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LuckyCharms

(17,441 posts)
Mon Sep 25, 2017, 07:35 PM Sep 2017

Sounds like a dystopian situation in Puerto Rico.

Very scary...this is about millions of people.

What about drinking water?

What about life sustaining medicines?

Puerto Rico should be the ONLY priority right now.

North Korea can do without insults from Trump a few days. I'm sure our military leaders are on top of the situation.

I'm betting that every few minutes not spent on Puerto Rico means another death. They need attention. It can't wait. There needs to be a plan and immediate action. Right now. It sounds like FEMA is doing what they can, but we need to send a lot of military resources.

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Sounds like a dystopian situation in Puerto Rico. (Original Post) LuckyCharms Sep 2017 OP
I've been reading their local news and it sounds pretty grim Warpy Sep 2017 #1
Send the goddamn Navy now shenmue Sep 2017 #2
They are in the China Sea waiting for Trump's order to Nuke NK Fluke a Snooker Sep 2017 #6
Hospital ship is sitting in port in Virginia. Ninsianna Sep 2017 #7
Pretty sure the ENTIRE Navy is not in the South China Sea... JHB Sep 2017 #21
How exactly is the Navy going to provide power to the millions in Puerto Rico? former9thward Sep 2017 #24
Caused by US Republican-Party led Oil Company planetary destruction n/t Fluke a Snooker Sep 2017 #3
Sad and true Achilleaze Sep 2017 #9
A foretaste of where we will all be in another 30-40 years. Binkie The Clown Sep 2017 #4
You might find this article informative newblewtoo Sep 2017 #5
On NPR today Quanta Sep 2017 #8
Maybe someone should casually mention to Donald that Puerto Rico is part of America. tclambert Sep 2017 #10
Tell il Douche that Puerto Rico rpannier Sep 2017 #23
Oh, I got it! Tell Donald that if we don't give Puerto Rico massive help, they will all move here tclambert Sep 2017 #11
And so they should...they have everything to do.. HipChick Sep 2017 #16
It's horrifying!! Apocalyptic is what it sounds like ecstatic Sep 2017 #12
Good post malaise Sep 2017 #13
Thanks, malaise. n/t LuckyCharms Sep 2017 #14
Check out the lunatic's latest tweets malaise Sep 2017 #19
Yes, I saw them. Nothing surprizes me about his tweets anymore. LuckyCharms Sep 2017 #22
Trump doesn't care about brown people. milestogo Sep 2017 #15
He does too care. He cares enough to hate them. tclambert Sep 2017 #20
Why weren't there IMMEDIATE headlines about navy ships rushing to PR??? LAS14 Sep 2017 #17
My wife is Puerto Rican. MarianJack Sep 2017 #18
It's not much, but me and some neighbors went out raven mad Sep 2017 #25
I donated to oneamericalappeal.org... liberalmuse Sep 2017 #26

Warpy

(111,267 posts)
1. I've been reading their local news and it sounds pretty grim
Mon Sep 25, 2017, 07:37 PM
Sep 2017

They're now running out of gasoline for generators and there's still no communication with a large part of the island.

 

Fluke a Snooker

(404 posts)
6. They are in the China Sea waiting for Trump's order to Nuke NK
Mon Sep 25, 2017, 08:19 PM
Sep 2017

...and in the process doing much more destruction to the planet than NK.

JHB

(37,160 posts)
21. Pretty sure the ENTIRE Navy is not in the South China Sea...
Mon Sep 25, 2017, 09:56 PM
Sep 2017

We do have a big one, and one of the things they're known for is providing electrical power in disaster areas.

But that was before Donnie.

Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)
4. A foretaste of where we will all be in another 30-40 years.
Mon Sep 25, 2017, 08:04 PM
Sep 2017

Those who still think industrial civilization cannot collapse are in for a big surprise.

newblewtoo

(667 posts)
5. You might find this article informative
Mon Sep 25, 2017, 08:14 PM
Sep 2017

http://abc7ny.com/weather/aid-begins-to-flow-to-hurricane-ravaged-puerto-rico/2448839/

I have lived in Puerto Rico and can tell you that it is an island which even in the best of times has shortages. You literally depend on shipments from the mainland. Normally it can take days and weeks to replace power transformers under the best of conditions.

The situation has been growing worse for years. This was just the coup de gras, now something has to be done.


Quanta

(195 posts)
8. On NPR today
Mon Sep 25, 2017, 08:43 PM
Sep 2017

there was a lady talking about her personal situation. She had a cel phone link, which is rare and fortunate. Had come to San Juan from a town about 30 miles away with her husband and two daughters. Even though she held it together really well, you could just tell by listening she was at the end of her rope. No banks, all transactions MUST be in cash, couldn't get her girls off the island, only had 20 dollars left to her name, and was depending on the Marriott corp for water, food, and charging her phone, but even the major corps are running out of diesel to power the generators. I think her name was Mimi....I wanted to just grab them all up and bring them to my house, but alas, it's not that easy.

tclambert

(11,087 posts)
10. Maybe someone should casually mention to Donald that Puerto Rico is part of America.
Mon Sep 25, 2017, 09:39 PM
Sep 2017

I bet he thinks of them as foreigners and therefore not entitled to any help from the USA. Of course, they are mostly brown people, so he probably wouldn't want to help them anyway.

rpannier

(24,329 posts)
23. Tell il Douche that Puerto Rico
Mon Sep 25, 2017, 10:24 PM
Sep 2017

all stand for the flag and are in awe of his electoral college victory.
Bet that would get him moving

tclambert

(11,087 posts)
11. Oh, I got it! Tell Donald that if we don't give Puerto Rico massive help, they will all move here
Mon Sep 25, 2017, 09:43 PM
Sep 2017

especially to New York City. You know he hates the idea of more brown people moving to his neighborhood. And you can't deport them as illegal immigrants because they're not. They're already United States' citizens. (That last part is sure to blow his mind.)

ecstatic

(32,705 posts)
12. It's horrifying!! Apocalyptic is what it sounds like
Mon Sep 25, 2017, 09:46 PM
Sep 2017

to me. No communications, food, water, power, AC, medicine, etc. I just can't imagine!

LuckyCharms

(17,441 posts)
22. Yes, I saw them. Nothing surprizes me about his tweets anymore.
Mon Sep 25, 2017, 10:02 PM
Sep 2017

I keep waiting for actual feces to come out of his mouth.

Like for most of us here, the day after election day was horrible. I knew it would be bad, but he has exceeded my expectations.

I keep a financial spreadsheet that helps me pay my bills. I update it every morning. One sheet in the workbook counts down the days left in his presidency and the percentage of his term that he has completed. To see that percentage go up ever so slightly every day helps keep me sane.

LAS14

(13,783 posts)
17. Why weren't there IMMEDIATE headlines about navy ships rushing to PR???
Mon Sep 25, 2017, 09:55 PM
Sep 2017

I've been wondering this for days! It's just crazy how the news coverage doesn't reflect reality.

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)
18. My wife is Puerto Rican.
Mon Sep 25, 2017, 09:55 PM
Sep 2017

She was born in a suburb of San Juan.

We have family there from whom we've heard nothing and we're very concerned and worried.

Thank you for your positive thoughts and vibes1

PEACE!

liberalmuse

(18,672 posts)
26. I donated to oneamericalappeal.org...
Tue Sep 26, 2017, 05:06 PM
Sep 2017

...but lost sleep last night because I forgot to select the drop down to have all my money go to PR. I trust the money will go where it is needed most since Pres Carter and Pres Obama are endorsing this.

I have a friend in PR and as of yet have been unable to get in contact with her. I really can't believe this is happening. I think Trump coasted on FEMA for Harvey and Irma, but you can only coast so long on another person's competence when you yourself are grossly incompetent.

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