'Blasphemy': DeSantis slammed for 'heretical' re-election ode to himself - Raw Story - Celebrating 18 Years of Independent Journalism

"If Barack Obama had made an ad like this, evangelicals would have burnt down the country in a ragegasm," wrote Lee Papa, better known as The Rude Pundit.

https://www.rawstory.com/blasphemy-desantis-slammed-for-heretical-re-election-ode-to-himself-god-made-a-fighter/

There’s yet another Trump administration scandal brewing. And it’s a doozy - The Washington Post: Opinion |

Influence-peddling, shady business ties, Saudi connections and a potential threat to national security...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/02/20/theres-yet-another-trump-administration-scandal-brewing-its-doozy/

Top Texas paper tears apart 'abysmally ignorant' Trump over his bizarre claims about Hurricane Harvey - Raw Story

The Houston Chronicle's editorial board on Monday slammed Donald Trump for his "abysmally ignorant" response to last year's hurricane season, pointing to the president's claim last week that up to "sixteen thousand people … went out in their boats to watch" Hurricane Harvey in 2017. .....
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/06/top-texas-paper-tears-apart-abysmally-ignorant-trump-bizarre-claims-hurricane-harvey/

Still Waiting for FEMA in Texas and Florida After Hurricanes -- The New York Times

After Harvey and Irma, residents are waiting weeks for FEMA inspections and hours on hold when calling the agency's help line. ....
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/22/us/fema-texas-florida-delays-.html?_r=0

Trump Flies to Texas For His Re-election Fundraiser And Writes It Off As Taxpayer Expense -- Newsweek

The president continues mixing White House business with his own re-election efforts during his latest trip outside of Washington. ....
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-flies-texas-taxpayer-expense-campaign-2020-reelection-692656

Everyone knew Houston’s reservoirs would flood — except for the people who bought homes inside them -- ProPublica

When Jeremy Boutor moved to a master-planned community in Houston’s booming energy corridor, he saw it as idyllic. Lakes on Eldridge boasted waterfalls, jogging trails and a clubhouse. It was upscale, secure and close to the office. A bus even picked up his two young sons in front of their house and took them to a nearby international school. “This neighborhood was a paradise,” said Boutor, who moved to Houston from Paris two years ago after his employer, a French-based energy company, asked him to relocate.

Then, Hurricane Harvey changed everything....
https://projects.propublica.org/graphics/harvey-reservoirs#135561

Following Harvey and Maria, House Republicans propose $10 billion ... for Trump's wall

Maria’s aftermath in Puerto Rico is nothing short of catastrophic. “Water, food, and fuel are scarce on the island,” noted Vox, with more than three million U.S. citizens facing the prospect of living up to six months without power. According to some estimates, damage could exceed $30 billion. Our fellow Americans are in crisis. Since the disaster, House Republicans, led by Congressman Michael McCaul (TX-R), have unveiled a $10 billion proposal … for Donald Trump’s racist border wall and immoral mass deportation force:....
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/9/28/1702460/-Following-Harvey-and-Maria-House-Republicans-propose-10-billion-package-for-Trump-s-wall

EPA Receives Reports Of Three Spills At One Houston Superfund Toxic Waste Site -- TPM

The U.S. government received reports of three spills at one of Houston's dirtiest Superfund toxic waste sites in the days after the drenching rains from Hurricane Harvey finally stopped. Aerial photos reviewed by The Associated Press show dark-colored water surrounding the site as the floods receded, flowing through Vince Bayou and into the city's ship channel. ...
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/epa-receives-reports-three-spills-houston-superfund

Neil deGrasse Tyson says it might be 'too late' to recover from climate change - CNN

Scientist and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson said Sunday that, in the wake of devastating floods and damage caused by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, climate change had become so severe that the country "might not be able to recover."....
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/17/us/neil-degrasse-tyson-on-climate-change-cnntv/index.html?sr=twCNN091717neil-degrasse-tyson-on-climate-change-cnntv0558PMVODtop

Climate Change Is Making Hurricanes Like Irma Worse. Here's Why | Time.com

Hurricanes Irma and Harvey have reignited discussions about the link between global warming and extreme weather, with climate scientists now saying they can show the connections between the two phenomena better than ever before.

Scientists' explanation of how they do that involves a complex discussion of climate models, historical temperature data and probability. But understanding the link really comes down to one figure: the air can hold 7% more water with every degree Celsius that the temperature rises. That figure comes from the Clausius–Clapeyron equation, a widely accepted physical law established centuries ago long before any politicized debate on climate change.....
http://time.com/4931586/irma-hurricane-season-climate-change/

Say His Name: Alonso Guillen. DACA Recipient, Died Rescuing People During Hurricane Harvey Floods | Alternet

"He's a hero & an American and he belongs here."....
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/say-his-name-alonso-guillen-daca-recipient-died-rescuing-people-during-hurricane

Right-Wing Media Is Using Hurricane Harvey to Push a New Racist Narrative | Alternet

Fox News and Alex Jones are stoking fears of looting across Houston.....
http://www.alternet.org/media/right-wing-media-using-hurricane-harvey-push-new-racist-narrative

Neil deGrasse Tyson Slams Climate Deniers for Ignoring Science of Solar Eclipse, Hurricane Harvey | Alternet

The same tools and methods that predict eclipses and hurricanes also predict climate change....
http://www.alternet.org/environment/neil-degrasse-tyson-slams-climate-deniers-hurricane-harvey

Trump Can Say Whatever He Likes: He’s Made Rebuilding a Safe Houston Much, Much Harder – Mother Jones

He weakened an important federal standard 10 days before the storm.....
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2017/08/trump-can-say-whatever-he-likes-hes-made-rebuilding-a-safe-houston-much-much-harder/

Texas Churches Are Suing FEMA for Excluding Them in Disaster Relief Grants – Friendly Atheist

Three Texas churches damaged by Hurricane Harvey are suing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) over their ineligibility when applying for disaster relief grants. FEMA doesn’t give money to religious organizations to avoid any excessive entanglement between church and state, but the churches say that’s unfair discrimination. ....
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/09/05/texas-churches-are-suing-fema-for-excluding-them-in-disaster-relief-grants/

Conservative News Sites Falsely Claim Black Lives Matter Protested Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts | Alternet

The fake news story contradicts Black Lives Matter's actual efforts to help hurricane survivors.
http://www.alternet.org/right-wing/conservative-news-sites-falsely-claim-black-lives-matter-protested-hurricane-harvey

Trump Ends DACA, Responds to Hurricane Harvey: A Closer Look

Seth takes a closer look at President Trump's choice to threaten hundreds of thousands of Americans by ending DACA in the wake of a chaotic summer in office.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWFydl-nFsw&feature=youtu.be

Trump Is Stumbling into a Perfect Storm of Political Crises -- Vanity Fair

September is shaping up to be very unkind to the Donald. ....
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/09/trump-is-stumbling-into-a-perfect-storm-of-political-crises

I Read Sheriff Clarke’s ‘Black Lies Matter’ Book So You Don’t Have To -- The Daily Beast

On Sunday, as America's fourth largest city was being drowning in Hurricane Harvey, President Trump was tweeting about a book that was released back in February. ....
http://www.thedailybeast.com/i-read-sheriff-clarkes-black-lies-matter-book-so-you-dont-have-to

Now Republicans Support Disaster Relief For Some Reason - The Facepalm Five: September 4, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu3H25Q1Kmo&feature=youtu.be