Texas sat on $30 billion. DOGE gutted lifesaving systems. The warnings came, but help never did. And now, over 100 are dead with 160 still missing. Disgraceful!
Everything you wrote is true - god bless you - you are asking for help and I have no $$ to give. I bring up the horrible flood and why so many unnecessarily died but folks just agree and go back to living their lives. I’m an old woman now but not in my heart. Other than talking to folks I don’t know what else to do. This world I was born into in 1945 on the Ides of March is crumbling because of insanity, greed, and fear. Just know my heart and head are with you and when I can I will give what I can. Just don’t stop caring and leading us.
So beautiful Judith. You touched my heart. I am in a similar situation. It's hard when you are intelligent and care. Heartbreaking. It's encouraging and hopeful to see so many here speaking what should be obvious truth. 💙
Dear Judith, you can do a lot, and it doesn't require money. You can respond as you have here, with sincerity, but on right-leaning media. You can volunteer for a candidate. You can volunteer to work elections. It's not all footwork; much is brainwork. And working with/for your local election commission is in a neutral environment - no political speech of any kind. It's kind of a vacation from the noise for a few hours.
Judith: Write write write. Ya got the voice for it! Forward these MTN articles to friends. Some are afraid to lose friendships. Your heart seems to be telling you it more important to speak out and care. I'm in your situation and email all sorts of articles to friends. So far everyone is still speaking to me. Good luck. :)
Any suggestions how to respond on right leaning media without having to pay to do it? I don't want to subscribe to a trump friendly site! Saving my money (such as it is) for the good guys. . .
Well Trump is smarter than Putin. How do you lower the population without getting your hands dirty. How can I make friends and they owe me ? By letting Diddy Combs out of jail and like the Jan 6th'ers they will love me forever. How can I stop this, get everyone to VOTE VOTE VOTE
Not all of us. It’s the same as the ratios who voted for Trump. They’ve got the counties gerrymandered so the rural red votes overrules the more populous city blue votes.
The massive loss of life is unconscionable, but the negligence of Texas's government isn't surprising. Look at their lack of weatherization and the resulting catastrophic ice storm a few years ago. Or the similar ice storm that happened 10 years before that. Texas government is a complete shitshow and yet voters keep voting the same dumbasses back into office. Make it fucking make sense, Texans. Make it make sense.
Gerrymandered counties to skew elections to red. It’s been happening for decades now. The cities vote blue. The rural areas vote red. More people live in the cities but we keep electing red idiots as a state.
And like I said, it's not entirely the red voting ways. The gerrymandering makes the blue voting count less. They have it perfectly planned out, and you should see the bizarre maps from this, that there are enough red votes to win more districts. They lump the blue votes into fewer districts so we win by a landslide there but there's not enough districts to make any affect on statewide elections. There's been plenty of court cases over this but they also rule the courts here so I'm not sure how we get out of this nightmare.
This is very much a factor in why red states win, When you are allowed to systematically gerrymander areas in your favor, of course you can win. And the red team cleverly knows how to do that. So why is gerrymandering even legal? And who is the watchdog that keeps it fair? That's right - whoever is on the winning team. Gerrymandering is always going to be strategic and politically biased. you're disadvantaged right out of the gate.
Just heard Abbott is calling a special election to deal with things they didn’t finish screwing up during regular session. One of the those things at the request of the Whitehouse is AGAIN redistricting so they can maintain control of Congress in 2026. Redistricting is supposed to happen after the start of each new decade when there’s new census data. They are still litigating the last redrawn districts.
Watch vigilantes inc - google and watch for free. Details how they cheat from every angle. It's unbelievable what they've gotten away with. Also see Election Truth Alliance and Smart Elections for accurate data and interference info.
In the 2024 presidential election, Kamala Harris received 4,835,250 votes. This was 42.5% of the total votes in the state. It wasn't enough but it's not nothing. Every Red state has blue voters just like every Blue state has Red voters. Harris lost by 1.5%. It's not that she was rejected. It was a slight margin more voted for Trump - mostly in Blue swing states.
We desperately need to know who is actually behind all of this. They've put their puppets in as top officials of our nation. None of them has the training to run the country.
It's all too sad. We live in TX and, whenever I hear (read) that someone else has moved here, I wonder if they've really checked out the place. I'm talking political nightmare(s).
MAGAts still constitute a good proportion of America. And any blind followers with zero critical thinking skills. Thus, they made the 49% of the voting public who voted for tRump to make all this a reality. If you voted for Trump, you voted for all of this. You idiots who now "want their votes back"? Start thinking before you vote rather than do it after the fact.
Never Stop Telling Truth to power. I love to see not all are worried about those that call themselves leaders, and showing the world who the gqp party really is.
Sit on 30 BILLION and let kids and many others die.
Cruz just happed to leave the country again when his fellow citizens are dying.
Terrorist come in all forms, some just hide behind a Political platform.
That is exactly right. They were complaining that the media was bugging about blame and I am sure some were but what I hear the media saying is let’s find out what went wrong so you can figure out how to fix it.
