You're all probably aware that the island nation of Haiti was basically destroyed on Tuesday by a catastrophic 7.0 magnitude earthquake. Haiti, which had already been considered by many to be a failed state, can do little for its own people in wake of this calamity. The people of Haiti, then, depend on your goodwill and generosity. Laughing Squid has compiled a list of ways you can help:
- text "HAITI" to "90999″ and a $10 donation will automatically be charged to your cellphone bill and given to the Red Cross
- Red Cross International Response Fund
- Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres)
- UNICEF
- Yéle Haiti Earthquake Fund (Wyclef Jean)
The Big Picture has a photo gallery showing just how bad the situation is in Haiti.
Please donate, if you can. In the meantime, jeers to Pat Robertson, who called the quake a "blessing in disguise" and claimed that it was God's punishment for the "pact with the devil" that Haiti made in order to gain independence from France.
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