This is grief. The very sight of Elmo and Cookie Monster on air today made me start crying. Elmo then wiping away my tears. I have no idea why that happened at that moment. The sudden sorrow and jarring sense of loss come out of nowhere.
A group of private helicopter pilots working *on their own* at great risk to rescue people deep in the mountains of storm-ravaged Western North Carolina. Their time, money, heart, soul.
Their day started like this.
Business owners in NYC are not allowed open up their doors, while thieves and vandals and rioters are allowed to break down those doors. The city’s downward spiral quickens.
Student loan forgiveness, even the moratorium on loan payments, is a blaring FuckYou to the more than half of Americans who do not have a college degree.
Congressman @CoryMillsFL amplifying what I’ve heard from civilian rescue pilots/aid workers trying to save lives as government fails Western NC. Biden’s photo op yesterday required a 30-mile flight restriction for 4 hours hindering/stopping that relief work. “Irresponsible”
AG Merrick Garland violates Dept. of Justice regulations by appointing David Weiss as Special Counsel. Weiss works for Biden’s DOJ and isn’t eligible. Here’s the relevant reg. Section 600.3.