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Weather: Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Much cooler with highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers in the evening, then rain showers likely after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
- Daily weather briefing from the National Weather Service in Jacksonville here.
- Drought conditions here. (What is the Keetch-Byram drought index?).
- Check today’s tides in Daytona Beach (a few minutes off from Flagler Beach) here.
- Tropical cyclone activity here, and even more details here.
Today at a Glance:
The Cold-Weather Shelter known as the Sheltering Tree will open tonight: The shelter opens at Church on the Rock at 2200 North State Street in Bunnell as the overnight temperature is expected to fall to 40 or below. It will open from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. The shelter is open to the homeless and to the nearly-homeless: anyone who is struggling to pay a utility bill or lacks heat or shelter and needs a safe, secure place for the night. The shelter will serve dinner and breakfast. Call 386-437-3258, extension 105 for more information. Flagler County Transportation offers free bus rides from pick up points in the county, starting at 3 p.m., at the following locations and times:
- Dollar General at Publix Town Center, 3:30 p.m.
- Near the McDonald’s at Old Kings Road South and State Road 100, 4 p.m.
- Dollar Tree by Carrabba’s and Walmart, 4:30 p.m.
- Palm Coast Main Branch Library, 4:45 p.m.
Also: - Dollar General at County Road 305 and Canal Avenue in Daytona North, 4 p.m.
- Bunnell Free Clinic, 4:30 p.m.
- First United Methodist Church in Bunnell, 4:30 p.m.
The shelter is run by volunteers of the Sheltering Tree, a non-profit under the umbrella of the Flagler County Family Assistance Center, is a non-denominational civic organization. The Sheltering Tree is in need of donations. See the most needed items here, and to contribute cash, donate here or go to the Donate button at this page.
Nar-Anon Family Groups offers hope and help for families and friends of addicts through a 12-step program, 6 p.m. at St. Mark by the Sea Lutheran Church, 303 Palm Coast Pkwy NE, Palm Coast, Fellowship Hall Entrance. See the website, www.nar-anon.org, or call (800) 477-6291. Find virtual meetings here.
Especially: A very special musical special in special honor of today’s very special occasion. (I don’t mean MLK Day.)
—P.T.
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January 2026
Public Safety Coordinating Council Meeting
River to Sea Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting
Separation Chat: Open Discussion
The Circle of Light A Course in Miracles Study Group
Flagler Beach United Methodist Church Food Pantry
Flagler County Drug Court Convenes
Story Time for Preschoolers at Flagler Beach Public Library
Model Yacht Club Races at the Pond in Palm Coast’s Town Center
Palm Coast Democratic Club Recap Meeting
Town of Marineland Commission Meeting
For the full calendar, go here.
Trump reached the White House on the strength of this insight. He offered his supporters a deal: they would give him unprecedented powers, even the power to decide for them what was true; in exchange, he would drag the elites down and elevate his supporters as “the people.” He would give them equality in servitude to him. Trump’s inherited wealth and garish lifestyle didn’t invalidate him as a popu- list tribune in their eyes, as progressives thought it should. Money alone doesn’t violate the American idea of equality- what offends ordinary people is being looked down on by those with unwarranted power and privilege. Trump got a pass because he articulated the essence of his people’s condi- tion, which was resentment. Its taste was in his mouth, too.
–From George Packer’s Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal (2021).
Land of no turn signals says says
Michelle is useless anyway,no loss at all.
Bobd says
As opposed to Melania?
Matt K says
This portrayal of Trump and his supporters is biased and dismissive and completely false. Trump’s appeal wasn’t about consolidating power or resentment—it was about giving a voice to Americans ignored by elites and hurt by globalization, government overreach, and cultural ridicule.
Voters didn’t care about his wealth; they valued his patriotism, his fight against corrupt institutions, and his refusal to bow to special interests. If anyone has been “looking down” on ordinary Americans, it’s the media and political establishment that mock Trump’s supporters.
Trump didn’t divide the country—he exposed divisions long ignored by those in power. Resentment wasn’t the driving force; it was hope for fairness, opportunity, and pride.