Doge reduced warning and response time for the Texas flood.

[BluesLegend]

One of the sicker Dem threads of all time, they truly have no shame.

 

[DonGlock26]

Doge taking a chain saw to our weather monitoring and warning systems and to FEMA has made the tragedy of the Texas flood even worse than it had to be. Those agencies were in place for a reason, and should have never been degraded by someone who didn't even understand why we need those agencies.


Yes, it's quite possible that victims of the recent Texas flood could have received earlier or more effective warnings if not for cuts and policy shifts tied to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and former President Donald Trump's administration.


What Happened in Texas?


On July 4, 2025, catastrophic flash flooding struck areas along the Guadalupe River, leading to fatalities and widespread emergency rescues. Local authorities issued urgent warnings, but the scale and speed of the flooding overwhelmed many systems.


How DOGE and Trump’s Policies May Have Affected This


According to investigative reporting from the Texas Observer and San Antonio Current, the Trump administration’s DOGE initiative significantly impacted federal disaster preparedness and response:

• FEMA Cuts: DOGE slashed FEMA’s workforce by about 20% and froze parts of its funding.
• Disaster Aid Shift: Trump announced plans to phase out FEMA and shift disaster response responsibilities to individual states, arguing governors should handle emergencies independently.
• Climate Risk Data Degradation: DOGE reportedly dismantled or degraded federal resources that track and model climate-augmented weather risks, such as flood forecasting and early warning systems.
• Infrastructure Investment Delays: Federal support for flood prevention projects—like levees and drainage upgrades—was reduced or delayed, leaving vulnerable areas more exposed.

Could Earlier Warnings Have Been Possible?


While local agencies like the Harris County Flood Control District did issue warnings, the broader federal infrastructure that supports early detection, modeling, and communication of extreme weather risks may have been weakened. This could have:

• Reduced the lead time for warnings
• Limited the accuracy of flood forecasts
• Slowed coordination between federal and local responders

So while it's speculative to say definitively that lives would have been saved, the evidence strongly suggests that federal cuts and policy shifts under DOGE and Trump made Texas—and its residents—more vulnerable to disasters like this one.

My God, the bodies aren't even cold yet.

 

[DonGlock26]

One of the sicker Dem threads of all time, they truly have no shame.

Animals.

 

[BULLDOG]

Stevie saw Texas floods for himself.

You never heard him talk about the Guadalupe flooding?

 

[BULLDOG]

My God, the bodies aren't even cold yet.

You say the same thing after every mass shooting to avoid how it could have been prevented. Thoughts and prayers just aren't enough.

 

[Winco]

There was a flood watch and a flood warning given, same as before.

But you know, little children died so you must rush in and make it political.

Are you here in TX Sue?
Did you get the Emergency Alerts on your phone?
I did.

What is political about this?????

Was there funds slashed or something?

 

[DonGlock26]

You say the same thing after every mass shooting to avoid how it could have been prevented. Thoughts and prayers just aren't enough.

You can easily prevent Democrats from shooting each other in Democrat-controlled shit holes every night by putting those who use firearms during crimes in prison doing hard labor for at least a decade instead of letting them out on the streets after a plea bargain. You game?

 

[rightwinger]

One of the sicker Dem threads of all time, they truly have no shame.

Our thoughts and prayers are with Texas
We just don’t want FEMA bailing them out

 

[JimH52]

Doge taking a chain saw to our weather monitoring and warning systems and to FEMA has made the tragedy of the Texas flood even worse than it had to be. Those agencies were in place for a reason, and should have never been degraded by someone who didn't even understand why we need those agencies.


Yes, it's quite possible that victims of the recent Texas flood could have received earlier or more effective warnings if not for cuts and policy shifts tied to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and former President Donald Trump's administration.


What Happened in Texas?


On July 4, 2025, catastrophic flash flooding struck areas along the Guadalupe River, leading to fatalities and widespread emergency rescues. Local authorities issued urgent warnings, but the scale and speed of the flooding overwhelmed many systems.


How DOGE and Trump’s Policies May Have Affected This


According to investigative reporting from the Texas Observer and San Antonio Current, the Trump administration’s DOGE initiative significantly impacted federal disaster preparedness and response:

• FEMA Cuts: DOGE slashed FEMA’s workforce by about 20% and froze parts of its funding.
• Disaster Aid Shift: Trump announced plans to phase out FEMA and shift disaster response responsibilities to individual states, arguing governors should handle emergencies independently.
• Climate Risk Data Degradation: DOGE reportedly dismantled or degraded federal resources that track and model climate-augmented weather risks, such as flood forecasting and early warning systems.
• Infrastructure Investment Delays: Federal support for flood prevention projects—like levees and drainage upgrades—was reduced or delayed, leaving vulnerable areas more exposed.

