ICE Barbie K. Noem, Trump's FEMA, and Texas Republicans abandon children to drown

        One of the key lies, the Republicans ran upon in the 2024 elections was that President Biden (and Vice President Kamala Harris more specifically) and FEMA abandoned rural white people in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene.  As always, Corporate Media aided their Republican allies by turning the issue into a both sides issue by "reporting" Republican lies as equally valid as the truth on the ground and letting voters decide.

So, now in the wake of the Guadalupe River floods in Kerr County, Texas, while children drown Kristi Noem is asking her Only Fans to pick her portrait for the South Dakota Capitol.  

A cursed Killer Triptych

“Which one do you like for the official Governor’s portrait to hang in the South Dakota State Capitol?” Noem asked her nearly 500,000 Instagram followers in a Monday post.

Vamping for her close-up while children drown is not unexpected from a brutal dog-shooting ICE Barbie whose more interested in botox and filler for her face and her outfits.  Meanwhile, the erstwhile head of FEMA and Vigo the Carpathian imitator David Richardson is completely absent and hasn't even been seen in a week.  But, then Republicans are Hollow Men;  they preen and pose for the camera, they give their Media allies some Strong Quote, and then vanish when it actually comes to action.

Of course, other Republicans cover for their political partners, 

“President Trump, Secretary Noem, and FEMA have been exceptional partners throughout the flood response,” a spokesperson for Texas Governor Greg Abbott told Politico.

While rightwing propagandists searched about for the nearest black man to blame everything upon, as Trump Political Chief Charlie Kirk did when he blamed the botched, negligent, and criminal Republican Flood Response on the Austin Fire Chief Joel Baker and declared "DEI kills, and the Texas tragedy is just the latest example."

Of course, the truth is local Texas Republicans cut funding for warning systems in the region, 

In the week after the tragic July 4 flooding in Kerr County, several officials have blamed taxpayer pressure as the reason flood warning sirens were never installed along the Guadalupe River.

“The public reeled at the cost,” Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly told reporters one day after the rain pushed Guadalupe River levels more than 32 feet, resulting in nearly 100 deaths in the county, as of Thursday.

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Since January, the Trump administration has cut more than 200 employees from FEMA and more than 1,000 employees from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, which houses NWS. 

 But, I've pointed out history and reality is immaterial, the well-oiled Republican Outrage Wurtlizter found a black man too blame, Faux News and other outlets quickly moved onto their Superman outrage and got their ire back up to defend ICE Gestapho tactics.  White people are more than ready to sacrifice some white people for the power Trump has given them to be their worst selves.