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ancianita

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Tue Jul 15, 2025, 11:55 PM

Jul 15

I agree with you. All this disaster tries humans' souls and faith. We have to help everyone we can but, to use a crashing plane analogy, we have to put our oxygen masks on first before we can help anyone else, or else we'll be no help to anyone OR ourselves.

Seeing legitimate suffering (caused by others' selfishness) all around is hard, but it's our job to alleviate it as best we can. We join with others who know things, and they join with experts who are an authority about the causes of these sufferings, and as a helping community of neighbors we "do the work." Sometimes it involves going after those who cause other humans' suffering to stop them; sometimes it involves just helping others survive.

Project 2025 got us here. Project 2028 will get us out of here.

Thanks for your thoughts.

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🚨#BREAKING: THERE IS MAJOR FLOODING TAKING PLACE IN ALAMANCE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA RIGHT NOW!!!! This is not good. [View all] riversedge Jul 15 OP

praying is utterly useless Skittles Jul 15 #1

i wouldnt be welcome in a rescue area. i do not have any skills that the rescuers would need . AllaN01Bear Jul 15 #11

Well take good wishes and positive thoughts and prayers. Keepthesoulalive Jul 15 #15

NOTHING fails like prayer - nt AZ8theist Jul 16 #29

I hope they got warnings...... Lovie777 Jul 15 #2

I'm in NC. Yes, there are plenty of warnings. yardwork Jul 16 #37

If you're not sure where this is . . . hatrack Jul 15 #3

thanks, even though I grew up in N.C. I wasn't familiar with the name of the county... I like seeing this map. ty msfiddlestix Jul 16 #42

Stay safe, All! SheltieLover Jul 15 #4

Prayer and $2 gets you a small latte at Starbucks. I hope they got prompt warnings. Ocelot II Jul 15 #5

(fires up google) eggplant Jul 15 #19

You can tell I haven't been to Starbucks lately! Ocelot II Jul 15 #20

I dont drink coffee at all! eggplant Jul 16 #41

You can't get anything at Starbucks for $2 Oeditpus Rex Jul 16 #34

I'm beginning to notice that... Think. Again. Jul 15 #6

Ya see, the problem is that Jesus let this shit go on in the first place. Now if ya get to praying that it stops, 3Hotdogs Jul 15 #23

Not voting Republican rpannier Jul 15 #24

THIS!!! !!! !!! !!! !!! !!! !!! calimary Jul 16 #32

Oh my goodness. Safety for everyone, please, especially NC DUers. LoisB Jul 15 #7

Maybe Traildogbob Jul 15 #8

Righteous rant and spot on. llmart Jul 15 #12

Ground zero of Helena Traildogbob Jul 15 #14

Wow! You're close to the flooding. llmart Jul 16 #40

I hear you. I agree with this part the most. ancianita Jul 15 #16

Thanks. Traildogbob Jul 15 #18

We're not nearing the kind of apocalypse you think, though. There's has always been a major battle ancianita Jul 15 #21

Very well stated Traildogbob Jul 15 #25

... ancianita Jul 15 #26

🤜🏼🤛🏼 Back at you! Traildogbob Jul 16 #27

Family Guy summed it up best: Initech Jul 16 #28

Love it. Traildogbob Jul 16 #30

God needs to empty his bladder dalton99a Jul 15 #9

He is Keepthesoulalive Jul 15 #17

Wow blubunyip Jul 15 #10

With all the flooding, storms and fires around the country, I haven't heard one word about Climate Change on the news. JoetheShow Jul 15 #13

republicon Cancel Culture eliminated "climate change" BoRaGard Jul 16 #36

Looks bad rpannier Jul 15 #22

There's no flooding because there's no climate disaster! So say the republicans Bread and Circuses Jul 16 #31

putting our actions where our prayers/caring thoughts are KentuckyWoman Jul 16 #33

Last week we had the same. usedtobedemgurl Jul 16 #35

Yes, we've been hit hard here. Mostly small towns, rural areas. Lots of water. mucholderthandirt Jul 16 #38

Did you get power back? usedtobedemgurl Jul 16 #39

Yes, it was on about 7:30, I was so surprised I yelled out and scared my son! LOL mucholderthandirt Jul 17 #43