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Docreed2003

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27. I truly can't comprehend how/why

Reply to LuckyCharms (Reply #12)

Thu Sep 28, 2017, 07:03 AM

Sep 2017

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.

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This woman says people are bagging their dead in garbage bags [View all] LuckyCharms Sep 2017 OP

she is right bdamomma Sep 2017 #1

This is attempted genocide. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2017 #3

She said something about the US needing Doreen Sep 2017 #2

Might be referring to the Jones act, which prohibits non-US flagged LuckyCharms Sep 2017 #7

That's it exactly. Foreign ships have to go to a US port and unload cargo to a US ship... brush Sep 2017 #18

Jones Act waived . . . Petrushka Sep 2017 #28

OK, it looks like if foreign ships want to go to Puerto Rico LuckyCharms Sep 2017 #9

The tariff might be cost prohibitive, LuckyCharms Sep 2017 #10

This is insane. Ninsianna Sep 2017 #20

In other words they are knowingly killing people because of greed....again. Doreen Sep 2017 #11

Yes. It seems like the Jones Act is too much of a hoop to jump through LuckyCharms Sep 2017 #12

No, you are wrong. Satan is nicer. Doreen Sep 2017 #13

You are right. I'm told Satan can at least appear to be kind. n/t LuckyCharms Sep 2017 #14

Yup Doreen Sep 2017 #17

I truly can't comprehend how/why Docreed2003 Sep 2017 #27

Jones Act waived . . . Petrushka Sep 2017 #29

Saw that...thanks! Docreed2003 Sep 2017 #32

They've been doing that for centuries malaise Sep 2017 #30

Like I said, "again." Doreen Sep 2017 #34

Christ that's like the Spanish Empire... a la izquierda Sep 2017 #26

Drumpf is guilty of manslaughter Takket Sep 2017 #4

He and his admin have blood on their hands.. HipChick Sep 2017 #6

This is worse than Katrina BainsBane Sep 2017 #5

Yes it is worse. LuckyCharms Sep 2017 #15

I just gave a donation bdamomma Sep 2017 #8

Why isn't the media talking about this like they did Katrina? In so many ways it is worse because onecaliberal Sep 2017 #16

The media has dropped the ball bigtime. BadgerMom Sep 2017 #19

CNN has seven reporters there. cwydro Sep 2017 #21

Good. I'm glad I've just missed coverage. BadgerMom Sep 2017 #22

PBS and NPR have a reporter there. PBS Newshour did a 10 minute segment on Puerto Rico yesterday: mucifer Sep 2017 #23

Thanks for the clip. BadgerMom Sep 2017 #25

It's so ridiculous. onecaliberal Sep 2017 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author xor Sep 2017 #24

There are no words malaise Sep 2017 #31