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Weather: Mostly sunny. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. West winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 60 percent. Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s. 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 Palm Coast City Council meets in workshop at 6 p.m. at City Hall. A long meeting with presentations and discussions on topics including the final proposed budget for all appropriated funds, the Palm Harbor Golf Club, the design of the new fire station, the Palm Coast Aquatics Center and the YMCA, the Southern Recreation Center 6 presentation, and the search for a new city manager. For the full agenda, go here. For other agendas, minutes, and audio access to the meetings, go here. For meeting agendas, audio and video, go here.
Free Know Your Rights Workshop for Renters by Community Legal Services at Flagler Cares, 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 26, at the Community Room of the Flagler County Village, 160 Cypress Point Parkway, Suite B304, third floor, Palm Coast (City Marketplace). Flagler Cares is partnering with Community Legal Services to bring you a Know Your Rights Workshop designed to help renters understand their protections and responsibilities. The presenter is former Assistant Public Defender Regina Nunnally. Join us as we explore issues commonly faced by tenants, including rental repair problems, evictions and your legal options, recognizing and avoiding scams. Walk-ins welcome, or reserve your spot here. The workshop is free and open to all.
The NAACP Flagler Branch’s General Membership Meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the African American Cultural Society, 4422 North U.S. Highway 1, Palm Coast (just north of Whiteview Parkway). The meeting is open to the public, including non-members. To become a member, go here.
The Flagler County School Board meets at 1 p.m. in an information workshop. The board meets in the training room on the third floor of the Government Services Building, 1769 East Moody Boulevard, Bunnell. Board meeting documents are available here.
The Flagler County Affordable Housing Committee meets at 3 p.m. at the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), 1769 E Moody Blvd, Bldg 3, Bunnell. Eduardo Diaz Cordero is the Housing Program Coordinator.
The Flagler County School Board meets at 6 p.m. in Board Chambers on the first floor of the Government Services Building, 1769 East Moody Boulevard, Bunnell. Board meeting documents are available here. The meeting is open to the public and includes public speaking segments.
Book Dragons, the Kids’ Book Club at the Flagler Beach Public Library meets at 5 p.m. at the library, 315 South Seventh Street, Flagler Beach.
Random Acts of Insanity Standup Comedy, 8 p.m. at Cinematique Theater, 242 South Beach Street, Daytona Beach. General admission is $8.50. Every Tuesday and on the first Saturday of every month the Random Acts of Insanity Comedy Improv Troupe specializes in performing fast-paced improvised comedy.
Editorial Notebook: As always, Assal Rad corrects the record:
For some reason I’m having trouble embedding X so the above is just an image, but I recommend clicking through the following links:
https://x.com/AssalRad/status/1960073171291508800
https://x.com/AssalRad/status/1960057756465152104
https://x.com/AssalRad/status/1960053224595165593
https://x.com/AssalRad/status/1959954315319333368
—P.T.
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August 2025
River to Sea Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) Meeting
Separation Chat: Open Discussion
The Circle of Light A Course in Miracles Study Group
Weekly Chess Club for Teens, Ages 9-18, at the Flagler County Public Library
Joint Workshop of Local Governments
Flagler County Drug Court Convenes
Model Yacht Club Races at the Pond in Palm Coast’s Town Center
Palm Coast Beautification and Environmental Advisory Committee
Flagler Beach City Commission Meeting
Palm Coast Concert Series
For the full calendar, go here.
On Monday, 25 August, an Israeli strike on a building within the Al-Nasser Medical Complex in central Gaza killed Hossam al-Masri, a freelance photographer working for Reuters, at around 7 a.m. GMT. About eight minutes later, a second strike killed three other journalists who, according to RSF information, had gone to the scene to cover rescue operations: NBC correspondent Moaz Abu Taha, Al Jazeera press photographer Mohamad Salama and Mariam Abu Daqqa (also known as Mariam Dagga), a freelance journalist who worked for multiple outlets including Independent Arabia and the Associated Press, and who had escaped an Israeli army drone attack in March 2024. The strike, captured live on camera by Al Ghad TV, also injured Palestine TV journalist Jamal Badah and freelance journalist Hatem Khaled, who was also reporting for Reuters.
According to Al Jazeera, the strike that killed Hossam al-Masri was carried out using a loitering munition — also known as a suicide drone — typically equipped with a camera and an explosive charge. A Reuters article also confirmed the death of its contractor, Hussam al-Masri. The second strike targeted the hospital yet again after rescue teams and journalists had arrived. The Al-Nasser complex is a well-known gathering place for displaced journalists in Gaza who, since October 2023, have been living in tents around the hospital to access information on injured and deceased residents, as well as available facilities.
–From a Reporters Without Borders statement, Aug. 25, 2025.
Laurel says
Maybe Trump can nominate Netanyahu for the Nobel Peace Prize, just as Netanyahu nominated Trump. You know, scratch one back…
Nah, Trump doesn’t want the competition.
