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On 2024-10-07 12:35, pothead wrote:
> On 2024-10-07, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>> On 2024-10-05 07:00, NoBody 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.
>>
>> And you think they fooled Forbes, do you?
>>
> Why not?
> 
> Fooled?
> Maybe.
> Maybe not.
> If you believe a word the media, any media feeds you, then you are an idiot.

I believe that multiple sources have explained this.

Are they ALL fooled?

> 
> Think Hunter Biden laptop being a Russian plant.
> So how many of the media pushed that false narrative?

Hmmmmmm...that looks a lot like you changing the subject.

> 
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