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Weather: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
- 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:
Drug Court convenes before Circuit Judge Dawn Nichols at 10 a.m. in Courtroom 401 at the Flagler County courthouse, Kim C. Hammond Justice Center 1769 E Moody Blvd, Bldg 1, Bunnell. Drug Court is open to the public. See the Drug Court handbook here and the participation agreement here.
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.
Town of Marineland Commission Meeting, 6 p.m. in the main conference room at the GTMNERR Marineland, 9741 N Oceanshore Boulevard, St. Augustine. See the town’s website here.
Flagler Beach United Methodist Church Food Pantry: Flagler Beach United Methodist Church‘s food pantry is open today from 9:30 a.m. to noon at 1500 S. Daytona Ave, Flagler Beach. The church’s mission is to provide nourishment and support in a welcoming, respectful environment. To find us, please turn at the corner of 15 Street and S. Daytona Ave, pull into the grass parking area and enter the green door.
Story Time for Preschoolers at Flagler Beach Public Library, 11 to 11:30 a.m. at the library, 315 South Seventh Street, Flagler Beach. It’s where the wild things are: Hop on for stories and songs with Miss Doris.
Model Yacht Club Races at the Pond in Palm Coast’s Central Park, from noon to 2 p.m. in Central Park in Town Center, 975 Central Ave. Join Bill Wells, Bob Rupp and other members of the Palm Coast Model Yacht Club, watch them race or join the races with your own model yacht. No dues to join the club, which meets at the pond in Central Park every Thursday.
The Palm Coast Democratic Club holds an “After Dark” Recap Meeting (previous daytime business meeting) at 6 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month to accommodate working Democrats. We will meet at the Flagler Democratic Party Headquarters in City Marketplace, 160 Cypress Point Parkway, Suite C214, Palm Coast. Hope you will join us. This gathering is open to the public at no charge. No advance arrangements are necessary. Call (386) 283-4883 for best directions or (561)-235-2065 for more information.
Readings: Cease-fire in Gaza for the past two months, you say? Not so. “The destruction has continued,” the New York Times reports. “Israel has demolished more than 2,500 buildings in Gaza since the cease-fire began, according to a New York Times analysis of satellite imagery from Planet Labs. It says it is destroying tunnels and booby-trapped homes.” Of course, that’s not the case. “This is what Israel’s actions look like. A nighttime video from Oct. 30, when the cease-fire was in effect, shows what appears to be a large-scale controlled demolition in a part of Shejaiya, a neighborhood in Gaza City, that is under Israeli military control.” Here’s the video:
“Many Palestinians in Gaza argue that Israel has been flattening entire neighborhoods, with little regard for those who once lived or owned property there. Given the extent of the tunnel network, they say they fear that if Israel tries to dismantle it all, many more of the remaining structures in the territory could be imperiled. […] “Israel is wiping entire areas off the map,” said Mohammed al-Astal, a political analyst based in Gaza. “The Israeli military is destroying everything in front of it — homes, schools, factories and streets. There’s no security justification for what it’s doing.” But this is nothing new for genocidal Israel. Take this rewind to 2004, from Bet-Selem, the Israely human rights organization: “Over the last four years, Israel has demolished some 4,100 Palestinian homes in the Occupied Territories. About sixty percent of the demolitions were carried out in the framework of what Israel calls “clearing operations.” Some twenty-five percent were destroyed because Israel claims they were built without permit. The remaining fifteen percent were demolished as a means to punish the families and neighbors of Palestinians suspected of involvement in carrying out attacks against Israelis.” “These homes were demolished because of the acts of 333 Palestinians. On average, 12 innocent people lost their home for every person suspected of participation in attacks against Israelis.”
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January 2026
East Flagler Mosquito Control District Board Meeting
Nar-Anon Family Group
Palm Coast City Council Meeting
In Court: Angel Marie Sexton Sentencing
Flagler Beach United Methodist Church Food Pantry
In Court: Kristopher Henriqson
Weekly Chess Club for Teens, Ages 10-18, at the Flagler County Public Library
Flagler Beach Library Writers’ Club
Random Acts of Insanity Standup Comedy
Contractor Review Board Meeting
Flagler County’s Technical Review Committee Meeting
Flagler Tiger Bay Club Guest Speaker: Jeff Brandes
Separation Chat: Open Discussion
The Circle of Light A Course in Miracles Study Group
Palm Coast Planning and Land Development Board
For the full calendar, go here.
