At least 74 killed as Israeli forces strike a Gaza cafe and fire on people seeking food, health officials say Airstrikes left 30 dead at a seaside cafe and gunfire killed 23 as Palestinians tried to get desperately needed food aid, according to witnesses and health officials.

At least 30 people were killed when an Israeli airstrike hit a seaside café in Gaza, witnesses and Palestinian health officials said.

Bush, Obama and Bono Commend USAID Staff Members on Their Last Day

I just don't understand this. George W Bush, Barack Obama, and Bono just recorded videos commending the staff of USAID for their work and lamenting the agency's destruction...

And those videos were not released to the public.

VA hospital staff see plunging morale as shortages leave doctors prepping rooms and nurses chasing supplies | CNN Politics Attrition, hiring freezes, and fears of layoffs have medical staff at VA hospitals across the country worried.

Doctors and nurses at Veterans Affairs hospitals are worried about support staff being laid off after President Donald Trump took office in January despite an already strained medical system with staffing shortages, hiring freezes and attrition.

Louisiana coerced unhoused people into an unheated warehouse – and paid $17.5m for it Dozens of New Orleanians were bused to a site with insufficient heating and blankets days before the city is to host the Super Bowl

In preparation for today’s Super Bowl in New Orleans, state police forced over 100 homeless men and women onto buses under threat of arrest, dumping them in an unheated warehouse. Tents destroyed, belongings lost. Press are barred from the warehouse.

The price tag for this cruelty? $17.5 million

Not even trying to hide it…

So sad. And the govt thinks this is the time to talk about dismantling FEMA?

So I was actually looking forward to watching the superbowl..but Cheeto McTraitor head will be there, and I just don't know if I can stand to see his face. I hope he gets booed.

Good time for a reminder:

The snow has started here in Harper's Ferry. 6 to 8 inches expected. I have coffee, good books, a cat sleeping on my lap..life is good

Happy Friday

Just a reminder of how far ELawn's audacity had already come months ago.

FDA bans the food dye Red No. 3 The food colorant has been linked to behavioral problems in children, including inattention and hyperactivity. California passed a law to ban it last year. It's also linked to cancer in lab rats.

The food colorant has been linked to behavioral problems in children, including inattention and hyperactivity. California passed a law to ban it last year. It's also linked to cancer in lab rats.

Ok..here I am! Let's check this out