Thursday, August 20, 2026

Where in the world is Mitch McConnell? (Day 70 of his disappearance)

 
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Headline:  AlterNet, 8/19/2026

Matthew Rozsa reports:
Now a new report reveals that, even before his hospitalization in June, there were warning signs that McConnell's best days physically and mentally were behind him. 
"Ten days before Mitch McConnell disappeared from public view, worrying signs of his declining health were captured on video," reported Laura Esposito from The Daily Beast on Wednesday. "On June 4, a frail-looking McConnell, 84, spent a sizable portion of a 20-hour vote-a-rama session on the Senate floor frozen in place." [emphasis added]

Hot enough for ya? Miami residents think so!

 
Headline:  CNN, 8/19/2026/

As Miami hit 100 degrees on Tuesday, parts of Oklahoma saw high temperatures soar well past that, with Kingfisher reaching 112 degrees, a record high there for the date. The all-time hottest temperature on record anywhere in Florida is 109 degrees. Oklahoma’s is 120 degrees. Minnesota’s is 115 degrees. 
So what’s up with Florida? 
The relatively low all-time record in Miami is tied to its proximity to the ocean and the city’s typically high levels of humidity. It is more difficult for the sun’s energy to heat very humid air to extreme levels than it is to raise the temperature of dry air. A lot of the solar energy goes into evaporating the moisture in the air, so in drier climates, more of the Sun’s energy can go directly into heating the air. 
This is part of the reason the hottest locations in the US are in the desert Southwest, rather than in the humid Southeast.

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Hot enough for ya? Oklahoma City residents think so!

 
Graphic and headline:  KOCO, 8/19/2026

Mikayla Smith reports:
Oklahoma City has only hit 109 or higher 21 times. Of those times, 13 have occurred since 2011 – five in 2011, five in 2012, one in 2018, and one in 2022. The 109-degree day on Tuesday was the only one so far in 2026.

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