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Texas Officials Blame Agency Gutted by Trump for Results of Deadly Storm [View all]

Source: meidas news

Experts warned for months about cuts to NWS and NOAA

Ron Filipkowski Jul 05, 2025

As the best and the brightest were being fired at the National Weather Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration by senseless and draconian ‘DOGE’ cuts earlier this year under Trump, with no reason given except for the need to cut a paltry amount of the government’s budget, experts warned repeatedly that the cuts would have deadly consequences during the storm season. And they have.

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And the chickens have come home to roost. Hundreds of people have already been killed across the US in a variety of storms including deadly tornadoes - many of which were inaccurately forecasted. And we are just entering peak hurricane season. Meteorologist Chris Vagasky posted earlier this spring on social media: “The world’s example for weather services is being destroyed.”

Now, after severe flooding in non-evacuated areas in Texas has left at least 24 dead with dozens more missing, including several young girls at a summer camp, Texas officials are blaming their failure to act on a faulty forecast by Donald Trump’s new National Weather Service gutted by cuts to their operating budget and most experienced personnel.

At a press conference last night, one official said: “The original forecast we received on Wednesday from the National Weather Service predicted 3-6” of rain in the Concho Valley and 4-8” of rain in the hill country. The amount of rain that fell in these locations was never in any of their forecasts. Everybody got the forecast from the National Weather Service. They did not predict the amount of rain that we saw.” .................................................

Read more: https://www.meidasplus.com/p/texas-officials-blame-agency-gutted?r=9qw74&utm_medium=ios&triedRedirect=true

This is significant--and official blaming the horrible tragedy on the Trump cuts in funding!!
Sadly, the kids are DEAD!!

When experts warned for months that the NWS â€œis being destroyedâ€ by Trumpâ€™s personnel cuts, Howard Lutnick assured Congress that forecasting wonâ€™t be affected. Now TX officials are blaming a faulty forecast by NWS for the deadly impact of a storm. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2025-07-05T11:20:48.712Z

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Texas Officials Blame Agency Gutted by Trump for Results of Deadly Storm [View all] riversedge Jul 5 OP

The water was very wet. DJT. twodogsbarking Jul 5 #1

Sadly add these preventable deaths to the convicted idiot's record: Justice matters. Jul 5 #43

Trump's response to the Covid pandemic set the pattern for this. sop Jul 5 #54

Cruelty is the point. /nt brakester Jul 5 #83

THIS is what you all voted for. MLWR Jul 5 #2

Shall I pass your cheerful message on to my daughter's friends? Paladin Jul 5 #16

Let's just blame Trump and his basket of thugs. twodogsbarking Jul 5 #30

Obviously the problem is that it was not sold off to Accuweather like Reagan wanted. LiberalArkie Jul 5 #40

I live about two miles from Accuweather. There are many stories. Peace. Happy 5th of July. twodogsbarking Jul 5 #99

I am so sorry. murielm99 Jul 5 #31

I probably ought to be able to handle it better. God knows I see this sort of thing on DU, way too often. Paladin Jul 5 #38

My heart goes out to you and your friends. I hope her daughter is okay. chowder66 Jul 5 #36

I'm so sorry. littlemissmartypants Jul 5 #55

I am a Dem Texas voter. Many of my now grown daughters 's friends went to that camp and their daughters probably efhmc Jul 5 #66

One of my middle child's classmates used to go to Camp Mystic every summer LetMyPeopleVote Jul 5 #84

Disagree Mary Adeline Jul 5 #113

I am well-aware of how Texas voted. Paladin Jul 5 #114

Please do!! DFW Jul 6 #121

Agree. I mean Texas officials complaining turns irony on its head completely. ananda Jul 5 #52

Abbott DENVERPOPS Jul 5 #76

Never underestimate the conservative "pro-life" contempt Dr. T Jul 5 #98

Because it's never been about "pro-life"... regnaD kciN Jul 5 #101

Feels good, doesn't it? Using dead kids to dunk on people who you think deserve dead kids. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 5 #62

