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In response to the floods in Texas, deployments of critical resources were delayed as a result of a budget restriction requiring Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem to approve every purchase, contract and grant over $100,000.

washingtonpost.comBudget limits at DHS delayed FEMA’s Texas deployment, officials sayFEMA officials said search and rescue efforts in the Texas floods were slowed by budget rules imposed by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.

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So, David Richardson Head of FEMA appears to be missing in action. Did they sideline him because he doesn’t know anything about hurricanes and flooding? Because they want to get rid of FEMA? Or because Noem is doing such a great job responding to the Texas flood?

For people like Noem and the DOGE team, with zero understanding or interest in the organization’s mission, all that matters are TV appearances and budgets. As the Sr exec, Noem also manages her line of personal action figures and her torture porn stream. It’s a lot! Disasters? Don’t look at us.

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I don't understand their reaction to this. Trump's voters do not value life, and they know that Trump and his cronies don't value life. Why are they even going through with the charade of pretending? Why not just say, "Yeah, we killed a few people but we saved money. That's why you elected us."

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Usually contracting agents in the field sign these for a few reasons: 1) quicker, 2) if something goes wrong Agency heads can blame anonymous people in the field. Noem will get full credit/blame if something goes wrong. She's that green?

Noem has been very quiet in response to this criticism so far.... I'm guessing she's trying to craft a narrative that blames Biden for her abysmal failure.

It's NOT A BUDGET LIMIT, wapo, Jesus FUCKING CHRIST! It's micromanagment where anything over $100k needs Noem to stop deliberating about horse photo's and sign an authorization. 200 people dead and FEMA is hamstrung to do ANYTHING until she personally takes the time to sign paper. ASSININE !!

To be fair, her job, consisting of posing for photos in various costumes, appearing on Fox News, and having her hair extensions tended to and her makeup spackled on, is grueling. No way she can be expected to, you know, sign some papers or do actual work stuff.

They weren't only delayed because of the budget restriction. They were delayed because this fucking psychopath was too busy taking selfies in front of caged prisoners to sign the paperwork.