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summer_in_TX

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115. Oh, of course, that is true.

Reply to BannonsLiver (Reply #107)

Mon Jul 7, 2025, 09:25 PM

Jul 7

I'm the sort who tries to remain accurate. But repetition, repetition, repetition is key to framing and messaging.

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Trump drowned those girls at camp in Texas. [View all] milestogo Jul 5 OP

Gutting funding for NOAA and NWS will result in more senseless deaths such as this. ProudMNDemocrat Jul 5 #1

What bdamomma Jul 5 #90

My thoughts exactly!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jul 6 #102

Yup. Everything since January 20th is his fault Arazi Jul 5 #2

Will mainstream media report that? No. Doodley Jul 5 #3

I think people will ask why there wasn't time to evacuate these children. milestogo Jul 5 #5

But will it get the amount of attention it should at a national level ? JI7 Jul 5 #17

They will blame NWS, and use it as an excuse to say that government RandomNumbers Jul 5 #55

The alerts were sent out but they were sent out at night Fullduplexxx Jul 7 #113

But it's too soon to investigate the tragedy... Girard442 Jul 5 #72

Oh, I'm sure they will, but they'll say what the GOP instructs them to. sir pball Jul 5 #6

Sounds familiar, like what they're doing Dr. T Jul 5 #29

Just wait until hurricanes start, LisaL Jul 5 #4

Tropical Storm Chantal heading for South Carolina malaise Jul 5 #9

Whoa! It's a monster ananda Jul 5 #26

How is this TS a "monster"? writerJT Jul 5 #35

I looked at it on Zoom Earth... ananda Jul 5 #38

That's clouds. writerJT Jul 5 #41

"These are the products we use." For now. Scrivener7 Jul 6 #106

May bring neededand unneeded rain malaise Jul 5 #39

Yeah, reaching H status was never writerJT Jul 5 #43

My 'goto" site is THIS: B.See Jul 5 #81

You have to do the predictions after the hurricane. milestogo Jul 5 #10

Oh Dear God that was embarrassing! calimary Jul 5 #50

I believe FL is in for a world of hurt this season. Katinfl Jul 5 #19

Mar-a-Lardo is way overdue Dr. T Jul 5 #57

Hope it's soon. Although I don't think a hurricane will suddenly show up unforcast on our shores. We'll still have Silent Type Jul 5 #64

What they won't get ... sheshe2 Jul 6 #100

If there is any justice is this world, they should be wiped out. Katinfl Jul 5 #74

I hope it's soon Jilly_in_VA Jul 5 #76

The magic sharpie orangecrush Jul 5 #69

Souinds like Texas government trying to blame everyone but themselves. Guy said 4" to 8" rain was forecasted. Silent Type Jul 5 #7

The forecasters rely on the National Weather Service for information milestogo Jul 5 #11

I would think they would have evacuated the camp as soon as that forecast came up. Prof. Toru Tanaka Jul 5 #23

Exactly. milestogo Jul 5 #31

They had enough warning, just not enough sense to get people out of the way. Silent Type Jul 5 #33

Because God will save them. Dr. T Jul 5 #59

He didn't save the 32 confirmed dead and the dozens still missing malaise Jul 5 #80

If God doesn't protect young children, Dr. T Jul 5 #84

He didn't protect all those malaise Jul 5 #85

This is where Christianity slips Dr. T Jul 5 #88

And not just them malaise Jul 5 #92

There must be a Biden angle in here somewhere BeyondGeography Jul 5 #8

No malaise Jul 5 #12

Shh... The storm blew in from The Gulf of America on the same day as Dear Leader was wearing his hat. Hugin Jul 5 #21

In a way it's kinda karmic that the areas in Texas affected.. ananda Jul 5 #30

They have never acknowledged or understood that the reason they have any quality of life at all is because they are... Hugin Jul 5 #34

Or the "it's just God's will" angle... sop Jul 5 #13

It's those damn drag queens again. GoCubsGo Jul 5 #53

Secret Storm Machine blueprints on Hunter's laptop, no doubt . . . . hatrack Jul 6 #111

Idiot doesn't know what 6 or 8 inches of rain can do in a flash flood zone dalton99a Jul 5 #14

No Joke. Sounds like they had plenty of warning, just didn't get camping kids, etc., out of the way. Silent Type Jul 5 #18

The rains were actually about double that Ms. Toad Jul 5 #25

that is the thing. My understanding is that this area had experienced 7 to 8 inch rainfall in the past yellowdogintexas Jul 5 #77

