Wednesday Wake-up

Flashback: Remember all of those Russian, Polish and Italian immigrants at Elis Island that had their children taken from them because they didn't speak English? Oh wait, that didn't happen...
Well, an Oaxacan woman living in Mississippi had her newborn taken from her because she doesn't speak English or Spanish.
What is this, The Giver?
When she arrived at the hospital with her Oaxacan relative who is bilingual, he was replaced by a Puerto Rican social services worker, who only spoke Puerto Rican Spanish. The woman hardly speaks any Spanish at all. The social services worker claimed she wasn't fit as a mother because she went to the hospital without a bassinet or formula. The crazy thing is, Chatino indians use slings instead of bassinets AND BREASTFEED THEIR CHILDREN YOU CRAZY SOCIAL SERVICES NIMWIT!!!

In other news, the city of Gainesville is now charging residents a $52 business tax for letting people pay to park on their lawns on Gamedays. They say it is to "level the playing field" with legitimate businesses. I have two thoughts: 1) I thought it was illegal to run a business out of a rental property, and most of these homes are rented by students, and 2) let's call a spade a spade, the city needs money and this is a great way to get some.