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DDD Dad

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  1. Every time I see the title of this thread pop up I just think, “yes”. End thread.
  2. Two days after catastrophic floods roared through Central Texas, the Federal Emergency Management Agency did not answer nearly two-thirds of calls to its disaster assistance line, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times. The lack of responsiveness happened because the agency had fired hundreds of contractors at call centers, according to a person briefed on the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity in order to discuss internal matters. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/climate/fema-missed-calls-texas-floods.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
  3. WTF is Dr. Phil doing there?
  4. What is it being shown on? It's not on CNN feed. ETA nvm found it.
  5. This is fake because he would never admit to losing in California. The votes were rigged there!
  6. I dunno. Listening to the actual commissioners and their distrust of anything Biden, I might not agree with your police work there.
  7. Plain.
  8. Kerr County didn’t send cell phone alerts to general public. https://www.nbcdfw.com/investigations/fema-records-kerr-county-didnt-send-eas-flood-warnings-phones/3882922/?amp=1
  9. Yes we understand that the City of Kerrville doesn't have responsibility for unincorporated Kerr County, but much of the discussion here surrounds KERR COUNTY refusing federal funds and choosing not to install sirens or otherwise updating warning beyond perhaps beepers that were used 30+ years ago. Disagree with your point about not taking personal responsibility or that visitors and vacationers don't care. Also, it's funny (odd, not humorous) you mention this. The Kerr County commissioners decided they didn't need sirens because they only cared about the locals (at least there is some indication of this in meeting minutes that have been posted on this board that they concluded locals didn't need sirens and the sirens would only warn tourists). Wow. That's certainly a take. @PTINS Are you familiar with the legal doctrine of in loco parentis?
  10. How progressive.
  11. OK one last response. So Glenn Juenke apparently was the night watchman for Camp Mystic. This article relates his rescue efforts that morning: https://93qcountry.com/1565159/heroes-of-hill-country/ So he was on duty when the flood waters began to rush into the camp. Without minimizing what appear to have been his heroic lifesaving efforts , one wonders if he received any notification (on a cell phone, the old Kerr County beeper system I read about somewhere, land lines, some other means) that the NWS had issued a flash flood warning of catastrophic loss of life around 1 am and if so why he was unable to do more than he did when he did.
  12. "I really need you to sit down and review all of your commissioner meeting minute from 2017 and be prepared to answer on the record questions at the 5pm presser. Would you also respond to all of my FOIA filings for any emails containing these key words search by tomorrow morning at 8am? We don’t want to hear about how many bodies you found or provide the public on any updates. The families with dead children aren’t dealing with funeral arrangements, 9000 condolence texts, getting their child’s possessions, what they really want is your voting record on sirens. TODAY!" Yeah, I saw that presser and that is not what he asked. I'm done responding to you. What he asked: "Mr. Mayor, records show that the concept of flood warnings has been discussed at least two dozen times by the county. What's the biggest reason that these systems have not gone into place at this point?" (non) Answer: "You and I grew up here. And I wasn't in office for those discussions, frankly I'm more interested in the future than the past. What I can say is that the Governor, Lt. Governor, and the Speaker of the Texas House have all provided us support and have all said this is a priority for the upcoming special session...yada, yada, yada."
  13. Justice Dept. Leader Suggested Violating Court Orders, Whistle-Blower Says Emil Bove III, a Trump judicial nominee, voiced his intent to disobey court orders as others stonewalled and misled judges, according to a complaint. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/us/politics/justice-department-emil-bove-trump-deportations-reuveni.html?unlocked_article_code=1.VU8.SyfF.YvHXJ729rf5s&smid=url-share (free link) Some key excerpts: Top officials at the Justice Department and the White House sought to defy federal court orders “through lack of candor, deliberate delay and disinformation.” Mr. Reuveni’s account describes three instances in which senior Justice Department officials engaged in wrongdoing by ignoring court orders, presenting legal arguments with no basis in law, misrepresenting facts to the courts and, in one instance, directing him to misstate facts in violation of his “legal and ethical duties as an officer of the court.” Mr. Bove “stressed to all in attendance that the planes needed to take off no matter what,” according to Mr. Reuveni’s account. Mr. Bove then broached “the possibility that a court order would enjoin those removals before they could be effectuated.” “Bove stated that D.O.J. would need to consider telling the courts ‘fuck you’ and ignore any such order,” according to the account. “Mr. Reuveni perceived that others in the room looked stunned, and he observed awkward, nervous glances among people in the room. Silence overtook the room.” Mr. Reuveni and others were “quickly ushered out of the room,” the account says. It continues, “Notwithstanding Bove’s directive, Mr. Reuveni left the meeting understanding that D.O.J. would tell D.H.S. to follow all court orders.” As far as Mr. Reuveni knew, “no one in D.O.J. leadership — in any administration — had ever suggested the Department of Justice could blatantly ignore court orders, especially with” an expletive, his account states. “Mr. Reuveni was in disbelief.”
  14. Not sure where this should go but a district judge has enjoined Trump administration's birthright citizenship EO. Free link: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07/10/us/trump-news?unlocked_article_code=1.VU8.uJaV.fqgoiI2IvOM9&smid=url-share
  15. Look, you're just throwing out hyperbolic and ridiculous exaggerations of the types of questions that have been asked. I've tried to be sympathetic to you, but this sort of doubling down reflects that you're not engaging in good faith.
  16. I think you're missing the point here. While I haven't been personally touched by this event, I have a number of close friends who have. I get that this is raw and painful. That doesn't mean that in appropriate circumstances (such as, say, a PRESS CONFERENCE) questions regarding possible reasons for the failures shouldn't be asked.
  17. Today's NYT "The Headlines" podcast covers this issue and some other points. Worth a listen. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/podcasts/the-headlines/camp-mystic-trump-retribution.html
  18. And apparently those cabins were in not just a flood zone but the FEMA "floodway" which has huge restrictions on new development. https://www.npr.org/2025/07/09/nx-s1-5460970/fema-texas-flooding-floodplain-camp-mystic
  19. To be fair, is it not worth evaluating why things went so horribly wrong for so many? Perhaps by doing so we might learn how to avoid a similar recurrence? Or we could just call everyone who asks questions losers.
  20. Started this last night. I'll keep watching but the Jussie Smollett's backstory seems completely irrelevant and dumb. Yeah, I get that she got sent down to arson investigation because she broke it off with her lover/boss. Yawn (RIP Rocko).
  21. I did chuckle when the guy from the other group called Murderbot out on the Sanctuary Moon references.
  22. Don't forget our utilities.
  23. Everyone has a plan 'til they get punched in the mouth.
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