MAUI

Here's what we know about the tragedy. The utility company invested in clean energy rather than investing in clearing brush from around power lines. Despite strong winds, they didn't shut off power, & videos have documented power lines that fell & started wildfires. Utility trucks blocked many who tried to flee from Lahaina. [The utility company is being sued.]  Warning sirens weren't activated, & the government official claimed it was because these sirens were used to warn of hurricanes, & people would be confused if they stepped outside & didn't see an impending hurricane. Warnings were issued via texts, even though many who lived in Lahaina didn't own cell phones. [The civil defense official has resigned.] Water to douse the flames was initially diverted instead to be used to irrigate crops. Dry brush, which had contributed to previous wildfires, had never been cleared. Officials Put up roadblocks & diverted traffic back into Lahaina. Those who drove around the barriers were saved. Those who returned to the city didn't survive. Climate change has been blamed. Hmmm.

"Over 100 individuals reported missing in Maui confirmed alive, FBI confirms." Fox NewsOnline. Of course hundreds are still missing, many believed to be children.

"Hawaii senator urges tourists to keep Maui vacations amid fears of fire crushing hospitality industry." FNO

GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE

"Drought forces Panama Canal to reduce major shipping traffic." FNO  I've said it before & I'll say it again. I have no problem believing in global climate change, i.e., Noah's Flood. Global warming caused by our carbon emissions? Could be. Our ability to alter the climate? Hubris.

TRENDING NEWS

"Coffee shops offering pumpkin spice flavor earlier than past years as industry booms." FNO

CRIMINAL MINDS

"Beloved peacock killed with bow & arrow in Vegas." Drudge Report

POLITICAL POTPOURRI

"Breaking:  Trump indicted again for looking too stunningly handsome in mugshot." Babylon Bee

"Here’s an idea: To end the deception of the public, Congress should defund any special-counsel investigation as to which the attorney general’s special-counsel appointment does not comply with the special-counsel regulations.

"This would not prevent an attorney general from assigning any prosecutor of the AG’s choosing to any Justice Department investigation. It would merely prevent the Justice Department from misleading the public about its supposed efforts to ensure the integrity of its investigations — as AG Merrick Garland has done with his appointment of sham special counsel David Weiss, a high-ranking Biden Justice Department official who remains the Delaware U.S. attorney, to continue conducting the investigation of Biden family corruption, which Weiss has been sabotaging for five years." Andrew McCarthy, National Review Online

"Hours after former President Trump was arrested in Fulton County on charges that he allegedly tried to overturn the 2020 election, Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) brutally scorched President Joe Biden in a "savage" takedown. Kennedy began by comparing Biden's constant lecturing of the "injustice of privilege" to being lectured about gun safety by Alec Baldwin. He then questioned the shady business dealings conducted by Hunter Biden, addressing the significant amount of money the president's son from foreign countries. 

"Did the Ukrainian and Chinese companies pick Mr. Hunter Biden because they were impressed with his resume on Zip Recruiter? No. It was his daddy," Kennedy said. The Republican Senator mocked the White House's frail picture they paint Biden to be, yet he "aggressively enabled" his son's business ventures. 

"Kennedy condemned the "sleaze" of the Biden family, who is getting away with selling out the U.S. and pocketing millions from foreign leaders. At the same time, Americans suffer from the president's damaging policies. He urged House Republicans to uncover the findings and bring justice to the American people, emphasizing the need for facts and fairness." Sarah Arnold, Townhall 

TRENDING NEWS *

* Compliments of Babylon Bee, your trusted source of fake news

> "Welp, time to get a riding lawnmower" says man surveying his 10 square feet of grass."

> Sad:  This man's parents named him "Scam Likely," & now he can't get anyone to answer his phone calls.

> Tim Tebow's friends annoyed as he keeps tebowing during friendly game of pickleball.

> Man glad he's American so he doesn't have to pretend to care about royal family.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

"Worldwide, 60% of all sandwiches sold are burgers." Uncle John's Awesome 35th Anniversary Bathroom Reader  My favorite fast food burgers are BK's whoppers, which, sadly, I'm no longer allowed to eat.

TODAY'S TRIVIA

"There's a specific Antarctica accent shared by people who live & work there for several months on end." Ditto

DEPT. OF SHAMELESS JOKE-STEALING *

* Compliments of Uncle John's Awesome 35th Anniversary Bathroom Reader

> Some people have a way with words & other people ...  oh, uh, not have any. (Steve Martin)

> Accept who you are. Unless you're a serial killer." (Ellen DeGeneres)

> We started off trying to set up a small anarchist community, but people wouldn't obey the rules. (Alan Bennett)

> When I asked my personal trainer at the gym which machine I should use ti impress beautiful women, he pointed outside & said the ATM machine. (Trevor Noah)