Hurricane Helene has left many Americans homeless in its wake, with many facing the daunting task of rebuilding without insurance. The Biden-Harris administration has FEMA officials deployed across affected states, providing immediate aid and relief. Meanwhile, Trump is doing what he does best — hurling lies and staging political photo-ops to discredit these efforts, more… Read more.
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Hurricane Helene: Trump Upstages Kamala to Woo Flood-Ravaged Voters
Since Hurricane Helene made landfall on Thursday, Biden and Kamala have been conspicuously absent. They should’ve been on TV every day, providing comfort, pledging support, and promising to visit flood-ravaged states ASAP. In infuriating contrast, Trump was all over TV, and it hardly mattered that he was blatantly lying about what they were doing and… Read more.
Helene, the Latest ‘Once-in-a-Century’ Hurricane
Mother Nature’s fed up with us. Helene made landfall on Thursday night as a Category 4 beast, leaving 42 dead, hundreds of homes and businesses destroyed, and millions without power. But, in case you haven’t noticed, these “once-in-a-century” hurricanes are becoming annual events. Why? Because we refuse to change our ways. But hurricanes and wildfires… Read more.
After destroying the tiny Caribbean island of Grand Turk, Hurricane Ike has its sights on the big US state of Texas
Houston, you have a problem: Hurricane Ike is threatening to obliterate waterfront towns and give the skyscrapers, refineries and docks of Houston, the nation’s fourth-largest city, their worst pounding in a generation. [The Associated Press] But, where my compatriots on the Turks and Caicos Island of Grand Turk were completely at Ike’s mercy, Houstonians have… Read more.
UPDATE: Getting donations directly to Turks and Caicos victims of Hurricane Ike
Many of you have expressed concerns about your donations to the British Red Cross to help relief efforts in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) getting lost in bureaucratic red tape, or worse. Unfortunately, the TCI has no indigenous relief agency with the facility to take online donations. Therefore, I have arranged with the Director… Read more.
Media desperately seeking another Katrina, but finding only Gustav
TV stations cover natural disasters purportedly as a public service. But there’s no denying that such coverage is a ratings boon for their bottom line – catering as it does to the perverse thrill of suspense that keeps us fixated on the hype of impending doom…. […Katrina’s coming, Katrina’s coming, The iPINIONS Journal, August 29,… Read more.