The horribly tragic flood disaster in Texas, with the loss of at least 80 lives, including many young girls at a camp, but also many other victims, cries out for more spending and staff for the National Weather Service, and a continuation and bolstering of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The reality of global warming and climate change is not only from floods, but also from wildfires due to droughts, and tornadoes and hurricances, and the growing threat of inadequate resources to deal with these crises that will, certainly, continue to arise over time.
But instead, Donald Trump has declared war on science, weather, and a national commitment to protection of Americans from such emergencies, with his plan to eliminate FEMA, and leave it to underfinanced and understaffed state agencies to deal with it in an incompetent manner.
This is particularly so with many rural “red” states, who are already facing massive cuts in Medicaid, due to the passage of the “Big and Beautiful” funding bill, that was just signed in an obnoxious ceremony at the White House, with cheering and smiling Republicans witness to the horrendous tragic event.
The tragic events that have occurred are now likely to occur again and again all over America, as the government declares war on science, health, and public safety, while the extremely wealthy gain massive tax cuts that they do not deserve!
Yes… Trump and all those who went along with purging the experienced NOAA weather forecasters, all own the deaths of those whom needlessly died because of his dystopia ignorance.
Deadly floods could be new normal as Trump guts federal agencies, experts warn.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/08/texas-deadly-floods-could-be-new-normal
FEMA response to deadly Texas floods delayed & deficient with Kristi Noem in charge.
https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/fema-response-deadly-texas-floods-delayed-deficient-noem
Deaths are now over 100.
Ted Cruz Kept Sightseeing as Desperate Rescue Crews Searched for Missing Kids in Texas Floods
https://www.thedailybeast.com/ted-cruz-was-vacationing-in-europe-as-emergency-crews-desperately-searched-for-texas-flood-survivors/
Ted Cruz ensured Trump spending bill slashed weather forecasting funding.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/07/ted-cruz-trump-weather-forecasting-cuts
Death toll is now 110. 173 are missing.
This is horrendous…
Trump Hires Scientists Who Doubt the Consensus on Climate Change
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/climate/trump-climate-energy-department.html
Far-right conspiracy theories spread online in aftermath of the Texas floods.
Some social media users falsely claimed that the extreme weather was being controlled by the US government.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/09/texas-floods-conspiracy-theories
Noem’s Red Tape Reportedly Slowed Down FEMA Response To Texas Flood
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-tariffs-white-house-latest_n_686ec29fe4b09bd98fe4be7e/liveblog_686f201ae4b0e313c1f0af46
In the wake of deadly floods in Texas, FEMA Acting Administrator David Richardson is nowhere to be found.
https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/fema-david-richardson-missing-texas-flood-response
Greg Abbott Compares Deadly Flood That’s Killed Over 100 to Being Down at the Halftime of a Football Game
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/greg-abbott-texas-flood-football-game
Speaking of Texas…
Texas to consider redistricting congressional map in special session.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/07/09/texas-redistricting-legislature-congressional-map/
If red states are going to do this, then blue states need to do the same.
DHS Cancels Extreme Weather Comms Grant While Bodies Still Being Recovered in Texas
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dhs-cancels-extreme-weather-comms-grant-while-bodies-still-being-recovered-in-texas/sharetoken/1ae01ce6-3274-4b56-8da4-74a64b9ca750
This flooding is Trump’s Katrina!
This is 100% Trump’s and Musk’s fault…
FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show
“Two days after deadly Texas floods, the agency struggled to answer calls from survivors because of call center contracts that weren’t extended”.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/climate/fema-missed-calls-texas-floods.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Vk8.HZRd.zn6zK44YkS7l&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Trump Calls Reporter ‘Evil Person’ For Asking About Families Impacted By Texas Flood
A reporter from CBS News Texas asked the president Friday if more lives could’ve been saved if emergency alerts were issued earlier.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-cbs-news-reporter-evil-person-question-texas-flood-response_n_687268c4e4b07a168b47b123
20 states sue FEMA for canceling grant program that guards against natural disasters.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/16/politics/lawsuit-fema-canceling-grant-disasters