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Cartoons: Trump's Katrina in Puerto Rico
Way back after a hurricane destroyed Puerto Rico, I made several memes, above and below, that I think are appropriate now.Trump tosses paper towels...This one was inspired by Dubya’s “you’re dong a...
View ArticleHurricane Milton: A potential Andrew for Central Florida and a Katrina for...
In 1992, Hurricane Andrew tore a path of destruction straight across the Florida peninsula. It practically demolished Homestead from its winds alone. A lot has changed since, and largely because of,...
View ArticleBeware the Hurricane!
“And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned ‘round on you, where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat? This country is planted thick with laws, from coast to coast, Man's laws, not...
View ArticlePG&E's Stalling Game Drags Victims Through Hell
I met Alan Rigg in 2020. I went to paradise to interview Camp Fire Survivors. Every story of fire, homelessness, relocation and corporate betrayal is gut wrenching. If it were possible to quantify –...
View ArticleDeSantis targeted them under his transportation stunt. Now they're going to...
At least three Venezuelan migrants who were recruited for Ron DeSantis’ political stunt using children and adults as human props are either already in Florida, or are on their way to Florida, as part...
View ArticleMigrants are traveling to Florida to aid in Hurricane Ian recovery: 'We want...
Recent reports have indicated that migrants are making their way south from New York to Florida to find work aiding in Hurricane Ian cleanup and rebuilding, mirroring recovery efforts from disasters of...
View ArticleFollowing Hurricane Ian disaster, Florida suddenly decides it needs migrant...
Just weeks after Venezuelan migrants were shipped from San Antonio to Martha’s Vineyard to boost Ron DeSantis’ 2024 prospects, some Venezuelan migrants in New York City are reportedly being recruited...
View ArticleBlack Kos, Tuesday's Chile. Same ol', same ol' systemic racism: Katrina,...
How long do we have to put up with this crap? Commentary by Black Kos Editor Denise Oliver-VelezAs we watch yet another community suffer under a disaster caused by systemic environmental racism (right...
View ArticleThere is ALWAYS a SIGNIFICANT difference in outcomes depending upon if a D or...
Let’s look at two examples. In 2000, republican, George W Bush became president. “Bin Laden determined to strike US” was the title of a presidential daily briefing. He like the future republican...
View ArticleGeorge W. Bush: a wise guy as president (Watergate at 50, continued)
George W. Bush was not elected president in the year 2000; he was appointed in a Supreme Court coup and things went downhill from there. Aside from Donald Trump, no president in modern times seemed...
View ArticleBIPOC organizers say Hurricane Ida response feels eerily similar to Katrina
by Bareerah ZafarThis story was originally published at Prism.In August 2005, Moe Haghighi was in the water.Hurricane Katrina had finished making landfall and the rain had stopped. As Haghighi and his...
View ArticleHurricane Katrina vs. Hurricane Ida: Two storms, two presidents and two very...
First published in The Paradise ProgressiveAnalysis, History September 3, 2021 9 MinutesSept. 3, 2021 by David SilverbergHurricane Ida shrieked onto the Louisiana coast on Sunday, Aug. 29, 16 years to...
View ArticleNew Orleans Sits in the Bull’s Eye of Hurricane Alley
In 2010, my wife and I visited New Orleans about five years after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. We had a guided tour of the devastation caused by these hurricanes. Now Hurricane Ida has devastated the...
View ArticleCoastal hospitals in Hurricane Ida's path will not be evacuated. Nowhere to go.
Hospitals in New Orleans and surrounding areas have decided not to evacuate for Hurricane Ida. Many hospitals in the Southeast are at are above capacity already. Patients are medically fragile and...
View ArticleMajor Hurricane May Hit Louisiana on Katrina's 16th Anniversary
weather.com/…Tropical Storm Ida has formed in the Caribbean just west of Jamaica and storm tracks have it hitting Louisiana or east Texas Sunday afternoon, possibly as a major hurricane. Tropical...
View ArticleWhere Hurricanes are a Fact of Life
Excerpted from ‘Katrina’s Wake: Journeys on a Hurricane Coast’ by Douglas Lee, e-book published in August 2020, on Hurricane Katrina’s 15th-Year Memorial:PART ITHE HURRICANE COASTMost people here have...
View ArticleBiden: Two hurricanes to hit New Orleans; can you help prevent another Katrina?
Joe Biden: With two hurricanes expected to hit New Orleans on Monday and Wednesday, do you expect President Trump to do anything?The Weather Channel says New Orleans could flood. Joe, you could send...
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Morning Open Thread - Breakfast in Selma
Morning Open Thread is a daily post from a host of editors and guest writers. We support our community, invite and share ideas, and encourage thoughtful, respectful dialogue in an open forum. The...
View Article"It's as if New Orleans floods every day ..."
— This was riveting. I hope you find time to watch it. Brian Stelter: To look away is a disgrace to coronavirus victimsxxYouTube VideoCNN:Reliable Sources -- May 10, 2020 Here’s a partial...
View ArticleThe responsibility belongs to the President NOT local officials !
President Trump was warned about coronavirus on January 3. The president is denying responsibility and doing everything he can to cast blame elsewhere. That’s just the piece of shit thing that he is....
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