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  September 28, 2022 Heather Cox Richardson Sep 29   More than 1.5 million Florida residents are without power as Hurricane Ian is pounding the southwestern coast and moving inland. The hurricane was close to a Category 5 storm when it made landfall about 3 this afternoon, with the predicted 12-foot storm surge materializing near Fort Myers. It has been slowing since it hit land, but the damage, including to this year’s orange crop, is already considerable. This destructive storm highlights the distance between reality and the ideology that calls for getting rid of the federal government. As a newly elected congress member in 2013, now-governor of Florida Ron DeSantis was one of the 67 House Republicans who voted against a $9.7 billion federal flood insurance assistance package for the victims of Hurricane Sandy in New York and New Jersey. Now, with Florida on the ropes, DeSantis asked President Joe Biden for an emergency declaration to free up federal money and federal help e...

View in browser   BY  MYAH WARD Presented by A bicyclist rides past a boarded up store in St. Petersburg, Florida. Ian is expected in the Tampa Bay area Wednesday night into early Thursday morning. | Joe Raedle/Getty Images GATHERING STORM  — With Hurricane Ian expected to hit Florida’s Gulf Coast by Wednesday evening,  the evacuation orders  and flight cancellations have already started. So have the preparations by the two politicians most on the line, President Joe Biden and Gov. Ron DeSantis. Heavy rain is pouring down across the state as officials sound the alarm about the approaching threat. The Category 3 storm slammed into Cuba earlier today, with winds hitting speeds of about 125 miles per hour. The storm is projected to gain strength overnight and into Wednesday as it barrels toward the U.S. Florida emergency responders are bolstering search-and-rescue efforts to prepare for potential deadly flooding and storm surges. With Ian looming as the first major...

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