I post this map all the time but I'm guilty too, of red state/blue state thinking & speech. CrispyQ Jul 5 #78

The US Senate is essentially elected by Land. thought crime Jul 6 #123

This should be top news story of the weekend. Diamond_Dog Jul 5 #3

Let's see how many reporters are brave enough to report this on the news. Baitball Blogger Jul 5 #14

Dancing on the balcony underpants Jul 5 #4

Fox News really is a cancer on America Botany Jul 5 #6

That's Fox to a T. Ailes knew what he was doing. Sadly. underpants Jul 5 #87

Fox News' female talent are just like Murdoch's page 3 girls from "The Sun." Botany Jul 5 #90

Yep. If you've never seen "Bombshell" I'd highly recommend it underpants Jul 5 #95

Fox was built on lying by Ailes and Murdoch. "Feel the warmth of their marriage." Botany Jul 5 #96

I think I'm going to barf... llmart Jul 5 #7

P.S. to my post... llmart Jul 5 #9

It's the double giraffe jerkoff Aviation Pro Jul 5 #11

The two handed handy J as his feet are stuck in concrete dance Botany Jul 5 #17

He thinks he's cool and hip. llmart Jul 5 #33

It's worse than embarrassing. Much worse. sop Jul 5 #56

Krasnov's mental illness doesn't let him see himself as the complete buffoon that he is. Botany Jul 5 #86

Spot-on assessment Batshit_Bruin_CA Jul 5 #106

Elaine Benes of "Seinfeld" has a similar style. oasis Jul 6 #122

The convicted idiot said he has a good life... Justice matters. Jul 5 #46

Did he really say that? llmart Jul 5 #79

He said that (and worse) after a question about how long detainees Justice matters. Jul 5 #116

That's why I skip a hell of a lot of MTN videos. Jesus,that guy is obsessed with playing FOX vids Bengus81 Jul 5 #28

Yes, I quit watching NJCher Jul 5 #29

I skip them all SCantiGOP Jul 5 #45

Same electricmonk Jul 5 #71

If ever there was a project for AI, transcribing video would be a good one! CrispyQ Jul 5 #80

Faux crew is disgusting. Nt Trueblue Texan Jul 5 #15

Hitler used to do a little dance, too. murielm99 Jul 5 #32

I thought you were kidding Farmer-Rick Jul 5 #39

The "I murdered six million Jews" dance... sop Jul 5 #60

Me too. llmart Jul 5 #81

The pattern continues Farmer-Rick Jul 5 #37

trump went golfing also LetMyPeopleVote Jul 5 #85

So much empathy. BidenRocks Jul 5 #93

T💩p is jerking off two ghosts again I see. OMGWTF Jul 5 #103

Yes yes and yes. 👍 underpants Jul 5 #109

There are going to be millions more of senseless, unnecessary deaths gab13by13 Jul 5 #5

It doesn't matter if they kill people, ruin lives, and crash the economy because the vote is so rigged. Botany Jul 5 #8

No... GiqueCee Jul 5 #10

This................... Lovie777 Jul 5 #18

Hell no. Don't forget, he's one of the club. Those billionaire tax cuts also directly benefit him. the nelm Jul 5 #20

minus casualties??? llmart Jul 5 #34

Also can't let people hear there might be something to human cause climate change DBoon Jul 5 #48

Sady, they'll just blame this on "big government" Diraven Jul 5 #12

So now a State government has tested the Theory of FAFO. Good Luck! n/t aggiesal Jul 5 #13

So how's the Texas emergency management agency doing with helping survivors? sinkingfeeling Jul 5 #19

It will be blamed on 'the government' and we all know who builds big government... travelingthrulife Jul 5 #21

President Biden's fault............. Lovie777 Jul 5 #24

Horrible democrank Jul 5 #22

It was always going to be: Not IF, but WHEN aeromanKC Jul 5 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author krkaufman Jul 5 #42

