marinaracloud.bsky.social
@marinaracloud.bsky.social
Reposted by marinaracloud.bsky.social
In any other administration this would be front page news for days on end. Members of Congress would be calling for his resignation.
It’s been five days since floods in Texas killed at least 111 people and FEMA’s Acting Administrator David Richardson still hasn’t made a single public or internal statement.
July 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
In any other administration this would be front page news for days on end. Members of Congress would be calling for his resignation.
Reposted by marinaracloud.bsky.social
NEW from me — I wrote about FEMA Acting Administrator David Richardson, who has been completely silent and out of view since deadly floods devastated Texas last week, and spoke to staffers about what it's like to respond to a disaster with no leader.
Read here:
Read here:
Have you seen this man?
In the wake of deadly floods in Texas, FEMA Acting Administrator David Richardson is nowhere to be found.
www.thehandbasket.co
July 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
NEW from me — I wrote about FEMA Acting Administrator David Richardson, who has been completely silent and out of view since deadly floods devastated Texas last week, and spoke to staffers about what it's like to respond to a disaster with no leader.
Read here:
Read here:
Reposted by marinaracloud.bsky.social
illegal war started by a man constitutionally ineligible to be president
June 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
illegal war started by a man constitutionally ineligible to be president
Reposted by marinaracloud.bsky.social
A Shattered Nation Longs To Care About Stupid Bullshit Again
theonion.com/a-shatt...
theonion.com/a-shatt...
May 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A Shattered Nation Longs To Care About Stupid Bullshit Again
theonion.com/a-shatt...
theonion.com/a-shatt...
Reposted by marinaracloud.bsky.social
He was also one of the far right politicians using his platform to spread disinformation about FEMA funding during the Helene response.
Not a good guy.
Not a good guy.
May 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM
He was also one of the far right politicians using his platform to spread disinformation about FEMA funding during the Helene response.
Not a good guy.
Not a good guy.
Reposted by marinaracloud.bsky.social
Do not frame Cameron Hamilton as some kind of resistance hero for simply saying FEMA should exist.
He accepted a position he was not qualified for and has spent months overseeing the illegal dismantling of key parts of the agency to the detriment of the safety of the American public.
He accepted a position he was not qualified for and has spent months overseeing the illegal dismantling of key parts of the agency to the detriment of the safety of the American public.
May 9, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Do not frame Cameron Hamilton as some kind of resistance hero for simply saying FEMA should exist.
He accepted a position he was not qualified for and has spent months overseeing the illegal dismantling of key parts of the agency to the detriment of the safety of the American public.
He accepted a position he was not qualified for and has spent months overseeing the illegal dismantling of key parts of the agency to the detriment of the safety of the American public.
Reposted by marinaracloud.bsky.social
My work here is done.
Peace be with you.
Peace be with you.
May 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
My work here is done.
Peace be with you.
Peace be with you.
Reposted by marinaracloud.bsky.social
The dismissal of NCCC/FEMA Corps has been grating on me even more than other firings.
These are young people effectively volunteering their time for public service, often working in difficult conditions& genuinely helping the ppl in this country most in need.
You can’t ask for better than that.
These are young people effectively volunteering their time for public service, often working in difficult conditions& genuinely helping the ppl in this country most in need.
You can’t ask for better than that.
April 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The dismissal of NCCC/FEMA Corps has been grating on me even more than other firings.
These are young people effectively volunteering their time for public service, often working in difficult conditions& genuinely helping the ppl in this country most in need.
You can’t ask for better than that.
These are young people effectively volunteering their time for public service, often working in difficult conditions& genuinely helping the ppl in this country most in need.
You can’t ask for better than that.
Reposted by marinaracloud.bsky.social
God. This just sucks.
one young person told me: “I want people to know about what they did to Americorps. For many of us, this was our way to pay for college, to get away from home, to figure out what to do with our lives, it was a big step. And they just ripped it out from under us without even a 2-week’s notice.”
April 17, 2025 at 12:45 AM
God. This just sucks.
Reposted by marinaracloud.bsky.social
Destroy DOGE, undo every bit of its work, and render every DOGE employee unemployable in their professional field for life. End their careers and shame them in every way we can. And make them see that we fixed the government and everything they did was for naught.
Hearing the same from a direct source. People in Americorps being told they're done. It's over. No notice.
My bff’s son works for Americorps and received a decommissioning letter today. DOGE is gutting the program. I’m so angry and disappointed DOGE would go after a program that does such good work. @marisakabas.bsky.social @kairyssdal.bsky.social @katiephang.bsky.social
April 15, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Destroy DOGE, undo every bit of its work, and render every DOGE employee unemployable in their professional field for life. End their careers and shame them in every way we can. And make them see that we fixed the government and everything they did was for naught.
