Meteorologists Get Death Threats

Thursday, October 10, 2024

As Hurricane Milton approaches Florida, meteorologists are staying awake for days at a time trying to get vital, life-saving information out to the folks who will be affected. That's their job. But this year, several of them tell Rolling Stone, they're increasingly having to take time out to quell the nonstop flow of misinformation during a particularly traumatic hurricane season. And some of them are doing it while being personally threatened.

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Trump World.

Someone will kill you for telling the truth.

Someone will kill you for telling them something that is inconvenient or uncomfortable.

On the upside, many of those making these death threats are exactly the people who will ignore viral information and die in the storm surge.

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2024-10-10 09:57 AM

"For me to post a hurricane forecast and for people to accuse me of creating the hurricane by working for some secret Illuminati entity is disappointing and distressing, and it's resulting in a decrease in public trust," says Cappucci.

The people threatening this man are superstitious primitives. Mud men.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2024-10-10 09:58 AM

Wonder how many of them then go out and vote for the same politicians who are driving these miscreants behavior?

#3 | Posted by HeeHaw at 2024-10-10 10:29 AM

"Biden tells Trump 'get a life' over hurricane misinformation
Biden spoke Thursday at the White House about the aftermath of Hurricane Milton.

President Joe Biden on Thursday delivered a sharp rebuke of Donald Trump for spreading misinformation about the federal government's hurricane response.

While speaking on Hurricane Milton at the White House, Biden was asked if he's spoken to Trump directly.

"Are you kidding me?" Biden responded. "Mr. President Trump, former President Trump, get a life, man. Help these people."

The president was then asked by a reporter if he would do anything to try to hold Trump accountable, after Biden pledged to go after those who seek to take advantage of victims through price-gouging or scamming.

"The public will hold him accountable," Biden said. "You better -- the press -- hold him accountable because you know the truth."

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2024-10-10 07:11 PM

@#1 ... Trump World.

Someone will kill you for telling the truth.

Someone will kill you for telling them something that is inconvenient or uncomfortable. ...

Yup.

This the America that fmr Pres Trump seems to want.

As shown by Jan6 ...

Gangs at his beckoning, promoting violence against those who dare to say anything (even facts) in opposition to what the Trump cult proffers.

According to the evidence, Fmr Trump seemed to threaten fmr VP Pence with gang violence unless fmr VP Pence followed his orders on Jan 6. To the point that fmr VP Pence's security detail was alerted.

#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-10 07:21 PM

"Are you kidding me?" Biden responded. "Mr. President Trump, former President Trump, get a life, man. Help these people."

#4 | Posted by Corky

That's not what get a life means though. He meant GET A SOUL. Or GET A HEART.

He just no talk good and it's good that he is stepping aside.

#6 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2024-10-10 08:11 PM

@#6 ... He meant ...

... and you seem to know just what Pres Biden meant?

How?

#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-10 08:31 PM

The government must be Maga-lite. They won't kill you (yet), but will certainly make your life difficult for truth telling.

#8 | Posted by fresno500 at 2024-10-10 09:08 PM

'Death of a Weatherman', "two holes and a golf course."

#9 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2024-10-10 09:30 PM

Always the eager opportunist, it sounds to me that Majorie Taylor Green has jumped on Trump's death threats carousel.

But meteorologists? Really? Because they laughed at her for saying that the government controlled the weather? (Democrats caused Hurricane Milton, hint, hint)

And because President Biden called her stupid?

And because she wants to be included in Trump's inner sanctum if he wins the election?

Or, maybe President Biden is right. She's just stupid!

#10 | Posted by Twinpac at 2024-10-11 12:52 AM

@#10 ... But meteorologists? Really? Because they laughed at her for saying that the government controlled the weather? ...

The Trump cult appears to have a major problem with anyone who does not appear to ascribe to their views.

And the Trump cult seems to express their issues via violence against those who disagree.

This seems o be the America fmr Pres Trump wants to build.

#11 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-11 01:16 AM

Red Clay Ramblers " Home Is Where The Heart Is (1988)
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#12 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-11 01:19 AM

MAGA is domestic terrorists.

Putin and Trump have succeeded in destroying America from inside.

This nation deserves whatever happens next.

#13 | Posted by Nixon at 2024-10-11 10:23 AM

Trump excels at turning random real world circumstances into effective stupid/credulous genetic filters.

#14 | Posted by Killjoy at 2024-10-11 09:15 PM

One more among other despicable behavior Trump has normalized among his sycophants.

#15 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2024-10-12 02:45 AM

Science and other facts make MAGAs violently angry.

#16 | Posted by cbob at 2024-10-12 06:26 AM

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