In his initial post, Mr Boyd said people waiting in their homes to have their power restored were “lazy” and said that the “strong will survive and the weak will [perish].” But residents in the region were anything but lazy; residents had banned together to help support each other by walking through the snow to deliver supplies. Others had opened up their private wells to provide water for those who had lost services. Mr Boyd’s tirade toward people he thinks are “too lazy to get up and fend for themselves” blamed the “socialist government” and peoples’ the failings he sees in society.
It was not immediately clear which government Mr Boyd was referring to, since he led the local government and Republicans under Donald Trump ran the country for the last four years.
Texas’ inability to provide uninterrupted utility service to millions of residents is largely due to the state’s decision to operate its own power grid in an effort to dodge federal regulation.
By Tuesday, at least 10 people had died from the winter storms in the state. Another winter storm is expected to hit the region on Wednesday.
On this day, 17 February 1964, a nationwide strike of sugar workers broke out in Guyana demanding recognition for the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union from the Sugar Producers’ Association. The white-owned British companies, in what was then a British colony, used Black scab workers to try to break the strike of the predominantly East Indian workers, which worsened racial tensions in the country, and culminated in killings of Asians later in the year.
Pictured: strikers during the dispute https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/1653894441462366/?type=3
I dont really like making rebloggable posts but I haven’t seen anyone mention them yet: terracotta heaters are really easy and effective DYI heaters for cold emergencies and I think it might be helpful considering, you know
TDLR, place a candle of any size down, and put a terracotta pot (as large as possible preferably) over it, with something non-flammable and balanced to keep the bottom an inch or two off the ground, like bricks.
The candle will heat the terracotta, which will put off heat, while the space underneath lets smoke out and oxygen in. I’ve used these all 3 times we had outages here in Maine during blizzards to keep my aquariums warm, the weather outside had been easily -20 F with high winds, and not only was I cozy, that shit kept the water 10 degrees above room temperature. If it can heat the aquariums, it’ll heat a small room.
They work so much better than you’d think, the heat they put off is insane. Obviously be careful because smoke and open flame, but they’re very easy to make and just need an eye kept on them on all times.
Don’t touch the heated pot bare-handed, it’ll burn like a motherfucker, they get VERY hot. Use thick oven mitts or layered rags to remove pot, put the candle out first if you can manage. Don’t do more than one or two in a non-ventilated or closed room, it’s still making smoke and that can make it harder to breathe.
[ID: Two bricks are laid flat, two bricks are stacked on top on their sides. A candle is in a jar inbetween and is lit. A large terracotta pot is balanced on the second, higher set of bricks so it is above the candle and off the ground. End Id]
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