Misty destroyed the black box, they’re in the middle of the Canadian wilderness, and, if I’m not mistaken, one of the pilots mentions flying farther north than originally planned in order to avoid a storm, so it’s possible that they are off of their original flight path. Rescue teams are going to have a search radius…

yah it’s just a private jet, and they are in the middle of the Canadian wilderness. As a Canadian here they may as well be lost in the ocean once you are out there.

Actually, rare fresh meat has plenty of vitamin C, especially organ meats - it’s preserved meats that don’t have any vit C left, and the more it’s cooked the less fresh meat will have. Connective tissues between bones have lots too, so assuming the girls are making stew with the bones, they’ll be fine. It’s how the…

Regarding scurvy, it’s a real issue unless they know about the nutritive value of pine needles. Certain common varieties of pine needles can be brewed into a tea that actually has more vitamin C than oranges (plus vitamin A). Since Akilah has demonstrated knowledge of edible plants from her scouting days, I’d wager…

“We’re all from Staten Island.”

Sorry, I overstepped. I had refugees in my house after Katrina, and it has remained imprinted on me to this day.  Again, apologies.

I’m facing the stark reality that New Orleans is A) sinking, B) highly prone to hurricanes and C) right next to the Gulf of Mexico in an era in which the ocean is rapidly rising. It wasn’t meant to be flippant and dismissive, but we have a problem that won’t go away by throwing money at it. “Just move” is the only…

I don’t have first-hand knowledge of the city, but from what I’ve read many experts believe the highest portions of New Orleans could remain unchanged while others should be allowed to flood, bringing in much-needed sediment. The Army Corps could punch holes through the levees at strategic points to guide floodwaters.…

I wasn’t bitching about taxes; when the end of the world is nigh and natural disasters are happening routinely, who gives a fuck about how much it costs? I was demonstrating how it does affect me, when he said it didn’t.

For the majority of human history, cities have been lost and abandoned for a whole multitude of reasons, including to changing water levels. It’s only in the last century or so that we’ve decided to be stubborn to the point of suicide. Cities don’t have to be permanent fixtures.

I do have a connection to it; I was alive 9 years ago when this same exact thing happened. Also, my tax dollars went towards federal aid towards Hurricane Katrina, and I personally donated to the relief fund. We can’t keep doing this every few years without accepting that a city below sea level may just be a lost…

It might be time to relocate New Orleans. In about 30 years, give or take, it’ll be permanently submerged due to global warming. Shame, because I’d never been and always wanted to go.

I am pretty old and have had a few careers.

I don’t need her to be a leftist dream, I need her to be better than Mitch. It’s a pretty low bar. Campaigning in a way that talks to voters she needs to win over, conservatives who have probably voted red their whole lives (or voted southern democrat when that was still a thing) is smart. 

This is a huge problem. You want to exlude a race and sex type of candidate? This is seriously just racism. It’s unbelievable that we should entertain this type of thinking. Anyone should be able to run. This is just disgusting.

“granting statehood to PR, DC, abolishing electoral college”

Where Sanders loses me is in his explanation for getting his stuff passed, which might as well be “magic happens.” He seems to think he can just give speeches and persuade everyone, and the Republicans will just roll over. It’s almost as bad as Biden’s ridiculous notion that Republicans will suddenly revert back to…

I generally like Nathan’s writing, but this article is a pretty uncharitable hit piece. Essentially, it boils down to “I don’t like Pete because he isn’t a socialist.” Dragging him over McKinsey? Really? I interned for McKinsey during grad school and worked on similar issues that Pete did, and I can tell you that the…

Can we just make all of these white guys drop out?

This is false. Under is plan around 600 vacant and abandoned houses were demolished and around 400 houses were repaired. No resident of these neighborhoods were pushed out of their houses. Homes are very affordable in South Bend. Too affordable even ($30,000 -$40,000 for some and mansions cost like $80,000). Banks…