Jane Gentile Youd says
Wow! That is exactly how the Flagler County Commission and several of the staff make me feel. Not one of them has responded to my e-mails with photos proving that NEW CONCRETE DEBRIS is now being piled up a the 5 month unsecured ( possibly traces of asbestos remaining on the land) and access to this close to 7 acre site is totally UNSECURED. Guess who responded to me immediately and confirmed that my photo of the new trash was indeed new? John Bey, the guardian angel with the Health Department of course – who will be contacting the Contractor himself.
They are all too busy massaging and pampering each other ( and themselves) to give a ( pardon me) ‘ rat’s ass’ about those who PAY THEIR SALARY. ” Their mantra is ” stay away from Jane and make sure you never ever respond to her concerns regarding the 15 year dump now filled with hurricane tempting debris” She will make us work for our paychecks for her and not for our buddies….”
Pogo says
@As stated
Izz al-Din al-Haddad
https://www.google.com/search?q=izz+al-din+al-haddad+says
Related
https://www.google.com/search?q=when+did+you+stop+beating+your+wife+question
Word of the day
polemic
https://www.google.com/search?q=polemic
Pogo says
@In our own house
“Trump launches new crypto venture, takes profit early, leaving supporters broke
Story by Jai Hamid
Donald Trump, from inside the White House, has pushed a new crypto investment. This time, it’s dressed up as a “crypto treasury” firm. But just like the last two times, his base is paying the price.
The setup is simple: Trump cashes out early. Everyone else eats the loss. According to The Wall Street Journal, the strategy looks eerily familiar to anyone who’s watched his past financial ventures blow up in supporters’ faces…”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/topstocks/trump-launches-new-crypto-venture-takes-profit-early-leaving-supporters-broke/ar-AA1L8qND?ocid=nl_article_link
Make of it what you will — and live, or die, with it.
Jim says
Well, Netanyahu apologized for killing the journalists so that makes everything ok, right?
More journalists have been killed by Israel in this war than multiple wars combined for other “western” militaries. I guess when you look upon a group of people as less than human, it really doesn’t matter how many or who you kill. Since they are a lessor form of life, their death is of lessor value, right? In the USA, that was the prevailing thought about blacks, Indians, Chinese and other ethnic groups for a long time. We outgrew that primitive thinking for a while (heading back there at high speed) and most Americans would have acknowledged that all humans are equal. However, it appears that the Palestinians are of much less value to society so it’s okay to kill over 60,000 of them as payback for the October 7 murders and kidnappings. I’ve seen comments about Hamas and the Palestinians support them so that’s justification for the mass killings by Israel. I have no problem with killing any and all Hamas members. They committed a terrible atrocity on Israel and they’ve earned their fate. However, I do not believe the vast majority of Palestinians support that act. But, since Hamas has the guns and have shown their willingness to kill, I expect most Palestinians try to stay out of their way as much as possible. And maybe they’ll rise up and eliminate Hamas at some point. But I think that, right now, most Palestinians are trying to just survive what Israel is doing to them. And only fools would not recognize that the amount of hate that Israel has stirred up amongst them is hardly going to make the Palestinians stop and say – “you know, Israel has a point…”. So I don’t see any peaceful end to any of this. Israel will continue their rampage; the world will occasionally make noise about how terrible this is; the USA will support Israel regardless; and the Israelis themselves might need to start considering what to do about their leadership. Israel will not be seen in a good light for a very long time after this ends. It’s hard to distinguish between today’s Israeli actions and what they went through in the Holocaust except that the numbers dying in Gaza are less (so far).
Ed P says
The opposition coalition has to stop swinging at every pitch. You are perpetually striking out because you keep swinging at the pitches that are balls. Wait for the pitches that would be strikes. Lay out issues that people care about and develop policies that help everyone. Habitual obstruction isn’t working.
Republican traps are not being laid. By opposing literally everything, leads to abandoning common sense, leaving little room to be on the winning side of issues.
Double downing on the issues at the DNC summer conference exposes the real problem.
Democrats don’t realize that they are not running against Trump in the future, he’s termed out. Move forward, pivot to the middle and resist moving farther left by supporting politicians like Mamdani.
Crime is an issue. Gaslighting won’t work. The cashless bail experiment has not been positive for the citizenry. Latching onto issues like Kilmer Abrego Garcia or the border, males in female sports/ locker rooms, or racing to the bottom with redistricting eliminates any room to pivot. Admission of reality is a start.
Sherry says
Oh No Maga isn’t going to like this. . . the latest Reuter Ipsos Poll:
WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Few Americans outside President Donald Trump’s Republican Party support his deployment of National Guard troops to police the streets of Washington, D.C., according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
The three-day poll, which concluded on Sunday, found that just 38% of Americans support using troops for law enforcement in the U.S. capital, with 46% opposed. The rest were unsure or declined to answer the question.
Support was strongest among Republicans, 76% of whom supported the deployments, which just 8% of Democrats supported. Among people who don’t identify with either party, 28% were in favor and 51% were opposed.
The split largely mirrors the partisan contours of Trump’s overall popularity, with 40% of respondents in the poll saying they approve of his White House performance, holding at the lowest level of his current administration for three straight polls going back to late July.
Sherry says
In order for “Fascism” to thrive you must first “silence the TRUTH TELLERS”!