Also this. Unconscionable.

Here's some more data if it hasn't been shared yet:

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Do you feel owned libs?

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Anonymous wrote:40 years ago fema was a little known agency that toiled in relative obscurity to help people at the worst times of their lives. I don’t know how it became such a scapegoat but it’s coming at the worst time—when climate change is making climate disasters more and more common.

FEMA received its reputation when it was trashed for the government response to Katrina. Its reputation was solidified among conservatives when it responded apathetically to Hurricane Helene. It's the same problem we have the FDA and CDC, which tarnished their reputations during the COVID panic.

It's a sad state of affairs.

For Hurricane Helene, FEMA's disaster relief fund was underfunded by the budget put in place by Congressional Republicans. Republicans lied about it and claimed it was because all of the FEMA money went to "migrants" and "foreign aid" even though that was false because they were totally separate programs and appropriations. FEMA deployed $137 million in aid, 14.9 million meals, 13.9 million liters of water, and 505,000 tarps. But if you listen to Republicans they did absolutely nothing. Ironically after blasting Biden over Helene response, Trump and Noem didn't really do much more than was already being done.

Also, FEMA is not and has never been a first responder agency. State and local responders are supposed to lead and request aid from FEMA. There were a lot of problems that compounded due to many of the areas needing aid being mountainous, with roads washed, out, and they were only accessible by helicopter. There were tons of communication and coordination issues on the ground, but with Republican desire for limited government and austerity that's what you should expect.

Anonymous wrote:This is what Trump is doing to every agency. Gutting teh government so the right can say "see, the government is useless, lets eliminate everything"

All of our tax money has gone to investments, studies and what not to make our lives better and trump is flushing it all down the toilet.

This is so typical of Republicans - penny wise, but pound foolish. They fixate on the price tag of everything but know nothing about the value of anything. And for being supposedly "the party of business" they are astonishingly ignorant about return on investment.

Anonymous wrote:Trump says that wanting to warn people about incoming floods is "evil", days after Noem ordered FEMA to stop answering phone calls from flood victims.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-heads-texas-after-catastrophic-flooding-avoiding-criticism/story?id=123650032

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/climate/fema-missed-calls-texas-floods.html

Wow. They are truly cartoon villains come to life. Dastardly.

Anonymous wrote:Trump says that wanting to warn people about incoming floods is "evil", days after Noem ordered FEMA to stop answering phone calls from flood victims.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-heads-texas-after-catastrophic-flooding-avoiding-criticism/story?id=123650032

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/climate/fema-missed-calls-texas-floods.html

Does FEMA have the personnel to answer the phones? Those people were DOGEd in the first round of Trump/Musk cuts.

NOAA must be cut, because it separates children from God.

https://www.joemygod.com/2025/07/trump-camp-mystics-little-girls-are-now-in-heaven/

Trump says that wanting to warn people about incoming floods is "evil", days after Noem ordered FEMA to stop answering phone calls from flood victims.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-heads-texas-after-catastrophic-flooding-avoiding-criticism/story?id=123650032

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/climate/fema-missed-calls-texas-floods.html

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:40 years ago fema was a little known agency that toiled in relative obscurity to help people at the worst times of their lives. I don’t know how it became such a scapegoat but it’s coming at the worst time—when climate change is making climate disasters more and more common.

FEMA received its reputation when it was trashed for the government response to Katrina. Its reputation was solidified among conservatives when it responded apathetically to Hurricane Helene. It's the same problem we have the FDA and CDC, which tarnished their reputations during the COVID panic.

It's a sad state of affairs.

Apparently the Trump admin no longer wants to abolish FEMA. I wonder what changed.

For months, President Donald Trump and his homeland security secretary have said the Federal Emergency Management Agency could be eliminated. But as the president heads to Texas to view the impact of last week’s deadly floods, administration officials say abolishing the agency outright is not on the agenda.
A senior White House official told The Washington Post that no official action is being taken to wind down FEMA, and that changes in the agency will probably amount to a “rebranding” that will emphasize state leaders’ roles in disaster response.
The official and others emphasized that Trump will make the ultimate decision, but said at this point, FEMA is not set to be abolished.

Trump administration moves away from abolishing FEMA
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/07/11/trump-fema-texas-floods/

For all states, or just states with governors Trump likes?

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Anonymous wrote:40 years ago fema was a little known agency that toiled in relative obscurity to help people at the worst times of their lives. I don’t know how it became such a scapegoat but it’s coming at the worst time—when climate change is making climate disasters more and more common.

FEMA received its reputation when it was trashed for the government response to Katrina. Its reputation was solidified among conservatives when it responded apathetically to Hurricane Helene. It's the same problem we have the FDA and CDC, which tarnished their reputations during the COVID panic.

It's a sad state of affairs.

Apparently the Trump admin no longer wants to abolish FEMA. I wonder what changed.

For months, President Donald Trump and his homeland security secretary have said the Federal Emergency Management Agency could be eliminated. But as the president heads to Texas to view the impact of last week’s deadly floods, administration officials say abolishing the agency outright is not on the agenda.
A senior White House official told The Washington Post that no official action is being taken to wind down FEMA, and that changes in the agency will probably amount to a “rebranding” that will emphasize state leaders’ roles in disaster response.
The official and others emphasized that Trump will make the ultimate decision, but said at this point, FEMA is not set to be abolished.

Trump administration moves away from abolishing FEMA
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/07/11/trump-fema-texas-floods/

Anonymous wrote:40 years ago fema was a little known agency that toiled in relative obscurity to help people at the worst times of their lives. I don’t know how it became such a scapegoat but it’s coming at the worst time—when climate change is making climate disasters more and more common.

FEMA received its reputation when it was trashed for the government response to Katrina. Its reputation was solidified among conservatives when it responded apathetically to Hurricane Helene. It's the same problem we have the FDA and CDC, which tarnished their reputations during the COVID panic.

It's a sad state of affairs.

Anonymous wrote:I just heard on the radio that since she spring, not one single post disaster mitigation support request from the states has been approved by FEMA. That didn’t even happen in Trumps first term, when those requests would get quick turnaround. Noem is a disaster and needs to be fired, and Trump himself needs to be held accountable.

It’s as if they don’t know what they are doing.

This is what Trump is doing to every agency. Gutting teh government so the right can say "see, the government is useless, lets eliminate everything"

All of our tax money has gone to investments, studies and what not to make our lives better and trump is flushing it all down the toilet.