The Helene Storm.

 

There is Hurricane Helene that came into Florida. It has extreme winds and can cause massive flooding. People can't underestimate storms as even a powerful tropical storm can cause heavy damage. This is a real hurricane, and people must take it seriously. Flood warnings stretch from Florida to North Carolina and parts of Western Virginia. Helene can be as high as a Category 4 storm by landfall. The strongest winds and storm surge is found in the eye of the hurricane. The Gulf Coast has warm waters and with climate change, frequently strong hurricane become more commonplace than generations ago. The Hurricane will go in the Southeast to Macon, Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia, and beyond. Atlanta now has a flash flooding alert. Multiple people have died from the storm of Helene too. Many people had to be rescued from their cars and from their homes by first responders. Over 2 million human beings in America are without power from the destructive power of Helene. 

Vice President Kamala Harris met with Zelenskyy at the White House. Kamala Harris said that she wants America to be an ally to Ukraine to supply it with the weapons and inspiration to be free from the illegal, immoral Russian invasion. Zelensky wants an urgent in person plea to Biden and Harris for more support. Trump has criticized the Ukrainian leader Zelensky in many cases. The 2024 Presidential election has far reaching implications involving the war in Ukraine. With Trump as President, Ukraine could lose some or all of its lands to Russia. With Kamala Harris as President, Ukraine will defend itself to the maximum capacity. Kamala Harris recently was interviewed by MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle about her campaign and about Harris once working at McDonalds. Kamala Harris wants to be taken serious in her historical Presidential campaign. Kamala Harris believes in an active foreign policy as isolation doesn't work. We can look at WWII, the Holocaust, and WWI to prove that American isolationism is archaic and outdated in dealing with complex international foreign policy issues. There is a new U.S./Ukraine defense pact on the sidelines of the G7 meeting in Italy by June 2024.

There is breaking news of New York City Mayor Eric Adams being indicted by the federal government. Mayor Adams had a rocky start as mayor, and then New York City's crime has declined by 2024. Mayor Adams has denied all allegations and said that he is innocent of all charges. I don't know if Mayor Adams is guilty or innocent, so we have to take due process take its course. If he is innocent, he needs to move on, and if he is guilty, then he must face accountability for his actions. A federal corruption investigation has existed for many months now. Many political leaders like AOC are calling Mayor Adams to resign, because the pressure that he is under is too burdensome to handle his responsibilities as mayor. Mayor Adams is the first mayor indicted by the federal government while being in office. The U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan has investigated Mayor Adams' ties to Turkish officials and businessmen plus campaign donations he received.

Eric Adams has been charged with many felonies. Mayor Eric Adams is saying that he is innocent with a group of his supporters in a press conference. He was indicted on September 25, 2024. He is accused of five charges of bribery, conspiracy, fraud, and two counts of soliciting illegal foreign campaign donations. The federal government said that the allegations stretch back to 2014 when Adams was a Brooklyn Borough President. Adams is accused of receiving luxury travel and other benefits from people from Turkey, a Turkish government official and Turkish businessman. Adams is accused of pressuring the New York City Fire Department to open a Turkish consular building without a fire inspection. Many New York City political leaders have resigned. Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul wants to wait if she wants to remove him from office, which she has the legal right to do. There are many people who want him to resign. He has the presumption of innocent until he is proven guilty, if he is guilty. I don't know if he is guilty or innocent, but if this situation causes a distraction for him, then Mayor Adams ought to resign to handle his legal affairs. 

On Wednesday, September 25, 2024, Vice President Kamala Harris gave a historic campaign speech on her views on economy and how she will grow the economy with many details. Kamala Harris wants to expose Trump's policies as a detriment to the middle class and the working class. Kamala Harris said that she will remove barriers to economic opportunity and create common sense solutions to help Americans buy a home, start a business, and build wealth. Harris wants first time homebuyers to have a $25,000 in down payment assistance, increasing the small businesses startup tax credit tenfold to $50,000, and a $6,000 child tax credit for the first year of a newborn's life. She said that her plan will invest in strengthening the middle class, engaging in what former President Franklin D. Roosevelt called "bold, persistent experimentation." Harris wants tax cuts for the middle-class families and saying that more than 100 million Americans would get a middle-class tax break. She wants to cut red tape, take on corporate landlords, and invest in building 3 million new homes and rentals for the middle class. She wants a federal ban on grocery price gouging. She wants to invest in innovation and entrepreneurship to cause entrepreneurs to get loans. She wants new investments in biomanufacturing, aerospace, artificial intelligence, and clean energy. Trump is wrong to have a plan for more tariffs on foreign made goods that could provoke a trade war. Kamala Harris is right on investments, but to grow the economy comprehensively, you also need to deal with poverty, the poor, and the homeless, not just the middle class. Still, Kamala Harris' economic views are a lot better than Trump's views on the economy indeed.

By Timothy