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1. Animats ◴[] No.44539289[source]
That's what's supposed to happen. The Trump administration is shutting down FEMA. Emergency response is now a state responsibility. The interim head of FEMA who told Congress this was a bad move was fired the next day.[1]

Federal disaster relief is now a gift to be given at the whim of the President. Usually, only red states get it. See the list of major disaster declarations here.[2] More details.[3]

[1] https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/3405810/...

[2] https://www.fema.gov/

[3] https://therevolvingdoorproject.org/trump-disaster-policy-tr...