Doge reduced warning and response time for the Texas flood.

[rightwinger]

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Why?

Most of those little girls were Christians.




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That is what makes it so sad.

But their parents voted for Trump and he wants to eliminate FEMA aid

 

[Captain Caveman]

Trump is not responsible for the flood, however he is responsible for reducing the efficiency and effectiveness of those charged with warning of the event, and response after the event.

Yet you combined the cut backs with the flood on Texas. So the agenda is either on your sleeve for all to see, or you're too thick to realise you started a non sequitur thread.

Please claim which one.

 

[rightwinger]

https://www.kget.com/national-news/texas-officials-face-scrutiny-over-response-to-deadly-flooding/

Kelly said the county considered a flood warning system along the river that would have functioned like a tornado warning siren about six or seven years ago, before he was elected, but that the idea never got off the ground because of the expense. Actually, had been considered for 9 years.

Texas lawmakers failed to pass a bill to improve local disaster warning systems this year - The Texas Tribune

A GOP state lawmaker who represents Kerr County says he likely would vote differently now on House Bill 13, which would have established a grant program for counties to build new emergency communication infrastructure.

www.texastribune.org

Texas lawmakers failed to pass a bill to improve local disaster warning systems this year​

A GOP state lawmaker who represents Kerr County says he likely would vote differently now on House Bill 13, which would have established a grant program for counties to build new emergency communication infrastructure.

This same damn think happened in 1987 along that river where there was loss of life.

They needed to save money to put more Bibles in schools

 

[tahuyaman]

So you agree the once in 100 years claim is bullshit.

I have no idea. I do know that the last comparable flood did not happened during daylight hours not at 0300 in the morning. People had time to evacuate.


I don’t know why you think the 100 year thing is such an issue.

 

[Nostra]

There is a difference between the minimum that can be classified as a flood, and what happened on the Guadeloupe. They gave the same warning as they would have for a minimal flood. A fully staffed agency would have known that something much worse than that was expected, and given a warning reflecting the difference.

They had extra staff on site, liar.

Warnings went out per NWS guidelines.

Facts on the ground prove you are a lying sack of vermin shit.

This thread confirms you are a sack of vermin shit trying to score political points by shitting on dead kids still in the water.

You are a disgusting POS.

 

[debbiedowner]

They needed to save money to put more Bibles in schools

I don't know what the hell they did but because they had been through the same shit in 1987 it seems they would have just a little inkling this would happen again.

 

[tahuyaman]

Trump is not responsible for the flood, however he is responsible for reducing the efficiency and effectiveness of those charged with warning of the event, and response after the event.

There were no cuts in any agency which had any impact on the ability to issue warnings or notify the public.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Oh shit Cruz just showed up on TV. Cancun trip is over.

 

[tahuyaman]

Blind as a bat. DOGE made this disaster deadly. There is no ducking it, no hiding it, no avoiding it, nor gaslighting it. This was avoidable.

You are the one engaging in gaslighting. DOGE recommendations had nothing to do with anything relating to this flood and the damage and deaths it caused.

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

So the Dimwinger plan when there is a massive fire is to cut power and shut off the ability to fight fires.

Water and electricity don't mix Q-NUT.

BRILLIANT

 

[tahuyaman]

That is what makes it so sad.

But their parents voted for Trump and he wants to eliminate FEMA aid

Where do you people get these idiotic comments? Do you get email notifications?

 

[rightwinger]

Where do you people get these idiotic comments? Do you get email notifications?

