This level of incompetence might as well be intention

 Destroying America should be the GOP motto.

FEMA? You're on your own

 

Courts working overtime to preserve democracy

 

We've got 1984 beat by a lunar mile

 (I don't know how much a lunar mile is.  Probably the same as an earth mile, but I'm hoping it's orders of magnitude longer.)

And...why FEMA?  Is that where Maryland's disaster relief went?  Congress may as well just appropriate a lump sum of a couple trillion dollars for Trump to spend any way he wants and go home.

FEMA trigger doesn't work any more

 

The denial was left unexplained.  

Maybe this is what happened to the money.

Hurricane season: you're on your own

 

Kristi's over budget.  Spent a lot of money on cosplay photo ops, flying to El Salvador, etc.

UPDATE 07/22/2025:

When you start your claim with "frankly"

That's actually a pretty clever cover.  It just took them a while to come up with it.  Also, response is the state's responsibility.  Trump is off the hook.

UPDATE 07/12/2025:

You're on your own

 This will affect Texas and Florida maybe the most.  But other southern states are getting stronger storms and bigger tornadoes than ever before, too.  These are MAGA states, which means they also have the least revenue for handling disasters.

Cuts have consequences

 

Does it need to be said that elections have consequences?

Stop electing Republicans.

Good grief.

MAGA regrets

 Trump denied an extension of FEMA funding to North Carolina.

The governor is a Democrat.

I wonder if David Richardson (Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Administrator) always signed his name like that or if he's trying to copy Dear Leader's signature.

UPDATE 01:06 pm:

Batten down the hatches

 

Gonna be an investigation to find the leaker

 

And Marisa Kabas isn't safe, either.

Who did that fantastic artwork?  Himself?

Trump 2.0 - Fuck people in trouble

 

UPDATE 03:48 pm:

UPDATE 05/09/2025:

I want you to do me a favor though

Despicable. 

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

This country better get a handle on this shit

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

UPDATE 10/14/2024:

Wise up and don't fall for right wing bullshit

They won't though.

Just days after Donald Trump baselessly accused Democrats in the federal government and North Carolina’s Democratic governor, Roy Cooper, of “going out of their way to not help people in Republican areas” following Hurricane Helene, a report in Politico’s E&E News found that it was Trump who played politics amid California wildfires in 2018 by holding up aid until he learned that the affected areas were Republican-leaning. Mark Harvey, Trump’s Senior Director for Resilience Policy on the National Security Council Staff, told the outlet that Trump ultimately approved that aid—but only after he was shown voting data from residents. “We went as far as looking up how many votes he got in those impacted areas … to show him these are people who voted for you,” said Harvey, whose recollection was confirmed by Olivia Troy, then Homeland Security Adviser. [...] His administration blocked nearly $20 billion in relief after Hurricane Maria ripped through Puerto Rico, and White House officials obstructed the subsequent watchdog investigation into the matter, according to a 2021 report by the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Inspector General.

  Daily Beast

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

UPDATE 06:20 pm:

Climate change is a hoax

Tennessee and North Carolina are also experiencing immense devastation from Hurricane Helene.  And Project 2025 will devastate FEMA.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

Get it while you can

Red states are going to hurt if Trump takes office.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

The federal government is trying

Or at least looking like they're trying.

Members from FEMA joined representatives from Asian Americans Advancing Justice, an organization advocating for civil rights for Asian Americans, and the Trevor Project, a nonprofit that focuses on ending suicide among LGBTQ+ identifying youth, to discuss housing inequities, patterns of discrimination and the disenfranchisement and vulnerabilities of underserved communities.

Minority communities tend to be less prepared for disasters and therefore experience greater impact when disaster strikes.

But the impact also comes from inequitable government responses.

[...]

“Underserved communities are often hit the hardest by disasters and other hazards, worsening inequities already present in society,” said Erik A. Hooks, deputy FEMA administrator, in a statement.

“Continuing to ignore the needs of underserved communities will only propagate cycles of inequity which can lead to attitudes of mistrust and despair.”

John C. Yang, AAJC’s president and executive director, said he is “encouraged” by FEMA’s focus on equity “because it is imperative that communities of color, immigrant families, and underserved communities are treated with equity, dignity, and respect during natural disasters.”

  The Hill

Every once in a while the blowback works

"The governor and (House Minority Leader Kevin) McCarthy spoke and presented a convincing case and additional on-the-ground perspective for reconsideration leading the President to approve the declaration," said White House deputy press secretary Judd Deere.

  McCarthy

I'd sure like to know how the panic negotiations went in the GOP huddle. And what they said to get Trump to back down.