Noting that with the fierce winter storm that just swept through wide swathes of the US, Cliff Schecter writes,
"The United States is now facing a winter storm of almost biblical proportions. ...
Today, under Donald Trump and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, FEMA resembles less a rescue agency than a badly managed charity raffle staffed by ghosts."
#winter #storm #Trump #KristiNoem #DHS #FEMA
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The Cold Is Brutal. FEMA’s Failure Will Be Worse.
As a historic winter storm hits 180M Americans, David Shuster exposes how Trump-era FEMA cuts leave the nation dangerously unprepared.David Shuster (Blue Amp Media)
William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •"Disasters, unfortunately, are not mitigated by ideological experiments, management theories, or last-minute political theater. Responding to a massive storm requires competence, people power, and foresight—qualities in short supply in the Trump administration, where agencies are run as if government itself is the enemy."
#winter #storm #Trump #KristiNoem #DHS #FEMA
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Steggy
in reply to William Lindsey • • •Nicole Parsons
in reply to Steggy • • •@steggy
It's still astonishing to see so little examination of the people & industries responsible for the destabilization of arctic jet streams & climate change denial.
Disaster after disaster and little is said about Koch Network.
Wildfires in Hawaii & California.
Flooding
Extreme heat events.
Drought
Extinct species
Hurricanes
Polar vortex
Atmospheric rivers
Rising sea levels
Salination of drinking water in Louisiana
Yet, nothing in the news about who caused it.
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