Seems like those sirens could have really helped in the flooding areas. With smart electronics once a river got to a certain level the sirens could be tripped down river. It is probably not an area where there is good cell service so the folks can’t depend on phones sending the alarm.
We had all of those civil defense sirens around after the Cuban missile crisis with pretty low tech…. People could hear them at night. Certainly something could be done here. One commentator who was on one of the local boards ten or so years ago said the people voted the sirens down because they were afraid they would go off too often as false alarms. But you know how these local board meetings are…. If the gov. wants to pocket the $ they will start any rumor to not spend it …. like sirens going off as false alarms.
I believe a lot of people DO care. They most likely did not realize how egregiously Allen and Cruz may have been acting. They now need to force their representatives to become proactive. Or vote them out of office and replace them with people that are committed to their safety and well-being.
This was not a act of God 😡 it was a act of NEGLIGENCE by the State of Texas and their brainwashed maggot Republican cult member mentality 🤬
CANADA 🇨🇦 STRONG 💪👊🏻🖕
Exactly. All these deaths are chump’s fault…AGAIN!!
The MAGA cult will somehow blame the Democrats!👹👹👹💩🤡
Or Biden? Jerks!
Oh, I'm sure that they have already blamed Biden for this terrible tragedy. That is the normal playbook, is it not?
Go away!
Everything you wrote is true - god bless you - you are asking for help and I have no $$ to give. I bring up the horrible flood and why so many unnecessarily died but folks just agree and go back to living their lives. I’m an old woman now but not in my heart. Other than talking to folks I don’t know what else to do. This world I was born into in 1945 on the Ides of March is crumbling because of insanity, greed, and fear. Just know my heart and head are with you and when I can I will give what I can. Just don’t stop caring and leading us.
Judi Karcher
So beautiful Judith. You touched my heart. I am in a similar situation. It's hard when you are intelligent and care. Heartbreaking. It's encouraging and hopeful to see so many here speaking what should be obvious truth. 💙
So am I!😥 money is very tight these days! Would love to have enough to make a difference
You and I are very alike, both in opinions and in circumstances. It is frustrating to see so much and be able to do so little.
At work our insurance just went up over 20%!@#$%&@
Ouch!!!!
Dear Judith, you can do a lot, and it doesn't require money. You can respond as you have here, with sincerity, but on right-leaning media. You can volunteer for a candidate. You can volunteer to work elections. It's not all footwork; much is brainwork. And working with/for your local election commission is in a neutral environment - no political speech of any kind. It's kind of a vacation from the noise for a few hours.
Judith: Write write write. Ya got the voice for it! Forward these MTN articles to friends. Some are afraid to lose friendships. Your heart seems to be telling you it more important to speak out and care. I'm in your situation and email all sorts of articles to friends. So far everyone is still speaking to me. Good luck. :)
Any suggestions how to respond on right leaning media without having to pay to do it? I don't want to subscribe to a trump friendly site! Saving my money (such as it is) for the good guys. . .
Just keep doing what you are doing. It all counts and it's a lot more than a lot of other people are doing.
Well Trump is smarter than Putin. How do you lower the population without getting your hands dirty. How can I make friends and they owe me ? By letting Diddy Combs out of jail and like the Jan 6th'ers they will love me forever. How can I stop this, get everyone to VOTE VOTE VOTE
Writing this article made my blood boil!
Amazing people to risk their own personal safety and lives to help, especially considering the ICE Gestapo threat.
all of the cuts.....all cause death....that is the goal...as many deaths as possible....then they can pocket the money.
Abbot comparing this ignorance to a football game speaks volumes about his character and disdain for human life.
Recall TX big freeze, power grid collapsed and people freezing. Abbott takes off to the Caribbean and says FU texicans.
Abbott is an AH, but it was another AH, Ted Cruz, who went to Cancun when Texas was freezing in February 2021.
And he was in Greece even after being informed about this devastating human disaster.
That little weasel also took off to the Bahamas in July, 2020 when Texas flooded.
Little??
The same big freeze that had also happened about a decade earlier and they STILL didn't weatherize appropriately. Bunch of fucking idiots
They keep voting for this jerk
As Beth says, not all of us. This Texas rural voter votes blue every time.
Not according to the internet. It's Red.
There are more Maga voters in the rural areas of Texas but there are also Blue voters - just not enough to make a difference.
Not all of us. It’s the same as the ratios who voted for Trump. They’ve got the counties gerrymandered so the rural red votes overrules the more populous city blue votes.
It totally mystifies me! Maybe they think they don't deserve better?
The massive loss of life is unconscionable, but the negligence of Texas's government isn't surprising. Look at their lack of weatherization and the resulting catastrophic ice storm a few years ago. Or the similar ice storm that happened 10 years before that. Texas government is a complete shitshow and yet voters keep voting the same dumbasses back into office. Make it fucking make sense, Texans. Make it make sense.
Gerrymandered counties to skew elections to red. It’s been happening for decades now. The cities vote blue. The rural areas vote red. More people live in the cities but we keep electing red idiots as a state.
