Good piece from fellow blogger cornfedcontessa.com.
UPDATE: I had a comment from a reader asking about donating clothing to flood victims in Texas. Here is a link to a press release from FEMA regarding donations: FEMA PRESS RELEASE According to the press release, cash donations are best at this time. Here is a quote from the press release: “Cash donations offer…the […]
via Just Thought You Should Know… How You Can Help Texas Flood Victims — The Purple Almond
She’s not bullet proof
But neither is she fragile
Words wound, but don’t kill
Risk versus reward
Glomming onto a spotlight
Falling in shadows
She could double down
Accelerate the damage
Or wave a white flag
Alotfromlydia.wordpress.com sees through Trump’s supposed altruism.
If you’re in the luckiest one per cent of humanity, you owe it to the rest of humanity to think about the other 99 per cent.~ Warren Buffett
Donald Trump and his sons want you to know he has pledged $1 million to victims of this week’s storm. They want main stream media to put it out there. It is out there.
Also out there: According to Forbes, over the past decade, Eric Trump’s own charity, the proceeds of which go to St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital’s cancer research, has paid Trump organization more than $1.2 million ~from the charity’s funds~ for the annual one-day use of their golf course. Quiet altruism at work?
Whether Trump actually donates what he pledges remains to be seen. His track record is not good even for his own fund raising efforts.
Trump’s offer of $1 million dollars follows offers by a list of…
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A couple of days ago I shared a meme on Facebook that caused tempers to flare. I first included it in this post, but honestly, I feel like I’ve been through the ringer. ¡No más! So, I deleted it before publishing.
Basically the meme was a take on the whole “weather catastrophes are the fault of….(insert gays/feminists/atheists/Muslims, etc.).” only this one jokingly put the blame for Hurricane Harvey on Trump, and then asked, “see how ridiculous that sounds.”
Obviously I was trying to make a point about how ridiculous some of the wacky religious and/or political pundits sound when they blame catastrophic events on homosexuality or feminism or any number of unrelated events, so the amount of vitriol the post attracted was rather stunning. Clearly it was satire.
Was I not aware of the suffering people in coastal Texas and surrounding areas were experiencing? Well, yes, I am aware and have posted numerous links to responsible agencies who are accepting donations for victims of Hurricane Harvey, and I’ve donated to more than a few such organizations myself. If I thought I could be an asset instead of an aggravation I’d be volunteering there right now. The good folks of Houston and beyond are going to need help for many months to come, and I’ll help in whatever ways I can.
Have I no sense of shame? Certainly I do when shame is warranted. This isn’t one of those times.
What has happened to me? Apparently I used to be a good person, but I’m not anymore. Huh. I’ve always tried to do the right thing. I haven’t always been successful, but I look out for others and treat people kindly.
The meme is in poor taste! I don’t believe it is; however, cutting a proposed one billion dollars of funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s budget in order to finance a wall between the U.S. and Mexico is certainly crossing a line that far exceeds the realm of good taste, and I don’t see any of the folks who lambasted me over my meme having a meltdown over that.
Several folks lectured me on my morality and ethics. Oddly enough none of them would be my first choice were I to go in search of a teacher on those issues.
A thoughtful friend sent this to me after reading the battering posts. I take great comfort in good friends.
I continue to pray for all those affected by Harvey. Yes, I do. Even those who think I’m a bad person.
If you want to support a great organization that’s helping out folks who’ve lost everything to this devastating storm here are more verified links:
https://www.youcaring.com/victimsofhurricaneharvey-915053
Peace, people.
Praying for Eyebrowz 