatever, if anything, comes after.

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  5. As a Florida resident I can’t began to express the frustration at our ostrich population and the despicable and outrageous lack of transparency displayed by this Republican gang of conmen who have the gall to over reach so far as to tell these residents to not say Climate Change, don’t say gay, burn schoolbooks, declare that anyone not following their “ rules” may face criminal charges. Use our tax dollars to transport immigrants from other states to Martha’s Vineyard… and get away with all this because they have stacked the Florida legislature with MAGA yes men. The many loopholes in our state and Federal government has become as clear as the nose our faces. The best example is the Freedom Caucus holding our House of Representatives for ransom and the outrageous actions of Al. Senator Tuberville. Even the Supreme Court is corrupt.
    Thank you for addressing what’s happening in Florida Keith.

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    • Thanks Jill for the reblog of this important message. Holly, thanks, as well. I am sorry you have to live among the purposeful disinformation campaign. My old home state deserves better governance on this existential threat. Further, whether the governor believes climate change is making hurricanes worse, six insurers have left the state and premiums have gone way up. What do you plan to do to help people governor? Keith

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      • The message is too crucial to let it fall by the wayside, my friend. Yes, Floridians deserve better, but we are at the point where they must open their eyes, see what their government is doing, and DEMAND better! Six insurers now, eh? They are pulling out in droves, as are conventions and other sources of tourist income. Meanwhile, DeSantis is only worried about his campaign to the next step up … a step he’ll never take, I think.

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    • I have a number of friends living in Florida and all of them feel the same as you … outraged, betrayed, and extremely frustrated. Every one of them have said they would leave the state in a heartbeat were it not for the close family ties they have. It does seem that DeSantis has handpicked the legislature, for once he declares he wants something, miraculously a bill flies through the legislature and lands on his desk for signature within seemingly days. I cannot even begin to imagine what it would be like to live in Florida today, but I’m pretty sure I would stay angry all the time.

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