The Lahaina Apocalypse death toll remained the same, which is good news, but the missing number has not changed, which is bad.  The Bidens are now in Reno, and arrive on Monday, which means Air Force One needs to leave before Tropical Storm Hilary gets close.  This not a political statement. But speaking of politics, I noticed that MSNBC and CNN are not covering the 9PM EDT First Republican Debate, which will be televised by the Fox channels.  I wondered why, and found a June 2023 article indicating that the  Republican National Committee asked for news companies to bid, and Fox won .  MSNBC and CNN, of course, will have their top panelists analyze for two hours the results from 11PM EDT. The other newsworthy item of the day has to do with natural disasters.  The more topical event is now  Tropical Storm Hilary .  The media makes Hilary sound like it will the first time ever for the Southern California to be so threatened.  Actually, while hardly frequent,  they do occur . The most rec