https://tomhickerson.com/en/tags/usa/Recent content in usa on Tom Hickerson's SiteHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usCopyright 2023-2026Tue, 17 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000https://tomhickerson.com/en/archives/en/2017/2017-01-17-america-america-blarb/Tue, 17 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000https://tomhickerson.com/en/archives/en/2017/2017-01-17-america-america-blarb/“That Trump was ever even taken seriously as a candidate for President of the United States (he was understandably viewed as a carnival freak-show by his adversaries and the media, each of whom hoped to fleece the suckers that gathered while the circus was in town — this too abetted his improbable rise), suggests that we have exposed the limits of our ability to competently govern ourselves.” tags: usahttps://tomhickerson.com/en/archives/en/2016/2016-11-12-a-time-for-refusal-the-new-york-times/Sat, 12 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://tomhickerson.com/en/archives/en/2016/2016-11-12-a-time-for-refusal-the-new-york-times/“Evil settles into everyday life when people are unable or unwilling to recognize it. It makes its home among us when we are keen to minimize it or describe it as something else. This is not a process that began a week or month or year ago. It did not begin with drone assassinations, or with the war on Iraq. Evil has always been here. But now it has taken on a totalitarian tone.https://tomhickerson.com/en/archives/en/2005/2005-09-02-katrina-disaster-assistance-links/Fri, 02 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0000https://tomhickerson.com/en/archives/en/2005/2005-09-02-katrina-disaster-assistance-links/If you haven't donated already, here are some quick links to donate on the web: Yahoo has opened a store to donate to the Red Cross. Paypal has opened an account to donate to the United Way. And eBay is linking to MissionFish where you can buy things for hurricane victims.https://tomhickerson.com/en/archives/en/2005/2005-09-01-katrina-heroism/Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0000https://tomhickerson.com/en/archives/en/2005/2005-09-01-katrina-heroism/Everyone needs to check out the DirectNIC blog of Michael, the crisis manager who stayed through the hurricane and is now defending the DirectNIC servers against looters in New Orleans. Photos and a webcam link are also available.https://tomhickerson.com/en/archives/en/2005/2005-08-30-hurricane-katrina-map/Tue, 30 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0000https://tomhickerson.com/en/archives/en/2005/2005-08-30-hurricane-katrina-map/With the news about Katrina coming ashore and the devastation reported in the city of New Orleans, the media has been clamoring for a map that can accurately describe the cost of the storm, not only in terms of destruction to the state but to the US energy situation. This map, found through Agonist, does the trick.