Disaster declarations have been issued for parts of central Texas after heavy rains produced “a catastrophic flooding event” and killed an as yet unconfirmed number of people.
The National Weather Service issued multiple flash flood warnings followed by a flash flood emergency early on Friday morning for Gillespie and Mason counties, after more than a foot of rainfall fell in just a few hours in the hill country west of Austin.
The local news outlet KXAN warned that “life-threatening flooding is imminent or occurring. Leave low-lying or flood-prone areas immediately, but do not drive over water-covered roads.”
The negativity here really goes to show that even much of the left isn’t class conscious yet.
You got it all wrong. The left is sick of being stoic in the face of the right’s evil. So the niceness is over.
The amount of assholery in this thread is hilarious.
They can pick themselves up by their bootstraps. Small government and all that.
Thoughts and prayers. It stopped gun violence in schools right?
They should call for federal aid.
Number’s been disconnected
*government handouts
FEMA money coming in 3…2…oh wait…
Ted Cruz frantically trying to book a flight to anywhere outside of the states.
It’s all a part of gods plan. God hates yankees
As someone from San Antonio, hearing that over 30 children 7 and up got washed away and likely died in a flash flood is heartbreaking.
There are lots of people who are liberal as fuck who live in Texas. We have to deal with gerrymandered districts and a shit ton of rural people who have more voting powers than us.
Also in TX. Seeing loads of heartless comments here. Hopefully we can come together as Texans and make some positive change.
Agreed. The negativity here is astounding
Knowing america has written you off is disheartening, but at least you have your fellow texans to rally together.
Local here too. For the longest time I used to blame it on gerrymandering, but the Governor, Lt. Governor and President are all straight votes with no gerrymandering and we still lost. I know some of it can be chalked up to disenfranchised people, but it still should be something we could flip.
a ton of republicans moved to texas during the pandemic, that made it worst.
Reminder that some people think all this weather science and the programs that use it are a waste of money, as well as any money used to help those who lose everything in such events. Yeah, that’s crazy to even contemplate in the second quarter of the 21st century, but here we are.
Couldn’t have happened to a finer state.
What a horrific thing to say about children at a summer camp being washed away by flood waters. Can’t imagine what it’s like to live with a heart like that.
to say about children at a summer camp being washed away
Will no one think of the children?!?
Only while they are still in the womb.
The citizens of Texas don’t care. Why should OP? They voted for this.
I’m a Texan. I care. I didn’t vote for this and neither did the majority of my city.
These people don’t care man. This thread is sickening.
Sadly, you’re outnumbered in that state. If the GOP just had some basic fucking moral values, we would be in a decent place. But you gotta deal with the state you live in. Like we all do. I, too, live in a red state.
I once heard an idea… Everyone gets a Red and Blue card to carry.
You need childcare assistance? Show your blue card. You don’t want to be served by a trans waiter? Show your red card. Etc etc.
Lemmy doesn’t care that Texas is a purple state. They just go ahead and say “fuck you” to the 15 million people in Texas left of center anyway.
I’m sure Governor Abbott and Ted Cruz and Ken Paxton are sure sleeping over it. I’m out of fucks to give.
they flee the state the moment something like this happens.
As someone who wishes to burn quite a few regions in nuclear fire with zero regard for whomst is caught in the conflagration. I don’t have a heart to care, I sold it to the all father for a sandwich.
The whole of Texas, MAGA, and The United States Congress just said “fuck them kids” to everyone else. You reap what you sow. “drill, baby, drill!”
Welcome to Lemmy
virtue signalling when its most convenient, is very typical.
Don’t talk ill of him, he might be near children.
We had humanity once, the right wing beat it out of us. They certainly don’t get to pout about it now.
What? Where are they pouting about it?
Did you know that people who aren’t right wing conservatives live in red states?
This is good Christian Texas, they all believe in arcs so I’m sure that each, individually, with personal funds, and by the sweat of their own brows, have built themselves private arcs. They’ll be fine.
An ark is a boat, an arc is a curve
I’m sure they have two of each animal onboard.
Thank you. Fixed.
If only we could’ve predicted this. Oh well
Build a wall around the water.
And make Texas pay for it.
Just shoot it in the face
