Hurricane Ian Disaster Relief Fund - Florida

The Florida Disaster Fund is the State of Florida’s official private fund established to assist Florida’s communities as they respond to and recover during times of emergency or disaster.

The Florida Disaster Fund is the State of Florida’s official private fund established to assist Florida’s communities as they respond to and recover during times of emergency or disaster. In partnership with the public sector, private sector and other non-governmental organizations, the Florida Disaster Fund supports response and recovery activities. GO TO THE FLORIDA DISASTER RELIEF WEBSITE:…

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JUST IN: On the ground in Florida

President Biden participates in the disaster briefing and meets with federal and local officials in Live Oak, Florida.

President Biden thanks Sen Rick Scott for joining in the meeting and in return Sen Scott respectfully thanks the President for his quick response to the disaster.

Where’s Ron DeSantis?

DeSantis can’t be bothered to show up to speak to the president who just authorized a ton of disaster money for Florida.

President Biden flew down to Florida to promise long term relief for affected areas.

No tossing of paper towels, just a commitment to aid for storm victims.

Right-wing blowhards endlessly bleat about the federal government. But what percentage of them have actually refused aid or returned government checks on ideological grounds?

I know a lot of you guys know and love @seldnei, as I do.  Her area was recently hit very hard by Hurricane Ian, and the damage is substantial.  This is a quick link with some charities that are heading her way to help the community recover.  Please share this link around and donate as you can, when you can.  Also, if anyone has links to organizations that are working on Hurricane Ian disaster relief, please do add links as you can. 

Let's talk about Hurricane Ian and helping from where you are....

south eastern muts we’re really in it now

Look Biden's no one's favorite, but I'm watching him on livestream for work right now, and it's so nice to have a President who isn't just spewing hateful, incendiary rhetoric to generate a response.

I hate Ron Desantis.

I just fucking hate him.

My favorite cupcake place closed because of him and I fucking hate him.

Guy Harvey Outpost Resorts Launches Cash to Care Challenge

Guy Harvey Outpost Resorts, the hospitality arm of Florida-based Guy Harvey Enterprises and the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation, announced today the "Cash to Care Challenge" supporting Hurricane Ian relief efforts.

Corporate Match Fundraising Effort to Support Hurricane Ian Relief FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Newswire.com) – Guy Harvey Outpost Resorts, the hospitality arm of Florida-based Guy Harvey Enterprises and the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation, announced the “Cash to Care Challenge” supporting Hurricane Ian relief efforts.  Continuing through Thanksgiving Day, the company has committed $10,000 for matching…

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A Tribute To The McDonald's McRig. Relief When Disaster Strikes.

Hurricanes Fiona and Ian test government and federal responses to disasters

Hurricanes Fiona and Ian test government and federal responses to disasters

Throughout the years, the Gulf of Mexico has seen many hurricanes and tropical storms make their way through the waters. Two historic hurricanes made landfall this past month, leaving trails of devastation in their midst: Hurricane Fiona in the Caribbean and Atlantic Canada in mid-September and Hurricane Ian in Florida and the East Coast of the United States. Fiona and Ian both wreaked havoc onto…

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✈️ Air DeSantis has probably been grounded for the time being. Voters can permanently ground him and other Trump Republicans in the upcoming elections.

I really wish we'd teach about seasons based on where the kid lives and not on this midwestern/northeastern ideal of spring/summer/fall/winter.

My kiddo is learning about leaves changing color and falling off trees while she lives in Florida. She asked us when the leaves would fall here and I had to break it to her: never.

What I wished she'd learn instead, and which she will:

Autumn isn't falling leaves in Florida -- it's hurricanes and wildflowers. We tend to the monarch butterflies passing through and don't clear out the brush lest we clear out their chrysalises. We reclaim the evenings from summer's last grasps and await every cold front.

Winter isn't snow and ice here -- it's enjoying the beauty around us, exploring the woods, going outside without risking exsanguination by mosquito. Winter is our season of bounty, of relief. And sometimes, yes, we have to cover the plants to protect them from frost and we leave footprints on the grass in the morning. Here is our season of abundance, of frost-kissed oranges and lemons, of strawberries picked with your breath clouding your hands, of blueberries gathered in skirts. Kale and lettuce, beets and greens, it's all here for us in winter.

Spring isn't the season of hope it is up North. It's an end, a swelling of heat so sudden you swear by it. Florida kids need to know it's lovebug season and every bug season, it's gator baby season, it's beach before tourists season, and it's also fire season. The air is sticky but the trees are dry and an early thunderstorm could ignite it all, so be careful. Be careful.

Summer is our winter and it's shit. You step outside and you melt. It's hurricane season, but not really. More like hurricane preparatory season. They should teach kids here to check their supplies and how to chart a hurricane's movement. Summer is about wearing a jacket inside, because everywhere has the a/c cranked up. Kids need to learn how to cover themselves head to toe in insect repellant and sunscreen.

Instead of learning all that, my kid's gonna come home this week sad again that we don't have snow.

The head of FEMA stated that Ian's aid would be distributed to "all communities," rejecting Harris' calls for "equity."

The head of FEMA stated that Ian’s aid would be distributed to “all communities,” rejecting Harris’ calls for “equity.”

Sunday, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency denied Vice President Kamala Harris’s earlier claim that aid should be “based on equity,” insisting that aid for Hurricane Ian will be provided to “all communities.”We will provide assistance to all communities. Deanne Criswell stated this on CBS News’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday, “I committed that to the governor, I commit to you right…

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