San Juan mayor Cuz warns of "something close to genocide".

The mayor of San Juan lashed out at Trump administration on Friday, decrying its relief effort in the wake of hurricanes Jose and Maria and saying if it doesn’t solve the logistics “what we we are going to see is something close to a genocide”.

Yeah, we're snowflakes. So what? Just don't make us angry.

You wouldn't like us when we're angry.

Is Trump's strategy for Puerto Rico some sort of Final Solution?

Three+ million people need a whole lot of food. Scavenging and tapping stores will only get them so far. Right now, it sounds like the island's capacity to produce food is nearly nil. There don't seem to be any plans or even any will to create a supply chain with the capacity needed, even for bare subsistence.

Is he just going to let them die?

What if a state decided to mount its own aid mission to Puerto Rico?

Obviously, the assets and resources would be an enormous issue, but I was also wondering about the legalities? Could a governor sent the National Guard to a territory on his/her own authority? What about state employees?

On edit: I'm assuming the legislature would be on board with the idea.

I'm thinking about not going to any more baseball games.

I'm not really a fan -- I go with my GF when she takes her grandson. I don't mind going, but it's never my first choice of things to do. I never had an issue with standing with my hand over my heart when the Star-spangled Banner plays. (Yeah, I know there are better songs, but you go to the game with the anthem you have, not the one you want.)

But now -- I feel if I do the traditional thing, I'm pledging loyalty to Twitler, but if I do something else, I'll drag the kid into some nastiness that he doesn't want or deserve or even understand.

Thanks, Trump.

Any word on the condition of Mar-a-Lago?

My gut feeling is that the longer the silence goes on, the more likely it was hammered.

Disclaimer: mostly my gut tells me to cut back on spices and eat more fiber.

Is Trump getting ready to spring the trap?

Charlottesville, Arpaio, and DACA were hammerblows in quick succession. All were red meat to the Deplorables.

September is promising to be a very bad month for Trump. The debt ceiling issue alone looms like an iceberg in the mist. Add a possible government shutdown, the aftermath of Harvey (and possibly Irma), and a no-win situation in North Korea, Trump needs a radical move to survive.

Imagine this: Trump calls Mattis, McMaster, Kelly, and Tillerson into an "emergency" meeting. When they arrive, they find Erik Prince is in attendance along with several of his associates. Trump then relieves them of their duties and they are replaced by people hand-picked by Prince in a temporary emergency capacity. Prince's associates are there to assure there will be no insubordination. Mattis, et al, make brief statements but are not available to answer questions.

Crazy? Sure is. But we live in crazy times.