Post by Marisa Kabas / Redsky

Why the hell are we paying the salary for this slacker? I want my money back.

jul 9, 2025, 3:27 pm • 0 0 • view

Is he on vacation with Cruz?

jul 9, 2025, 5:17 pm • 2 0 • view

Well, when your job is to wreck the organization you lead I guess showing up at meetings might seem optional at best, unless it’s a meeting to fire people.

jul 9, 2025, 3:42 pm • 0 0 • view

Heckuva job, Richie! (David Richardson)

jul 9, 2025, 4:12 pm • 0 0 • view

Is he alive? Should someone send a well check to his home ?

jul 9, 2025, 6:58 pm • 0 0 • view

"You're doing a hell of a job RICHARDSON-IE."

jul 9, 2025, 3:44 pm • 0 0 • view

Are we sure he’s alive

jul 9, 2025, 3:33 pm • 0 0 • view

At this point, are we 100% sure he's alive?

jul 9, 2025, 6:45 pm • 0 0 • view

It's so weird that we've gone from "heckuva job Brownie" to be the beginning of the end of GWB to "eh, no one cares" in such a relatively short amount of time. Though now that I think about it, that was 20 damn years ago. Maybe not short time.

jul 9, 2025, 3:12 pm • 21 3 • view

This will all be forgotten in a couple days because something new will pop up it's just a whirlwind of bullshit and lies everyday.

jul 9, 2025, 10:52 pm • 0 0 • view

Why is this man even employed by a federal government agency? If DOGE is looking for waste, fraud, and abuse, they should look no further than this dude.

jul 9, 2025, 7:25 pm • 4 1 • view

"Why do the job I was hired for, trumpy doesn't do anything other than golf usually." ~ everyone in MAGA

jul 10, 2025, 12:21 am • 0 0 • view

True true

jul 10, 2025, 12:58 am • 0 0 • view

What hurricane season? He didn’t know there is one.

jul 9, 2025, 3:33 pm • 10 0 • view

Where's the FEMA Director? www.thehandbasket.co/p/fema-david...

jul 10, 2025, 4:23 pm • 0 0 • view

like...has anyone seen him? anywhere? c'mon reporters

jul 9, 2025, 3:13 pm • 4 0 • view

Kind of like "browny" during katrina

jul 9, 2025, 3:31 pm • 1 0 • view

Has anyone checked to see if he's with Ted Cruz?

jul 9, 2025, 3:23 pm • 0 0 • view

Does this guy actually exist?

jul 9, 2025, 3:21 pm • 2 0 • view

Always hard to say to what extent a man of this kidney can be said to exist or not apnews.com/article/emer...

jul 10, 2025, 5:14 am • 1 0 • view

None of these people want to work

jul 9, 2025, 3:33 pm • 0 0 • view

ACCOUNTABILITY is more that holding a title and making vague statements. REAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES work with due diligence and are responsible for an agency's actions or inactions. Attention: REPUBLICANS EVERYWHERE Real life is UNSCRIPTED - get your asses in gear because HUMAN LIFE IS AT STAKE.

jul 9, 2025, 4:33 pm • 0 0 • view

Honestly the most fucked up thing about this is that the media is just 1000% ignoring it instead of freaking out over it and making it a story. Not really shocking that a trump would fail at his job and not show up, but the media is supposed to give a shit about this stuff and care about scandals.

jul 9, 2025, 3:48 pm • 6 1 • view

Remember all the manufactured crap about Biden not sending FEMA to North Carolina? The media is strangely silent that the head of FEMA is nowhere to be found after the Texas floods.

jul 9, 2025, 7:57 pm • 4 0 • view

When he googled his job description, attending these meetings wasn’t listed as a responsibility

jul 9, 2025, 4:01 pm • 0 0 • view

Does he exist?

jul 9, 2025, 3:35 pm • 2 0 • view

Perhaps it took place in a state he was not aware of. “SOUTH Dakota? Hah! Like there’d be *two different* Dakotas. Nice try, but I’m on to you after that finger pulling stunt.”

jul 9, 2025, 3:30 pm • 1 0 • view

They (the Trumpers) have apparently learned from the congressional open-house meetings: if you don't show up, no one can ask you why you aren't doing your job or why you are screwing your employees and the people you're supposed to be working for.

jul 9, 2025, 3:50 pm • 2 1 • view

"Heckuva job, Davy."

jul 9, 2025, 3:17 pm • 0 0 • view

Because he's not a REAL FEMA administrator. He can't handle the truth.

jul 9, 2025, 4:29 pm • 0 0 • view

Heckuva job, Richie

jul 9, 2025, 3:15 pm • 5 0 • view

Does he really exist? Maybe he’s a hologram.

jul 9, 2025, 3:27 pm • 0 0 • view

did he fall out of a window while carrying a bath tub or are we not there just yet?

