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David Richardson, the new head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, told staff on Friday he will "run right over" anyone that resists changes and that all delegation of authority in the agency is immediately suspended.

Richardson spoke one day after he was appointed to replace acting FEMA chief Cameron Hamilton, who was ousted by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after telling a congressional hearing he did not support eliminating the agency.

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[–] motor_spirit@lemmy.world 13 points 20 hours ago

"I, and I alone in FEMA, speak for FEMA. I'm here to carry out the president's intent for FEMA," Richardson, who was most recently assistant secretary for DHS' office for countering weapons of mass destruction, told the staff.

Crazy mall security energy from these hilarious fucking clowns. Anybody who stands in the way of US citizens receiving needed aid deserves their very own lil drone strike ♥️

[–] Stamau123@lemmy.world 33 points 1 day ago

should be 'Staff who resist the elimination of the agency' since that's why hes replacing Cameron Hamilton

[–] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 21 hours ago

Happy Hurricane Season to the Red States!

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 16 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Not a single fucking clue what they are doing. Any of them.

[–] limer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 19 hours ago

deliberate sabotage. People make a lot of money when large institutions fail

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 30 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Sweet mother nature I hereby beseech you:

Serve up hurricane upon hurricane upon hurricane upon the US south for apparently they wishith to pull upon bootstraps.

May you all have the day you voted for

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 19 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Whoa whoa whoa. I might be in Texas, but I certainly didn't vote for this administration. Yes, I have boots and yes I use the straps to pull up my boots, but I also recognize and vocalize that no one can pull themselves up by their bootstraps and furthermore that some people can't even afford boots.

Wish for something more localized, like bigot-eating wolves or racist-seeking lightning.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 9 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Racist-seeking lightning . . . you may be on to something there.

Anyone know about smoting?

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 3 points 19 hours ago

It would be a bad day to wear a tinfoil hat.

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 11 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

May the hurricanes completely spare you and your loved ones then.

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 3 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Define "loved ones." Some relatives who I used to respect did vote for this.

[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 2 points 20 hours ago

I just stopped talking to those relatives.

[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, there are absolutely people in the south working to change things. Especially in local elections.

[–] Neverclear@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 20 hours ago

Dorchester County council (SC) recently tipped Democratic in a special election. I hate to get all "correlated" up in here, but the last time that happened was shortly before Nixon resigned.

[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 16 points 23 hours ago

If I worked at FEMA I'd immediately ask for clarification on this statement or else sue for threats of violence.

[–] selkiesidhe@lemm.ee 4 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Is it hurricane season yet? Because it's gonna be wild.

Good luck to the poor folks stuck in red state shit holes.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 3 points 19 hours ago

Fire season in the west and east is gonna be fucking wild too, though. We are all gonna lose.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

That seems mildly anti-FEMA.

[–] KMAMURI@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Sounds like a guy that should be in charge of helping other people. Good job murica.

[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I look forward to the south being a wasteland. Not one penny of my money will be going to the people that have unleashed the Orange piece of shit on the world.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 3 points 19 hours ago

Dude, your tax dollars are gonna go exclusively to rebuilding strip malls and power centers in shithole states to reward them for the dictator vote. He's already refused to fund a blue state over a storm cell that destroyed a ton of homes.

Your tax dollars are gonna go exclusively to rebuilding a Hooters that was built on a hastily paved over swamp in 2014.