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albacore

(2,747 posts) Wed Oct 29, 2025, 02:43 PM Oct 2025

NOW is the time for the US to intervene in the Caribbean...

Overwhelming interventions....
of food, medical aid, help in rebuilding.....
in Jamaica and other places clobbered by the hurricane.
Wait...those are dark-skinned people.
Never mind.
That's not the US way...

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NOW is the time for the US to intervene in the Caribbean... (Original Post) albacore Oct 2025 OP

US aid is actually otw per the State Department. littlemissmartypants Oct 2025 #1

And the Secretary of State is... GiqueCee Oct 2025 #2

And your point is? littlemissmartypants Oct 2025 #3

I'll believe it when I see it... GiqueCee Oct 2025 #4

Any of the places affected would probably love to have anyone willing to get a face-to-face... littlemissmartypants Oct 2025 #5

Did the Dept of State say how much? I'm in favor of Massive. albacore Oct 2025 #6

... littlemissmartypants Oct 2025 #7

Gee...."send cash donations" and "volunteer". I meant real aid. And I love the banner "Democrat shutdown" nt albacore Oct 2025 #8

littlemissmartypants

(34,344 posts)

1. US aid is actually otw per the State Department.

Reply to albacore (Original post)

Wed Oct 29, 2025, 05:08 PM

Oct 2025

GiqueCee

(4,736 posts)

2. And the Secretary of State is...

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 29, 2025, 05:44 PM

Oct 2025

... just like every other department head in this regime, totally loyal by royal decree, to His Malignant Highness, The South End of a Northbound Yak, The Defecator In Chief, none other than President-In-Name-Only, Donald J. Trump.
No one in the GOP pinches a deuce without permission from His Infinite Orangeness. Murdering fishermen to show what a tough guy he is only one of his multitude of talents. And he's just getting warmed up.
Offering financial aid to an island full of people who chose to be Black is not on his to-do list. No, he's not dead yet, but I wake up every morning hoping to read his obituary.

littlemissmartypants

(34,344 posts)

3. And your point is?

Reply to GiqueCee (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 29, 2025, 05:56 PM

Oct 2025

Because aid is on the way.

GiqueCee

(4,736 posts)

4. I'll believe it when I see it...

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 29, 2025, 06:01 PM

Oct 2025

... Trump's minions are not kind or generous people.

littlemissmartypants

(34,344 posts)

5. Any of the places affected would probably love to have anyone willing to get a face-to-face...

Reply to GiqueCee (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 29, 2025, 10:06 PM

Oct 2025

Look by volunteering to help them! Good luck! Do you know when and where you're going? ❤️

albacore

(2,747 posts)

6. Did the Dept of State say how much? I'm in favor of Massive.

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 29, 2025, 11:36 PM

Oct 2025

littlemissmartypants

(34,344 posts)

7. ...

Reply to albacore (Reply #6)

Wed Oct 29, 2025, 11:45 PM

Oct 2025

https://www.state.gov/responding-to-hurricane-melissa/

albacore

(2,747 posts)

8. Gee...."send cash donations" and "volunteer". I meant real aid. And I love the banner "Democrat shutdown" nt

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Reply #7)

Thu Oct 30, 2025, 04:29 AM

Oct 2025

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