A country inured to misery and poverty has now been hit by another disaster.  The earthquake that rocked the island has devastated its capital. See link.  The image of the crumbled Presidential palace in the link above symbolizes in many ways the broken nation of Haiti.  The risk is that the collapse of the few government services will cause the death toll to spiral.  See here,  here and here for how and where to help.

Meanwhile in a sign that idiocy from the usual suspects (Pat Robertson and Rush Limbaugh) does not take a holiday in the face of terrible human tragedy see here and here.

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