One of the most effective ways to help citizens of Maui is through "Direct Relief" a 501c3 located in Santa Barbara. They are the only non-profit licensed to issue medicines through their pharmacy licenses in all 50 states. In addition the issue medical supplies especially in times of disaster like they did during the aftermath of Katrina. They rank at the top on Charity Navagator. Forbes has named them #1 for a dozen or more years in a row. They already have people on the ground in Maui working with local agencies.
Right now I think the most sensible donation is to World Central kitchen to feed the many people in shelters and the volunteers and first responders on Maui trying to sort through the rubble.
For those of us who don't bother reading what Trump says, it's disconcerting to see his slander of Fani Willis again published in what purports to be an article dealing with legal issues. Is it really necessary to spread the slander? This is how Trump and the Republicans were successful against Clinton. The whole business of her e-mail server was a red herring. But the media repeated and repeated and repeated the issue and gave publicity to the "lock her up" chant. Trump says something ridiculous, or hateful or slanderous or stupid and the media - one after another - repeats the nonsense giving it legs.
I probably should have said this in the weekend open mic arena instead, but I couldn't grab a moment, so: A scary thought proposed by Thom Hartmann in The Hartmann Report is that VA's Glenn Youngkin is his prediction to be the eventual GOP nominee. He describes Youngkin, aptly, as "every bit as vicious as DeSantis or Abbott, policy-wise, but wears sweater-vests and comes across like Mr. Rogers".
I am totally invested in seeing Trump and as many conspirators and GOP criminals as possible tried and convicted, but it may be just as important that the whole brand begins to leave a bad taste in the national mouth if we want to save our democracy.
Interestingly, he also reports an upcoming article by two law professors arguing Trump is already ineligible to run for the presidency has been endorsed by one of the co-founders of the Federalist society.
Beautiful photo. Reassuring newsletter. I am following your advice and staying focused on the only thing that matters: getting dump or his surrogate sent packing for good in 2024! Fani Willis is an American Patriot of the highest integrity. She will slay this Dragon!!!
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TFG thrives on chaos. I'm content to let Jack Smith handle the cases in FL and DC. He doesn't need my help.
I'm a bit concerned about Fani Willis and Alvin Bragg, though. I don't know if they're going to be able to deal with TFG's nonsense without getting caught up in it. Maybe it would be best if their trials were delayed until after the election. In any case, it looks like TFG will be the nominee of the anti-democracy party, and most of 2024 will revolve around his legal troubles.
As Robert said, we need to remain focused on defeating TFG (or his surrogate) in the presidential election. It needs to be a landslide, and be accompanied by major Democratic wins in House, Senate, gubernatorial, and every other election. It's time for the sane majority to be heard, loud and clear.
The only way for the world to become a better place is for everyone in it to become a better person.
(I think they should give me a "quote of the week" prize for that one :) Just one of my many flashes of inspiration :) But a very simple statement really, yet it is true.
Ted Cruz's flipflop on David Weiss's appointment as Special Counsel elevated him, in my eyes, into that special rank of amorality in the senate previously solely occupied by Ron Johnson. I hope that the voters of Texas get sick of his 24/7 audition for the evening commentary slot on Fox. Send him packing back to Cancun!
Thank you so much, Robert Hubbell, for your indeed reassuring newsletter, and for the beautiful photograph of the Sequoias.
Thrilling to view, especially having never visited these beloved, revered trees in person. The respect for Nature the photograph conveys is calming, restorative
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Aloha from Maui, and thank you/mahalo for the care you've expressed for the overwhelming disaster we're going through over here. Two excellent effective and secure places to donate are:
HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION/MAUI STRONG, and
THE MAUI FOOD BANK
The Hawaii Community Foundation/Maui Strong is directing 100% of all donations directly to Maui; none is going to overhead. The Maui Food Bank has been a vital resource for many years.
Today we learned that the WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN arrived on island, and will soon have a donation button on their website specifically for Maui. We appreciate all the donations of clothes and goods that have poured in--but what is needed most of all is financial help to be able to purchase in quantity those things that will help the thousands of our residents who have lost everything--many loved ones, their homes, and their businesses.
Thank you again for your thoughtfulness and care--this recovery is going to be a very long, long marathon. Maui no a oi!