Could Earlier Warnings Have Been Possible?


While local agencies like the Harris County Flood Control District did issue warnings, the broader federal infrastructure that supports early detection, modeling, and communication of extreme weather risks may have been weakened. This could have:

• Reduced the lead time for warnings
• Limited the accuracy of flood forecasts
• Slowed coordination between federal and local responders

So while it's speculative to say definitively that lives would have been saved, the evidence strongly suggests that federal cuts and policy shifts under DOGE and Trump made Texas—and its residents—more vulnerable to disasters like this one.

This is just the beginning of deaths caused by trump stupidity. The hurricane season is beginning. FEMA is in disarray. More will die. Probably more than died because of trump's incompetence during the pandemic.

 

[BULLDOG]

You can easily prevent Democrats from shooting each other in Democrat-controlled shit holes every night by putting those who use firearms during crimes in prison doing hard labor for at least a decade instead of letting them out on the streets after a plea bargain. You game?

I'll bet you have pages and pages of conspiracy theories written down so you won't forget them.

 

[Winco]

One of the sicker Dem threads of all time, they truly have no shame.

What is 'sick' about it.
Is it the 'warning time'?
Is it the 'Emergency Alerts' that were sent out?
Was it the advanced warning about heavy rain in the forecast?

No Really, what is it that is making you despise the 'Libs' or 'Dems' about this terrible flood?

 

[Kondor3]

...So while it's speculative to say definitively that lives would have been saved, the evidence strongly suggests that federal cuts and policy shifts under DOGE and Trump made Texas—and its residents—more vulnerable to disasters like this one.

"Speculative" indeed... FEMA and these aid agencies only help AFTER an emergency has unfolded.

They do not PREDICT them nor ISSUE WARNINGS.

The appropriate State- and County -level warnings were, indeed, issued, utilizing routine media outlets and mechanisms.

This was an Act of God and a genuine tragedy... it's just like LibTard opportunists to bray coulda-shoulda-woulda about this.

 

[DonGlock26]

I'll bet you have pages and pages of conspiracy theories written down so you won't forget them.

See? Democrats do not want to stop gun crimes in the ghettos of America that they control.

 

[22lcidw]

I'll bet you have pages and pages of conspiracy theories written down so you won't forget them.

Enough Progressive Socialist elites have made comments or animated moves of killing the Deplorables and/or Christians. These are leaders or important people doing this.

 

[Kondor3]

...what is it that is making you despise the 'Libs' or 'Dems' about this terrible flood?

Their appetite and lack-of-class in their sleazy and inaccurate politicizing of the event before the bodies are even cold?

 

[Sunni Man]

Stevie saw Texas floods for himself.

Actually, "Texas Flood" is an old Blues song was played in the black clubs and recorded before SRV was born.
The song is actually a metaphor about relationship problems, not a flood

 

[BULLDOG]

"Speculative" indeed... FEMA and these aid agencies only help AFTER an emergency has unfolded.

They do not PREDICT them nor ISSUE WARNINGS.

The appropriate State- and County -level warnings were, indeed, issued, utilizing routine media outlets and mechanisms.

This was an Act of God and a genuine tragedy... it's just like LibTard opportunists to bray coulda-shoulda-woulda about this.

Local authorities said they relied exclusively on the National Weather Service. An agency who recently lost much of it's funding an had a large number of it's experts fired.

 

[BULLDOG]

Actually, "Texas Flood" is an old Blues song was played in the black clubs and recorded before SRV was born.
The song is actually a metaphor about relationship problems.

Not sure why it can't be both. He did talk about seeing that area flood, and the devastation caused by it.

 

[Clipper]

The demented LEFT are addicted to weather related CRISES to further their cause. The whole lot of them should dive into a ******* volcano to appease their climate gods.

Like the Guv of Texas & Lyin Cancun Ted with their hand out to big gub- a- mint to save their no good craven asses?

 

[Winco]

See? Democrats do not want to stop gun crimes in the ghettos of America that they control.

Good thing I'm not a (R) nor a (D).
**** all those that cling to a Candidate or a Party.

'Thoughts and Prayers' is such an empty message.
'Thoughts and Prayers' do absolutely NOTHING to change what happened.