When we say trump is stifling dissent, this is what we mean.

[berg80]

Example--

I live a mile down a private dirt road. I have maybe a dozen neighbors that also live this far out. That road is the only way out and a huge section of it washed away. No way out. The very next day the Forestry Service bought in a temporary bridge, it was so cool. Everyone moved their cars to the top of the road. Then the local volunteer fire department built a walking bridge across the gap with donated lumber from Lowe's Hardware.

Sure, it kind of sucked, having to walk a mile each way to get to your car. But in less than two weeks, with FEMA grants and local donations, a new culvert was installed, gravel was laid down through a huge portion of that dirt road, and it was better than before. It was a government response, a community response, and volunteers all working together that made that happen.

To a trumple that sounds like communism.

 

[22lcidw]

Being in Federal -level civil service is a lot like being in the US military in some ways...

One of those ways is that when you have a complaint or need to blow a whistle you need to do it within proper channels...

Fail to properly "color inside the lines" and you can get *****-slapped for it...

Like the military itself...

US Federal civil service is designed to SUPPORT democracy, but it is NOT a democracy ITSELF...

And FEMA is part of the Executive Branch of the US Government, with the President as their ultimate boss...

Pi$$ off the boss and you may very well bring trouble down upon your head...

It's the same in the private sector, so, spun from that angle, none of this should really come as any surprise...

As far as whistle-blowing directly to Congress is concerned... that's for specific reasons... not disagreement with policy...

I will be curious to see how this one plays out.

you need to show up in red areas where the government system abuses citizens before you show up for illegals.

 

[berg80]

Venezuela isn't invading us either.

With so much horseshit going on I had forgotten about that one. How the regime tried to justify mass deportations with the lies about Maduro. So many lies, it's hard to keep track.

 

[jc456]

MAGA lies.

show us the truth then

 

[jc456]

Venezuela isn't invading us either.

they're already here, the invasion is over, duh!!

 

[berg80]

The same FEMA workers who withheld disaster aid from Americans with Trump flags outside their homes?

Yeah, **** those people.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard fired two top officials on the National Intelligence Council in a move aimed at ending the “weaponization and politicization” of the intelligence community, a spokesperson for her office confirmed Wednesday.

Gabbard terminated NIC acting director Mike Collins and his deputy, Maria Langan-Riekhof, weeks after the intelligence body authored an assessment that contradicted President Donald Trump’s claims about Venezuelan gang members.

US spy chief fires heads of intelligence body that disputed Trump’s Venezuela gang claims

The National Intelligence Council assessment undercuts claims from President Donald Trump that Tren de Aragua is carrying out an “invasion” overseen by Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro.

www.nextgov.com

Do you see the pattern?

 

[jc456]

they're already here, the invasion is over, duh!!

BTW, the Trojan Horse was the demofks who provided plane tickets to those Venezuelans using an app on a mobile phone.

 

[jc456]

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard fired two top officials on the National Intelligence Council in a move aimed at ending the “weaponization and politicization” of the intelligence community, a spokesperson for her office confirmed Wednesday.

Gabbard terminated NIC acting director Mike Collins and his deputy, Maria Langan-Riekhof, weeks after the intelligence body authored an assessment that contradicted President Donald Trump’s claims about Venezuelan gang members.

US spy chief fires heads of intelligence body that disputed Trump’s Venezuela gang claims

The National Intelligence Council assessment undercuts claims from President Donald Trump that Tren de Aragua is carrying out an “invasion” overseen by Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro.

www.nextgov.com

Do you see the pattern?

incompetence isn't acceptable?

 

[berg80]

The same FEMA workers who withheld disaster aid from Americans with Trump flags outside their homes?

Yeah, **** those people.

See post #98.

 

[Godboy]

IOW, the diversions worked.

Yep, and thats bad news for you.

 

[Godboy]

Sure.........make sure your cult doesn't do this again.

Stop being so gullible.

Fema chief warns 'dangerous' Trump falsehoods ...​

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The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com › us-news › oct › hurrica...
Oct 7, 2024 — Misinformation spread by Donald Trump, his supporters and others about the hurricane has shrouded the recovery effort for communities shattered by Helene.