Reposted by marinaracloud.bsky.social
People to deserve to know when a hurricane is coming toward them and deserve to not die from the flu and deserve to have an egg sandwich sometimes
February 27, 2025 at 11:24 PM
People to deserve to know when a hurricane is coming toward them and deserve to not die from the flu and deserve to have an egg sandwich sometimes
Reposted by marinaracloud.bsky.social
People would actually care about gutting FEMA if they understood it meant the possibility of things like not receiving tornado warnings, no search and rescue teams coming to save them in an earthquake, no flood insurance, no extra medical help, no money to rebuild.
this is a good example of the attitude that has led democrats down the road to disaster. it rests on the belief that public opinion cannot be shaped or mobilized or moved, only reacted to
February 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM
People would actually care about gutting FEMA if they understood it meant the possibility of things like not receiving tornado warnings, no search and rescue teams coming to save them in an earthquake, no flood insurance, no extra medical help, no money to rebuild.
Reposted by marinaracloud.bsky.social
I am really frustrated that the press is discussing the destruction of USAID as something that has happened rather than an illegal action that will likely be undone in two weeks when courts tell the world that it was illegal.
February 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I am really frustrated that the press is discussing the destruction of USAID as something that has happened rather than an illegal action that will likely be undone in two weeks when courts tell the world that it was illegal.
Reposted by marinaracloud.bsky.social
If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
January 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
Reposted by marinaracloud.bsky.social
January 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Reposted by marinaracloud.bsky.social
This isn’t what the email offers in any case. It’s not severance. You have to stay on staff until your resignation date in 7 months—if you leave earlier you don’t get the pay—and there’s no guarantee even in the text that they’ll put you on paid leave during that time.
Trump sows chaos in federal workforce then says “resign within a week and I’ll give you 7 months severance.” Don’t fall for it! Trump told innumerable contractors he’d pay—then stiffed them. He has no authority to promise severance pay. Wait him out!
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump offers all federal workers a buyout with 7 months' pay in effort to shrink size of government
The Trump administration says it will begin subjecting all federal employees to “enhanced standards of suitability and conduct” and is warning of future downsizing.
apnews.com
January 29, 2025 at 1:43 AM
This isn’t what the email offers in any case. It’s not severance. You have to stay on staff until your resignation date in 7 months—if you leave earlier you don’t get the pay—and there’s no guarantee even in the text that they’ll put you on paid leave during that time.
Reposted by marinaracloud.bsky.social
We're finally dismantling the federal government! Sure hope it doesn't serve essential functions that I've taken for granted my whole life
January 29, 2025 at 12:04 AM
We're finally dismantling the federal government! Sure hope it doesn't serve essential functions that I've taken for granted my whole life
Reposted by marinaracloud.bsky.social
If you say we abandon red states, you kill a lot of dear friends of mine so fuck right off with that. We don't leave gerrymandered, vulnerable, decent people behind because of a zip code, you sanctimonious dicks.
January 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
If you say we abandon red states, you kill a lot of dear friends of mine so fuck right off with that. We don't leave gerrymandered, vulnerable, decent people behind because of a zip code, you sanctimonious dicks.
Reposted by marinaracloud.bsky.social
Something that basically no one outside of emergency management understands is the distinction between failures in how a response is being managed versus pre-disaster mitigation/ preparedness failures.
January 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Something that basically no one outside of emergency management understands is the distinction between failures in how a response is being managed versus pre-disaster mitigation/ preparedness failures.
Reposted by marinaracloud.bsky.social
In other words, you have to engage with disasters *all* the time, not just when things are on fire.
January 14, 2025 at 12:41 PM
In other words, you have to engage with disasters *all* the time, not just when things are on fire.
Reposted by marinaracloud.bsky.social
anyone else just constantly quietly dismayed at how much literacy is down the drain? like some people don't know how to read a damn thing and they only praise terrible writing, it's crazy 😭
December 21, 2024 at 2:26 AM
anyone else just constantly quietly dismayed at how much literacy is down the drain? like some people don't know how to read a damn thing and they only praise terrible writing, it's crazy 😭
Reposted by marinaracloud.bsky.social
The final US Presidential vote count is out (yes, I know, rest of the world!). According to Cook Political Report analysis, the election was decided by just 229,766 votes across MI, PA and WI out of about 155.2 million cast nationally.
December 16, 2024 at 4:41 PM
The final US Presidential vote count is out (yes, I know, rest of the world!). According to Cook Political Report analysis, the election was decided by just 229,766 votes across MI, PA and WI out of about 155.2 million cast nationally.
Reposted by marinaracloud.bsky.social
Jimmy Carter wins!!!
November 30, 2023 at 2:04 AM
Jimmy Carter wins!!!
Reposted by marinaracloud.bsky.social
Maybe it's not Twitter, Bluesky, or Threads. Maybe the problem is that every person in the world sucks
July 23, 2023 at 8:06 PM
Maybe it's not Twitter, Bluesky, or Threads. Maybe the problem is that every person in the world sucks