This is the last Jim-written Morning Jolt until September 8. I’ll see some of you on the National Review cruise this week.
Texas Still Needs Our Help
The outlook for Houston is mixed; every charity that was mobilizing to help the victims yesterday is still doing so today, so if you feel like helping out financially or with your time, you can find links to all of them here. I’ve got friends evacuating and friends holding up and hoping the waters stop at their home’s edge. The good news is everybody I know has checked in on social media lately.
This is the last Jim-written Morning Jolt until September 8. I’ll see some of you on the National Review cruise this week.
Texas Still Needs Our Help
The outlook for Houston is mixed; every charity that was mobilizing to help the victims yesterday is still doing so today, so if you feel like helping out financially or with your time, you can find links to all of them here. I’ve got friends evacuating and friends holding up and hoping the waters stop at their home’s edge. The good news is everybody I know has checked in on social media lately.
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