Paper towels for everyone. BradBo Jul 5 #25

a flood watch was issued teh day before moonshinegnomie Jul 5 #26

Also, isn't 6" - 8" inches of rain quite a serious amount? Mike 03 Jul 5 #47

its a serious amount moonshinegnomie Jul 5 #58

Ditto!! CrispyQ Jul 5 #92

Yes it is Strelnikov_ Jul 5 #110

Reminscent of Nixon's DST debacle bucolic_frolic Jul 5 #27

The bad weather is Biden's weather; the good weather is Trump's.... Ol Janx Spirit Jul 5 #35

Ya think TX officials' blaming or complaining matters to the felon? The only real talk the felon might care about is ancianita Jul 5 #41

Yet Trump's carnage continues Grim Chieftain Jul 5 #44

Yes. If there were an answer for your question we'd know it by now. ancianita Jul 5 #61

I agree Grim Chieftain Jul 5 #64

Well, then... ancianita Jul 5 #65

Well that little tirade was unnecessary Grim Chieftain Jul 5 #69

It wasn't mean to be that, just an explanation. ancianita Jul 5 #72

All is good Grim Chieftain Jul 5 #75

And a hurricane season is starting. LisaL Jul 5 #49

"I voted for leopards to eat other people's kids...then the leopards ate MY kids!" COL Mustard Jul 5 #50

There are good number of new members of the Leopards Eating People's Face Party LetMyPeopleVote Jul 5 #89

Also, the areas in Texas that were affected are deep red. ananda Jul 5 #51

Texas is MAGA ground-zero for bullshit and lies. Martin68 Jul 5 #53

I hate tRump, and agree the NWS and NOAA cuts are already proving disastrous. However, plenty txwhitedove Jul 5 #57

And yet TX leadership are full MAGAts mcar Jul 5 #59

We literally TOLD all magats that they'd be voting for Proj 2025 every single night at the 2024 DNC. ancianita Jul 5 #63

I'm in Florida mcar Jul 5 #67

Me, too, and yes we did. ancianita Jul 5 #70

🤞🤞🤞🤞 mcar Jul 5 #104

Four major effects of climate change... (his event is heartbreakng) NowsTheTime Jul 5 #68

Texas, are you living and learning yet ? republianmushroom Jul 5 #73

Will the GOPiggies in Congress do anything about it? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 5 #74

Texas Officials are blaming trump for the loss of life due to these floods LetMyPeopleVote Jul 5 #77

Again, it doesn't matter and TX officials know it. They just want to lie that they're doing their job for the public, ancianita Jul 5 #88

Maybe Trump shouldn't have defunded the NWS. LetMyPeopleVote Jul 5 #82

Go figure orangecrush Jul 5 #91

the actual timeline of NWS warnings moonshinegnomie Jul 5 #94

Has Texas done anything, Old Crank Jul 5 #97

That's what you get when you vote for a person who cares only about himself mdbl Jul 5 #100

I hope we claw back every cent from the all the GOP limited tax cuts for the wealthy IbogaProject Jul 5 #102

Abbot is on TV blathering about how Trump loves Texas Picaro Jul 5 #105

Of course... This was Inevitable! Cha Jul 5 #107

The ideological dismantling of NOAA and NWS begins on page 674 of Project 2025 and is well underway. LetMyPeopleVote Jul 5 #108

Two dozen kids are still missing stollen Jul 5 #111

Heads to roll Fiddlelady11 Jul 5 #112

Local news reported Abbott signed a Deminpenn Jul 5 #115

F6ck that POS hot wheels!!!! wolfie001 Jul 5 #117

Texas is getting what they voted for, aren't they? MissouriDem47 Jul 5 #118

Trump is a mass murder damifino10 Jul 5 #119

DOGE is already costing lives bmichaelh Jul 5 #120

NYT-As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas (gift links) LetMyPeopleVote Jul 6 #124