Second Day of Light, 48th of Midsommar, 526 M.E. (Betelgeuse):  According to Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff, Mike Collins, the Stable Genius' handpicked candidate to run against him, is "a notorious bigot, antisemite, and extremist currently under federal investigation for the illegal misuse of tax dollars." Collins, who "is only a congressman because his daddy was a congressman, voted to double health insurance premiums for more than a million Georgians, for the Iran War, and for the [Stable Genius] tariffs."

That's all true, but as despicable as Collins is, Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson is arguably more so. Recently discovered audio reveals Jackson agreeing with a person saying that a woman should have to prove she was raped before she could qualify for an abortion. 

But politics - what does it matter when we're all about to drown? The remnants of Arthur, the first named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, are coming to Atlanta today. Multiple rounds of rainfall are expected through Friday morning with chances for flash flooding. They're forecasting 2 to 4 inches of rain with locally higher amounts of 5 inches or more. Urban areas, like Atlanta, and areas with poor drainage will be the most susceptible to flash flooding. 

Worse, most of Georgia is also under a wind advisory until 8:00 am tomorrow when Arthur finally blows through. Southwest winds of 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph are expected. Some isolated higher wind gusts may also be possible. Tree limbs could be blown down, possibly resulting in power outages. 

I'm fully expecting to lose power within the next 24 hours. I went to the supermarket for bread and peanut butter, fresh fruit, and some premade salads so I'll have some no-cook, ready-to-eat meals on hand. I've checked my flashlight batteries and candle stocks, and I'm keeping my phone charged up. 

It's already oppressively humid outside beneath ominous overcast skies and, oh fun, they just added a tornado watch until 11:00 pm.

No hurricanes or tropical storms made landfall on the U.S. last year, and then this year the very first named storm of the year beelines straight for Atlanta. But one of these days, a hard rain's gonna fall and a blue wave will come along and wash the garbage and trash off the streets - the Nazis, the racists, MAGAs, neocons, and QAnons - filth. The blue wave will wash all the scum off the streets and the storm will be named Freedom.