His bio alone is extremely creepy and cringeworthy MagickMuffin Jul 5 #32

+1. The guy is a bootlicking grifter and not very smart. dalton99a Jul 5 #40

"Punchable face" incarnated. Xavier Breath Jul 5 #67

Is that short for Nimrod? Marthe48 Jul 5 #51

... Nim holds advanced degrees in public administration and cybersecurity law ... struggle4progress Jul 5 #65

It was a Christian camp, so the parents can Baitball Blogger Jul 5 #15

No surprise Blubird Jul 5 #16

republicans must accept their responsibility BoRaGard Jul 5 #20

While your post is spot-on correct, Prof. Toru Tanaka Jul 5 #44

Sure he will DENVERPOPS Jul 5 #46

repukes "accepting responsiblity" Skittles Jul 6 #99

Weather is a prediction based on probabilities Renew Deal Jul 5 #22

No data Johnny2X2X Jul 5 #36

Texas was short the staff to BidenRocks Jul 5 #66

The Washington Post is reporting that they were warned in time. summer_in_TX Jul 5 #45

Anyone remember a couple of years ago DENVERPOPS Jul 5 #49

The Washington Post is a right wing rag. milestogo Jul 5 #75

You are right when it comes to political coverage. summer_in_TX Jul 5 #94

Accuweather is a horrible company Wiz Imp Jul 5 #78

Washington Post doesn't have credibility when it comes to holding Trump accountable JI7 Jul 5 #89

Yes, but this is still likely to be accurate. summer_in_TX Jul 5 #93

The camp mystic had been in the same spot 100 years Melon Jul 5 #86

This is their concept of a plan, to kill us off MagickMuffin Jul 5 #24

And the Republican members of Congress are all-in on this. Prof. Toru Tanaka Jul 5 #47

In almost all professional fields you get what you pay for. You want a dollar answer, pay a dollar - c-rational Jul 5 #27

The whole Trump/Magat agenda is to take us back to the good old days... ananda Jul 5 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author krkaufman Jul 5 #37

It is too early to determine fault. summer_in_TX Jul 5 #42

An excellent how to on how to fight the last war BannonsLiver Jul 6 #107

Isn't there a danger of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf"? Where eventually the voters start tuning out legitimate denunciations Midwestern Democrat Jul 6 #108

Doesn't seem to be a problem for the GOP Trump party. BannonsLiver Jul 6 #110

Oh, of course, that is true. summer_in_TX Jul 7 #115

I would also blame Texas and their lack of regulations that allowed a camp for kids to be built in Vinca Jul 5 #48

OMG.... Hard not to. calimary Jul 5 #60

Along the same lines. . . Stargleamer Jul 5 #52

Oh this is horrible. milestogo Jul 5 #58

Oh holy hell. llmart Jul 5 #68

Although. . . Stargleamer Jul 5 #54

Texas Officials are blaming trump for the loss of life due to these floods LetMyPeopleVote Jul 5 #56

G.O.P. bears responsibility BoRaGard Jul 5 #70

Maybe Trump shouldn't have defunded the NWS. LetMyPeopleVote Jul 5 #61

Daughters from fairly well off, CHRISTIAN, families. I see a class action suit coming Attilatheblond Jul 5 #62

Is Krasnov going to go Kerr County, TX and pose with some 1st responders or @ a hospital and do his Botany Jul 5 #63

And neglect his golf game??? Gimpyknee Jul 5 #97

If Trumpists don't care about children shot in schools mnhtnbb Jul 5 #71

Abbott said: "it could've been worse" .... after uvalde . IcyPeas Jul 5 #96

Republicans never take personal responsibility. Emile Jul 5 #73

The ideological dismantling of NOAA and NWS begins on page 674 of Project 2025 and is well underway. LetMyPeopleVote Jul 5 #79

Post removed Post removed Jul 5 #82

Not that any of it matters to Trump B.See Jul 5 #83

Here is your Thursday Forecast the evening before Melon Jul 5 #87

I live in a similar area. When weather report says we'll get 2" of snow, I prepare for at least 6" Silent Type Jul 6 #98

They went to be knowing a minor chance of flooding in a huge area... Melon Jul 6 #101

Hundreds of staffers were already cut from NWS... Waterguy Jul 5 #91

K&R ck4829 Jul 5 #95

The Guadalupe, just another Fifth Avenue to Trump. He'd laugh tossing paper towels to those little girls RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jul 6 #103

It's Biden's fault! It's Buttigieg's fault! It's DEI's fault! MIButterfly Jul 6 #104

And every GOP Old Crank Jul 6 #105

Trump and his minions should be held criminally responsible Mr. Sparkle Jul 6 #109

NYT-As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas (gift links) LetMyPeopleVote Jul 6 #112

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