I must confess that I didn’t really know the complex history that exists between Puerto Rico, my country, and the mighty imperialistic U.S. of A.
I’m truly ashamed to say that I didn’t find out about this history until 2015 when I found out about and read the book written by Nelson A. Denis “War Against All Puerto Ricans‘.
I need to say that I grew up under the shadow of the ‘greatest country in the world’ and believed every word I was programmed with. The information provided in the book, very well written, researched and totally documented, wasn’t taught in the private school that I went to.
I went to a Catholic school in Rรญo Piedras, somewhat a suburb of San Juan, ran by American nuns and priests.
Samantha Bee takes a humorous look at a synopsis of this history in light of the humanitarian disaster caused by Hurricane Marรญa and the response by the American government lead by the “Moron-in-Chief“, Drumpf.
Take a look!
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The American governmentโsย slow responseย to the humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria is actually nothing new.
On Wednesdayโs โFull Frontal,โ, October 4, Samantha Bee explained that the way Drumpf โhelpedโ storm-ravaged Puerto Ricans followed a 100-year-old pattern.
โIf youโre shocked by this, then you are not Puerto Rican,โ said Bee.
โTruth is, weโve been treating them like the unwelcome nephew under Americaโs stairs for more than a century.โ
Aided by โHamiltonโ starย Javier Muรฑoz, who has family on the island, Bee then dissected the islandโs history of โgetting screwed with their pantalones on by the United States.โ
Jared Kushner, Secretary of Everything and Ivanka Drumpf, First Daughter, Business Woman Extraordinaire and Whisperer-in-Chief are nowhere to be found during this shyte storm enveloping the patriarch of the family.
Jimmy Fallon celebrates Stars Wars Day with Smash Mouth lib dub
Everyone’s favorite “Star Wars” characters rock out to Smash Mouth’s “All Star” in this cool video
The force was strong with Jimmy Fallon Wednesday night, May 3, as he and his crew at NBCโs โTonight Showโ made a lip dub video in honorย of Thursdayโs holiday: Star Wars Day.
In a bit before his guest interviews, Fallon brought out a box filled with audience suggestions.
One fan wrote:ย โTomorrow is May 4th and May the 4th be with you. I love โStar Wars.โ I also love the song โAll Starโ by Smash Mouth, which got me thinking. Can you show all the stars from โStar Warsโ singing โAll Starโ to celebrate?โ
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you mus know by know that Jimmy Kimmel told his family’s personal story about the birth of his brand new son, Billy.
It’s fitting that this be shared because today, the USA’s House of Representatives, lead by Paul Ryan, are claiming to vote on the third attempt at ‘repeal-replace’ the Affordable Health Care Act.
If you haven’t seen Jimmy’s monologue, I strongly recommend that you look for it in YouTube.
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Here’s What Republicans Are Voting For on Thursday, May 4
Quick wrap-up of the bill:
There have been no public hearings.
There’s no final text.
There’s no updated CBO score.
It is opposed by virtually every patient advocacy group and everyone in the health care industry.
Congress is still exempted from the new rules that allow states to waive essential benefits.
It raises premiums dramatically for older people.
It removes Obamacare’s protection against being turned down for a pre-existing condition.
It would steadily gut Medicaid spending for the very poorest.
It removes coverage from at least 24 million people, probably more.
It slashes taxes on the rich by about a trillion dollars over ten years.
This is a depraved piece of legislation
It’s a windfall for the rich and promises nothing but misery for the poor. How is it possible that 90% of House Republicans are happily voting in favor of this moral abomination?
420, 4:20, or 4/20 (pronounced four-twenty) is a code-term that refers to the consumption of cannabis, especially smoking cannabis around the time 4:20 p.m./a.m. (or 16:20 in 24-hour notation) and smoking and celebrating cannabis on the date April 20 (which is 4/20 in U.S. form).
~Wikipedia~
Such a special day!
Even Ellen got some of the action.
Take a look at ‘her take’.
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You know a date that celebrates the use of marijuana has become somewhat of a norm when it’s a feature on The Ellen Show.
It’s 420 and Ellen DeGeneres just so happened to stumble upon some 420 inspired children’s books and shared it with her audience and viewers.
Comedian Jimmy Fallon loves to make his celebrity guests partake in the hilarious โWheel of Musical Impressionsโ segment of The Tonight Show.
Itโs a fun game where a random singer is paired up with a random song title. Jimmyโs guest goes head to head with him to see who is better at doing a successful impression of the artist singing that song. The combinations that the โwheelโ comes up with are pretty wild, and it almost always has everyone in stitches.
Some guests can do some pretty amazing impressions.
Here you have Demi Lovato!
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THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 0421 — Pictured: (l-r) Singer Demi Lovato during an interview with host Jimmy Fallon on February 19, 2016 — (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC)
Comedian Jimmy Fallon loves to make his celebrity guests partake in the hilarious โWheel of Musical Impressionsโ segment of The Tonight Show.
Itโs a fun game where a random singer is paired up with a random song title. Jimmyโs guest goes head to head with him to see who is better at doing a successful impression of the artist singing that song. The combinations that the โwheelโ comes up with are pretty wild, and it almost always has everyone in stitches.
Some guests can do some pretty amazing impressions.
Here you have Cรฉline Dion!
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Comedian Jimmy Fallon loves to make his celebrity guests partake in the hilarious โWheel of Musical Impressionsโ segment of The Tonight Show.
Itโs a fun game where a random singer is paired up with a random song title. Jimmyโs guest goes head to head with him to see who is better at doing a successful impression of the artist singing that song. The combinations that the โwheelโ comes up with are pretty wild, and it almost always has everyone in stitches.
Some guests can do some pretty amazing impressions.
Here you have Alicia Keys!
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