Summary
Disaster survivors in Arkansas were “blocked from receiving federal recovery aid” after Donald Trump denied Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ request for a major disaster declaration.
The Trump administration stated the damage was “not of such severity and magnitude as to be beyond the capabilities of the state.”
Trump signed executive orders to shift disaster recovery responsibility to states, while aiming to eliminate FEMA.
Sanders appealed, writing, “the state and its citizens are in dire need of assistance.” Without federal aid, “volunteer organizations in Arkansas are stepping up” as the state faces “significant challenges” in recovery efforts.
Have the wonderful day you voted for arkansans!
Since he wants the states to handle it, the states should stop paying taxes
Trump: “Arkansas? Is that even a real place?”
J.D.: “Yeah, it’s where Walmart is headquartered.”
Trump: “did Walmart get hit?”
J.D.: “No.”
Trump: “So we don’t care?”
J.D.: “Yep.”
Those storms blew right through magat central in north eastern arkansas. I find this to be uplifting news.
They don’t like socialism. So they are fine.
Anyone else annoyed by the way the article refers to FEMA as “Fema”?
FAFO Red state.
AFAIK, all the tornado states voted heavily for orangeboi. So:
Unfortunately natural disasters don’t selectively target Trump voters.
Yes and no. The states most hit by climate change are the hurricane landing places in the south and the tornado alley. Which matches the GOP voter map quite good.
There are also climate disasters in blue states; LA just had historic urban fires fueled by climate change. We can’t fall into the trap of thinking that weather and climate change is some kind of demonstration of the will of God, because your backyard is next. They weren’t kidding when they put the “global” in “global warming.”
Nobody thinks it’s a will of God except maga, they were saying the Cali fires were punishment for their “communist experiment” as those tens-of-millioms of dollar properties burned
Anytime a person from a red state complains about California being communist, remind them their roads are paved with money from CA because their state collects welfare from the fed who collects it from Blue states
So maybe we can not do the same, since climate disasters don’t pick and choose who to hit.
Of course the global warming hits all. I know about the fires that hit the west (although a lot of the damage was caused by sheer stupidity - don’t have dry-as-cinder plants surrounding your stick-and-cardboard houses!). But I consider it a joke of nature that the states that most vehemently denies global warming are the ones that are hit hardest.
I’m sorry but whoever told you that dry plants around houses caused it was either misinformed or a liar. Hurricane force winds carried cinders for miles to start new fires, and every fire truck in the state lining up to fight it wouldn’t have stopped it.
This is kind of a sore subject for me since I spent a week breathing in the smoke from these fires.
I didn’t say it caused it, but it certainly added to the issue.
Every building could have been surrounded by concrete (and some were!) without significantly impacting the spread, which was primarily wind driven. Seriously, listen to what the firefighters and other experts have said about this.
Once the houses caught on fire they became the fuel, not dry grass. Combined with the water pressure dropping from 10,000 houses going up in flames practically simultaneously, it was impossible to control. The planes they normally fly in to drop retardant couldn’t even fly in the wind, because the water they dropped would just fucking float in the air before getting scattered. Nobody can stop that until the winds die down.
Which is getting somewhat off topic, but my overall point is that these climate disasters can happen anywhere. Blue states and red states are both going to suffer, and it’s deranged to pump your fist when people in a red state get hit just because they might have voted Trump. It’s not less deranged than it is when MAGAs celebrate the fires in California.
That reminds me, I’ve been meaning to up my therapy to four times a week.
I mean, at that point honestly consider heroin.
Probably ends up cheaper
Grow your own poppies
Is America great again yet?
We’ve been using the wrong spelling all this time. It’s: Make America Grate Again
So yes, we have an unpleasant rasping sound as our economy and civil rights grind to a halt.
But at least we have unlimited parmesan.
Well, imitation parmesan anyway
*contains high fructose corn syrup
par-me-se-an.
I think it’s just “Make America Again” now.
Are ya tired of winning yet, son?
Yeah, buddy. It’s finally great again. We’re going to enjoy it together.
You… an’ me. Ever’body gonna be nice to you. Ain’t gonna be no more trouble. Nobody gonna hurt nobody nor steal from ‘em." darkassassin07 said, “I thought you was mad at me, Tooth.” “No,” said Tooth. "No, darkassin07. I ain’t mad. I never been mad, an’ I ain’t now. That’s a thing I want ya to know."
The voices came close now. Tooth raised the gun and listened to the voices.
darkassassin07 begged, “Le’s do it now. Le’s get that place now.”
“Sure, right now. I gotta. We gotta.”
Maybe don’t use a giant, expensive-looking house to evoke sympathy from us serfs. Just a suggestion.
You’re not wrong, but that is clearly a “looks expensive on the outside but cheaply constructed” McMansion.
McMansion at best.
It does look like a McMansion. It was probably still really expensive, though. That’s the whole point: to screw the buyer. I still won’t have sympathy for it, though.
Eh, I’m willing to bet in AR that’s maybe a $500K house. Expensive, yes, but not unconscionably so.
Even so, that’s in an area in which the minimum wage is $11. It might not be unconscionable, but it’s enough to suspect they voted for this.
Oh, 100% definitely faces being eaten right now. And I feel like minimum wage is a whole separate thing, because that’s not sufficient anywhere.
Sounds like we agree on most things. Here’s to the reformation, or if that doesn’t work, the revolution. Cheers.
We definitely do! It’s amazing how two people can have a conversation on the internet without it being a competition.
Open that fourth box.
