EA is doing 2:1 matching on all employee donations to relief efforts along the gulf coast. I can’t even begin to comprehend what it must be like, there, even after reading all sorts of horror stories. I’ve donated for most of the major disasters in the last few years, but this… as horrible as 9/11 was, and as shocking as it was because it was consciously inflicted, this disaster is orders of magnitude worse for the country, and its repercussions will be felt for years, if not decades, to come.

I wish I could say that I had confidence that our government were up to the task, but they’re clearly not. FEMA is completely directionless, and the Bush administration has once again completely fallen on its face. I hope Red Cross and other humanitarian groups, as well as volunteers can pick up the slack, and that there’s a full accounting of all the things that went completely wrong.

Not much I can say, other than I hope any money that I donate helps, thanks to EA for generously amplifying our contributions, and my thoughts and hopes are with the victims of this disaster.