British Petroleum, Control the Information, Escrow Account, Ken Feinberg, Oil Spill

Here come the Attorneys General…but where’s Obama?

The Attorney General of Alabama, Luther Strange wrote a letter to Ken Feinberg about his concerns with the GCCF and the payment of claims, highlighting many of the problems with the process that have been highlighted here and on several other websites. Among his concerns: 1. Of all the claims reportedly paid, 98.9 % are the quick pay claims, claims that require no processing and … Continue reading Here come the Attorneys General…but where’s Obama?

Drake ToulouseMarch 23, 2011March 23, 20113 Comments

Anarchism, And now a word from our sponsors, Barack Obama, Bobby Jindal, British Petroleum, Class War, Disenfranchised, Escrow Account, Ken Feinberg, New Orleans, Oil Spill

And now, a word from our sponsors….Crossroads Anthem Version

And now, a word from our sponsors… Cancer Bats – Hail Destroyer The hidden subtext? Obviously… British Petroleum? Feinberg? They want you to go away. They want you to accept whatever pittance they choose to give you, and say thanks for the pocket change while your homes, your businesses are foreclosed upon. Their mistakes pissed on what you knew as normal, your lives and your … Continue reading And now, a word from our sponsors….Crossroads Anthem Version

Drake ToulouseMarch 22, 2011March 22, 2011Leave a comment

Anarchism, Barack Obama, Bobby Jindal, Class War, New Orleans, Police, Uncategorized

The NOPD report: white man in Jacksonsmith Palais…

I had initially planned to begin and end this post with one simple sentence, “Damn, the NOPD sucks, we knew that, but thanks for spelling it all out for us, in detail, just how much they suck…” But before I hit “publish,” I decided I should perhaps, elaborate on this so I did just that: My former apartment in New Orleans was located at the corner of … Continue reading The NOPD report: white man in Jacksonsmith Palais…

Drake ToulouseMarch 20, 2011March 20, 20111 Comment

Barack Obama, Bobby Jindal, British Petroleum, Disenfranchised, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg, Oil Spill

A family, not a statistic…

An old fashioned clock, a family heirloom holding its place on a worn fireplace mantle, chimes the ten o’clock hour. The silence the strikes disrupt is loud, louder than the churning waves of the gulf, of the boat motor that once went out into the waters, of the wall-phone ringing… Probably just another creditor. The couple sitting at the table don’t even look up. Answering … Continue reading A family, not a statistic…

Drake ToulouseMarch 19, 2011March 25, 20111 Comment

British Petroleum, Disenfranchised, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg, Oil Spill

A quick note of congratulations…

Hey all, Just wanted to send a quick note of congratulations to G, and her husband. They got in touch with me sometime ago about their claims, expressing their frustrations with investigations by the GCCF, disgust with the length of time it was taking…79 days to get a quick payment? And an overall disappointment with BP and Feinberg for the damages, the stalling, the runaround … Continue reading A quick note of congratulations…

Drake ToulouseMarch 17, 2011March 17, 20111 Comment

British Petroleum, Control the Information, Disenfranchised, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg, Oil Spill

Well Ken, I suppose congratulations are in order?

From the Walton Sun: The Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) announced Monday that more than half of the claims submitted to the organization for losses associated with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill have been processed. Ken Feinberg, GCCF administrator, reported more than 54 percent of the roughly 256,000 claims submitted since the end of the emergency payment period in November have been processed. “We are … Continue reading Well Ken, I suppose congratulations are in order?

Drake ToulouseMarch 16, 2011March 16, 20114 Comments

Bobby Jindal, British Petroleum, Control the Information, Gulf Coast

Texas Goes Nuclear…

Wow, just wow… One of Bobby Jindal’s corporate buddies made the news today… Turns out that the nuclear industry in Japan has a horrible safety record, which some experts are suggesting is partly to blame in the severity of the meltdowns as a result of the earthquake and tsunami. And now, the Japanese nuclear industry is coming to America. TEPCO, the Tokyo Electric Power Company is coming to Texas … Continue reading Texas Goes Nuclear…

Drake ToulouseMarch 15, 2011March 15, 2011Leave a comment

British Petroleum, Disenfranchised, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg, Oil Spill, Tony Hayward

BP certainly has a way with the catchphrase…a personal thanks to Bob

Remember these old hits? Tony Hayward says he “wants his life back?” Or how about that now infamous slogan of British Petroleum’s concerning all things oil spill, that pledge to”make things right.” Well, as someone who blogs about these subjects, these two statements gave me a lot of mileage. They were tailor-made, a way to give a verbal “screw-you” to the whole damn company every … Continue reading BP certainly has a way with the catchphrase…a personal thanks to Bob

Drake ToulouseMarch 14, 2011March 15, 20116 Comments

Control the Information, Disenfranchised

Hang in there…major sleep disruptions

Hey all, hang in there a little longer…I’m in process of switching my sleep to a third shift schedule and it’s causing major routine disruptions… Ya know tho’…not too sure how many of you work a third shift gig, (I have before and its preferred, including 3rd shift bartending in New Orleans at one time) but once things shake out, am I the only one … Continue reading Hang in there…major sleep disruptions

Drake ToulouseMarch 14, 20111 Comment

Anarchism, Class War, Disenfranchised, Headlines, New Orleans, Social Work

My Two Cents on the Rail…

First, a disclaimer…when the Krewe of Eris rolled down the streets of the Marigny and the Quarter, I was over 1000 miles away. Wasn’t there, didn’t see what happened and I won’t pretend to understand the events of that night from any kind of firsthand knowledge. What I do however understand from my own experiences are things like police over-reaction and brutality, bad-apple syndrome, gentrification and … Continue reading My Two Cents on the Rail…

Drake ToulouseMarch 12, 2011March 12, 20112 Comments