re: Helene - Recovery Begins...Devastating Flash Flooding in Western NC and Eastern TN

A lot of frayed nerves up there in the fog of war right now.

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If people are on iOS18 they can text via satellite. How can we spread this?

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Not sure but include the oldest phone with 18 that it’s available on. It is probably fairly automatic, but many may not have upgraded or have a charge at this point.

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With the satellite capabilities on iPhone 14 or later, you can stay connected with friends and family over iMessage or SMS even without cellular or Wi-Fi service. When texting people on iMessage, you’ll also be able to use key features like sending and receiving messages, emoji, and Tapbacks. And all your iMessages sent over satellite are end-to-end encrypted.1

Messages via satellite will be available in iOS 18 along with our existing satellite features in the United States and Canada on iPhone 14 and later. A carrier plan is required. SMS messaging via satellite is available on supported carriers. SMS message rates may apply.

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Can someone tell me which Cajun Navy is the real one? United or the one with 2016 at the end? Or does it even matter?

NFL on NBC is showing devastation now ...Red Cross .

Too many white people that died/lost everything in small towns. Not sexy enough for the media to properly cover, unfortunately

I think I saw 2016 behind it. Reed Timmer tagged them in a post today on Facebook. .

I, too, thank them for keeping this pinned. My sister & husband are in their sixties and live a few miles northeast of Asheville, on a mountain. We didn't hear from them for a day and a half. She said it was far worse than they expected, and she thinks a tornado clipped the ridge they live on. Their Starlink equipment was swept away by the winds, and they lost 3/4 of their trees. Two of them are on the house. No idea when they'll get help.
She finally got cell service back this morning, but they have no electricity, internet, or running water. Thankfully, they're from Louisiana and knew how to stock up for a hurricane. They've got a generator and supplies to last for a few days, and then they'll need help if they can't get out.

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Admins thanks for keeping this pinned. This is one of the greatest domestic natural disasters perhaps ever.
I am absolutely dumbfounded at the lack of coverage being given to this.
Please keep this stickied.

Dear Friends have lost everything including loved ones, businesses, homes.
Entire towns are 100% gone. This is getting worse and worse by the hour.
Hundreds still missing

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It's starting to be covered more now, but I think some of that is due to the outrage of them not covering it at all most of the day today. And let's address the elephant in the room. We all know why it's not being covered.

It's not political or racially motivated if it's true. If this was Eastern North Carolina counties such as Hertford, Bertie and Halifax counties (all black majority counties), it would flat out be getting Hurricane Katrina level coverage. Since it impacts Western North Carolina, including counties like Buncombe, Henderson, Haywood, Madison and Rutherford counties (all white majority counties), the mainstream media could care less.

The mainstream media could care less that these areas are suffering because they are mostly white. Some of the media might actually enjoy it since it's a lot of people who are conservative / Trump supporters. It's sick but it's true.

I too also thank moderators for keeping this pinned. As Americans, we will have to force the mainstream media to cover this tragedy. We will not let them ignore it, as much as they want to.

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Prayers for these people.