misleading headline, and it’s not even close.

“residents beg mayor”

no they didn’t. the article doesn’t cite one singular instance of a resident asking the mayor to stop the eclipse. what it does cite is an off hand, likely facetious/joke comment by said mayor in relation to a bridge that is under construction.

of course, this fact didn’t stop the author from running with this absolute lie, the media entity from publishing the deception, and most of the comments here are falling for the perversion of truth and are clowning on and smearing an entire township.

pardon me if this comment is overly serious. i get this is a satire-of-satire community but holy smokes we need to have better standards for our media. if they can get away with this white lie, imagine what they do every other day when lives are on the line.

I do not have the authority to do that.

You just didn’t pray hard enough!

Edit: on a serious note, I get why the town is panicking. Shit is gonna be crazy for them

Oh man, this incumbent mayor just lost himself the next election. His opponent has an easy platform to run on:

"The incumbent mayor ignored the will of the electorate when they did NOT cancel the eclipse that occurred in April 2024. I can assure you, if elected, I will absolutely listen to the voters and cancel the eclipse if that is the will of the people. So make sure you vote for me and the next eclipse in ...."

checks notes

".... the year 2099, will reflect your wishes. God Bless America!".

He should say it's cancelled and then when it happens he should blame the Republicans.

I don't know why the "journalist" put it this way except to drive traffic. The truth is the main street of that town is under construction and they have been trying for months to warn michiganders from overwhelming this town as it can't handle the influx of travelers. My guess that request was brought up jokenly by a local who is concerned about what is probably going to happen. Their little town overrun by others.

Hey all, yes, I know the article is trash and the headline clickbait-y, but it's still the actual headline, and it's a real (if disappointing) news site.

Did he not consider nuking the moon?

I live in the path of totality and the local tourism office is projecting anywhere from 70K to half a million visitors. It's insane! Also, I read Niagara Falls, which is obviously used to seeing a lot of tourists, has nevertheless declared a preemptive state of emergency. And there are advisories to be very careful if you're driving on highways at the time of totality, as there will inevitably be idiots who stop suddenly to gawk and burn out their eyeballs.

Mind you, it could all be a bust given the current weather forecast is for Monday to be cloudy across the whole region. I guess it'll still be cool to see everything go dark for a few minutes though.

I don't have the authority to do that

OK, so it's the governor we need

Stopping the eclipse to own the libs

Having seen a solar eclipse back in 2017, I can say it was truly an spectacle. But I don't see traveling anywhere just to see another one - I mean it's interesting, but it lasts maybe two minutes and then it's over and back to normal. And I don't see spending all that money when you can get the best view of it watching news coverage on TV.

This is some Merlin level superstition... Might as well claim that he is doing in on purpose while it's happening.

I’m voting for Canute as his successor

Well, actually, scientifically, it hasn't yet been proven or disproven that the mayor of a michigan town could stop a solar eclipse, as he's never tried

Everyone watch out for crazies at any gatherings. Crazy Americans are generally armed.