In the Emergency Defense Regulations of 1945 (promulgated by the king in his Privy Council [and promulgated since by Israel]), part 12, section 119, it says: “A military commander may issue an order confiscating for the government of Israel any house, building, or land, if there is reason to believe that any firearm was illegally fired from it, or from which were illegally thrown, detonated, exploded, or shot in any other way a bomb, hand grenade, or any other explosive or inflammable device, or any house, building, or land situated in any area, city, village, neighborhood, or street, in which it has been discovered that the in-habitants, or some of them, violated, or tried to violate, or assisted violators, or were accomplices after the fact to the violation of these regulations, violations involving violence or threats of violence or any violation judged in a military court; with the confiscation of the house or building or land as stated above, the commander may destroy the house or building or anything within the house…” The wording of the regulations allows, in fact, the destruction of any structure in any village or city in which one resident has committed any security violation; the commander may order that the house be destroyed, confiscated, or sealed without having to give any notification, and without charging the owner of the house with any crime.
–From David Grossman’s The Yellow Wind (1988).
Pogo says
@Today is the start of the future
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Dennis C Rathsam says
Elections have consequences, Americans were fed up with the illegals flooding into our country under Biden. If he didn’t allow this we wouldn’t be in the mess we are in now! The people of Minn need to mind there own business, & let ICE do its job. Why don’t the protesters, & agitaters ears work? Why cant they follow directions!!! Why are supporting people that are stealing from them! Emptey day cares, delivery vans that haven’t moved in months…. This is FRAUDE!!!! Any way you slice the pie. Most of these Obama drop offs are collecting WEFARE & FOOD stamps….Does this seem fair to you? Democrates are up to there eyeballs, with lies & coverups. Why are they resisting the wants of the American people? Throwing bricks, urine and fireworks, blocking there cars, looking for trouble!!!! The jackass party did shit when Obama, the great deporter did the same thing TRUMP trying to do….Democrates have no class…. This is what they did to TRUMP the last time, it wont work now. These morons fight more for invaders, illegals & crooks than Americans & homeless vets! Why is it the agitaters in Minn are mostly older ladies, & girls? Who is paying them? Are they really that ignorant? TRUMPs doing the job we elected him to do, overwhemingly! You cant be for ICE when a Democrat is in office then turn around & say now its illegal!!!! POPPYCOCK!!!! Ya,LL look like fools. Next time maybe you’ll pick a more qualified candidate, but for now shut up & sit down. Your part of the problem ….Not the solution.
Jim says
I don’t think Democrats can’t look nearly as foolish as Trump, his sycophants and supporters like this guy!
You say the people of Minnesota should mind their own business. I guess when someone protests what you agree with, they are troublemakers and losers. I’ll bet you’re one of the “true Americans” who thought January 6 was a “day of love” and you’re happy all those fine folks got pardons and beating and killing Capitol police.
And, please, can you figure out how to use Spell Check on your well-thought out screeds?
Nephew Of Uncle Sam says
As Laurel says,
“Never argue a with fool. They will drag you down to their level, and beat you with experience.”
– Mark Twain.
Laurel says
I used to wonder why people not only put up with Hitler, but supported him. Unfortunately, I’m getting an answer to my questions, right here, in real time, in the USA. So then, I wondered why people are often unreachable with logic, with truths and with evidence to the contrary of their beliefs. I’m learning that now, too.
“Never argue a with fool. They will drag you down to their level, and beat you with experience.”
– Mark Twain.
There are several AI generated examples, on YouTube, of Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) explanations of why some people do not have the ability to learn outside of their network, and it actually makes sense. He was a German philosopher, not a psychiatrist, but he explains what appears to be happening now where people believe that they are so correct, that no amount of evidence is accepted. They simply accept what they are told, through repetition, and do not have the capacity to think any further. They just regurgitate.
The Steven Millers of the world know this, and use it. What is going on in Minnesota should appall everyone, but it doesn’t. The manipulation is strong, and omnipresent. There is the constant use of Steve Bannon’s “Flood the Zone” strategy, where the American public is constantly bombarded with bullshit to keep them occupied, off balance and keep them from thinking.
It’s really a sad moment for We the People. We are dependent on those of us who do see what is happening, and tell our representatives and senators that it is unacceptable.
Laurel says
For those who are doomed to not understand what is happening in Minnesota, this is exactly what the Nazi soldiers did in Germany. They stopped people in the streets and demanded IDs and proof of citizenship. They were hunting the Jews, who Hitler said were robbing all good Germans blind.You did not grow up in a country like this. The Make America Great Again is a bogus slogan.
I think I read here, or somewhere, that all Florida Sheriffs signed agreements to help ICE in this endeavor. How shameful! Now, no one is trustworthy. Our deputies are not trustworthy. Our current government is not trustworthy.
I am very disappointed in 40%, maybe, hopefully, less, of our population, who are falling for this shameful time on our already great country, and the current administration who is constantly lying to the vulnerable.
I was told that civics and history are no longer taught in schools. If that is so, I think I know why. I definitely know why this current administration is whitewashing history.
This is the very type of government the Greatest Generation fought against. Do them a respectful service, and pick up a history book, and actually read it.