Houstonians Build Their Own Power Grid While Congress Funds Netanyahu
The Independent celebrates Houston residents like Doris Brown, who are installing solar panels to create 'hub homes' for neighbors during power outages. A heartwarming tale of community resilience, it conveniently ignores why America's infrastructure is so brittle in the first place. While Texans scramble to power refrigerators, Congress just approved billions more in foreign aid. For example, the
same week lawmakers debated an aid package, which included HR 815 providing military assistance to Israel among other nations, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) – whose district borders Houston – has received $103,113 from pro-Israel groups this cycle alone, ensuring ample funding for distant wars, but apparently not for keeping lights on in his own state. One might wonder if the electrical grid in
Houston might benefit from a fraction of the $14 billion just allocated to Israel, whose military enjoys some of the most advanced tech courtesy of US taxpayers. How many solar-powered ‘hub homes’ could that buy, or perhaps, shore up the crumbling grid that leaves communities fending for themselves? It seems domestic resilience is a chore left to the people, while 'national security' means
perpetually enriching defense contractors and foreign militaries. Priorities, right?