The Daily Social Distancing Show: George Floyd, Minneapolis Protests, Ahmaud Arbery & Amy Cooper
Trevor shares his thoughts on the killing of George Floyd, the protests in Minneapolis, the dominos of racial injustice and police brutality, and how the contract between society and black Americans has been broken time and time again.
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He totally "gets" American politics, despite only having been here since 2011. And I also credit him and The Daily Show for continuing to provide content despite having been off for the "holiday" week. 
He completely "gets" American politics, despite only having been in the U.S. since 2011. That's not only a credit to him, but folks in other countries (including our fellow DUers) have an impressive understanding of what's going on here while most Americans don't follow foreign issues in the same way. And it's gotten worse with the advent of Trump, we used to see international news on a daily basis. These days, it's all Trump, all the time - each and every day he does something so outrageous and offensive that it's tough to cover it all. 
Trevor has been providing both news and entertainment even though his show was preempted this week! 
Maybe because of his background growing up in apartheid South Africa and coming to the U.S. in 2011. I grew up in what I thought was a fairly diverse community, but Trevor's experiences allow him to understand in a way that I never can. 
He often shares his take on issues with the audience in his "Between the Scenes" segments. His show was preempted this week, but that didn't stop him from weighing in on an issue that he understands better than most.
Hope you're doing well my friend. 
There were violent thunderstorms, a tornado warning, and there are trees down all over, the major highway is closed in this area and there are a few thousand without power tonight, last I heard. It never rains, but it pours! But apparently no one was hurt, yet this was the last thing we needed on top of everything else! 
Storm causes damage throughout the region; portion of Adirondack Northway shut down
https://www.democraticunderground.com/106825427
I took my dog out and don't see damage here, but I checked out the local news and the paper and just south of here many roads are still closed until they manage the clean up. It's a fairly rural area with a lot of woods and mountains so this isn't unusual. I can remember once last year having to take a lot of detours just to make it home! 
getting home half lit at 2:30 am and the sirens went off at 3. What a headache that was, lol.
Have a good weekend. 
I found my kitty, Felix, in that Hannaford parking lot - 5 years ago, but that's where I often do my grocery shopping! 
The National Weather Service confirmed Saturday that a tornado touched down in Lake Luzerne on Friday evening.
The EF1 tornado touched down at 5:52 p.m. near the Hudson River close to Hawk Road, south of Call Street. It then moved in a northeast direction along those roads and both ends of Hartman Loop before continuing along Corinth Road, according to a summary provided by the National Weather Service.
The tornado then continued northeast and crossed the Northway at Exit 18, where it uprooted trees in the nearby cemetery. It ended in Glens Falls near The Queensbury Hotel at 6:05 p.m.
It traveled a distance of nearly 9 miles. EF1 tornados have winds of 86 to 110 miles per hour.
One home on Hartman Loop had damage to its roof. The storm caused many downed tree limbs and branches.
Warren County Public Works Superintendent Kevin Hajos said some of the worst damage was along Call Street and Corinth Road in Lake Luzerne and Queensbury and along Broad Street in Glens Falls.
“It seems like it followed a path from Corinth kind of right through Main Street/Call Street into Glens Falls,” he said.
There were a lot of trees and power lines down, according to Hajos. His crews worked with National Grid as late as 11 p.m. Friday assisting in the cleanup. They returned on Saturday to cut some of the trees and branches out of their way so they can get the trucks through.
More: https://poststar.com/news/local/national-weather-service-confirms-tornado-traveled-from-lake-luzerne-to-glens-falls/article_18c4a731-981d-5cf1-a80b-5cfc684e8e7d.html
A downed tree partially blocks Ridge Street in Glens Falls on Friday Greg Brownell
https://www.democraticunderground.com/106825427#post1
He's back on Monday and I'm guessing he'll have more to say about these heartwrenching events.
