January 2, 2019
By Ron Fonger
Flint -- Attorney General Dana Nessel (click here) expects to make an announcement regarding the future of Flint water prosecutions, including the job security of special prosecutor Todd Flood, in the next several days.
Kelly Rossman-McKinney, communications director for Nessel, told MLive-The Flint Journal in an email Wednesday, Jan. 2 that no decisions have been made about the prosecution team in the water cases, “but we expect to make an announcement in the next several days.”
Nessel has been critical of the approach to Flint water criminal cases by her predecessor, Bill Schuette, but has not spoken on the subject since she was elected attorney general Nov. 6.
Charges tied to the water crisis are pending against nine current and former state of Michigan and city of Flint employees. Six other cases have been resolved with plea agreements that have resulted in no jail time or fines for those charged....
January 4, 2019
By Pamela Pugh
Since 2014, (click here) the man-made Flint water crisis has left the residents of Flint with the frustration, panic, heartache, and paranoia that comes along with the devastation not being able to trust their government with a most basic of human rights. They’ve had to question why their lives were not worth the $100-a-day expense it would have cost for the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality to have used corrosion control to treat Flint River water instead of cutting costs. Residents were forced to live with the knowledge that visibly brown water was not enough to convince those within the agency that something was terribly wrong.
University of Michigan professor and environmental justice pioneer Paul Mohai called the Flint Water Crisis the most egregious example of environmental justice and racism in his almost four decades of studying the subject. As the City of Flint’s chief public health advisor and an environmental justice practitioner and advocate, this comes as no surprise.
What is notable is the persistent austerity and paternalistic behavior that the MDEQ under the Snyder administration had clung to up until the end. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's first act in office was a commendable and strong first step in prioritizing the health and well-being of Michigan residents. On Wednesday, she issued a directive to require public workers to report threats to public health.....
The much-decorated Dr. Eden Wells is to stand trial for manslaughter. It only goes to prove Rick Snyder has no moral compass. His decisions during his entire administration has been based in Wall Street cutthroat values. Between Trump and Snyder, they are prime examples that they aren't needed in government.
December 7, 2018
By David Eggert
Lansing – Michigan’s chief medical executive (click here) will stand trial on involuntary manslaughter and other charges in a criminal investigation of the Flint water crisis, a judge ruled Friday.
Dr. Eden Wells is among six people facing an involuntary manslaughter charge in connection to an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in the Flint area in 2014 and 2015. Wells is now the second high-ranking state official, along with Health and Human Services Director Nick Lyon, to be ordered to trial .
Wells, a member of Gov. Rick Snyder’s Cabinet, learned of the trial decision from Judge William Crawford II while inside a Flint courtroom. Wells has denied any wrongdoing, and her attorneys have said she had no legal duty to warn the public and worked diligently to investigate and resolve Flint’s water issues....
Friday, January 04, 2019
It is up to the people to make their country functional.
This is what will occur with the USA Legislation. The Democrats will pass bills based on their morality and commitments to their constituents. The US Senate will pass a bill to make the president happy. The two bills will go to "Reconciliation" and a simple 51 vote in the US Senate will result in a bill to send to the president for signature. When Trump vetoes the bill, the bill will return to the legislature and the legislature will have to carry out a two-thirds majority in both houses of the Legislature to overcome the presidential veto. This is what will transpire throughout the next two years.
The Democrats have very strong relationships with their constituents and will rely on that relationship to make calls and send letters to their US Senators to carry out legislature that is going to serve the country well. The current funding bill is such a reality. The funding bill will open the government and it is up to the people to let the US Senate know they are not going to put up with their lousy Pro-President attitude anymore.
The Democrats have very strong relationships with their constituents and will rely on that relationship to make calls and send letters to their US Senators to carry out legislature that is going to serve the country well. The current funding bill is such a reality. The funding bill will open the government and it is up to the people to let the US Senate know they are not going to put up with their lousy Pro-President attitude anymore.
The current border wall is causing extremism on both sides.
The youngest of the Guatemalan people are in danger because of the border wall. A few years ago teenagers with their younger siblings and friends walked across the USA border to safety. Today, they are devising armor to survive the concertina wire. There is no stopping this. What is occurring instead of ending the migrant crossing, is adaptive behaviors to defeat "The Wall." It is called human nature and fear for their lives is driving the youngest members of the migrants to seek extreme methods to achieve their safety.
This is only one report. Another report stated a woman scaled a section of wall to in turn bring her three children over it. What occurred not only left three children as orphans but, caused a heinous death when the woman lost her balance and fell on top of pointed end standards holding the wall up. She impaled herself in front of her children.
These are children and their lives are in danger as they take their lives seriously and seek adaptations to safely cross the USA southern border. The reality in Mexico they are now aware of, include drug cartels and deaths no different than the dangers they faced in Guatemala. They won't turn back. Some of these children have relatives in the USA. They will seek adaptive behaviors over and over until they are successful. They act against the Border Guards to achieve their feet landing on USA soil. Once in the USA, they welcome the Border Guards to assist their safety. They may try to avoid capture by the Border Guards, but, if caught they commit to their authority.
These young people are very smart and able to discern methods to achieve their goal of securing their lives. They have walked a very long way to simply face returning to the danger they bravely left.
...Several teenagers, wrapped in heavy jackets, blankets and rubber mats were put over the concertina wire. Border Patrol agents witnessed members of the group attempt to lift toddler sized children up and over the concertina wire and having difficulty accomplishing the task in a safe manner. Agents were not in a position to safely assist the children due to the large number of rocks being thrown at them....
January 1, 2019
By Zac Self
San Diego - More than a dozen migrants (click here) were apprehended after 150 migrants tried to climb the border fence in San Diego, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
The incident happened New Year’s Eve at an unspecified time.
According to the agency, 45 migrants turned back due to CBP’s increased presence at the border before another group of migrants started throwing rocks at agents.
Border Patrol agents added that the group tried to lift toddler-sized children over the concertina wire, but agents were unable to help the children because too many rocks were being thrown....
This is only one report. Another report stated a woman scaled a section of wall to in turn bring her three children over it. What occurred not only left three children as orphans but, caused a heinous death when the woman lost her balance and fell on top of pointed end standards holding the wall up. She impaled herself in front of her children.
These are children and their lives are in danger as they take their lives seriously and seek adaptations to safely cross the USA southern border. The reality in Mexico they are now aware of, include drug cartels and deaths no different than the dangers they faced in Guatemala. They won't turn back. Some of these children have relatives in the USA. They will seek adaptive behaviors over and over until they are successful. They act against the Border Guards to achieve their feet landing on USA soil. Once in the USA, they welcome the Border Guards to assist their safety. They may try to avoid capture by the Border Guards, but, if caught they commit to their authority.
These young people are very smart and able to discern methods to achieve their goal of securing their lives. They have walked a very long way to simply face returning to the danger they bravely left.
January 1, 2019
By Zac Self
San Diego - More than a dozen migrants (click here) were apprehended after 150 migrants tried to climb the border fence in San Diego, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
The incident happened New Year’s Eve at an unspecified time.
According to the agency, 45 migrants turned back due to CBP’s increased presence at the border before another group of migrants started throwing rocks at agents.
Border Patrol agents added that the group tried to lift toddler-sized children over the concertina wire, but agents were unable to help the children because too many rocks were being thrown....
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