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NRA Gives an Inch, The Casting Couch
Friday, October 6, 2017
The Gun Beat: In a surprising announcement from the organization that has fought gun control and regulation at every level, the National Rifle Association gave an inch and announced that bump stocks, which allow an assault rifle to fire in …
Kind Caring Man, He’s No Moron
Thursday, October 5, 2017
What Happens in Vegas. The girlfriend of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock issued a statement yesterday saying she had no idea her boyfriend had violent intentions. Marilou Danley said, “I knew Stephen Paddock as a kind, caring, quiet man.” She’s …
Trump Praises Self in PR, 49 Legal Guns
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Insert Foot: At a meeting with officials in Puerto Rico yesterday, President Trump said they should be proud that Hurricane Maria caused only 16 deaths, unlike “in a real catastrophe” like Hurricane Katrina. Puerto Rico is flattened and disabled, but …
59 Dead and 517 Injured, Tom Petty at 66
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Mass Murder: The numbers coming out of Las Vegas are stunning. Fifty-nine people are dead and 527 injured or wounded after a shooter sprayed a concert crowd of thousands with machine gun fire from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay …
Las Vegas: Worst Mass Shooting in US
Monday, October 2, 2017
Mass Shooting: At least 50 people are dead and 200 wounded in a gun attack at an outdoor concert in Las Vegas, making it the worst mass shooting in US history. About 40,000 people were gathered on the Las Vegas …
Blaming the Victim, Talking to N. Korea
Sunday, October 1, 2017
Blame the Victim: After an opening shot first thing in the morning, President Trump yesterday pressed his attack against the news media, the mayor of San Juan, and basically all of Puerto Rico in an effort to defend the stumbling …
Search for Food and Water, The Price Was Wrong
Saturday, September 30, 2017
The Puerto Rico Crisis: CNN yesterday visited a destroyed town one hour out of San Juan where representatives of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were visiting for the first time since Hurricane Maria crushed Puerto Rico on Sept. 20th. They …
Island of Lines, Russia Tweets
Friday, September 29, 2017
The Shipping News: President Trump announced that he has suspended the Jones Act for Puerto Rico, relaxing the 1920 law that says all shipping between two American ports must be on US-flagged vessels. The move theoretically allows more aid to …
Aid Waiting at the Dock, Taxes, Hugh Hefner at 91
Thursday, September 28, 2017
Puerto Rico: Three thousand shipping containers loaded with emergency food, water, and medical supplies are sitting dockside in Puerto Rico with no way to distribute them to the 3.4 million residents of the US island of Puerto Rico waiting for …
Puerto Rico Crisis, Healthcare Dies Again
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
The 51st State of Emergency: While President Trump tweets on about protesting players in the National Football League, Puerto Rico is without food, water, and electricity while slipping into a humanitarian crisis. Medicine is running low and patients with chronic …
