As I write this at 5:30am, I'm taking a break from working on spreadsheets all morning. It's a lot of cutting and pasting in really confusing ways, and my brain is having a tough time dealing.

So I wander through the internet for a few minutes to decompress.

And really wish I hadn't done that.

The first thing I check on is Hurricane Melissa. And the news is not good at all...

I’ve only been to Jamaica once. Some of the nicest, most welcoming people I’ve encountered. Worried for them and all the animals on the island. I cannot even fathom how catastrophic this could be for the island. All I can do is hope that everybody tries the best they can to stay safe and save their pets.

Then I run across the news that Dear Leader's Administration has no plan whatsoever to continue SNAP (food stamps) benefits on November 1st.

I will never in a million years understand the willingness of politicians to play games with people's lives. Have your differences. Debate your positions. Do whatever you do when you're not sucking on lobbyist teats. But to take away food from people? In what universe is this some kind of bargaining chip?

People will fight for a fetus with the passion of a million burning suns. But once those fetuses to grow up to become hungry kids? "Fuck 'em!"

For the millionth time... children are victims of circumstance. They have no control over whatever situation they might be trapped in. Including hunger and poverty. Of all the things I am perfectly okay with my tax dollars going towards, feeding hungry kids in the wealthiest nation on earth is somewhere at the top of the list. I know way too many Americans don't seem to give a shit about helping starving kids abroad, but here in our own house? Where is the "America first!" crowd NOW? And exactly who the fuck are these assholes in government serving that this is even on the table? This is not a Republican or Democrat issue. This is a humanitarian crisis.

Alas, we seem to be fresh out of humanity in these United States of America.

What a way to start the week.