Like I said, the same dumbasses keep getting elected. Perhaps, this tragedy will get enough people to realize the error of their red voting ways
And like I said, it's not entirely the red voting ways. The gerrymandering makes the blue voting count less. They have it perfectly planned out, and you should see the bizarre maps from this, that there are enough red votes to win more districts. They lump the blue votes into fewer districts so we win by a landslide there but there's not enough districts to make any affect on statewide elections. There's been plenty of court cases over this but they also rule the courts here so I'm not sure how we get out of this nightmare.
This is very much a factor in why red states win, When you are allowed to systematically gerrymander areas in your favor, of course you can win. And the red team cleverly knows how to do that. So why is gerrymandering even legal? And who is the watchdog that keeps it fair? That's right - whoever is on the winning team. Gerrymandering is always going to be strategic and politically biased. you're disadvantaged right out of the gate.
Just heard Abbott is calling a special election to deal with things they didn’t finish screwing up during regular session. One of the those things at the request of the Whitehouse is AGAIN redistricting so they can maintain control of Congress in 2026. Redistricting is supposed to happen after the start of each new decade when there’s new census data. They are still litigating the last redrawn districts.
Watch vigilantes inc - google and watch for free. Details how they cheat from every angle. It's unbelievable what they've gotten away with. Also see Election Truth Alliance and Smart Elections for accurate data and interference info.
But they rejected Beto O'rourke.
That was a few years ago and before almost 100 died in a flood... Also, goes along with the "electing red idiots" thing
In the 2024 presidential election, Kamala Harris received 4,835,250 votes. This was 42.5% of the total votes in the state. It wasn't enough but it's not nothing. Every Red state has blue voters just like every Blue state has Red voters. Harris lost by 1.5%. It's not that she was rejected. It was a slight margin more voted for Trump - mostly in Blue swing states.
Vigilantes inc, Election Truth Alliance, Smart Elections. Details how they cheated from every angle.
Hubris and the oil industry are at fault in my estimation.
Absolutely unacceptable!
We desperately need to know who is actually behind all of this. They've put their puppets in as top officials of our nation. None of them has the training to run the country.
Do you hear the people sing?
Singing a song of angry men?
It is the music of a people
Who will not be slaves again..
Bingo!
It's all too sad. We live in TX and, whenever I hear (read) that someone else has moved here, I wonder if they've really checked out the place. I'm talking political nightmare(s).
Weather nightmares too!
Oh, absolutely!!!
MAGAts still constitute a good proportion of America. And any blind followers with zero critical thinking skills. Thus, they made the 49% of the voting public who voted for tRump to make all this a reality. If you voted for Trump, you voted for all of this. You idiots who now "want their votes back"? Start thinking before you vote rather than do it after the fact.
Think before you act!!!
Not true.
They CHEATED! Trump can't win anything unless he cheats.
Vigilantes inc, Election Truth Alliance and Smart Elections all detail how they've cheated from every angle.
Kamala won and should be in the WH now. Many articles written about it titled She Won!!
Trump regime should all be in prison.
Never Stop Telling Truth to power. I love to see not all are worried about those that call themselves leaders, and showing the world who the gqp party really is.
Sit on 30 BILLION and let kids and many others die.
Cruz just happed to leave the country again when his fellow citizens are dying.
Terrorist come in all forms, some just hide behind a Political platform.
- GWOT
Grat comment! Bunch of DEPLORABLES!👎👎👎😡
Domestic terrorists for sure. When will the military honor their oath??
Sending hugs and prayers for the people of Texas 🙏♥️🙏
Instead of spending time and resources placing blame, why not spend that time and those resources fixing a broken system?
That is exactly right. They were complaining that the media was bugging about blame and I am sure some were but what I hear the media saying is let’s find out what went wrong so you can figure out how to fix it.
Seems like those sirens could have really helped in the flooding areas. With smart electronics once a river got to a certain level the sirens could be tripped down river. It is probably not an area where there is good cell service so the folks can’t depend on phones sending the alarm.
We had all of those civil defense sirens around after the Cuban missile crisis with pretty low tech…. People could hear them at night. Certainly something could be done here. One commentator who was on one of the local boards ten or so years ago said the people voted the sirens down because they were afraid they would go off too often as false alarms. But you know how these local board meetings are…. If the gov. wants to pocket the $ they will start any rumor to not spend it …. like sirens going off as false alarms.
Better 10 false alarms than no alarm at all.
It's that crappy "hind sight is 20/20" saying. It just sucks!
Indeed. Even with sirens etc some people would have died but probably less. We all have to be prepared for the worst with these storms!
They don’t want to fix it. They do not care.
I believe a lot of people DO care. They most likely did not realize how egregiously Allen and Cruz may have been acting. They now need to force their representatives to become proactive. Or vote them out of office and replace them with people that are committed to their safety and well-being.
Fingers crossed. The contempt and disrespect they have for the citizenry is appalling.
Makes sense to me
Betcha Texas go for MAGATS again in the next elections! So sad.
It's a cult
It’s a cruel Christian Nationalist satanic mindset.🏴☠️🖤👺It’s built on bullying and hate - NOT love. 😔
Abbott announced today he wants the state legislature to redraw Democratic areas. They can't win without cheating.
This is brilliant writing. I hope it is spread far and wide.