San Juan Mayor's Harrowing Plea: 'Mr Trump, I am begging. We are dying here.'

The troll insulted the mayor for begging for federal help, saying it was her fault Puerto Rico couldn't cope with the disaster unaided.

I don't think any state could cope with such a large disaster unaided.

I think it was a tactical error for the mayor to speak, as she did, about how nasty it would be not to send more aid. What she said is valid, but it was ill-advised. The troll is cunning and infantile. It doesn't surprise me that he responded to that criticism by attacking Puerto Rico.

Being cunning, the troll realizes that, for his supporters, there is little difference between Mexicans and Puerto Ricans. They make equally good scapegoats.

Several petition campaigns supporting Puerto Rico call for permanent repeal of the Jones Act, which prohibits foreign-flagged vessels from varying cargo between US ports. I supported waiving the Jones Act temporarily for Puerto Rico, and I support continuing this waiver for as long as that is needed for Puerto Rico's sake.

However, I have seen no valid argument for repealing it permanently. That seems to be a neoliberal measure to knock down the wages of American workers, and I am against it.

The fact that cargo is accumulating in Puerto Rico's ports, and what is lacking is a way of moving it to where it is needed, suggests that the Jones Act is not the obstacle any more.

US citizens: call on the DOJ to make thugs less military and more equitable, and more connected with the community.

US citizens: call on your congresscritter to speak up for negotiation with North Korea.

I am looking for people to help webmasters of various sites (not related to me or GNU) make simple but substantial changes in their web sites — for instance, to use the GNU Project's recommended terminology.

Australian thugs violently attacked indigenous protesters that were blocking the road outside a prison. Then they pretended that standing on the road was comparable to a violent attack.

The protest was against imprisoning indigenous people at a high rate.