Thursday Briefing: Flashing European Village, Lincolnville Brass Band, North Korean Nightmare Scenario

European Village last week finally got its name on its facades facing out, after years of working through the Palm Coast bureaucracy to secure the allowance. Thank you to @EuropeanVillage for letting us use the image.

Today: Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 mph increasing to southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Heat index readings 98 to 102. Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Details here.
Drought Index is at 64.
Today’s tides: at the beaches, at the Intracoastal Waterway.
Today’s document from the National Archives.
The OED’s Word of the Day: French leave, n..
The Live Community Calendar
Today’s jail bookings.

Today’s Briefing: Quick Links

First Light
In Flagler and Palm Coast
Flagler Jail Bookings and Sheriff’s Crime Reports
Announcements
In State Government
In Coming Days in Flagler, Palm Coast and Beyond
The Day’s Best Reads
Fact-Checking the Knaves
Palm Coast Construction and Development
Local Road and Interstate Construction
Cultural Coda

“Today, a third generation of Doomsday planners are settling into life inside these bunkers, which are still staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. While some new facilities have been built in the last two decades, the majority of the government’s plans to preserve itself and our nation during an attack in the twenty-first century still rely upon bunkers built with slide rules. Today, those same blue-and-gold Air Force helicopters still practice evacuating officials from Washington each day in the skies over the capital. Today, each time a major event like a presidential inauguration or State of the Union speech occurs, there’s still a “designated survivor” from the established line of succession, who skips the event and stays in a secure facility under guard until the event ends without incident. At the 2017 presidential inaugural, Senate President Pro Tern Orrin Hatch and outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson waited outside Washington until President -Trump safely assumed power.”

–Garrett Graff, from “Raven Rock” (2017).

Previously:

In Flagler and Palm Coast:

Note: all government meetings noticed below are free and open to the public unless otherwise indicated. Many can be heard or seen live through each agency’s website.

The Sheriff’s daily incident reports and jail bookings are posted here.

St. Augustine’s Summer Concert Series, in the Plaza de la Constitución, 7 p.m., Park downtown, and come on down rain or shine – the only way you know if it’s cancelled, is to be at the Plaza (or wait for the post on social media). This evening’s concert: Doug Carn & The Lincolnville Brass Band.

Otherwise, everyone appears to be on Vacation in Flagler.

Announcements:

⚠️ @ACLUofGA is on it!

If you received a similar letter despite voting in the last election, please contact your ACLU affiliate. https://t.co/4wF3nqlsnP

— ACLU (@ACLU) July 5, 2017

In Florida and in State Government:

Note: Some proceedings below can be followed live on the Florida Channel. Most legislative proceedings can be followed through the Senate or House websites.

Veterans will be honored during a “Governor’s Veterans Service Award” ceremony in Bay County. (9 a.m. Central time, National Guard Armory, 3121 North Lisenby Ave., Panama City.)

The Florida Supreme Court is expected to release its weekly opinions at 11 a.m.

In Coming Days in Palm Coast, Flagler and the Occasional Beyond:

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The Day’s Best Reads:

There's never been a better time to read our current cover story: Mark Bowden on "the worst problem on earth." https://t.co/AI3BQ2F1ra

— Bob Cohn (@1bobcohn) July 5, 2017

Auschwitz Museum to camera-wielding Louisiana congressman: the memorial is "not a stage" https://t.co/QM2tgIMbfd

— Vox (@voxdotcom) July 5, 2017

Since Citizens United, corporate America has been pushing its agenda through state legislatures at record pace https://t.co/NBmWdlmVIa

— Dissent Magazine (@DissentMag) July 5, 2017

Yes, power corrupts. https://t.co/B0YIfPNaYe

— Arts & Letters Daily (@aldaily) July 5, 2017

This is how much longer women’s orgasms last than men’s https://t.co/RaFtT9RVD3

— The Independent (@Independent) July 5, 2017

A Twitter List by PierreTristam

Palm Coast Construction and Development Progress Reports

The following is an update of ongoing permitting, construction and development projects in Palm Coast, through June 24 (the city administration’s full week in review is here):

Click to access development-june-14-2017.pdf

Road and Interstate Construction: