It ended up being catastrophic and killing three people
But it could have been so much worse.
The head of the National Weather Service is now the former CEO of Accuweather who in his CEO role lobbied Congress to not allow the NWS to issue public warnings
His company packages the data from the NWS and presents it like their own.
If it was his call as legislation, the idea to reach out to the public last night from the government would not have come, it would've come from his for profit company ... which is not accountable to the people but derives their business from our tax dollars.
These are the kind of people in government and between the latest news about Devos
Is the reason that I argue for an impeachment inquiry, because these folks are grifters and cons, but not yet criminal as the Trump family. Once criminal investigations start to come, they'll look to jump ship, until ... each and every one of these people is personally enriching themselves at our expense and detriment
I don't feel confident that I'll survive to the election. I hope, but there's a true sense of doubt and resignation there.
------ “There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.” -Albert Camus
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79614 posts
Thu May-23-19 08:40 AM
1. "Won’t survive until the next election? " In response to Reply # 0
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
3. "As a mid 30s black male with middle class income " In response to Reply # 1 Thu May-23-19 08:56 AM by MEAT
My biggest challenges to existence were police and random car accidents. Outside of that, my life typically isn't in jeopardy. Oh and plane crashes because I travel so much.
But now:
Meat recalls when testing and government trust are already low
The weather link I sent, where there's consideration to actually not have the notification go through government, all while hurricane season is approaching
2. "this is the shit that goes on in corrupt failed states." In response to Reply # 0
oligarchs buying elections, commercial allies running important agencies, relatives installed into political positions, marginalization of the power of the legislative/representative body, legalization of bribery in campaign finance, suppressing the voting power of political opposition, etc.
america is one of the most blatant but least acknowledged banana republics.
7. "the bush presidency might have been our death blow. literally." In response to Reply # 5
basically everything wrong going on right now can be traced to the stolen election of 2000.
the john roberts supreme court and all of the horrendous rulings coming out of it. citizens united, dismantling the voting rights act, etc.
9/11 and the global war on terror and increasing anti-muslim sentiment. (bush never got blamed for the largest national security failure in our history...til this day)
the iraq war...the destabilization of the region...the rise of isis...the arab spring...the syrian civil war...mass refugee exodus to europe...steep rise in white nationalist sentiment...
the recession...collapse of rural america...opiod crisis...
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