Aug 14, 2023·edited Aug 14, 2023Liked by Robert B. Hubbell
HISessions (an organization of local Hawaiian musicians) recommends supporting the Maui Food Bank, Hawaii Community Foundation’s Maui Strong Fund and the Red Cross Hawaii Wildfire Fund. Click link to donate to any of the three: https://linktr.ee/himaui
I remember reading in Life magazine in 1964 that that was the first time since Lord knows when that the Democratic candidate for president had been endorsed by a majority of the nation's newspapers. Biden is getting the full FDR treatment, and it's easy to see why: We don't have a free press in this country, we have a very expensive press, and so it is naturally in the control of rich people and giant corporations. The fact that they hate him is a very good reason, perhaps the best, to re-elect him.
Wildfire Donations & How to Help from Hawaii Guide by Victoria C. Derrick, Publisher / President
Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement: In partnership with Alaka'ina Foundation Family of Companies and Kako'o Haleakala, CNHA, along with their partners, are matching up to $1,500,000 in community donations for families impacted by the wildfires on Maui. Your contribution will be doubled, effectively amplifying your support and providing critical assistance to families and businesses in Lahaina. Donate online here.
Maui Humane Society: With the ongoing fires displacing both humans and animals, the Maui Humane Society is making an urgent appeal for assistance. From becoming an SOS Foster to donating pet supplies and joining support groups, there are several ways you can help. More information here.
Maui Food Bank: Acting as a conduit for donated food and essential items for disaster relief, the Maui Food Bank collaborates with various relief organizations to distribute supplies throughout Maui County. This includes partnerships with Maui VOAD and the Feeding America Food Bank Network. Donate online here.
Thank you so much for exposing our media for their serious lack of, shall we say, maturity in covering the effect of Trump and the Republican party on our Democracy and institutions that support it. From giggling and snickering and making quips and jokes to elevating unsubstantiated and yet to be proved stories, they are desensitizing millions of decent people to horrible crimes and erosion of norms and decency. Our news should not be conflated with entertainment and certainly not with two-bit snarky comedy.
My question is, what can we citizens do about it? I wish we would converge by the thousands for a protest demanding that our news media start behaving like decent, serious adults again. And I wish Congress would pass legislation requiring warning labels on shows that are more editorial or laced with fiction so viewers could have a fighting chance of sorting out facts from falsehoods. I long to do something big about this problem.
From reader Raye H:
One of the most effective ways to help citizens of Maui is through "Direct Relief" a 501c3 located in Santa Barbara. They are the only non-profit licensed to issue medicines through their pharmacy licenses in all 50 states. In addition the issue medical supplies especially in times of disaster like they did during the aftermath of Katrina. They rank at the top on Charity Navagator. Forbes has named them #1 for a dozen or more years in a row. They already have people on the ground in Maui working with local agencies.
Right now I think the most sensible donation is to World Central kitchen to feed the many people in shelters and the volunteers and first responders on Maui trying to sort through the rubble.
For those of us who don't bother reading what Trump says, it's disconcerting to see his slander of Fani Willis again published in what purports to be an article dealing with legal issues. Is it really necessary to spread the slander? This is how Trump and the Republicans were successful against Clinton. The whole business of her e-mail server was a red herring. But the media repeated and repeated and repeated the issue and gave publicity to the "lock her up" chant. Trump says something ridiculous, or hateful or slanderous or stupid and the media - one after another - repeats the nonsense giving it legs.
I probably should have said this in the weekend open mic arena instead, but I couldn't grab a moment, so: A scary thought proposed by Thom Hartmann in The Hartmann Report is that VA's Glenn Youngkin is his prediction to be the eventual GOP nominee. He describes Youngkin, aptly, as "every bit as vicious as DeSantis or Abbott, policy-wise, but wears sweater-vests and comes across like Mr. Rogers".
I am totally invested in seeing Trump and as many conspirators and GOP criminals as possible tried and convicted, but it may be just as important that the whole brand begins to leave a bad taste in the national mouth if we want to save our democracy.
Interestingly, he also reports an upcoming article by two law professors arguing Trump is already ineligible to run for the presidency has been endorsed by one of the co-founders of the Federalist society.
Beautiful photo. Reassuring newsletter. I am following your advice and staying focused on the only thing that matters: getting dump or his surrogate sent packing for good in 2024! Fani Willis is an American Patriot of the highest integrity. She will slay this Dragon!!!
TFG thrives on chaos. I'm content to let Jack Smith handle the cases in FL and DC. He doesn't need my help.
