Post B1sUXSPZO2vCam1TyC by EndicottAuthor@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #B1sT2hLTiFVNygsVea by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-02T14:44:57Z
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The #Trump admin has abruptly begun slashing key #FEMA staff who work on #disaster response & #recoveryOn New Year’s Eve, some employees received emails saying their positions “would not be renewed” & “therefore, your services will no longer be needed” after their contracts expire in the first days of January.#law #policy #DHS #terrorism #NaturalDisasters #ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #wildfires #flooding #hurricanes https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/01/politics/dhs-cutting-fema-disaster-response-staff?cid=ios_app
(DIR) Post #B1sTKwI2t5mPXYyEpE by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-02T14:48:15Z
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The cuts target FEMA’s Cadre of On-Call Response and Recovery (#CORE) teams, which form the backbone of the agency’s operations during & after a #disaster, & could be just the beginning of a larger effort by [dog killer] Secy #KristiNoem & the #DHS to shrink #FEMA, potentially axing thousands of workers in the coming months who deploy during #hurricanes, #wildfires & other national #emergencies.#Trump #law #policy #terrorism #NaturalDisasters #ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #flooding
(DIR) Post #B1sTVOcgOxJmJDbrxQ by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-02T14:50:08Z
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Acc/to 2 sources with knowledge of the terminations, which suddenly ousted roughly 50 #CORE staff, the decision came from #FEMA’s new acting chief Karen Evans — who was elevated to the role by #DHS “leadership” after the embattled previous agency head resigned.The notices stunned employees, who learned they would be let go within days. “Beyond cruel to be treated in such a way,” one of the workers said.#Trump #law #policy #terrorism #NaturalDisasters #ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather
(DIR) Post #B1sTfOHAXwVC82JRVA by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-02T14:51:56Z
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FEMA’s #CORE employees are among the first federal boots on the ground during a #disaster, working shoulder-to-shoulder with local officials, helping survivors & managing the crucial #aid & #grants that fuel recovery & rebuilding.“#FEMA can’t do disaster response & recovery without CORE employees,” a former senior FEMA official told CNN. “The regional offices are almost entirely CORE staff, so the first FEMA people who are usually onsite won’t be there. The impact is states are on their own.”
(DIR) Post #B1sUGJmWDef8u7aIeu by WnknBlnkn_n_Nod@mastodon.social
2026-01-02T14:58:33Z
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@Nonilex Meanwhile ..."More than 560 homeowners applied for FEMA buyouts after losing homes in flood-prone areas [from Hurricane Helene in Sep. 2024], Stein said.“'Not a single one of them have been acted upon by the Department of Homeland Security,” [NC Gov. Stein] said. 'That is a real problem.”https://wlos.com/news/local/hurricane-helene-2025-western-north-carolina-wnc-federal-disaster-aid-fema-recovery-governor-josh-stein-chuck-edwards-reimbursements-congress
(DIR) Post #B1sUXSPZO2vCam1TyC by EndicottAuthor@mastodon.social
2026-01-02T15:01:41Z
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@Nonilex The message to most Americans: you're on your own.
(DIR) Post #B1sUwvIP8GP7PnoYWO by nedhamson1@mastodon.social
2026-01-02T15:06:14Z
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@Nonilex destruction of American society is their goal - Trump’s America haters
(DIR) Post #B1sV9W1OPfqwnCrUw4 by nedhamson1@mastodon.social
2026-01-02T15:08:32Z
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@Nonilex Trump would welcome ten Katrina disasters as a way to clear out people and land for Trump resorts!
(DIR) Post #B1sZ8pMTQCJeIleL32 by Tschekka1982@mastodon.social
2026-01-02T15:31:28Z
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@Nonilex Hopefully, there will soon be a tsunami, a volcanic eruption, an earthquake, a tornado, or a meteor strike at Mar-a-Lago (while Trump is there), so that FEMA is needed and FEMA can't help because they're out of personnel. Of course, without any damage to other lives or property. 🤬
(DIR) Post #B1scHndRVcMrPsYZjU by huntingdon@mstdn.social
2026-01-02T16:28:28Z
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@Nonilex Glad there won't be any major snowstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, or atmospheric river levels of torrential rain dropping on the American breadbasket that is California's Central Valley. If there were, slashing FEMA disaster response staff would be reckless or criminally negligent.