As of today, Louisiana is the first state in the country to require that the 10 Commandments to be displayed in every classroom in the state. On the flip side, Louisiana is ranked last in the U.S. in crime and corrections, 47th in education, 46th in health care, 49th in infrastructure, and 49th for the overall state of the economy.
fox8live.com/2024/05/16/lou… “The measure in Louisiana requires that the commandments be displayed in each classroom of every public elementary, middle and high school, as well as public college classrooms. The posters must be no smaller than 11 by 14 inches and the commandments must be “the central focus of the poster” and “in a large, easily readable font.” nytimes.com/2024/06/19/us/…

ABSURD & LAUGHABLE: A Louisiana public high school principal allegedly told the student government president that she was kicked out of student government and that he wouldn’t help her with college scholarships because the student was seen on video Twerking at a private party. The principal allegedly said the female student wasn’t “living in the Lord’s way” and that the video was inappropriate. “..He told her she wasn’t living in the Lord’s way and questioned who her friends were and if they followed the Lord. She said she didn’t know how to answer that and they said it’s a yes or no question. Meanwhile, she’s sobbing.”
Rachel Timonet said St. Pierre printed out Bible verses and highlighted sections. Most devastating to Kaylee, he told her she was no longer eligible for student of the year...”

BREAKING: Travis Ikeguchi has been named as the man who shot and killed Lauri Carleton outside her store in Cedar Glen, Calif. Ikeguchi tore down a pride flag outside of Carleton's store before killing her. An X account matching that name shows this as his most recent post. It shows fire destroying a pride flag. The day before the shooting, the suspects family reported him missing to police. The suspects X account is filled with homophobic ratings, anti vaccine propaganda, and religious ramblings. His X bio reads: There is only one way to the path of salvation and to have eternal life and that is through Jesus Christ. And yes, the path is narrow.

Hertz rental car employees in Louisiana treat a Puerto Rican man like he’s a foreigner and deny him a rental car that he’s already paid for. That’s the gist and facts of the story. But it doesn’t in there. Watch for the resolution and takeaway. Hertz statement: “Hertz accepts Puerto Rican driver’s licenses from our customers renting in the U.S. without requiring a valid passport. We sincerely regret that our policy was not followed and have apologized to Mr. Marchand and refunded his rental. We are reinforcing our… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

“No comment” is all that was said by the attorney representing the City of Wetumpka, Alabama after the city quietly told a judge they didn’t want to further pursue charges against two women who were feeding cats, but only after the city arrested charged prosecuted & punished… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… The ladies, according to their lawyers, will file suit against the city for violation of their civil rights & malicious prosecution.

BREAKING: Judge in Wetumpka, Alabama finds U.S. Army veteran Beverly Roberts, 85, and Mary Alston, 61, GUILTY of trespassing & disorderly conduct in connection to feeding & trapping cats (for neutering) on public property, which is not illegal.
The city found it be a nuisance. Reaction from Alice Burton
Animal welfare advocate & trainer
Former animal control officer
Director of Programs @alleycatallies

THREAD: Congresswoman Vicky Jo Hartlzer cried in Congress today, begging, & praying that her colleagues would vote against The Respect for Marriage Act. Vicky Jo (@RepHartzler) was the face of the movement in Missouri to ban gay marriage.
In 2008, Vicky Jo Hartzler said “she doesn’t believe gay rights issues are civil rights issues. The “color of someone’s skin doesn’t change,” she said. But, she added, there is debate about whether homosexuality is a “lifestyle or they were born that way.” motherjones.com/politics/2010/…

I was checking Shreveport, LA. (where I used to work) news & saw this. Police shot a man who they say "lunged at the officers while holding a machete." Body camera video shows the man, walking AWAY FROM THEM, at good distance, WHEN COPS FIRED. ktbs.com/news/3investig… The district attorney wrote a letter to the police chief stating that the police need to clarity the information given in the police reports because what the cops wrote conflicts with what the video shows.

