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The Jackson, Kentucky, office is one of a growing number of forecast offices unable to cover an overnight shift since the Trump administration cut staffing levels through buyouts and firings.

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[–] Bieren@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is 10000% what was voted for. Especially in states like Kentucky.

Now, they better not cry when FEMA doesn’t do shit, cause they voted for that as well.

[–] SnarkoPolo@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

The leopards are nom-nomming face.

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

The thing is - they use these disasters to punish communities they don’t like.

In Oklahoma - I am a (non medical) volunteer for the Medical Reserve Corps. There were calls when small towns like Stroud were hit in 2023 - there was no mobilization for Tulsa in 2023. Both our governor and our lieutenant governor were completely out of the picture, no one even knew who was in charge to even declare a state of emergency. Places in Tulsa were without running water or electricity for weeks after. No one cared - Tulsa is mostly Black and votes Blue.

We are looking at severe weather in Oklahoma tonight. I guarantee, if it takes out a small town like fucking Tishimongo or something - a place that voted for our governor - they’ll get help. If it’s Tulsa - lol.

[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Didn’t the office say they were fully staffed the night of the tornado and they sent out alerts?

[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Well unfortunately this is what Americans voted for.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Except for all the data that says that they absolutely stole the election.

https://sdvoice.info/trump-lost-vote-suppression-won-here-are-the-numbers/

https://youtu.be/UgIay64Obcs

https://youtu.be/t-yr-Mgkhm0

https://electiontruthalliance.org/eta

First and last links are the data. The middle links are for us stupid people that need to be told how to read the data in the last link.

[–] Bieren@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

With the current state of this country and DC. This could be proved as 100% factual and no chance of any doubt saying otherwise. Everyone involved, could say under oath, yes we did it. And, nothing would happen from it. Absolutely fucking nothing. At most, someone in the senate would write a nasty letter or twit. That’s it.

[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The fact that tramp even ever had a chance to win with more than 30% of the vote is reason enough for the whole country to be in deep shit and need to figure out what went wrong.

[–] SnarkoPolo@lemm.ee 3 points 1 day ago

Small Government, Jeezus 'n' Freedom!

[–] boydster@sh.itjust.works 81 points 3 days ago (3 children)

At least 23 people died. As if this administration didn't have blood all over its hands already, but they keep choosing to add to the body count

[–] lupusblackfur@lemmy.world 28 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It will only get worse...

Just wait till these lapses in available shift coverage hit those of us in Tornado Alley...

🤦‍♀️ 🤡 🖕

[–] Catma@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Hurricane season has entered the chat

[–] boydster@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 days ago

Luckily they've got Sharpies for that!

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They enjoy killing people. This is in no way accidental.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This is the civil war people were afraid of but it isn't being fought with armies, it is being fought by Republicans denying basic disaster relief to hurt and kill, no bullets needed.

All those idiots that claim "violence is never the answer," mother fuckers wake up. The rich choose nothing but violence against all of us every single day

[–] Gregg@lemm.ee 58 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Yeah but tornados are woke and anyone who dies in one is a radical leftist

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago (2 children)

It's God punishing the queer and homo lovers in

checks notes

Deep red southern Kentucky!

[–] perviouslyiner@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

unironically the opposite?

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

We all know that tornados are caused by gay sex, so maybe those people aren't as virtuous as they claim to be?

[–] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 3 points 2 days ago

Downburst Entrainment Inflow

Purging the dems.

[–] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 32 points 3 days ago

This is JOE BIDENS FAULT that Trump and Elon Musk CUT NOAA Funding so they could Afford Millitary Parades and Elon Musk's BILLION DOLLAR CONTRACTS!

[–] PTSDwarrior@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It’s been a bit stunning to see double digit death numbers but I guess we will all have to get used to high numbers of deaths under Trump 2.0.

[–] oppy1984@lemm.ee 8 points 2 days ago

Some of you may die, but that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make. - Donald "Farquaad" Trump.

[–] LordGimp@lemm.ee 5 points 2 days ago

Nature is slowly healing.

The county in which Jackson is located voted 79% for dump with 4,036 votes. Jackson itself has 2231 people. Very high likelihood the majority if not all of those 23 fatalities were dump supporters.

[–] vegeta@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

Toto, we're not in Mar-a-Lago anymore.

"Surely the leopards won't eat MY face!" -Kentucky

[–] Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf 3 points 2 days ago

Nobody could have foreseen this.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 days ago

Hey, at least they're not in Kentucky anymore, eh?