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This Tuesday, October 1, the fallout from powerful Hurricane Helene, Georgia epicenter of the battle for the vote, the support of the “New York Times” for Kamala Harris and the ultimate scam by Donald Trump.
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With its violent winds, torrential rains and flash floods, Hurricane Helene devastated the southeastern United States and caused the deaths of at least 130 people. Hundreds more are missing. Faced with this tragedy, rescuers are working, solidarity is being organized. But five weeks before the November election and in an ultra-polarized political atmosphere, the catastrophe, which affects millions of Americans from all sides, unfortunately does not escape partisan invective. Especially since two of the most affected states, North Carolina and Georgia, are part of the “swing states” which will determine the election.
Visiting Valdosta, a disaster-stricken town in Georgia, on Monday, September 30, Donald Trump promised to bring “lots of emergency equipment”. But above all he played the arsonist fireman, accusing the Biden administration of slowness – “The federal state is not re