🪡 Living With Tourette Syndrome: Meet Craig Elgin. He’s a police officer. His tics are constant. In this deeply personal conversation, along with @KelseyReports, we discuss medication, & his life with TS. There’s so much to learn & feel (empathy/compassion) from this chat. (1/5) Part 2: Craig Elgin, Living With Tourette Syndrome (2/5)

3 Wetumpka, AL. cops
are being hailed as heroes (sarcasm) for
arresting 2 alleged criminals
caught in the act of
FEEDING CATS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY.
The 84 & 60yo cats ladies were handcuffed
& hauled away.
1 cop said the 84yo almost
whooped his ass.
Warning: You may 😂, at the cops. At the end of that edited video, you hear one of the officers say to his police chief: “…I’m glad nobody’s recording because a couple police officers beating up on a couple old ladies…it was rough”

'Amura' - the dog found dying after some monster sawed off her back legs - has been adopted by the Florida family who fostered her for the last seven months. Meet the Diaz family from Orlando, Puerto Rico! (No one wanted Amura when she went to for adoption) Interview at the end. Meet the family that said yes to Amura when no one else did.

This is Puerto Rico native Dr. Nelson Varas-Díaz, a social-community psychologist & professor in the Dept. of Global & Sociocultural Studies at @FIU. He’s researched the why behind Puerto Rico’s healthcare collapse. Hear all of his conclusions, & why he blames the PNP party. This interview was originally conducted in early September, and was part of a report that aired around the anniversary of hurricane Maria. You can see that report here. cbsnews.com/news/puerto-ri…

Today, rescuers in Puerto Rico recovered the body of Jesmarilys Montesinos, 23. She was swept away by flash flood water last Saturday near a waterfall in Penuelas. Jacqueline Albright, 30, originally from Colombia, also died the same way. She had just moved to P.R., 4 days prior. Jacqueline’s husband, Blake, has decided to take the body of his newly wedded wife back to Colombia, so that she can be buried alongside her grandmother and grandfather.

Bad Bunny is Puerto Rican.
Born there. Raised there. Etc.
The exploitation notion deals with outsiders moving to P.R. to take advantage of tax perks, not Puerto Ricans who are from there. Am I wrong?

https://twitter.com/phillyd/status/1577778506628354048

Reporting on this (mentions Logan Paul) time.com/5955629/puerto…

White House Pool says the following people greeted President and Mrs. Biden:

Is Cary know as the First Lady of PR?
I didn’t know that. The Puerto Rico Governors’s office says despite the White House press pool being told that Cary Pierluisi is the First Lady of Puerto Rico, she’s not. The Governor’s spokesperson says she is the Executive Director of the Office of The Governor. She also the Governor’s sister.

Today, the President will travel to Puerto Rico & announce more than $60 million in funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to shore up levees, strengthen flood walls, & create a new flood warning system to help Puerto Rico become better prepared for future storms. The President will be joined by the First Lady. A White House official says they will reaffirm their commitment to supporting the people of Puerto Rico every step of the way – for as long as it takes.

The Puerto Rico ports director confirms: there’s a ship holding off the southern coast of Puerto Rico with diesel for P.R. but it can’t be delivered because the ship has a foreign flag. The shipper has requested a Jones Act waiver from the federal govt; the request is pending. The story was first reported by @mardelis of @LasNoticiasT11

https://twitter.com/mardelis/status/1574217477277462528

THREAD: I spoke with Naji Khoury, CEO of Liberty Communications of Puerto Rico. He said if the power outages on the island stretch into next week cellular towers will start to go down as diesel becomes harder to find/distribute to fill the generators running powering the towers. 85% of Liberty’s cell towers are running on generators. There are diesel reserves around the island but as demand for diesel increase the pinch will be felt as reserves run out & Liberty won’t be able to fuel up every generator.

Armando Perez shared the story of his mami, Carmen, 81, who’s bedridden in Dorado Puerto Rico due to dementia & Parkinson’s. With no power, he’s using a fan to cool her; it’s powered by a generator. (heat index is 101° in Dorado now)
“It’s insufferable,” for her, he said. He went on to say: “The power generator is from better days when I had a good paying job that I had to give up to care for her 24/7.”

He has a few gallons of drinking water left. Otherwise he’s collecting rainwater to wash dishes and flush the toilet.

Tomorrow Puerto Rico will be the lead of the @CBSMornings national broadcast We have 2 reports tomorrow.
7am: the current situation & what we found as we flew west from San Juan to Mayaguez.
7:30: A report about Luma Energy, which we filmed nearly 2 wks ago. CEO Wayne Stensby was supposed to do the interview but backed out due to personal “family things”

She showed us her newly painted home, built by her father, that is surrounded by water. She told us that the town sits largely in a floodplain - so I asked her if she had ever thought of moving and relocating