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***scroll down for updates*** United Nations Undersecretary-General Jan Egeland–yeah, the same jerk who called America “stingy” during the Indonesian tsunami disaster last year–has come around to offering the U.N.’s help to victims of Hurricane Katrina (hat tip: Catez Stevens, who has more): United Nations Undersecretary-General Jan Egeland, who oversaw relief efforts after the Indian Ocean [...]

***scroll down for 9/1 updates…gun defenses tracked…*** The mayor of New Orleans has declared martial law, reports the WWL blog. I’ve covered the uncertainties surrounding this question several times over the past few days. Mike Wiser at Brendan Loy’s blog writes: We’ve had conflicting reports about martial law over the past few days, with some [...]

That’s the estimated amount that private American individuals, groups and companies have already donated to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. Chuck Simmins is keeping track. No waiting for the feds. No waiting for the celebs. No waiting for the U.N. and the “international community.” Among the folks who are Getting Things Done: – Bill Hennessy [...]

Just a quick break from Katrina blogging to point you to my latest column on the continuing spread of MS-13 in the Washington, D.C., suburbs and across the country. An excerpt: The peaceful suburbs of Washington, D.C., are beginning to look and feel like East Los Angeles. The violent illegal alien gang Mara Salvatrucha (or [...]

***scroll down for updates…IT workers, Houston helps, Homes for Katrina Victims…where is Amazon.com?…Canadians helping…beware of scams…Amazon.com changes its mind…*** 1) As I noted last night, N.Z. Bear at TTLB has set up a registration page for bloggers who want to participate in the Hurricane Katrina Blog Relief Day fundraiser–inspired by Hugh Hewitt–set for tomorrow, Sept. [...]

***scroll down for updates…Louisiana Gov. requesting federal troops…looting in Biloxi…hospital evacuations…someone looted a Dyson vacuum cleaner…”Finding vs. looting…”*** Darkness is descending on New Orleans, literally and figuratively. Just when you think it couldn’t get any worse, the N.O. Times-Picayune blog reports that the local children’s hospital is under siege: Late Tuesday, Gov. Blanco spokeswoman Denise [...]

***scroll down for updates, more charitable relief info, looting/prison riot status, definitive clarification about reporting on “martial law,” midnight update and declaration of tomorrow’s Day of Prayer*** As I noted below, the Orleans Parish Prison inmate rioting situation is grave. ABC News reports: Inmates at a prison in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans have rioted, attempted to [...]

***scroll down for updates, new photos, and video links…plus info on inmates rioting*** Chaos: No power. No drinkable water. Dead bodies floating in the water. Prisons, hospitals, the Superdome are being evacuated. Looting in plain view of the police and the National Guard. New Orleans councilwoman Jackie Clarkson: “The looting is out of control.” I’ve [...]

Reuters is reporting that hundreds are feared dead in Biloxi, Miss. Cadaver dogs are being brought in to locate the corpses. According to Allahpundit, CNN is reporting that officials in Biloxi are spraypainting roofs black if there are corpses inside and red if there are injured inside. Meanwhile, conditions in New Orleans continue to worsen. [...]

Conditions are horrible. Desperate for fresh air, dozens of refugees from Hurricane Katrina slept on the walkway surrounding the Louisiana Superdome as conditions inside worsened and even more people were brought to the huge arena Tuesday. National Guardsmen let some of the 10,000 people sheltering inside the arena take their bedding out onto the concourse, [...]

Write your own caption: *** Via Lucianne.com, Cindy “Support the Troops, Not the War” Sheehan will be protesting a Blue Angels air show in Brunswick, Maine, next month. Bashing the Blue Angels is a staple of the moonbat Left. Via Red State Rant, Mrs. Sheehan is also taking shots at Gold Star Moms who support [...]

***scroll down for updates*** Via Drudge and the NYDailyNews, the Pentagon is sending help to hurricane-ravaged areas in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Pentagon…is sending doctors, nurses and rescue specialists along with baby formula, generators, water and ice to the hard-hit areas. More details from CNN. Background on the role of the military during natural disasters [...]

***scroll down for updates*** See the Hurricane Katrina Help Wiki for comprehensive links/info on relief/aid agencies, fundraising events, helpline numbers, missing persons info, and breaking news. N.Z. Bear, tracking Katrina at The Truth Laid Bear, sends this aerial view of New Orleans via MSNBC: AP reports that New Orleans residents who had successfully ridden out [...]

