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Igel

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14. And that's confusing

Fri Jul 11, 2025, 01:42 PM

Jul 11

Because the "Biden funded" it guys didn't want to use the money ~~for that~~ because federal money always "had strings attached." So they didn't want to use it for the alarm system.

But the exact same reason said they didn't want to use the money for the communications system (which provided communication not just for police, but across a wide area for first responders of all types, so it's not like it went for body armor and APCs or police outings at Hooters).

In the end, they used the "Biden-tainted" money. But they couldn't fund both the comms system *and* the early warning system, so they split the difference: they applied for a FEMA grant for the early warning system and spent the money on the communications system. They were turned down for the grant.

I do have to wonder if the comms system helped during the flooding.

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Camp Mystic's owner warned of floods for decades. Then the river killed him [View all] milestogo Jul 11 OP

And yet he exposed the youngest children to malaise Jul 11 #1

I do not like speaking ill of the dead, but this says it all angel823 Jul 11 #13

Oh my! malaise Jul 11 #15

They really lie about the true story of the opposition to the sirens- it wasn't low budgets. Biden funded it. Blues Heron Jul 11 #2

Wait! Traildogbob Jul 11 #3

They'd rather have their kids drown than take money from a Democrat. milestogo Jul 11 #4

And that's confusing Igel Jul 11 #14

Why continue owning a camp near a dangerous river?? Omnipresent Jul 11 #5

The river didn't kill him. CONservatives conned local governments and Musk & tRump. That killed him Bernardo de La Paz Jul 11 #6

He was the owner. Instead of warning he should have done something. I hate blaming the victim, but sometimes Srkdqltr Jul 11 #7

There was a camp downriver from Camp Mystic where the owner also died milestogo Jul 11 #8

Camp needs to go out of business Wild blueberry Jul 11 #9

Mr. Eastman's concern for the safety of the children should have prompted him to move the cabins off the flood plain. patphil Jul 11 #10

Money swong19104 Jul 11 #11

He could have put in a warning system with the $150K PPP Loan but he probably bought a boat and went fishing instead. littlemissmartypants Jul 11 #12

Or he could have lifted the "no technology" BS RussBLib Jul 11 #16