• In June 2025, Trump stated he plans to “wean off FEMA” and redirect federal disaster relief funding directly from the President’s office, rather than through FEMA, aiming to complete this shift after the current hurricane season ends in November .
• Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, co-leading a “FEMA Review Council,” emphasized that “FEMA fundamentally needs to go away as it exists” .
• In March 2025, Noem confirmed the administration is planning to eliminate FEMA

What Would Happen

• Federal funding cuts and fewer grants distributed through FEMA; states would receive block grants or direct funding instead .
• FEMA has already seen significant staffing reductions (~30%) and a freeze on grants and hiring, raising concerns about ongoing disaster response readiness .
• FEMA’s current leader, Acting Administrator David Richardson, has also initiated policies

 

[Nostra]

• In June 2025, Trump stated he plans to “wean off FEMA” and redirect federal disaster relief funding directly from the President’s office, rather than through FEMA, aiming to complete this shift after the current hurricane season ends in November .
• Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, co-leading a “FEMA Review Council,” emphasized that “FEMA fundamentally needs to go away as it exists” .
• In March 2025, Noem confirmed the administration is planning to eliminate FEMA

What Would Happen

• Federal funding cuts and fewer grants distributed through FEMA; states would receive block grants or direct funding instead .
• FEMA has already seen significant staffing reductions (~30%) and a freeze on grants and hiring, raising concerns about ongoing disaster response readiness .
• FEMA’s current leader, Acting Administrator David Richardson, has also initiated policies

They had extra staff on site, liar.

Warnings went out per NWS guidelines.

Facts on the ground prove you are a lying sack of vermin shit.

 

[Delldude]

But their parents voted for Trump and he wants to eliminate FEMA aid

Are you a dick 24/7?

You gettin' a boner over this?

Hoping this will be the big story for 2026?

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

I repeat. Cutting power does NOT mean hydrants run dry! They are "MECHANICAL" not electrical!

WTF?

LOL.

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

If you can't pump water, you can't fight fires.

Even on fire trucks.
You can use helicopters and planes and that's what they did.

 

[Delldude]

What Would Happen

John Holladay, Athens, United States, 15 minutes ago

One article says that the weather service usually has 2 people on duty for this area and this weekend had 5 - so what does this have to do with Trump?This poor reporting and and TDS clouds reality. A total disservice to the us all.Bad enough my heart goes out to all involved but then the MSM has to come out with their lazy uneducated trash. They disgust me!
Mac2.o, Dallas, 1 hour ago

There were warnings. At one camp near the river, the Camp Director paid attention. He kept checking the river. At 1:00 AM when he saw the water starting to rise, he woke up all 50 of his campers, helped them pack up all their belongings, and moved them all to higher ground. Not one even got their feet wet. The people in charge of these camps and campgrounds were at fault.

 

[BULLDOG]

Yet you combined the cut backs with the flood on Texas. So the agenda is either on your sleeve for all to see, or you're too thick to realise you started a non sequitur thread.

Please claim which one.

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  • The Austin/San Antonio NWS office lacked a Warning Coordination Meteorologist.
  • The San Angelo office was missing both a meteorologist-in-charge and a hydrologist
  • While the core forecasthttp://texasonlinerecords.com/tax/search.xhtmls may still be technically sound, staffing shortages reduce the NWS’s ability to interpret, communicate, and act on those forecasts effectively—especially in fast-developing, localized disasters like flash floods.
  • The NWS did give a flood warning, but it was the same warning given with past minimal floods. A fully staffed agency would have recognized that this particular flood was going to be much more severe, and given a warning to reflect that.

 

[Delldude]

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  • The Austin/San Antonio NWS office lacked a Warning Coordination Meteorologist.
  • The San Angelo office was missing both a meteorologist-in-charge and a hydrologist
  • While the core forecasthttp://texasonlinerecords.com/tax/search.xhtmls may still be technically sound, staffing shortages reduce the NWS’s ability to interpret, communicate, and act on those forecasts effectively—especially in fast-developing, localized disasters like flash floods.
  • The NWS did give a flood warning, but it was the same warning given with past minimal floods. A fully staffed agency would have recognized that this particular flood was going to be much more severe, and given a warning to reflect that.

Normal staffing was two, they had five on that night.

How do you lie your way out of that?

 

[BULLDOG]

I have no idea. I do know that the last comparable flood did not happened during daylight hours not at 0300 in the morning. People had time to evacuate.


I don’t know why you think the 100 year thing is such an issue.

Because a previous poster claimed it was a once in 100 year event. It was not.