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Welp, Cuomo's Out.

New York Democrat Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced his resignation from the office of governor effective in 14 days.

Being a long-time Democratic, I thought he'd get a pass on all of this.

 

Released Into The Wild

METAIRIE, La. — More than a dozen seniors were found at a Lake Charles housing complex in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura with no food, water or electricity. Residents at the Golden Arms Public Housing Complex were reportedly told by the complex's management that a bus was coming for them. 

The bus came, but only picked up half the residents in the complex. Then it left. "The bus did come...picked up half of the people and said they would be back and they never came back," said James Lea, a volunteer with the relief group Aerobridge. 

Temperatures at the time they were found was 100 degrees. One of those left behind by management is a double amputee.

 

What Do You Do With 20 Million Evicted Renters?

Mass evictions would be a disaster. For both individuals and families, evictions result in severe harm; when they become widespread, there are also significant consequences for entire communities and even the speed of economic recovery. Policymakers are actively seeking solutions, but it is difficult to prepare without knowing the size of the problem.

The COVID-19 Eviction Defense Project (CEDP) was formed to solve that problem. It is a coalition of economic researchers and legal experts who developed a model to estimate eviction risk nationally and at the state level. The disturbing result: 19 to 23 million, or one in five of the 110 million Americans who live in renter households, are at risk of eviction by September 30, 2020.

It doesn't help that some 25% of renters are spending more than half of their incomes on rent and utilities. That doesn't leave much wiggle-room for groceries, transportation, medical expenses, etc.

 

 

Happy Holidays From Premier Surfaces

The company, which for some 20 years has been one of those which specialized in custom granite and marble countertops, celebrated the holiday break by emailing their nearly 1000 employees with a special message: We're shutting down; don't come back. They blindsided everybody, and the execs are nowhere to be found.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Nearly 1,000 employees in metro Atlanta and nationwide suddenly lost their jobs during the holiday break.

Workers said that Premier Surfaces in Alpharetta notified them in an email that, after nearly 20 years, the business was shutting down effective immediately. They claim the company is not offering any severance pay, back pay, or even COBRA medical coverage.

Company executives have all but vanished while still owing money to employees and to customers. Now, workers are asking if the company broke the law.

On Jan. 3, which was the last day of the employees’ holiday break, the company sent them an email saying the company was shutting down effective immediately and that they should not return to work. Their health insurance coverage was canceled and they would have no access to COBRA.

An installer, Ricky Thomas, said no one can reach anyone with the company - even to retrieve certain personnel documents to help employees apply for new jobs, and to help them expedite state unemployment claims.

And customers who paid thousands of dollars in deposits toward work that was never completed seem to have been left high and dry as well.

The now-former employees are pushing for investigations by state and federal agencies into whether or not the company violated U.S. labor laws -- specifically the federal “WARN Act,” which requires a company, in most cases, to notify employees 60-days ahead of mass layoffs.

The penalties can include up to 60 days of severance pay for each employee.

Presumably, the stiffed customers are likewise examining options for recovery of their funds.

But first, the perpetrators have to be found.

 

Public Health In Flint, Michigan

The group knew how Legionnaires’ disease, a severe form of pneumonia caused by the waterborne legionella bacteria, operates: once the weather heated up, more people could die. So in May, they met with state health director Nick Lyon to warn him that it was urgent to step up monitoring for Legionnaires’ cases.

And Nick demonstrated his concern:

Wow.

 

THE CLINTON DEAD POOL

A number of Bill and Hillary Clinton associates are alleged to have died under mysterious circumstances. This conspiracy theory continued to resurrect itself during Hillary Clinton’s 2008 and 2016 presidential bids. Now add Jeffrey Epstein to the list.

"A number" ? Try about 50.

Pedophile Jeffrey Epstein drowns in the Clinton ‘dead pool’

WASHINGTON. The Clinton dead pool just swallowed another victim (or was he a criminal accomplice?) into its gaping maw. Arrested in early July on charges of sex-trafficking, registered pedophile Jeffrey Epstein conveniently and successfully committed suicide Saturday, allegedly by hanging himself while in prison custody.

This past July 23, Epstein allegedly attempted but failed to kill himself. NBC News reported that prison officials had “not ruled out the possibility that he [Jeffrey Epstein] was attacked by a fellow inmate…”

Jeffrey Epstein is finally dead. How convenient.

Odd how that works.

 

More Jeff

The following account is from a former inmate of the Metropolitan Correction Center in lower Manhattan, where Jeffrey Epstein was found unresponsive Saturday, and declared dead at a hospital of an apparent suicide. The ex-convict, who spoke to The Post’s Brad Hamilton and Bruce Golding on the condition of anonymity, spent several months in the 9 South special housing unit for high-profile prisoners awaiting trial — like Epstein.

There’s no way that man could have killed himself. I’ve done too much time in those units. It’s an impossibility.

Between the floor and the ceiling is like eight or nine feet. There’s no way for you to connect to anything.

You have sheets, but they’re paper level, not strong enough. He was 200 pounds — it would never happen.

Some have figured it out.

The story's already falling apart.

We may not yet know who was behind the hit, but several individuals come to mind.

"Two people can keep a secret if one of them is dead," Mark Twain.

 

 

Now That Pollen Season Is Upon Us...

SEATTLE - Seattle said Thursday it’s exploring possibly charging drivers to use some city streets to ease congestion and reduce pollution – using tolls to clear roads during peak driving times and shift people to public transportation and carpools.

The town's apparently not pricy enough yet.

You Vill Get On De Bus!

 

Break Out The Mayo

PASCO COUNTY, Fla — Sandhill cranes are being hit by speeding cars all over the Tampa Bay area and in some cases, it’s leaving their babies orphaned. Kris Porter of Owl’s Nest Sanctuary for Wildlife said it’s now grabbing the attention of the state. "The impact has been so severe. I cannot tell you how many cranes get hit in a week,” she said. 

They're big birds. Lots of meat on them, and fork-tender along the treadmarks, as I understand it.

Salvaging roadkill is legal in Oregon, but laws vary from state to state.

 

Anybody Really Wonder WHY They're "Homeless"?

The specter of homeless encampments steadily expanding across the downtown streets of San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco – bringing with them a public health crisis – has one southern California community taking tough action to dismantle a two-mile-long camp just a short drive from Disneyland.

In a departure from the approach taken by other local governments in the state, officials in Orange County, Calif., have started to clear out the camp – by moving occupants and hauling away literally tons of trash and hazardous waste.  

“It’s becoming part of the permanent landscape in those communities and there is no way we are going to allow Orange County land that is supposed to be used by residents to be occupied by the homeless,” said Todd Spitzer, who sits on the Orange County Board of Supervisors.

Trash trucks and contractors in hazmat gear have descended on the camp and so far removed 250 tons of trash, 1,100 pounds of human waste and 5,000 hypodermic needles.

The amount of feces littering the streets in San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco has led to a hepatitis outbreak that spread throughout the state’s homeless communities, infecting 694 people. San Francisco’s feces problem is so bad that a website now exists to warn residents of which streets to avoid. 

25% of the half-million "homeless" people in the USA are hanging out in California. Over 33% of all federal welfare money goes to California. And still, some folks there continue to try to get a measure on the ballot supporting secession. Amazing.

Yep, this guy's obviously ready to go to work. Heck, if you happen to have some pallets to get rid of, drive 'em on down!

Welcome to the new Third World.

Or is it the Turd World?

Between the pigeon droppings and human excrement and Moonbeam Brown, it's hard to say.