It has become the worn cliché of our times to express one’s disbelief in the ineptitude and corruption of our government or its officials. The very idea that the government should aid its neediest citizens has become a nostalgic dream — a tail handed down from past generations. Two years ago this week, hurricane [...]
Gross ineptitude and callous disregard are the only two phrases which come to mind in characterizing the federal relief efforts in NO. For the past few days I have watched the news coverage and spoken with colleagues trapped in the NO area, and my feelings are moving more and more towards anger. As we learn [...]
Aside from a lot of bad personal stuff going on, the situation in NO has just made me numb. All of this is just unbelievable — Americans dying of dehydration, Americans raping children, Americans stealing to survive. We’ve seen enormous acts of heroism and sacrifice, but it is the darker side of this tragedy which [...]
I’ve spent many days in NOCs trying to keep an ISP up and running through various local disasters, but the guys at directNIC.com in New Orleans are amazing. The amount of work and dedication these people have put in to keep their few remaining customers up and running is inspiring.
One of OPs is blogging [...]
Well, it only took two days, but finally a Christian group is blaming the destruction of New Orleans on gays:
Just days before “Southern Decadence”, an annual homosexual celebration attracting tens of thousands of people to the French Quarters section of New Orleans, an act of God destroys the city.
May this act of God cause us [...]
At Eschaton there’s a fascinating post about coverage of the aftermath of hurricane Katrina. Atrios shows two news photos of people gathering food to survive. In one the caption refers to the participants “finding” food, in the other the caption refers to the participant “looting” food. The only visible difference is the looter is black [...]
My thoughts and hopes are with the people of Louisiana and Mississippi.
