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[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Disasters’
Your life or your job
“As a catastrophic tornado approached [Mayfield, Kentucky] Friday, employees of a candle factory — which would later be destroyed — heard the warning sirens and wanted to leave the building. But at least five workers said supervisors warned employees that they would be fired if they left [...]
June 28th, 2015 - 3:27 am § in Politics
Beginning of the end of the system … a century ago
One hundred and one years since Europe Exploded into its 20th century wars Looking back a century, we seem to be waiting for a single critical event that will denote a change in the global system to begin the woes of the century. Prior to World War I, the world had a system. That system was [[...]
October 12th, 2014 - 3:53 am § in America
On “Columbus” Day: I Mourn The Collapse of Arab Civilization
How different the fate of the Arawak might have been if the three ships had been sent by Andalus! Seattle has decided to rename October 12th as “Indigenous People’s Day.” This is sad. Why celebrate the exterminations of the Arawak Indians, a people exterminated by Columbus, by [...]
Sunday Revelations: The day after Yom Kippur .. and the Schwartz Family Feud
This is the 22nd post about Yom Kippur since The Ave began. Yesterday was Yom Kippur, the last day of a period of eight days called the days of awe .. starting with the Jewish New Year .. Rosh Hoshana and end of eight days, a period where Jews are supposed to reflect on […][...]
CHINA: XiNHUA finally speaks on Hong Kong
While the North Korean News Agency is featuring a piece on Greetings to Guinean President, the Chinese equivalent, Xinahua, has finally posted an article about the demonstration in Hong Kong: Critics of “different countries” lash out at protestors for jeopardizing HK’s future The a[...]
September 22nd, 2014 - 8:50 am § in Hypocrisy
World Cup Will Not Be In Islamic State
2022 World Cup Will Not Be In Qatar … FIFA BLAMES WEATHER BERLIN, Sept 22 (Reuters) – The 2022 World Cup will not be held in Qatar because of the scorching temperatures in the Middle East country, FIFA Executive Committee member Theo Zwanziger said on Monday. “I personally thi[...]
June 2nd, 2014 - 4:33 pm § in Misc.
Buchenwald 50: Anniversary of my Dad’s death and the birthday of Nicholas Winton
SIX YEARS AGO, MY Father died.. His heritage remains locked away because of my brother Hugh’s anger. This story of another good soldier from WWII, made me think of my Dad. In 1907 Sir Winton was born Nickolas Wertheim in Hampstead, London, the son of Jewish parents. Like so many of us, the W[...]
Buchenwald 45: “If I am not for myself, who is for me?”
The Shanda of Christians Who Abuse the Holocaust: In the Nazi Era it was Fundamentalist Christians who blocked Roosevelt’s efforts to bring the Jews here. Now, these same Christians support Israel, at a terrible price. I came across this ad on the web. What might $33 buy? A meal? [...]
BUCHENWALD 51: “My brother’s hateful effort to destroy Robert’s pictures hurts especially on D day.”
Normandy landings en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_Landings D-Day – June 6, 1944 My brother’s hateful effort to destroying my father’s pictures hurts especially on D Day. Today is June 6, the anniversary of D-Day and now four days after the anniversary of my father’s d[...]