This woman says people are bagging their dead in garbage bags

[LuckyCharms]

in Puerto Rico.

[bdamomma]

1. she is right

we need to mobilize this is a crisis.

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. This is attempted genocide.

If we had a working Congress, there would be instant investigations about who is not doing their job.
gonna go and send a tweet to my Congress guys, but, this being Ala.....

[Doreen]

2. She said something about the US needing

to allow foreign countries to help. What does that mean? Is our country not allowing other countries to help?

[LuckyCharms]

7. Might be referring to the Jones act, which prohibits non-US flagged

ships to move goods between US ports, but I am unclear if this act prevents foreign ships from going directly to Puerto Rico.

[brush]

18. That's it exactly. Foreign ships have to go to a US port and unload cargo to a US ship...

which then has to head to PR.

trump is still deciding whether he will suspend the Jones Act.

Meanwhile in PR they are bagging their dead in garbage bags.

Hope the fools who vote for the incompetent orange clown regret it for the rest of their dumb fucking lives.

[Petrushka]

28. Jones Act waived . . .

. . . https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-28/trump-authorizes-jones-act-waiver-for-puerto-rico-shipments

[LuckyCharms]

9. OK, it looks like if foreign ships want to go to Puerto Rico

they have 2 options.

1) Go directly to San Juan and pay a large tarrif, or

2) Go to the US mainland, offload onto a US flagged ship, which then goes to Puerto Rico.

[LuckyCharms]

10. The tariff might be cost prohibitive,

and going to the US mainland and offloading would take too long.

This is why the Jones Act needs to be suspended...so they can get the help they need from foreign countries.

[Ninsianna]

20. This is insane.

[Doreen]

11. In other words they are knowingly killing people because of greed....again.

[LuckyCharms]

12. Yes. It seems like the Jones Act is too much of a hoop to jump through

to get goods to PR in time. This is why it needs to be suspended. Trump said today that there are shippers who don't want the act suspended for PR, even though he suspended it for Houston and Florida.

He's Satan.

[Doreen]

13. No, you are wrong. Satan is nicer.

[LuckyCharms]

14. You are right. I'm told Satan can at least appear to be kind. n/t

[Doreen]

17. Yup

[Docreed2003]

27. I truly can't comprehend how/why

Trump would not suspend the Jones Act for PR! His whole BS spiel regarding PR was that we couldn't "drive trucks" there like in TX and FL. That's leaves the water and the air so why deliberately hinder relief efforts by refusing to lift a finger, when you had no problem doing so for states that trucks could get to? It reeks of deliberate obstinance on the part of Trump.

[Petrushka]

29. Jones Act waived . . .

. . . https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-28/trump-authorizes-jones-act-waiver-for-puerto-rico-shipments

[Docreed2003]

32. Saw that...thanks!

[malaise]

30. They've been doing that for centuries

What's new?

[Doreen]

34. Like I said, "again."

So sick.

[a la izquierda]

26. Christ that's like the Spanish Empire...

In the 17th century.

[Takket]

4. Drumpf is guilty of manslaughter

For depraved indifference.

[HipChick]

6. He and his admin have blood on their hands..

[BainsBane]

5. This is worse than Katrina

And he sat their congratulating himself on it all. He is pure evil.

[LuckyCharms]

15. Yes it is worse.

And the next stage will be desperate people killing each other in the streets in order to obtain resources.

[bdamomma]

8. I just gave a donation

on the gofundme site.

these people are Americans period, give whatever you can. Fuck Ryan and the GOP.

[onecaliberal]

16. Why isn't the media talking about this like they did Katrina? In so many ways it is worse because

So many have been without food and water for a much longer period and the people in hospitals that were critical have died. Dump and republicans do not seem to care if thousands are dying with no real hope in sight.

[BadgerMom]

19. The media has dropped the ball bigtime.

I want Anderson Cooper in waders in the streets of San Juan. I want the evening news anchors reporting from Puerto Rico. I want someone from Today, GMA and the CBS morning show on island.

[cwydro]

21. CNN has seven reporters there.

I've seen Lester Holt there.

I've seen tons of coverage on this story so I'm not sure how you're missing it.

[BadgerMom]

22. Good. I'm glad I've just missed coverage.

I tuned in to CNN today in the early afternoon. I don't ordinarily watch news in the middle of the day unless there's an emergency story. I usually tune in to MSNBC rather than CNN. There was no coverage when I checked in the afternoon. I forget what anchor had the first show, but it was followed by Wolf Blitzer who was in-studio. As he began, he introduced a panel to discuss the new tax plan.

On MSNBC, there has been coverage but it's been done by local and/or lesser known reporters. I haven't seen reporting by Lester Holt but, again, I'm glad he's there.

My memories after Katrina were of almost non-stop coverage. Anderson Cooper was there in waders. I believe Brian Williams was as well. I don't think Puerto Rico has been ignored completely, but I think the reporting has been less intense and generally left to reporters with less star power. More recognizable faces draw more attention.

[mucifer]

23. PBS and NPR have a reporter there. PBS Newshour did a 10 minute segment on Puerto Rico yesterday:

The reporter is 3 minutes into the video about post hurricane Puerto Rico. She has gotten out of San Juan to interview people. She looks very upset about the lack of supplies. She is trying her best to look professional. My question is how can the reporter get around to interview people in areas where they aren't sending water and people are drinking non potable water? WTF???? If she can get out there why the hell can't military vehicles?? We all know why.

[BadgerMom]

25. Thanks for the clip.

[onecaliberal]

33. It's so ridiculous.

[malaise]

31. There are no words

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