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TexasTowelie

(120,997 posts)
Thu May 15, 2025, 10:41 AM May 15

Exclusive: FEMA is 'not ready' for hurricane season, internal agency review shows - CNN



Hurricane preparations at Federal Emergency Management Agency have slowed to a crawl, and the disaster relief agency “is not ready” for the June 1 start to the season, according to an internal agency review obtained by CNN. CNN's Gabe Cohen reports.
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Exclusive: FEMA is 'not ready' for hurricane season, internal agency review shows - CNN (Original Post) TexasTowelie May 15 OP
It's not supposed to be ready. The states are expected to take care of their own emergencies. Ocelot II May 15 #1
As long as Trump has his magic marker no one needs to be ready. dem4decades May 15 #2
Today is the first day of Hurricane season ultralite001 May 15 #3
Living in FL, this absolutely enfuriates me! lark May 15 #4

Ocelot II

(124,921 posts)
1. It's not supposed to be ready. The states are expected to take care of their own emergencies.
Thu May 15, 2025, 10:47 AM
May 15

Not being ready isn't a bug any more, it's a feature.

dem4decades

(12,802 posts)
2. As long as Trump has his magic marker no one needs to be ready.
Thu May 15, 2025, 11:10 AM
May 15

He'll just draw the hurricane out to sea, or the Gulf of America.

ultralite001

(1,688 posts)
3. Today is the first day of Hurricane season
Thu May 15, 2025, 12:01 PM
May 15

For the Pacific…

The Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1, 2025…

Concerns re: critical staffing shortages are reported by NOAA + NWS…

A Sharpie is not going to save lives…

lark

(25,051 posts)
4. Living in FL, this absolutely enfuriates me!
Thu May 15, 2025, 12:27 PM
May 15

How the fuck will we know what the hell the hurricane is doing with the planes and NOAA information? Hurricanes move around so much, it is critial to get up to the minute information so we know whether we have to evacuate or not! It's very costly, so not something a lot can just pick up and go with their animals. It takes planning, which we won't get this time around because he's determined to kill us - the working class and poor. He doesn't care about his property, Saudi Arabia or Russia would just rebuild it for him for a few favors, of course. But what about everyone else down there? Does he hate the south so much that he will destoy us all for a few hundred thousand more for him and his rich reich wing pals? It sure seems like the answer is yes. We know for certain Abbott and DeSantis will not spend state money to really help anyome exce[t the rich. Will they just let the rest suffer and die? Probably.

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