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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Over 100 dead now and many still missing. This is the result of MAGA governance. When you keep cutting taxes, people die.

As Texas state leaders have prioritized spending on border security and property tax cuts, they have been far more reluctant to fund flood management efforts.

https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2025/07/07/texas-flood-kerr-county-warning-system[/quote]

Yup, some serious incompetence/recklessness/stupidity from the Republican side contributing to the loss of lives in Texas.

Trump Looks to Avoid Casting Blame in Texas Flood as Democrats Question Cuts
The White House rebuked critics for raising questions about the administration’s efforts to shrink federal agencies that deal with disaster preparedness and response.

When a hurricane hit North Carolina last year, Donald J. Trump claimed without evidence that the Biden administration was avoiding helping residents in Republican areas. When wildfires burned through Los Angeles earlier this year, Mr. Trump excoriated local and state Democrats for the calamity, making false assertions about water use policy.

But after a catastrophic flood that tore through Texas last week, leaving at least 100 dead, Mr. Trump cautioned against casting blame.

“This is a hundred-year catastrophe, and it’s just so horrible to watch,” the president told reporters Sunday as he left his Bedminster golf course.

Pressed on whether the disaster was exacerbated by his administration’s push to shrink federal agencies, including the National Weather Service, he deflected.[/quote]

This is the kind of disaster that you’d link with 3rd world countries. That a river flooding could kill 100 people in a first world country with rich resources is bewildering.

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