The city of Jackson, Mississippi is under a state of emergency because of ongoing problems with its troubled water system, leaving residents without safe drinking water.

Officials in Pakistan say one-third of that country has been submerged by catastrophic flooding, which has left at least 1,100 people dead. And experts warn the worst of the disaster has yet to come.

And in headlines: the Biden administration wiped out $1.5 billion in federal student loan debt for students of a defunct for-profit college, former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev died in Moscow, and the West Coast is bracing for a Labor Day heat wave.

Show Notes:

Cooperation Jackson: Donate – https://cooperationjackson.org/donate
Guardian News: “Pakistan floods: drone footage shows scale of destruction” (video) – https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2022/aug/29/pakistan-floods-drone-footage-shows-scale-of-destruction-video
Washington Post: “His emotional support animal is an alligator. They sleep in the same bed.” – https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/08/29/emotional-support-alligator-wally-henney/
Vote Save America: Fuck Bans Action Plan – https://votesaveamerica.com/roe/

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