Wildfires tore through eastern Washington, a heavily-Republican area, in the fall of 2020. Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat, requested $37 million of FEMA disaster funds for those communities. Trump blocked it, because Inslee had criticized his handling of the Covid-19 crisis. Washington eventually got t[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Disaster relief’
Vance defends Trump’s FEMA lies
In the wake of hurricanes Helene and Milton, Trump is peddling two big lies about federal aid to the devastated areas: (1) That FEMA aid has been diverted to illegal migrants, and (2) the Biden administration and Vice President Harris are withholding disaster aid from Republican areas. There isnR[...]
People shouldn’t listen to Elon Musk
While federal officials angrily complain that “online falsehoods are complicating the federal response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton,” Elon Musk uses his social media to spread them, Politico reported the day before Milton slams into Tampa Bay (read story here). He’s echoing the [...]
GOP rep is criticized for spreading lies about FEMA relief funds
Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL) has a track record as a conspiracy theorist. Now, she’s falsely asserting that FEMA relief funds were “redirected” to illegal immigrants (read story here). Rep. Cammack (photo, left) is an election denier who voted against certifying Biden’s 2020 elect[...]
Trump lies about Biden’s hurricane response
While touring Hurricane Helene-ravaged areas of Georgia on Monday, Trump “repeatedly spread falsehoods … about the federal response to Hurricane Helene despite claiming not to be politicizing the disaster,” the Associated Press reported on September 30, 2024 (read story here). Of c[...]
April 10th, 2011 - 7:34 am § in America, Christianity
Sunday Revelations: Most Americans don’t blame God for natural disasters
God: (guest editor) I am relieved and grateful for the forgiveness. By Nicole Neroulias, Religious News Service (RNS) We may never know why bad things happen to good people, but most Americans—except evangelicals—reject the idea that natural disasters are divine punishment, a test of faith or so[...]
Sunday Revelations: Chernobyl Legacy
Photography of sick children in Chernobyl by Paul Fusco. Ed. To be fair, I have no way of knowing whether these kids’ illnesses are due to the Chernobyl meltdown. Whatever the truth , the horror is overwhelming. I wonder whether the cloak of compassion we hear from the Christian right [...]
April 8th, 2011 - 8:01 am § in Misc.
UPDATE: How to Donate for Japan Relief
From our American School in Japan alumnus, a complete listing of reputable charities engaged in relief work following the Tohoku Earthquake of March 11, tailored for donors outside Japan. Contact poster for complete info on donating from within Japan.[...]