"More than any other event of the 21st century—including 9/11 and the 2008 financial crisis—Katrina is the catastrophe that best illuminates the dark path that has led us to 2025." defector.com/hurricane-ka...
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“This country and its social contract can fall apart with a quickness, and when it does, remember: There's no one coming to the rescue.” I’d argue this means the country and social contract has already fallen apart.
aug 29, 2025, 7:23 am • 0 0 • view
Good piece, if deeply disheartening. This line really resonates today: "The government is its own hurricane now."
aug 29, 2025, 3:49 am • 0 0 • view
I can't recommend enough that you (anyone) watch Harry Shearer's 2010 documentary "The Big Uneasy", which lays a lot of the blame, rightfully, at the Army Corps of Engineers' feet. I just re-watched it today. He has done a 2025 re-release and has it for free on his youtube channel.
aug 28, 2025, 11:13 pm • 4 0 • view
Will definitely watch that.
aug 29, 2025, 3:48 am • 0 0 • view