The conspiracy-mongers at the Northern California 9/11 Truth Alliance held an art contest for students. (Hat tip: Reader John K.) Little Hannah Stutz, 11, won second place for a Crayola exercise in Bush-bashing. She got a little help from dad: Hannah Stutz, 11, turned her love of art into a heavy political statement that earned [...]

The Times Online of London headlines its coverage of last night’s MTV Video Music Awards: “Anti-war band win MTV awards.” The British reporter tries really, really hard to turn the show into an Important Cultural Turning Point in America’s War on Terror: GREEN DAY, the anti-war punk rockers, swept the MTV Video Music Awards in [...]

***scroll down for updates*** According to Brendan Loy, CNN is reporting that the Superdome’s roof is beginning to peel off. According to WeatherBlog, WDSU/WAPT is reporting that the Superdome is now leaking. Jon Donley of NOLA.com says a New Orleans building collapse has been reported, possibly with people inside. Donley also reports that windows have [...]

No comment: See also: Little Green Footballs. More: Sheehan video montage at The Political Teen. Evening update: Al Sharpton’s driver arrested for speeding (via Breitbart.com) Scott Ott spoofs…It’s Velocity Profiling! Documentary filmmaker Andrew Marcus captures the moonbats in action. (Hat tip: Power Line)

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***scroll down for continuous updates*** The Phog Blog says, “Pray for New Orleans:” As I write this, Hurricane Katrina is approaching New Orleans. New Orleans is about 12 feet below sea level and has always lived under a death sentence of a nightmare scenario which may very well unfold in the next 12-18 hours. Basically, [...]

The American Red Cross is stepping up the plate. Volunteers from across the country are already on their way down to help: – New Mexico has sent disaster teams. – Indiana’s Task Force One has been activated. – Connecticut Red Cross chapters are sending crews and trucks. – Texas Gov. Rick Perry has sent Texas’ [...]

Scheduled to appear on Fox News Live with Brian Wilson at around 130pm EST today. Update: Bumped due to inclement weather. Heading off to do school shopping and mommy stuff. Meantime, read this. Hat tip: Laura W. at Ace of Spades.

The one-year anniversary of the terrorist attack on the children of Beslan, Russia, is approaching. Dan Darling at Rantburg has a moving update on the students as they prepare for a new school year.

QT Monster’s Place has created a new Able Danger blogroll. AJ Strata’s Able Danger archive is here. The latest from Captain’s Quarters here. N.Z. Bear has added two new topic pages on Able Danger and Hurricane Katrina. Aaron Matthew Arnwine writes that Lifelike Pundits has reached the 100k unique visitors’ mark. Digger’s Realm hits 1 [...]

Kate at the excellent Small Dead Animals reflects on blogging and the media in Canada.

Marc Morano of CNSNews.com made waves this week with a report and video of moonbat protests at Walter Reed Army Medical Ctr. in Washington, D.C. The anti-war circus there has been countered by citizens who support the president, the troops, and their mission. Cam Edwards was at Walter Reed tonight and provides photos and narrative [...]

Unbelievable. My favorite line from the student journalist who got snookered: “I’m an idiot, not a con-artist.” Big tip of the hat to Florida Cracker and With Cheese. Here’s Tim Blair’s wry take: Journalists of Tomorrow.

I’m continuing to keep a close eye on the outrageous act of barbarism in Seattle committed against three American soldiers (two of whom were beaten unconscious) in Pioneer Square last month by a group of thugs. KING 5-TV follows up: The first man is black, 5-feet-11 inches tall, 185 pounds, wearing a white baseball cap, [...]

Newspaper editorial boards are singing from the same hymnbook about the need to give amnesty to illegal aliens. Chris Kelly is not impressed.

New York Times columnist Paul Krugman has issued two corrections to his August 19 and August 22 columns. The first correction concerns his false claim that turnout in Ohio’s Miami County last fall was an unbelievable 98.5 percent. Krugman admits he relied on figures from tinfoil hat-wearer Rep. John Conyers rather than Ohio’s Secretary of [...]

Former Air America chairman Evan Cohen is still missing. Current Air America host Randi Rhodes will be making the trip to Camp Casey in Crawford, Texas. No word on whether she will be travelling on the private jet she requested. The Weekly Standard (August 29 issue) says the Air America scandal “continues to metastasize:” The [...]