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On Sun, 6 Oct 2024 07:52:50 -0700, Josh Rosenbluth <noway@nowhere.com>
wrote:

>On 10/6/2024 6:41 AM, Blue Lives Matter wrote:
>> On Sat, 5 Oct 2024 16:35:13 -0700, Josh Rosenbluth <noway@nowhere.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 10/5/2024 4:26 PM, pothead wrote:
>>>> On 2024-10-05, Josh Rosenbluth <noway@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>>>> On 10/5/2024 7:32 AM, pothead wrote:
>>>>>> On 2024-10-05, NoBody
>>>> <NoBody@nowhere.coalt.fan.rush-limbaugh,alt.politics.republicans,talk.politics.
>>>> guns,comp.os.linux.advocacy,alt.computer.workshop,m> wrote:
>>>>>>> On Fri, 4 Oct 2024 11:41:39 -0700, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 2024-10-04 10:37, NoBody wrote:
>>>>>>>>> U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas' words have
>>>>>>>>> come back to haunt him as video from earlier this year touting the
>>>>>>>>> Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA?s) preparedness before
>>>>>>>>> Hurricane Helene exposed shortcomings in the organization.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Mayorkas this week warned that FEMA was running out of funds as
>>>>>>>>> hurricane season continued to slam the southeastern United States. The
>>>>>>>>> organization has enough funds to deal with the aftermath of Helene but
>>>>>>>>> would not have enough to "make it through the season."
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> This warning stands in stark contrast to previous comments Mayorkas
>>>>>>>>> made in the summer assuring that FEMA would be able to handle upcoming
>>>>>>>>> weather crises.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> "FEMA is tremendously prepared," Mayorkas assured reporters in a video
>>>>>>>>> from July. "This is what we do, this is what they do, and the key here
>>>>>>>>> ? is to also make sure the communities who are potentially impacted
>>>>>>>>> are prepared as well."
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> LAWMAKERS OUTRAGED OVER FEMA FUNDING CONCERNS
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> "And it?s not just hurricanes and wildfires ? also extreme heat, which
>>>>>>>>> certainly some parts of the United States are experiencing," he added.
>>>>>>>>> Mayorkas stressed that FEMA has "exercised these muscles, regrettably,
>>>>>>>>> year after year" due to the "increasing frequency and gravity of
>>>>>>>>> weather events."
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> However, Mayorkas did argue that FEMA?s disaster relief fund remained
>>>>>>>>> in a precarious position and needed fresh funding from Congress ahead
>>>>>>>>> of an expected heavy hurricane season. In July, he anticipated running
>>>>>>>>> out by "mid-August."
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Mayorkas stressed the need to be ready for the "consequences" of
>>>>>>>>> increasingly severe weather events as climate change continues to
>>>>>>>>> exacerbate disasters such as hurricanes and wildfires.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> https://www.foxnews.com/us/mayorkas-claim-fema-tremendously-prepared-comes-haunt-him-helene-aftermath
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Perhaps the money being spent on illegals should support the taxpayers
>>>>>>>>> first.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Perhaps you should read the words of that well-known left-wing source,
>>>>>>>> Forbes:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 'Trump FEMA Claim Debunked: Agency Not Running Out Of Money Because Of
>>>>>>>> Migrants'
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> <https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/10/04/trump-fema-claim-debunked-agency-not-running-out-of-money-because-of-migrants/>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 'FEMA says on its website that any claims that disaster funds were
>>>>>>>> rerouted to border-related efforts are ?false,? noting the Disaster
>>>>>>>> Relief Fund is a dedicated fund for managing disasters and money meant
>>>>>>>> for the fund ?has not been diverted to other, non-disaster related efforts.?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Congress determines how much money goes to FEMA?s disaster fund, and the
>>>>>>>> fund faces issues after lawmakers declined to allocate additional
>>>>>>>> funding for FEMA?s efforts in the stopgap funding bill it passed last
>>>>>>>> month, only extending FEMA?s existing funding level and allowing it to
>>>>>>>> draw from $20 billion in funds more quickly.'
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> That line in there: "declined to allocate"?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> That was a link to this:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 'A pair of destructive hurricanes along the Gulf Coast, an explosion of
>>>>>>>> wildfires across the West and urgent pleas from Democrats and the White
>>>>>>>> House this month were not enough to persuade Congress to secure new
>>>>>>>> funding for disaster victims.'
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> <https://www.eenews.net/articles/lawmakers-stunned-as-disaster-funds-left-out-of-stopgap-bill-2/>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So, bottom line:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> FEMA has a budget provided by congress and has not used any money meant
>>>>>>>> for disaster relief on immigrants of any kind.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We've had worse hurricanes seasons in the past yet never ran out of
>>>>>>> money.  Either establish that the budget has been cut or tell us where
>>>>>>> the money went.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Oh and don't believe a damn thing FEMA says.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The money was already there.
>>>>>> The democrats raided it to pay for illegal migrant freebies.
>>>>>
>>>>> FFS. The Forbes article debunked that lie.
>>>>
>>>> Immaterial.
>>>> FEMA is running out of money due to supporting illegal migrants.
>>>
>>> Repeating the lie doesn't make it the truth. FEMA is running out of
>>> money for disaster relief, but not because money was used for
>>> unauthorized migrants.
>>>  
>> Department of Homeland Security Announces $300 Million in Direct
>> Funding to Communities Receiving Migrants and $340 Million for a New
>> Competitive Awards Process
>
>SFW. That money was not stolen from monies reserved for disaster relief.

Look up the word fungible.