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On 2024-10-07 14:23, pothead wrote:
> On 2024-10-07, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>> 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.
> 
> It's proof that the media lies in lock step with the DNC.
Says the guy who just cited WSJ to make HIS point...