I don't think he has any advanced warning, he probably just is on vacation so much, the odds are in his favor that he'll be out of state when something bad happens.

When you're a useless lazy piece of shit like him, of course you've fucked off to anywhere else but where the work is.

He's some kind of indicator species. When he migrates, it's time to stockpile water and food. Way cheaper than expensive satellites or weather balloons.

Texas's infrastructure is so horrible that you honestly don't need a lot of warning to get the hell out.

Even "those clouds look kind of dark" is good odds of SOMETHING that will cause a disaster to some level.

Honestly, it’s constituencies like Cruz’s that I have essentially zero sympathy for. The fact that he keeps getting reelected when he’s an extremely obvious limpdick, servile, malicious fascist is a reflection on the caliber of the voters across the state. So, hope you enjoy all those catastrophic weather events that are definitely not caused by totally-made-up-and-definitely-not-real-or-life-threatening climate change (/s because internet)

It's the antithesis of "vote blue no matter who".

"Vote red, if your kids are brown bread".

I actually feel dirty just writing that.

If Musk wanted to make an impact with his new political party, he should go after Cruz's seat. Nobody likes Cruz, even in his own party, but Texans won't vote for a democrat.

Ultimately, I hope his new party splits the GOP vote, but for that to happen they have to have a decent chance to win a few seats.

They would, but he's never in the country. Always galavanting as far from his constituents as he can.

My guess is that he's useful to them, for now.

They'll eventually cast him aside like the trash he is. He either doesn't know it, or he's in denial.

He's got that magic R next to his name

Not just American, but his own constituents.

Unfortunately the morons will vote for him no matter what he does (or doesn't do).

I mean, he isn't really American. He is Canadian.

I do not like his far right views

At least he was in Greece and not Moscow - like some congresscritters I could name.

I think very few Texans ever voted for Cruz because they actually like or know about him. He has the R next to his name and that's good enough.

Ajit Pai when he was around.

Woah woah woah. His punchability doesn't compare to the absolutely smashable Mitch McConnell

Mike Johnson’s comes to mind

You've never seen christopher pyne

....Matt Gaetz enters the chat.

(or Stephen Miller. Or Curtis Yarvin. Or Roger Stone. Or Richard Spencer. Or Donnie Jr. )

With a username like that, I’d highly recommend staying away from buildings with windows that extend beyond the first floor.

A Zodiac Killer is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.

He's in tight with O&G, his wife literally works for Goldman Sachs, and he's jumped into Opus Dei. The man has more money and institutional support than any three other Senators you could name, despite being a turd in the Texas punch bowl the rest of the year.

Meanwhile, his most competent opponents have been the Skateboarding Take Your Guns guy chanting "demographics is destiny" to a bunch of conservative Latinos and the Linebacker in sheriff cosplay who ran on being tougher on the border than Republicans.

When your options are constantly Republican or Republican Lite, is there any surprise when the Republican wins?

What’s funny is these people could afford anything regardless of what taxes they pay. By not taxing them, we only hurt ourselves.

Ted Cruz is a dick, but really, what is he actually going to accomplish by being there? I completely get that in the modern media world, a politician needs to be seen at the disaster site. They need to have their picture taken next to the heavy machinery, and talking with actual people doing the disaster relief work (ideally not while wearing goofy white boots).

But, really, I would assume that his presence will just interfere with the work. Maybe he could be useful in his office, answering phones from concerned people, coordinating longer-term plans. But, I'm sure it's just a matter of time before we see him in jeans at a disaster site because... that's important.

The plane has a faster terminal velocity than a person

Grovel and beg for forgiveness after actively cutting NOAA budget? Personally drive a truck full of food/water/clothing for people displaced? Literally just show up and offer your condolences to your contituents (regardless of how obviously fake it'd be)?

Like, basic human things you should be doing to show that you care about the people you supposedly represent? Vs: fuck it, I'm on vacation, they'll still be dead when I get home.

Guess what: politicians for all their grand standing about lazy entitled welfare recipients work about 130 total days a year, he can go see the parthenon some other time.

Considering he's their elected representative he ought to do some representing.

Poor telegram deliverer... Running all around Athens looking for the Zodiac killer

I got your distress signal and came as quickly as I wanted to...

The "Parthenon" didn't give you a clue?