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Hurricanes, Floods, Wildfires, and Tornado Season Without FEMA

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by deb4rockets, Mar 18, 2025.

  1. Xerobull

    Xerobull ...and I'm all out of bubblegum
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    Chickenshits
     
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    Multiple reports that 2 girls were rescued this afternoon. Kerrville Daily Times.

    Still praying
     
  4. Reeko

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    this is what happens when u vote for a party that doesn’t give a fck about the American people and actively tries to make the nation worse



    it will only get worse moving forward



    this country voted in a bunch of selfish, incompetent, unqualified, immoral people with no values or shame
     
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    DaDakota Balance wins
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    When will people stop falling for propaganda?

    DD
     
  6. ElPigto

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    Never.

    Social media has only made it worse.
     
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    tinman 999999999
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    This disaster was brought to you by MAGA
    With a grant from Elon Musk

    You have been DOGE'd

    Rocket River
     
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  9. Xerobull

    Xerobull ...and I'm all out of bubblegum
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    100%.

    People are gullible and hear what they want to hear. Corporations control social media and build the algorithms to capture eyeballs.
     
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    all the makings for a Trump 2.0-sponsored death panel, yet Sarah Palin, [​IMG]infamous for making the false claim that ObamaCare would include state-sponsored "death panel", remains silent
     
  11. Reeko

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    For the last three days, state Rep. Wes Virdell has been out with first responders in Kerr County as they searched for victims and survivors from the devastating floods that swept through Central Texas early Friday morning.

    “All the focus right now is let’s save all the lives we can,” Virdell, who was still on the scene in Kerrville, told The Texas Tribune on Sunday.

    Virdell’s closeup view of the havoc wreaked on his district has made a lasting impression, he said, and left him reconsidering a vote he made just a few months ago against a bill that would have established a statewide plan to improve Texas’ disaster response, including better alert systems, along with a grant program for counties to buy new emergency communication equipment and build new infrastructure like radio towers.

    “I can tell you in hindsight, watching what it takes to deal with a disaster like this, my vote would probably be different now,” said Virdell, a freshman GOP lawmaker from Brady.

    The measure, House Bill 13, would have created a new government council to establish the emergency response plan and administer the grant program, both of which would have been aimed at facilitating better communication between first responders. The bill also called for the plan to include “the use of outdoor warning sirens,” like those used in tornado-prone Texas counties, and develop new “emergency alert systems.”

    Authored by Rep. Ken King, R-Canadian, the legislation was inspired by last year’s devastating wildfires in the Panhandle, where more than 1 million acres burned — including part of King’s property — and three people died. The bill failed in the Texas Senate, prompting newfound questions about whether lawmakers should have done more to help rural, cash-strapped counties stave off the deadly effects of future natural disasters.

    As of Monday morning, at least 90 people had died in the floods. Of those, 75 were in Kerr County, many of them camping or attending a private summer camp along the Guadalupe River.

    in a serious country, these devils would never hold office ever again, but we all know they’ll all get voted back in without a 2nd thought

    Why would they vote against improving TX’s disaster response and alert systems? Fcking demons
     
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    Russian and Chinese bots make it worse. Include AI in aswell
     
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    tinman 999999999
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    This is a pretty classic Republican, or even Libertarian playbook move.

    Cut funding to public services, hamstring their ability to function, and then point to their inevitable failure as a reason for more funding cuts and hamstringing.

    There's not many things the federal government should be doing. Weather forecasting is absolutely one of them.
     
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    superfob Mommy WOW! I'm a Big Kid now.

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    I think our resident libertarian seems to believe you can just look outside to see the weather.
     
  17. DaDakota

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    This is why it has to be regulated, and platforms held accountable for truth.

    DD
     
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    Do people really care? When social media implemented fact checks, people didn't really seem to care. Also, wouldn't you be tip toeing a dangerous line to violate 1A rights? I think you can definitely hold individuals (and maybe corporations accountable) when the results actually lead to harrassment and threats (i.e. inforwars lawsuits), but at the same time, you can't limit it all just because a certain bloc sees it as incorrect. I don't know, I guess I wish people were smarter and could critically think better.
     
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    If they are controlling the platform and directing eyes to what they want (ads) via algorithms, and can ban people, the companies should be liable for what's on their platforms. It is NOT a public forum, even if the content is public.
     
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    No $$ for FEMA or cancer research for Texans, 100's of billions for masked vigilantes, concentration camp builders & digital surveillance companies to arrest and torture you and your friends and neighbors.

    This is what you voted for, Joe Rogan and 50% of Texans. Enjoy it.
     
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