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kimbutgar

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14. Nor do we have any leaders at the federal level anymore

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Wed Aug 30, 2017, 03:24 PM

Aug 2017

President Obama was excellent in calming people down and trying to solve problems. Now we have an incompetent person who wants it to be about him and not the people suffering. We are do screwed. If you live in a blue state you have competent people in red states you're screwed!

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We're Nowhere Near Prepared for the Ecological Disaster That Harvey Is Becoming [View all] n2doc Aug 2017 OP

k&r thank you saidsimplesimon Aug 2017 #1

So why the fuck wouldn't these people keep these germ/bacteria vials titaniumsalute Aug 2017 #2

My bet is that it has something to do with politics. The_jackalope Aug 2017 #5

Absolutely my first thought, titaniumsalute. raven mad Aug 2017 #22

Swell. Zoonart Aug 2017 #3

Which brainiac decided shanti Aug 2017 #4

Many times these labs are politically sited, I think n2doc Aug 2017 #8

Why are deadly biological agents stored on an island? yardwork Aug 2017 #6

I'm not sure this reporting is accurate. I've designed BSL-3 and BSL-4 labs. A loss of electrical FSogol Aug 2017 #7

That made me wonder as well. It's not so tenuous as described. byronius Aug 2017 #12

kick KewlKat Aug 2017 #9

Rachel said on her show that the conditions are "serious" BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #10

What geniuses thought Galveston was a secure place? WinkyDink Aug 2017 #11

That's kind of a stupid place to store deadly pathogens Politicub Aug 2017 #13

And not on a barrier Islands, which MOVE. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2017 #21

Nor do we have any leaders at the federal level anymore kimbutgar Aug 2017 #14

yep, we are leaderless elmac Aug 2017 #15

"The Stand" by Stephen King....... mrmpa Aug 2017 #16

An excellent book by an excellent author. (But as a GreenPartyVoter Aug 2017 #17

Kick, wonder if Rachel will cover any of this tonight? KewlKat Aug 2017 #18

Recommended again and again mountain grammy Aug 2017 #19

KNR Lucinda Aug 2017 #20

Excellent article. dalton99a Aug 2017 #23