The storms come just weeks after the Trump administration cut the jobs of hundreds of federal weather forecasters. The New York Times reported last week that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which is responsible for tornado warnings and other weather forecasts, is set to cut 20 percent of its workforce. Meteorologists and scientists warned earlier this month that eviscerating weather agencies would risk public safety.

“It’s going to affect safety. It’s going to affect the economy,” warned former NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad in an interview with the Associated Press, pointing out that the country was “getting into prime tornado time.”

As the devastated areas begin to rebuild, they will also have less help. At the directive of Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency,” the Federal Emergency Management Agency also cut 200 positions barely a week ago and is making preparations to cut more.

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      It harkens back to his idea that if you don’t test for COVID the numbers go down.

      It’s just so fucking stupid.

      sigh

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    Obviously the leftist cult trans wokists infiltrated HAARP to activate the negatively-polarized nanobearings suspended in chemtrails, which generated the storms and lubricated the tornadoes for maximum destruction. Only God could have seen this coming, but He was distracted praising Dear Leader for giving the world’s most perfect speech to the Department of Justice.

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    It’s in the right states so I don’t care. Yeah yeah I’m so bad. All those innocent people. Whatever, leopards and shit. All my empathy has washed away with the flood.

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    And hurricane season is up next. Y’all better hope there are no major storms for the next four years at least

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      But at least we saved Palestine by not allowing bLuEmAGa to take office though…right? Right?

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        And also the trump supporters who ate there will believe:

        This isn’t his fault

        Actually it’s Biden

        If Biden was in charge it would be worse actually

        If fema was actually doing anything they’d have to pull up and threaten them with guns cause they are only there to steal stuff

        This is good.

        Regardless of what things actually are. Reality is as it would benefit trump, nothing else is true.