Yesterday, a full 10 days after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm, the Mayor of San Juan, unsatisfied by the response of the United States government to the crisis being faced by her constituents, made the decision to go on the offensive. Calling out the “inefficiency” and “bureaucracy” that was preventing […]
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Trump, from the comfort of his New Jersey golf club, calls out the men and women of Puerto Rico for being lazy and ungrateful as they fight for their lives
Posted in Environment, Uncategorized Also tagged Bedminste, Caribbean, Carmen Yulin Cruz, Elaine Duke, flooding, global climate change, Global Warming, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Maria, islands, national anthem, NFL, protest, Puerto Rico, racism, Republican lies, rump National Golf Club, Russel L. Honoré, San Juan, tax reform, tax the rich, water 131 Comments
Global climate change, as we’re seeing, is not a joke. The consequences are real. And we should scorn, mock and drive from our society politicians who fail to acknowledge that fact.
I didn’t think it was possible for me to be any more pissed than I was during the Republican National Convention when I heard Mitt Romney say the following. If there’s any silver lining at all in what’s happening right now along the east coast, it’s that maybe, just maybe, people will begin to see […]
‘Escape from Vermont,’ by Chelsea Lowe
As you may recall, I got pissed off a few weeks ago at House Majority Leader Eric Cantor for suggesting that funds not be allocated for relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Irene until such time that federal spending cuts were made elsewhere. I was particularly pissed off because a friend of mine, a […]
Posted in OCD, Other, Uncategorized Also tagged acts of God, Anni MacKay, Bethel Mountain Road, cell phones, Chelsea Lowe, coffins, community, community coming together, Creemees, disaster relief, Edgar Allan Woolf, Eric Cantor, Florence Ryerson, global climate change, Hurricane Irene, hurricanes, Larry Strauss, natural disasters, Noel Langley, Pittsfield, rain, Rochester, Ross Laffan, The Road, Vermont, Waterbury, Wizard of Oz 8 Comments