I'm a bit concerned about Fani Willis and Alvin Bragg, though. I don't know if they're going to be able to deal with TFG's nonsense without getting caught up in it. Maybe it would be best if their trials were delayed until after the election. In any case, it looks like TFG will be the nominee of the anti-democracy party, and most of 2024 will revolve around his legal troubles.
As Robert said, we need to remain focused on defeating TFG (or his surrogate) in the presidential election. It needs to be a landslide, and be accompanied by major Democratic wins in House, Senate, gubernatorial, and every other election. It's time for the sane majority to be heard, loud and clear.
The only way for the world to become a better place is for everyone in it to become a better person.
(I think they should give me a "quote of the week" prize for that one :) Just one of my many flashes of inspiration :) But a very simple statement really, yet it is true.
I donated thru this link: https://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/maui-strong
Additionally, Obama recommended the Hawaii Community Foundation at Hawaii community foundation.org. I donated to them.
Ted Cruz's flipflop on David Weiss's appointment as Special Counsel elevated him, in my eyes, into that special rank of amorality in the senate previously solely occupied by Ron Johnson. I hope that the voters of Texas get sick of his 24/7 audition for the evening commentary slot on Fox. Send him packing back to Cancun!
Thank you so much, Robert Hubbell, for your indeed reassuring newsletter, and for the beautiful photograph of the Sequoias.
Thrilling to view, especially having never visited these beloved, revered trees in person. The respect for Nature the photograph conveys is calming, restorative
Aloha from Maui, and thank you/mahalo for the care you've expressed for the overwhelming disaster we're going through over here. Two excellent effective and secure places to donate are:
HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION/MAUI STRONG, and
THE MAUI FOOD BANK
The Hawaii Community Foundation/Maui Strong is directing 100% of all donations directly to Maui; none is going to overhead. The Maui Food Bank has been a vital resource for many years.
Today we learned that the WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN arrived on island, and will soon have a donation button on their website specifically for Maui. We appreciate all the donations of clothes and goods that have poured in--but what is needed most of all is financial help to be able to purchase in quantity those things that will help the thousands of our residents who have lost everything--many loved ones, their homes, and their businesses.
Thank you again for your thoughtfulness and care--this recovery is going to be a very long, long marathon. Maui no a oi!
HISessions (an organization of local Hawaiian musicians) recommends supporting the Maui Food Bank, Hawaii Community Foundation’s Maui Strong Fund and the Red Cross Hawaii Wildfire Fund. Click link to donate to any of the three: https://linktr.ee/himaui
I remember reading in Life magazine in 1964 that that was the first time since Lord knows when that the Democratic candidate for president had been endorsed by a majority of the nation's newspapers. Biden is getting the full FDR treatment, and it's easy to see why: We don't have a free press in this country, we have a very expensive press, and so it is naturally in the control of rich people and giant corporations. The fact that they hate him is a very good reason, perhaps the best, to re-elect him.
Wildfire Donations & How to Help from Hawaii Guide by Victoria C. Derrick, Publisher / President
Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement: In partnership with Alaka'ina Foundation Family of Companies and Kako'o Haleakala, CNHA, along with their partners, are matching up to $1,500,000 in community donations for families impacted by the wildfires on Maui. Your contribution will be doubled, effectively amplifying your support and providing critical assistance to families and businesses in Lahaina. Donate online here.
Maui Humane Society: With the ongoing fires displacing both humans and animals, the Maui Humane Society is making an urgent appeal for assistance. From becoming an SOS Foster to donating pet supplies and joining support groups, there are several ways you can help. More information here.
Maui Food Bank: Acting as a conduit for donated food and essential items for disaster relief, the Maui Food Bank collaborates with various relief organizations to distribute supplies throughout Maui County. This includes partnerships with Maui VOAD and the Feeding America Food Bank Network. Donate online here.
Thank you so much for exposing our media for their serious lack of, shall we say, maturity in covering the effect of Trump and the Republican party on our Democracy and institutions that support it. From giggling and snickering and making quips and jokes to elevating unsubstantiated and yet to be proved stories, they are desensitizing millions of decent people to horrible crimes and erosion of norms and decency. Our news should not be conflated with entertainment and certainly not with two-bit snarky comedy.
My question is, what can we citizens do about it? I wish we would converge by the thousands for a protest demanding that our news media start behaving like decent, serious adults again. And I wish Congress would pass legislation requiring warning labels on shows that are more editorial or laced with fiction so viewers could have a fighting chance of sorting out facts from falsehoods. I long to do something big about this problem.