Snapshot USA: Decency in Houston; Indecency in Berkeley
Almost no words, just images to tell the tale of two American cities: Houston heroically surviving epic rain, and Berkeley barely surviving Antifa.
First, images from Houston, which is inundated with water. Fortunately, there are wonderful people in Houston who are doing everything possible to save lives.
The amount of rainfall in Houston is expected to DOUBLE in the next few days. This is only the beginning…pic.twitter.com/U78gKsIHXB
— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) August 27, 2017
Compare these two shots of the same spot in Houston to understand the level of the floods. pic.twitter.com/4apTzuzNck
— John O’Shea (@politicalhackuk) August 27, 2017
A reporter in Houston spotted a truck driver stuck in the flood. She was able to flag down police who saved his life live on TV. Holy crap. pic.twitter.com/v2nNjxJ12P
— Jessie 🇰🇪 (@JMKTV) August 27, 2017
Me: The solar eclipse will be the most amazing natural event we see this week
EARTH: …hold my cumulus congestus columnar vortex pic.twitter.com/wCy6bixJ45
— Corky Kneivel (@CorkyKneivel) August 26, 2017
Flooding N Sam Houston E Pkwy sent from friend in Houston pic.twitter.com/xM4rQtRfz3
— Norah O’Donnell🇺🇸 (@NorahODonnell) August 27, 2017
We need more people like this. He brought his boat to Houston to save some lives 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 pic.twitter.com/zuzvT8WUpH
— Turn on my notifs 💯 (@100lilbih) August 27, 2017
NEW VIDEO: #Houston residents displaced by #TropicalStormHarvey. https://t.co/HNZ33A2OgD pic.twitter.com/KARXJMG3CB
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 27, 2017
A rescue worker carries two dogs to safety after evacuating their family from floodwaters in Houston, Texas. pic.twitter.com/dhoi5P7Ukq
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 27, 2017
Photo shows runway at Houston’s Hobby Airport completely flooded; both Houston’s major airports closed amid #Harvey https://t.co/fK9VLzXZwI pic.twitter.com/OIhvAcA82u
— ABC News (@ABC) August 27, 2017
Remember this the next time self-righteous women talk about “toxic masculinity”. Thank you brave heroes of #Houston and God bless our troops pic.twitter.com/klqXuzy3sS
— Wendy Bellevue (@RealWendyBelle) August 27, 2017
“Everybody’s in!” Houston family rescued from rising floodwaters by neighbors with airboat https://t.co/JZvofyopoP pic.twitter.com/QzwWvLCXkS
— ABC News (@ABC) August 27, 2017
People in Houston are hand fishing inside their homes. #Harvey pic.twitter.com/wKatCIjpW7
— Based Monitored 🇺🇸 (@BasedMonitored) August 27, 2017
This is #Houston at its finest. John Griggs kayaked & helped 22 people to drier ground. 👏🏻 #HoustonStrong #ABC13 #Harvey #Texas pic.twitter.com/jZxdonIqO1
— Steve Campion (@SteveABC13) August 27, 2017
My aunt in Houston just sent me a video of a sinkhole opening up at the end of the street. Also, you can see the highway is flooded 😧 pic.twitter.com/FvvW6m8gBe
— Andrea Tinning (@andreawinning) August 27, 2017
.@Paul_Goodloe recovers an American flag on the streets of Rockport. pic.twitter.com/ifK5YT7ul7
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) August 27, 2017
Astounding video shows numerous boats maneuvering around stranded vehicles on flooded street in Dickinson, Texas. https://t.co/YGP3fEVW8t pic.twitter.com/LHM5SbVftF
— Evan McMurry (@evanmcmurry) August 27, 2017
And from the “God is really playing with Houston now” department, comes this mini Sweet Meteor of Death:
Pro tip: Don't touch the floating fire ant colonies. They will ruin your day. #Harvey pic.twitter.com/uwJd0rA7qB
— Mike Hixenbaugh (@Mike_Hixenbaugh) August 27, 2017
You get the picture. This is the time to dial up the charity donations, if you’re so inclined. The people in Houston are going to need a lot of help to recover from this kind of inundation.
And now we turn to the left of Houston, both geographically and politically, to show you Antifa running wild in Berkeley. And yes, I know that Houston is a Democrat-run city, but a Texas Democrat city is nothing compared to Berkeley:
The #Berkeley police have stood down. A sea of black masks as far as I can see. This is what WAS NOT supposed to happen. pic.twitter.com/uqsFJqPqd7
— Lizzie Johnson (@lizziejohnsonnn) August 27, 2017
Someone dives on top of another guy being beaten by Antifa, begging them to stop, fleeing behind police lines. Intra-left blows exchanged. pic.twitter.com/bz2zFEB25j
— Jack Smith IV (@JackSmithIV) August 27, 2017
A woman attacked my photographer and I. #BerkeleyProtest #berkeley .@KTVU pic.twitter.com/LlzG9dBN4n
— Leigh Martinez (@LeighMartinezTV) August 27, 2017
The media endorsed ANTIFA and now these animals are stealing reporters phones and chasing them from parks. #Berkeley pic.twitter.com/lsioGY4ueq
— Based Monitored 🇺🇸 (@BasedMonitored) August 27, 2017
Police have been given stand down orders while Antifa destroys the campus.
Despicable. #Berkeley pic.twitter.com/1eNk6iYpeA
— Devin Sena (@DevinSenaUI) August 27, 2017
I have never seen so many members of #antifa in one place. No signs of police in the fray. “Our park!” they are chanting. #berkeley pic.twitter.com/htb4OL2Oz1
— Lizzie Johnson (@lizziejohnsonnn) August 27, 2017
Berkeley deserves what’s happening to it — and the more America sees Antifa’s true colors the better.