Trump pledges one million dollars of “personal money” to Harvey relief. Now, maybe he’s sincere. I note that millions of Americans have felt no need to publicize their donations to the American Red Cross, the Houston Food Bank or any other charity, but hey, when public figures make a big splashy donation others might be …
The oil and gas business may kill more Houstonians than Harvey has so far if any of the chemical plants blow up, as at least one is threatening to do. Crosby fire officials are bracing for an explosion at the Arkema chemical plant in the city where floodwaters have knocked out power and generators needed …
Jiminy Crickets, this storm is projected to continue raining on Houston through Wednesday. That sounds horrible but is actually a day sooner than originally thought. “Tuesday evening the heaviest rain threat is moving northeast and that will continue to accelerate,” said Paul. “The entire rain threat may be gone by Wednesday morning.” Thursday’s forecast calls …
Here are several stories from the convention center in Houston, designated a shelter. Before 11 a.m., the first evacuees began lining up in front of the convention center, carrying suitcases and plastic bags, some with babies on their hips and dogs on leashes. Rescue crews pulled up in pickups, dropping off families, many of whom …
Arpaio didn’t just let an order by a federal judge slip his mind. No, he deliberately violated it. Repeatedly. Specifically, Arpaio was convicted this July by Judge Susan Bolton of willfully and intentionally violating an order issued to him in 2011 by a different federal judge, G. Murray Snow. [snip] Snow issued a preliminary injunction …
But this time it’s just the song. I had no idea Linda Ronstadt had recorded the old Knickerbockers song, but here it is. This is the official video version. It never appeared on an album she released, as far as I can tell from my collection.
Sure, why not? Headline: Wal-Mart and Google team up on voice-activated shopping, challenging Amazon “Yo, Google, order me up some paper towels, some sandwich bags, a pack of AA batteries and a set of battery cables.” “Yessir, boss, coming right up. You wanna pick ’em up or have ’em delivered?” “Today, consumers want to spend …
Trump’s nonsensical speech at his rally in Phoenix could have been titled that. What lies could I mean? Well, Trump expressed frustration with efforts to negotiate with Canada and Mexico to improve NAFTA, saying he was more likely to terminate the deal. He also blamed “obstructionist Democrats” for standing in the way of funding for …
It gave those of us who live in Hawai’i very little, about 10% coverage of the sun by the moon and most of that behind clouds at 6:45 AM. But watching it as it streamed live and on television on the Mainland was an amazing experience. Hey, the next one’s only seven years off and …
From today’s Washington Post: The events in Charlottesville and the president’s apologia for the right-wing extremists there should mobilize anyone passionate about civil rights. There would be no better target for their energies than the clear and present danger to the most fundamental right in any democracy: the vote. Absolutely correct. We need to start …
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