Links & comments

Scientists: Future of oldest tree species on Earth in peril
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/science/ct-future-oldest-trees-20170913-story.html


What Irma felt like: 4 harrowing tales of storm survival
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/13/us/irma-hurricane-felt-like-watch/index.html


Arkansas lineman electrocuted in Ocilla, Georgia
http://www.11alive.com/news/arkansas-lineman-electrocuted-in-ocilla/474801942


What The 2 Deadliest Mass Shootings This Year Have In Common
Both involved men allegedly targeting their estranged wives as the women attempted to move on.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/plano-texas-mass-shooting_us_59b7e02ce4b09be416581d2b?6gi


Shuttered Facebook group that organized anti-Clinton, anti-immigrant rallies across Texas was linked to Russia
http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-group-russia-texas-anti-immigrant-rallies-2017-9?wpmm=1&wpisrc=nl_daily202


‘Rapunzel syndrome’ teen dies from eating her own hair
http://nypost.com/2017/09/14/rapunzel-syndrome-teen-dies-from-eating-her-own-hair/.


Texas secession movement: Russia-linked Facebook group asked us to participate in anti-Clinton rallies
Russia has a long history of working to cultivate Western separatist groups. The group Yes California, for instance, set up a makeshift embassy in Moscow in December in partnership with far-right Russian nationalists who enjoy Kremlin support while promoting secessionist movements in Europe and the United States.
http://www.businessinsider.com/russia-facebook-group-ads-texas-secession-secede-trump-clinton-2017-9


How her daughter died from a simple case of flu
http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/02/health/unseen-enemy-deadly-influenza-epidemic-gwen-zwanziger/index.html


It must irritate Obama that after he built up FEMA, that Trump gets the credit for the good work it has done on Harvey. Esp. since Trump has rolled back regulations put in by Obama that helped reduce the damage from Harvey.


Stricter building rules, rejected by Trump, helped Harvey-hit communities
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-harvey-floodplains/stricter-building-rules-rejected-by-trump-helped-harvey-hit-communities-idUSKCN1BC5LE


Trump Rolled Back Flood Protection Regulations For Infrastructure Days Before Harvey Hit
http://jalopnik.com/trump-rolled-back-flood-protection-regulations-for-infr-1798515551


House Republicans’ spending bill includes FEMA cuts to fund Trump’s border wall
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2017/08/30/house-republicans-spending-bill-includes-fema-cuts-fund-trump-border-wall/VSf07WfdiwyhOFOoOKZ7pL/story.html


President Trump's Budget Would Cut Hundreds of Millions From Disaster Relief Programs
http://time.com/money/4918458/trump-budget-targest-disaster-response/