Rumor: If I apply for disaster assistance ...​

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FEMA.gov
https://www.fema.gov › node › if-i-apply-disaster-assist...
Aug 18, 2023 — This is not true. FEMA cannot seize your property or land. Applying for disaster assistance does not grant FEMA or the federal government authority.

Blah blah blah. Your links and articles bore me.

 

[Rogue AI]

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard fired two top officials on the National Intelligence Council in a move aimed at ending the “weaponization and politicization” of the intelligence community, a spokesperson for her office confirmed Wednesday.

Gabbard terminated NIC acting director Mike Collins and his deputy, Maria Langan-Riekhof, weeks after the intelligence body authored an assessment that contradicted President Donald Trump’s claims about Venezuelan gang members.

US spy chief fires heads of intelligence body that disputed Trump’s Venezuela gang claims

The National Intelligence Council assessment undercuts claims from President Donald Trump that Tren de Aragua is carrying out an “invasion” overseen by Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro.

www.nextgov.com

Do you see the pattern?

Indeed, the government is full of scum that needs to be removed. Thank goodness we have a true patriot like Gabbard looking out for the betterment of America.

 

[Godboy]

Of course you are, child molester protector.

Epstein is dead and they dont have the evidence to convict anyone else. I dont even know what youre asking for here, but im sure its stupid.

 

[berg80]

Yep, and thats bad news for you.

Don't you think it's bad for the country that trump may get away with what appears to be a coverup?

 

[jc456]

See post #98.

again, incompetence says what?

 

[Rogue AI]

Don't you think it's bad for the country that trump may get away with what appears to be a coverup?

It would be worse for the government to take your BlueAnon conspiracy theory seriously. You kooks are getting less entertaining by the day.

 

[berg80]

Epstein is dead and they dont have the evidence to convict anyone else. I dont even know what youre asking for here, but im sure its stupid.

Most people are asking for the complete files. Not the transcript of Maxwell interviewing for a pardon. Not the grand jury testimony. People want the stuff trump is hiding.

 

[berg80]

It would be worse for the government to take your BlueAnon conspiracy theory seriously. You kooks are getting less entertaining by the day.

But you know some of the loudest voices demanding the files belong to members of trump's cult, right?

 

[berg80]

Indeed, the government is full of scum that needs to be removed. Thank goodness we have a true patriot like Gabbard looking out for the betterment of America.

That's some good gaslighting there. All those folks did was give an accurate assessment of events. That assessment happened to conflict with trump's lies so.......bye bye.

Can you take your tin foil hat off long enough to see the simple truth of how he is punishing truth tellers?

 

[Independent thinker]

FEMA Suspends Staff Who Signed a Letter Criticizing Trump​

The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday suspended around 30 employees after those workers wrote to Congress warning that the Trump administration had gutted the nation’s ability to handle hurricanes, floods and other extreme weather disasters.

Of the 182 FEMA employees who signed the letter to Congress, 36 attached their names, while the rest withheld their identities for fear of retaliation.

Those who used their names received emails on Tuesday night saying they had been placed on paid administrative leave “effective immediately, and continuing until further notice,” according to copies of the emails reviewed by The New York Times.

The emails did not provide a reason for the decision. Representatives for FEMA did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/climate/fema-suspends-staff-who-criticized-trump-cuts.html

I very much hope what happened to these FEMA employees, and what happened to the three star general, Jeffrey Kruse, who wrote a report detailing the damage to Iranian nuclear facilities in contradiction of trump's hyperbolic characterization (it was a lie), does not have the desired effect.

I hope it does not intimidate employees of the government, or any person really, from speaking the truth. The truth being this government's mortal enemy. But I fear it will. I fear intimidation works. When I see law firms and universities acquiescing to threats from trump.......I know it does.

What I don't know is how many people will be silenced for fear of retribution? I don't know how much will we not learn about the inner workings of our government because people are afraid of our government?

Berg troll thread of the day.