The long read: After a crisis, private contractors move in and suck up funding for work done badly, if at all – then those billions get cut from government budgets. Like Grenfell Tower, Hurricane Katrina revealed a disdain for the poor

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How do you feel when you imagine being submerged in water? Is your inner mermaid thrilled by the idea (wish I could be part of that woooooorld), or do you consider yourself much more of a land creature? If thinking about ships and submarines that are resting peacefully at the bottom of the ocean brings you immense anxiety, you just might have submechanophobia. (Try saying that 5 times fast!)

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Sunday, August 29, 2010 will mark the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's landfall in Louisiana. Five years ago, Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, centered on New Orleans, as a Category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 125 mph (205 km/h). More than fifty levees were breached by its storm surge, causing massive flooding. Over 1,800 Gulf Coast residents lost their lives then, and damages totaled more than $80 billion - the costliest hurricane in U.S. history. Many intangible things were damaged then as well, communities were erased as their neighborhoods washed away, much of historic New Orleans was badly damaged, and frustration and anger remain towards an inadequate immediate response by the U.S. government. Collected here are images from five years ago, as well as some from the past few weeks, in New Orleans and the surrounding area.

Create ur own cursed emoji 👍👍👍👍 It's a small one but I finally updated it, and there will be more! (⁠◠⁠‿⁠・⁠)⁠—⁠☆ You can dm me on twitter: cowboyhat_lover to suggest ideas or inform me if there is a problem with the picrew :) And if ur actually reading this, don't forget to drink water ! Have fun ^^✨ Lots of love to you all <333

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Katrina is married to director Keith Andreen

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The next time you find yourself near Bellingham's Columbia neighborhood, be sure to swing by Katrina Lyon's Little Free Art Gallery. Take a creation, and then leave behind one of your own!

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