Doge reduced warning and response time for the Texas flood.

[rightwinger]

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.

Trump don’t need no FEMA
Let the people take care of themselves

 

[DonGlock26]

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.

Sorry, the Democrats own the pathetic state of the ghettos they control.

 

[JimH52]

Trump don’t need no FEMA
Let the people take care of themselves

He can't understand why they can't buy another home in a different location during rainy season. I mean, all of his rich friends do.

 

[Winco]

Sorry, the Democrats own the pathetic state of the ghettos they control.

Yup, just like (R) OWN every gun related death in the USA.



See how easy it is to play your silly game.

 

[DonGlock26]

Yup, just like (R) OWN every gun related death in the USA.

How so?

 

[SeaMajor7]

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

No, nothing like that you freaking crisis vulture.

 

[Contumacious]

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 b

“I’ve fucked more black guys than FEMA"

Lisa Lampanelli

 

[DonGlock26]

Sick.

 

[Zincwarrior]

It just stopped raining. 50 dead so far. At least 100 missing. Rescues a mile from here.

 

[Grumblenuts]

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

Yep. Larry Davis gets the credit for the 1958 single. Stevie made "Texas Flood" his debut album in 1982 after consulting with Davis. But just how stupid is Google AI apt to get?:

Search Labs | AI Overview


Yes, that is correct
!
"Texas Flood" is indeed a classic blues song that was first recorded by Larry Davis in 1958, well before Stevie Ray Vaughan was born in 1954.

 

[Delldude]

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

Zinc was upset as how this situation was politicized........I can see why. Tragic it had to turn into an attack on Trump.

These people have no morals.

 

[Nostra]

Which quoted Texas officials, dumbass. You're programmed. Totally reflexive.

Name this official.

 

[TemplarKormac]

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.

Gee. No concern for the dead. Just an obsession with pinning blame before the bodies are cold.

 

[Kondor3]

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.

OK... fair enough... were the remaining NWS assets in-place and operating at the time of the disaster?

BTW... if they rely upon NWS and (so you imply here) NWS was not "there" for them, then how did Local Warnings originate?

Unless you have empirical evidence that an absence of NWS assets contributed substantively to the disaster...

I'd be a little hesitant to pursue that one much further if I were you.

 

[Calypso Jones]

your warning is fully of hypocrisy. WE all watched how the biden admin handled Palestine OH, the hurricanes and flooding in NC and surrounding states...and now you warn us that people are going to die?? Well. I PRAY you are joking. You have been wrong on EVERY THING. Why should anyone believe a word out of the left's lying mouthes at this point.

People die all the time, as a result of democrat incompetence and actions but the left doesn't care until they can falsely lay it at the feet of their opposition.

additionally Lefties:

little girls died you assholes.

 

[TemplarKormac]

OK... fair enough... were the remaining NWS assets in-place and operating at the time of the disaster?

Any equipment should have sufficient personnel to operate it. The idea that DOGE gutted the NWS to the core is nothing more than fear-mongering.

 

[TemplarKormac]

BTW... if they rely upon NWS and (so you imply here) NWS was not "there" for them, then how did Local Warnings originate?

There's Accuweather. They were issuing warnings about 12 hours prior, but nobody thought it would be this bad.

 

[Nostra]

Likely to have is not a joke.

Hey stupid, your entire link in the OP is maybes and what could happens.

It's a joke, like you.

 

[BULLDOG]

OK... fair enough... were the remaining NWS assets in-place and operating at the time of the disaster?

BTW... if they rely upon NWS and (so you imply here) NWS was not "there" for them, then how did Local Warnings originate?

Unless you have empirical evidence that an absence of NWS assets contributed substantively to the disaster...

I'd be a little hesitant to pursue that one much further if I were you.

local emergency people said they relied exclusively on NWS but there was no indication that there would be that much rain at those points. This is something the NWS has historically been pretty accurate with.

 

[Kondor3]

local emergency people said they relied exclusively on NWS but there was no indication that there would be that much rain at those points. This is something the NWS has historically been pretty accurate with.

You DO understand that in this instance what you're leaning-on is razor-thin... not much substance to it... sorry...