That was cold

[Godfather]

There will be no curing of anything, no MONEY in cures.   Just sayin.

[GH2001]

There will be no curing of anything, no MONEY in cures.   Just sayin.

This guy knows.

MOST big charities are there to (1) Make money and exist to exist (2) Deal with symptoms not root causes/cures. Notice how they like to say they are "always getting closer and closer to ending illness ____"?

Want to help with hunger? Go find a homeless guy and take him to KFC and fill his face. Hell, even ask him if he wants to work and help him find a job. Want to put clothes on the homeless? Go to Valley Rescue (or a similar LOCAL ground roots type org) or go find some homeless people and give them clothes directly.

Ive done this personally and its a shit ton more gratifiying than blindly throwing money at some big corporate marketing machine of a "charity". Mike Rowe is spot on. Want to give? Fine. But don't call me out with an ultimatum for not doing it your way.

[chinook]

HOUSTON -- Some say a grandfather took the ice bucket challenge way too far when he poured freezing cold water on his 10-month-old baby.

"I was shocked," said the girl's father, Claude Dalcour. "Everybody I know was pretty much shocked and appalled.

Dalcour said he's going through a nasty divorce with the girl's mother. Things got even nastier when he saw his ex father-in-law's Facebook post.

"You don't do that to an infant," said Dalcour. "He should know better."

The video has gone viral and thousands of people have seen it on Facebook.

One concerned stranger from out of state even sent a link to the Texas Department of Children and Families. The agency wouldn't confirm whether it is actually investigating the case and taking action.

Dalcour said he's gone to police about the incident.

"It's a big deal," he said. "It's not his child, it's my child."

Despite the father's anger, the grandfather hasn't been charged with any crime. We reached out to him via Facebook, but he did not respond.

link to article and video...

Non-Corporate Folks in Houston

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