Hurricane Helene has devastated western North Carolina. Yet the federal government has only doled out a paltry $4 million over the last two weeks to American hurricane victims. Meanwhile, Israel and Ukraine have received over $200 billion in federal largesse over the last two years, much of it without any oversight whatsoever.
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Ted Rall
Ted Rall is a syndicated political cartoonist for Andrews McMeel Syndication and WhoWhatWhy.org and Counterpoint. He is a contributor to Centerclip and co-host of "The Final Countdown" talk show on Radio Sputnik. He is a graphic novelist and author of many books of art and prose, and an occasional war correspondent. He is, recently, the author of the graphic novel "2024: Revisited."
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Welp, according to the shrill hysterics backing Harris, everyone who even heard the words Hurricane Helene or Rain and Wind Empowerment Opportunity Milton got a swag bag to rival Oscar night. Further, they scream at decibel levels to crack the eardrum, she is personally delivering $100,000 to each victim and gift cards for Home Depot, Best Western, and Waffle House. Because, you know, she grew up a middle-class kid and it’s (all together now) “Time to turn the page.”
On the other hand, according to the shrill hysterics over at Camp Trump, Komrade Kamala and her socialist cohort of communists are forcing survivors to spit on the American flag and impregnating women at Glock point, so that they can then be made to have abortions 10 months later.
Frankly, I don’t know how good OR bad the response to Helene and Milton has been. I can’t trust the media. I can’t believe what I read in the social media star chambers. I don’t trust Harris. I don’t trust Trump. But I’ve seen both sides’ supporters, and both disgust me. I am genuinely uneasy at the thought of either side being in charge. I figure Trump will win because Harris being unable to beat him is the perfect end to the democrats’ four-year-long tragicomedy (formerly) starring Joe Biden.
Catch Russophile, Ted Rall’s latest DMZ, where he interviews Libertarian candidate, Chase Oliver. It’s worth a listen once you move past Ted’s strawmen about the media. Secret hint, the Libertarian candidate is for the legalization of marijuana.
a few technical issue with this one–according to a friend in the area, all you have to do to qualify for the 750 is affirm that you lost water or power due to the storm, and further money is available beyond that, with more complicated qualifications to meet. On the other hand, NPR is admitting today that the back-to-back hurricanes have run the Small Business Administration out of money
But overall, yeah, billions for Ukraine and Israel, a pittance for Americans.
Beyond that, I’m hearing stories of armed militias running FEMA out of some parts of NC, and having to wonder whether the militias are believing lies or the government is telling them…..it’s increasingly difficult to figure out.