Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation is being sued by 2 New Orleans residents who claim the organization built and sold defective homes in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The plaintiffs live in NOLA’s Lower Ninth Ward, and according to the suit…
Showing posts with label Residents. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Residents. Show all posts
Saturday, September 8, 2018
Saturday, January 13, 2018
Hawaii Residents Get Scary False Alarm of Ballistic Missile Threat
Someone or something messed up BIG TIME and sent an emergency alert to phones of Hawaii residents saying there was a ballistic missile threat inbound, but fortunately … it was a major false alarm. A little after 8AM in Hawaii, people’s phones…
Thursday, January 26, 2017
Trump Tower Residents Angry Over Security
Trump Tower has been a swarm of activity in the last 3 months, and it’s triggered some sales and some angst over the staple of NYC — food deliveries. We’ve learned 5 apartments have been listed for sale and 3 apartments have been put up for lease…
Trump Tower Residents Angry Over Security
Trump Tower has been a swarm of activity in the last 3 months, and it’s triggered some sales and some angst over the staple of NYC — food deliveries. We’ve learned 5 apartments have been listed for sale and 3 apartments have been put up for lease…
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Aleppo Residents Record Mass Slaughter in Real Time, Tweet Goodbye
With the Syrian army closing in this week on rebel-held areas in Aleppo, thousands of civilians in this war-torn city have been trapped in small pockets of opposition territory.
By some estimates, 50,000 residents are essentially waiting to either be killed or taken hostage, sitting helplessly in a one-square mile radius of town.
A UN spokesman has referred to the horrific situation as a “complete meltdown of humanity.”
Earlier this month, a seven-year old girl named Bana Alabed made global headlines when she posted multiple messages on social media that implied she and her mother were about to be captured.
Alabed and her mom, Fatemah – who have been tweeting the horrors from East Aleppo since September – appear to have avoided said capture…
… but they now fear as if their days on Earth are numbered.
Tweeted Fatemah on Monday:
She has since written the following, posted about seven hours ago:
“Dear world, there’s intense bombing right now. Why are you silent? Why? Why? Why? Fear is killing me & my kids.”
Here is a photo of Bana Alabed:
Fatemah is far from the only Aleppo resident recording this mass slaughter in real time.
As events continue to unfold in the area and the death toll continues to mount, those trapped in the city are screaming at the world over social media, saying goodbye forever; wondering why no one is helping them; or both.
“This may be my last video. More than 50,000 civilians who rebelled against the dictator [Syrian President Bashar] al-Assad are threatened with field executions or are dying under bombing,” Lina Shamy, an activist in eastern Aleppo, said in a video shared on Twitter.
Calls for a ceasefire by the United Nations have been ignored by Syria and Russia, who is aiding the government with an intensive air campaign.
Officials from these nations have vowed to continue the offensive until the rebels surrender or die.
Elsewhere, a teacher and father (who tweets under the handle @Mr.Alhamdo) wrote on Tuesday afternoon of his simple desire to see his young daughter taste a banana for the first time.
He now doubts this will ever happen.
“I just wanted to make my daughter taste the banana,” he Tweeted. “She likes such food. She hasn’t tasted it yet. I might not be able to do that.”
There are no words to express how we feel about the situation in Aleppo.
It’s heartbreaking. It’s surreal. It’s the very worst of humanity.
We can only offer our thoughts and prayers to all involved.
Friday, June 10, 2016
Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard: Slammed For Using El Salvador Residents to Make Money!
Jill Duggar and husband Derick Dillard are scrutinized for nearly everything they do, but does this latest round of criticism have merit?
Their most recent scandal centers around an Instagram picture, depicting women part of their ministry in El Salvador selling jewelry.
Derick captioned the photo, shown below below:
“Jewelry on the display table this weekend made by local women to sell as part of our ministry. #economicempowerment #praiseJesus.”
Yes, hashtag #economicempowerment.
So what’s the issue? This immediately got Duggar Nation going off on the notion that Jill and Derk are using these women to make a profit.
Is this all just a shill for their ministry?
One upset fan wrote to Derick:
“By stating that the jewelry made by the women to “sell as part of [your] ministry,” do you mean they are selling it to make funds for your ministry?”
Another chimed in similarly:
“If it’s about economic empowerment, shouldn’t the funds go back into the pockets of the women and families who made the items?!?!”
“I don’t see you helping people at all,” said a fan on Twitter, echoing a familiar refrain to those who follow the lives of the two Dillards.
“How about posting pictures of you two actually doing charity to show the people who donate what you are actually doing with their money.”
Again, this is not the first time we’ve seen Jill and Derick accused of misusing mission donations. Heck, it’s not even the second or third.
The Arkansas couple has a donation section on their website, but have never fully disclosed what it is they do with the money raised.
Some believe that the young parents simply use the cash donations to fly back and forth to the U.S., which they do fairly often as fans know.
One fan posed that popular theory along with another:
“They must need money for another trip home. Fans always pay for their travel or TLC. The TLC train has derailed, they have not renewed you.”
“Maybe Jill, Jessa and Anna all get pregnant sn.”
There’s also talk of Jill getting pregnant to avoid getting canceled and searching for Derick’s mother’s biological mom as a compelling storyline.
Bottom line: Jill is under a microscope and the accusations against the Dillards are clearly out of control, but do fans have a point?
Especially when it comes to their fundraising?
Hit the comments below and tell us what you think of this latest Duggar scandal – and whether the media and critics should ease up or what.
Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard: Slammed For Using El Salvador Residents to Make Money!
Jill Duggar and husband Derick Dillard are scrutinized for nearly everything they do, but does this latest round of criticism have merit?
Their most recent scandal centers around an Instagram picture, depicting women part of their ministry in El Salvador selling jewelry.
Derick captioned the photo, shown below below:
“Jewelry on the display table this weekend made by local women to sell as part of our ministry. #economicempowerment #praiseJesus.”
Yes, hashtag #economicempowerment.
So what’s the issue? This immediately got Duggar Nation going off on the notion that Jill and Derk are using these women to make a profit.
Is this all just a shill for their ministry?
One upset fan wrote to Derick:
“By stating that the jewelry made by the women to “sell as part of [your] ministry,” do you mean they are selling it to make funds for your ministry?”
Another chimed in similarly:
“If it’s about economic empowerment, shouldn’t the funds go back into the pockets of the women and families who made the items?!?!”
“I don’t see you helping people at all,” said a fan on Twitter, echoing a familiar refrain to those who follow the lives of the two Dillards.
“How about posting pictures of you two actually doing charity to show the people who donate what you are actually doing with their money.”
Again, this is not the first time we’ve seen Jill and Derick accused of misusing mission donations. Heck, it’s not even the second or third.
The Arkansas couple has a donation section on their website, but have never fully disclosed what it is they do with the money raised.
Some believe that the young parents simply use the cash donations to fly back and forth to the U.S., which they do fairly often as fans know.
One fan posed that popular theory along with another:
“They must need money for another trip home. Fans always pay for their travel or TLC. The TLC train has derailed, they have not renewed you.”
“Maybe Jill, Jessa and Anna all get pregnant sn.”
There’s also talk of Jill getting pregnant to avoid getting canceled and searching for Derick’s mother’s biological mom as a compelling storyline.
Bottom line: Jill is under a microscope and the accusations against the Dillards are clearly out of control, but do fans have a point?
Especially when it comes to their fundraising?
Hit the comments below and tell us what you think of this latest Duggar scandal – and whether the media and critics should ease up or what.
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