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On 2024-10-07 15:57, pothead wrote:
> On 2024-10-07, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>> 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...
> 
> they don't lie ALL THE TIME.
> Even CNN sometimes calls out the left.
> 
> However, in most cases, the DNC owns the media.

Riiiiiiight.

They're only not lying when they say what YOU ALREADY BELIEVE!

LOL!