I remember when Benito put the voltage to his dog. Drew immediate parallels to how you electrocuted Kaya.

toddler sometimes refers to himself as a brother, like, "it's easy for a brother to do" (when cutting his own food) and, "it's not safe for a brother" (trying to get down from somewhere high up) and he sounds like a black guy from the seventies

This has been a long 10 days for many people. Starting on July 4th, Kerr County and several other counties were hit hard with a lot of rain and flash floods. I have spent most of my days in the Kerrville area since that morning. We all have been affected in one way or another by the people we have lost. The numbers are staggering. As of today, over 100 people have been found deceased and as many as 160 are still unaccounted for. Since the beginning of the flash floods, our state and local officials have been working seamlessly together to rescue and recover every possible person they can. We also had a large number of volunteers that have been critical to helping in this process. Every person, no matter what their role is, has been a blessing to our community. From the beginning, some of the media has tried to find reasons to blame and create outrage among the public. Thankfully, most of the public ignored their attempts and focused on solutions instead of blame. While I am sometimes known for being very critical of government, I can say that our state and local governments have done a great job working together through this tragedy. It is my understanding that over 2,000 state and local employees have been in the area to help. Thanks to many of them, roughly 800 people were rescued from the flash flood. As my team and I traveled around the county, it was very apparent how critical the volunteer fire departments were to the search and rescue mission. They were immediately evacuating people from the flash flood areas and they have been going nonstop since it started. And of course, those who provided food, chainsaws, shovels, heavy equipment, and anything else you can think of were critical to the mission. It would be a very long list to name all of the agencies, officials, private companies, churches, and volunteers that came together. All of them are appreciated. Going forward, the legislature will look at ways to help improve alert systems and provide funds to help with the damage caused by the flash floods. I will be on the committee that will be tasked with this duty. The legislature will meet on July 21st and we will work diligently to find solutions. Watching first hand the quick response by many people and agencies, I have a much better understanding of emergency response and the needs that accompany the response. I will be able to take those lessons in to the special session and make the most of them. The Hill Country is made up of strong, hard working, courageous people and we will persevere.

IS HE ARGUING WITH GROK LIKE IT'S A PERSON???

Center Point Volunteer Fire has posted a Venmo. This is the station that lost all their emergency equipment in the flood and is the base of operations for search and rescue in Center Point.

Masahiro Sakurai says Japanese developers should focus on making games that Japanese people like instead of trying to appeal to a Western audience! “A while ago, there was certainly a culture of making Americanized products, because various works were popular in the US. However, I feel that ‘Japanese game lovers’ overseas are not looking for such things, but for something unique and interesting from Japan. In other words, I think that the ideal would be to make games the way you like, as those who agree with you will enjoy them.” videogameschronicle.com/news…

Retired circus elephant seen mourning and trying to comfort her partner of over 25 years after she had collapsed and passed away. Jenny and Magda were performing partners in Russia for over 25 years. When Jenny passed away this week, Magda refused to let veterinarians near her for several hours as she hugged the elephant. "In the first minutes after the tragedy, she lightly pushed her friend and tried to lift her, and then began to hug her," news outlet Baza reported. "Magda said goodbye to Jenny for several hours and did not allow veterinarians near her." So sad. Video: Daily Mail

TRUMP: "We have an interesting deal with Japan, that we have to protect them, but they don't have to protect us.... who makes these deals?" The United States! After we literally wrote in a pacifist clause into the Japanese Constitution and neutered their military!