Hurricane Maria
#MorningMonarchy: September 17, 2018
Killer cops, socialist construction and administration alerts + this day in history w/the Chelsea/Seaside bombings and our song of the day by Sick Of It All on your Morning Monarchy for September 17, 2018.
Trump Claims “3,000 People Did Not Die” in Puerto Rico From Hurricane Maria
(CD) — President Donald Trump has been “lying about Puerto Rico from the start to make himself look better,” and on Thursday morning Trump lied once more by falsely claiming that a widely accepted academic study showing that nearly 3,000 Puerto Ricans died as a result of Hurricane Maria was “done by the Democrats” in an attempt to make […]
Study on Death Toll in Puerto Rico Following Hurricane Maria Last Year Is Raised from 64 to 2,975
A few weeks ago, Puerto Rico raised its death toll from Hurricane Maria from 64 to 2,975. Critics say the death toll now is greatly inflated to qualify for more money from the US Congress as the Puerto Rican government has submitted a request for $139-billion for new projects. The likelihood of this being granted is in proportion to the number of deaths attributed to the tragedy. [...]
Trump’s Response to Hurricane Maria Resulted in the Deaths of Nearly 3,000 People
The Mayor of Puerto Rico’s capital San Juan, Carmen Yulin Cruz, said U.S. President Donald Trump’s negligent response to Hurricane Maria in September 2017 was responsible for the deaths of almost 3,000 people.
Nearly 6,000 People Died in Puerto Rico — 70 Times Official Count
A study published Tuesday in The New England Journal of Medicine estimates that nearly 6,000 people died in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, with a survey indicating the mortality rate is likely more than 70 times the highly contested official death toll of 64.
Nearly 6,000 Died in Puerto Rico From Hurricane Maria — 70 Times Official Count
(CD) — A study published Tuesday in The New England Journal of Medicine estimates that nearly 6,000 people died in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, with a survey indicating the mortality rate is likely more than 70 times the highly contested official death toll of 64. Researchers with the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center surveyed […]
‘Total Failure of Governance’: Island-Wide Blackout Deepens Puerto Rico Crisis
(CD) — After struggling for nearly seven months to rebuild Puerto Rico’s power grid, which was destroyed by Hurricane Maria, the U.S. territory experienced an island-wide blackout on Wednesday—its first since the storm struck last September. As meteorologist Eric Holthaus put it, “This is still a humanitarian emergency.” Puerto Rico, Day 210:—The entire island (>3,000,000 people) is w/o power for […]
FEMA Contractor Seeks $70 Million After Failing to Deliver Hot Meals to Puerto Rico
(TMU) — A contractor facing acrid backlash over a scathing report detailing the delivery of just 50,000 of a promised 30 million self-heating meals to desperate Puerto Ricans recovering from Hurricane Maria has now come forward to defend her actions after FEMA had no choice but to terminate the contract “due to late delivery” — but Tiffany Brown’s response smacks of […]
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