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Our podcast But Next Time features the incredible work of @KBBF_Radio to keep people safe during fires that ravaged Sonoma, CA. You can tune in right now to hear our first episode being broadcast live on that very same station as part of @Making_Contact kbbf.org/live/
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But Next Time: October 6th on @Making_Contact or wherever you get your podcasts
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‘Historic disasters’ continue to wreak havoc on the world. This limited-run podcast by @risehomestories on community-led disaster prevention drops next Wednesday.
Give it a listen Oct 6-> risehomestories.com/but-next…
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Evacuees being told they should have called FEMA BEFORE leaving New Orleans, so, before disaster declared. Could it be that hotels are double dipping?
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So, @fema what to make of Orange Beach Holiday Inn Express you listed as approved shelter that is denying FEMA-authorized payments? There many Ida New Orleans stranded there. @IHGRewards is ducking and sending them to a contractor that hangs up on evacuees, number 866-545-9865.
@IHGRewards not a good look when one of your hotels @holidayinnexpress in Orange Beach denies FEMA-authorized assistance to Hurricane Ida evacuees. #HurricaneIda
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@LandofOpp is proud to be part of a powerful collection of @newdayfilms that spotlight the courage, tenacity and vital culture of New Orleans that hold lessons for us all. #happeningtoacitynearyou blog.newday.com/?p=1451
American Dream: First we colonize your land, then we strip you of autonomy while granting you second-class “citizenship”, then we leave you to die, and then we erase your death. xitter.cf/nytimes/status/9392764…
The official death toll in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria was 62.
The actual deaths may be 1,052.
nyti.ms/2yPJgEp
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How much did your town spend on its shot at being @amazon's second headquarters? buff.ly/2BkXlYG #12DaysOfRawDeals #ourhq2wishlist #AmazonHQ2
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As 200+ cities offer up huge new incentives & subsidies for Amazon’s #HQ2, CEO Jeff Bezos has become the RICHEST man in the world. bit.ly/2zT83bD #12DaysOfRawDeals #CyberMonday
“the Amazon PAC is a means of political expression based on shared business interests.” The apex of capitalism run amok. xitter.cf/splinter_news/status/9…
Watch “Paper Monuments: Stories at the Crossroads” on #Vimeo vimeo.com/landofopportunity/…
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Why Amazon’s HQ2 Won’t Make Pittsburgh Better - CityLab citylab.com/equity/2017/10/f…
Amazon has a wish list for cities competing to host HQ2--and so do residents. Check out #ourHQ2wishlist. thndr.me/ddsNUS
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Not Everyone Is Happy About Amazon Building Its Second Headquarters In Their Towns #ourhq2wishlist buzzfeed.com/amphtml/leticia…
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Dear Amazon, if you bring your HQ2 to our city, here are the commitments we want to see: buff.ly/2ysxNJd #ourhq2wishlist
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Happening now: NOFF Afterparty fundraiser for PR.@DJLaylo
fundly.com/dj-lalo-pr-fundra… #PuertoRicoRelief
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Water from a federally designated hazardous-waste site is being pumped to people in Puerto Rico, CNN has learned. cnn.it/2ynTOud