From a Facebook Member, Josie Fletcher … had to share!
Prince isn’t dead … he just hopped on his “Little Red Corvette” … with his “Raspberry Beret” … drove off through the “Purple Rain“, over “Graffiti Bridge” … under the “Cherry Moon“, partying like it’s “1999” … because this is what happens “When Doves Cry“!!
Pentatonix, the a cappella quartet, released their latest album of covers, PTX Presents: Top Pop Vol. 1 on Friday (April 13). The group has followed the premiere of the album with a new video – this time for their take on Ed Sheeran’s”Perfect”.
For “Perfect“, the well-dressed singers harmonize in various rooms of a muted old-school building as baritone Scott Hoying takes lead.
At the video’s peak, cellist Kevin Olusola’s solo leads to a ballerina pirouetting, right before the group joins in on the swoon of a chorus.
Puerto Ricans in the island have endured the longest blackout in American history following a direct hit from Hurricane Maria. Due to a multitude of factors, some say the lights won’t be coming back on anytime soon.
It’s safe to say that of all the places in the country, the one that is suffering the most right now is the hurricane-ravaged island of Puerto Rico.
Most people probably don’t think of it as being part of the United States, but the people who live in Puerto Rico certainly do. It’s been a territory since 1898, and its 3.4 million people are U.S. citizens.
For the past 53 days, most of them have been without power, the longest blackout in American history.
FEMA says it has distributed more food and water there than any disaster its ever been involved in. Damages could reach $90 billion and Puerto Rico is already bankrupt. There has been some finger pointing about the speed and effectiveness of the relief and recovery effort, but the misery there has much more to do with nature.
When Hurricane María arrived on the morning of September 20th, it was largely unheralded and never projected to hit the continental United States, which was already suffering hurricane fatigue. But the storm tore into Puerto Rico with sustained winds of 155 miles an hour and then began a slow 12-hour crawl across the countryside, with the center of the storm enveloping the entire island.
“I think the majority of people will hope to have their power up in — in January, maybe February.
I would predict there’s some people on that last mile that are gonna be close to spring or summer before they get those very, very last houses.”
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Thanks for keeping us kinda sane with these videos during this endless fuckery that it is Drumpf.
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~RANDY GOES COUNTRY~
Randy Rainbow takes on Drumpf’s latest controversial tweets in his new song parody ‘Before He Tweets‘, set to the tune of the Carrie Underwood classic.
Check it out below!
At times as serious as these, humor always lightens up the situation, even though momentarily.
These are very serious topics.
Humor is the best way to get through this in spite of the seriousness of it all.
“I knew this video was going to be great but when we get the shot of Randy in his flowing blonde Carrie Underwood wig, well, it just elevated the whole thing to ART.”
This past Sunday, November 5, CBS Television had a special segment detailing information about many Puerto Ricans, American citizens, having endured the longest blackout in American history following a direct hit from Hurricane María. I’ve been looking for this special on YouTube to share it with you.
The situation in Puerto Rico is still dire.
It seems that the segment presented in the regular show isn’t available yet. I will keep looking and share it when I find it.
During my search, I found this 60 Minutes Overtime presented on November 5 by Brit McCandless Farmer.
Forty-eight days today, after Hurricane María hit the island, ‘60 Minutes‘ found its citizens trying to make do without water or power – and frequently losing hope
Every day and night in San Juan, there are blackouts. But having electricity at all is a privilege, since most of the island is still without power.
“At night, it really quiets down because it’s dark,” says 60 Minutes associate producer Jack Weingart.
“The street lights are out, and most homes and businesses are also dark. So at night, you just hear this constant humming of the generators.”
Weingart, along with producers Graham Messick and Michael Karzis and associate producer Vanessa Fica, recently traveled to Puerto Rico with correspondent Steve Kroft to report this week for 60 Minutes.
As they traveled throughout the island, the dire status on the ground surprised them most.
“It’s really still in an emergency mode,” Karzis says.
“They haven’t graduated into a relief mode or recovery.”
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But what does this exodus mean to an already crippled island?
“It means a territory, which is already fiscally circling the drain, having the tax base erode even further,” Karzis says.
“It does not help that you’re losing otherwise qualified professionals or a labor force that is dwindling. And what you’re left with are folks that are older, and are collecting pensions at this point or young kids.”
Almost seven weeks after the storm, producer Graham Messick says, it feels like some Puerto Ricans have given up.
“They’d lost hope,” he says. “And it’s like a state of suspended animation. People were just waiting for the power to come on. There’s just nothing to do. It’s boring. It’s hot. It’s uncomfortable.”
“And there are no answers. “
The video was produced by Will Croxton. It was edited by Will Croxton and Sarah Shafer Prediger.
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Forty-eight days after Hurricane Maria hit the island, 60 Minutes found its citizens trying to make do without water or power – and frequently losing hope.
The people who are far away claiming that an amazing job is underway or the people on the ground who are living through this unending, dangerous nightmare?
American citizens in Puerto Rico beg for federal help seven days, today, post-storm
Rachel Maddow reports on the still dire situation in Hurricane-stricken Puerto Rico and the inadequate response so far from the federal government, which has had to be reminded that Puerto Ricans are Americans.
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~~San Juan Mayor: ‘This Is A Big S.O.S. For Anybody Out There’~~
Rachel Maddow
~~Published on Sep 26, 2017~
Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz of Puerto Rico’s capital city, San Juan, talks with Rachel Maddow about the desperate situation in her city and in Puerto Rico broadly, and expresses her frustration with an administration that is slow to deploy eager helpers.
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When the green woods laugh with the voice of joy, And the dimpling stream runs laughing by; When the air does laugh with our merry wit, And the green hill laughs with the noise of it.
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