DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
(D) J. Hickenlooper*
(R) Somebody
80%
20%
(D) M. Dougherty
(D) Jena Griswold
(D) Brian Mason
60%↑
30%↑
20%↓
(D) Brianna Titone
(R) Kevin Grantham
(D) Jerry DiTullio
60%↑
30%
20%↓
(D) Diana DeGette*
(R) Somebody
90%
2%
(D) Joe Neguse*
(R) Somebody
90%
2%
(R) Jeff Hurd*
(D) Somebody
80%
40%
(R) Lauren Boebert*
(D) Somebody
90%
10%
(R) Jeff Crank*
(D) Somebody
80%
20%
(D) Jason Crow*
(R) Somebody
90%
10%
(D) B. Pettersen*
(R) Somebody
90%
10%
(R) Gabe Evans*
(D) Manny Rutinel
(D) Yadira Caraveo
45%↓
40%↑
30%
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
80%
20%
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
(D) J. Hickenlooper*
(R) Somebody
80%
20%
(D) M. Dougherty
(D) Jena Griswold
(D) Brian Mason
60%↑
30%↑
20%↓
(D) Brianna Titone
(R) Kevin Grantham
(D) Jerry DiTullio
60%↑
30%
20%↓
(D) Diana DeGette*
(R) Somebody
90%
2%
(D) Joe Neguse*
(R) Somebody
90%
2%
(R) Jeff Hurd*
(D) Somebody
80%
40%
(R) Lauren Boebert*
(D) Somebody
90%
10%
(R) Jeff Crank*
(D) Somebody
80%
20%
(D) Jason Crow*
(R) Somebody
90%
10%
(D) B. Pettersen*
(R) Somebody
90%
10%
(R) Gabe Evans*
(D) Manny Rutinel
(D) Yadira Caraveo
45%↓
40%↑
30%
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
80%
20%
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
August 21, 2017 01:45 PM UTC
12 Comments
So did the Denver Post do a follow up with the Flat Earthers regarding the equations they use to explain the celestial mechanics involved with this eclipse?
Viewed the eclipse… I didn't get any superpowers, there was no rapture, and the dead did not rise from the grave.
Given all the hype, I must declare it all to be FAKE NEWS, brought on by Russian hackers, to destabilize the American Economy in favor of purchasing North Korean manufactured glasses using Chinese materials, based on an Iranian design in which to view the eclipse while standing by a confederate statue….
Our trees created hundreds of pinhole cameras as light passed through their leaves, showing hundreds as mostly eclipsed suns. Spectacular! We have a bird feeder, but our feathered friends weren't impressed and scarfed merrily away through the whole event. I retreated to my telly to watch totality in Casper.
I took a bath, and sacrificed a virgin (Mojito). All's good now (until 2024 . . . )
The next one we see in Colorado won't be until 2045.
I'll only warranty the universe for seven years, no exceptions . . .
(. . . if you think you can do any better, especially in the age of Trump, you'll have to find your own virgins.)
It was a really fun and unique first day of school. Our middle and high schools bought and borrowed tons of cheap eclipse viewing glasses, and were all out on the lawns kicking back and watching the eclipse progress.. The kids were so adorable, peering through the glasses to watch the sun being eaten. They described it as a "banana", a Cheshire cat grin, a silly smile that went from one side of the "face" to the other.
For myself, it was an amazing and humbling reminder that we exist on a planet hurtling through space at immense speeds, around a star, with other heavenly bodies rotating around us. We need that "big picture" perspective sometimes.
Flat Earthers tend to disappear on days like today (yesterday as I write this).
"I survived Eclipsalypse 2017 . . .
(. . . and all I got was these goofy cardboard sunglasses.)"
An older friend told me about wearing a t-shirt with this image recently, when a younger fellow looked at it and then commented to my friend that he supports LGBT issues. My friend replied, “You ought to!”
In case you missed it:
Nice video of the total eclipse from ABC in Oregon. Totality at ~ 2:53