jul 9, 2025, 10:54 pm • 0 0 • view

should we ask Ted where he is hiding him?

jul 9, 2025, 3:30 pm • 0 0 • view

This is W’s second “administration” all over again. Remember 2005? Katrina? “HECKUVA JOB BROWNIE!" I am sick of this Wayback Machine: www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...

jul 9, 2025, 3:24 pm • 1 0 • view

He's looking for the big red button that shuts off the Democrat's weather alteration machine.

jul 9, 2025, 3:33 pm • 0 0 • view

maybe he's overcome with grief at the state of the country and his complicity in it?

jul 9, 2025, 3:21 pm • 0 0 • view

That requires shame. There isn't anyone in the administration that has any.

jul 9, 2025, 3:29 pm • 4 0 • view

So FEMA doesn't exist but they don't want the hit of killing it exactly at the moment natural disasters are killing people.

jul 9, 2025, 3:12 pm • 3 0 • view

source?

jul 9, 2025, 3:22 pm • 0 0 • view

The OP is an independent journalist

jul 9, 2025, 3:35 pm • 0 0 • view

“I will run right over you. I will achieve the president's intent.”

jul 9, 2025, 3:12 pm • 40 0 • view

Maybe he’s in Spain.

jul 9, 2025, 3:14 pm • 0 0 • view

He’s in Greece with Rafael.

jul 9, 2025, 3:14 pm • 2 0 • view

Was too busy selling Alligator Alcatraz merch on 95

jul 9, 2025, 3:16 pm • 59 2 • view

He’s got a roadside cart at the crossroads of Tamiami Trail E and 11 Mile Rd.

jul 9, 2025, 3:50 pm • 3 0 • view

I assumed it was because he isn’t as telegenic as Secretary Noem. Now I’m curious. Especially with flash flooding in New Mexico yesterday. Any sightings since last Friday?

jul 9, 2025, 5:28 pm • 0 0 • view

Does he live in a high rise?

jul 9, 2025, 5:01 pm • 0 0 • view

An AWOL uninformed, uncaring agency head who has his job only to dismantle the effectiveness of the agency and kisses Wannabe Fat King Henry’s ass. On brand.

jul 9, 2025, 3:42 pm • 1 0 • view

The meeting probably got more accomplished with his absence.

jul 9, 2025, 8:47 pm • 0 0 • view

Feeling nostalgic for “heckuva job, brownie”. Great reporting, Marisa 👏🏼 Well 👏🏼done

jul 9, 2025, 3:35 pm • 1 0 • view

THE REPUBLICAN POLICY IS....LLEETTTT THEM DIEEE!!!!

jul 9, 2025, 3:32 pm • 0 0 • view

Did anyone check if he's poolside in Vegas with Kash?

jul 9, 2025, 4:15 pm • 0 0 • view

OK, now that's weird. He's not even showing up to internal meetings? What a badass, what a tough guy....

jul 9, 2025, 3:22 pm • 2 0 • view

The. Authorities. Did. Not. Even. HAVE. FEMA. Number. To. Share. When asked about specifically about FEMA. He said sorry.

jul 9, 2025, 5:20 pm • 1 0 • view

And this surprises anyone?

jul 9, 2025, 9:33 pm • 0 0 • view

Heckuva job.

jul 9, 2025, 3:31 pm • 0 0 • view

good thing that the NYT is all over this...just kidding. Not a single word about Richardson being MIA they must be too busy searching Zohran's past credit scores, or tipping history.

jul 9, 2025, 3:52 pm • 7 0 • view

"Don't Get in my way [to the pool bar, I'm on vacation!]"

jul 9, 2025, 3:25 pm • 4 0 • view

And yet he’s presumably drawing a (fairly substantial) paycheck.

jul 9, 2025, 3:16 pm • 0 0 • view

The press is also MIA

jul 9, 2025, 3:23 pm • 7 0 • view

FIRE ABBOTT

jul 9, 2025, 10:26 pm • 0 0 • view

No one wants to work these days. 🤬🤬🤬

jul 9, 2025, 3:33 pm • 0 0 • view

Can we get someone to like say this shit topless or like while falling into a pit of spiders so people will pay attention like it seems like this is a big deal

jul 9, 2025, 4:44 pm • 7 1 • view

Ok....so Wadda we gonna do about it? Clearly this was a nightmare for the families in Texas. And even more clearly Texas officials and Trumps admin f'd this up. Where is the DNC? Where are the Dem leaders? That's the story. That's the byline

jul 9, 2025, 3:18 pm • 4 0 • view

Remember this? "I, and I alone in FEMA, speak for FEMA," Richardson said. Hmm. Isn't there some saying about, I dunno, pride and before a fall? What an incredible... jerk. www.cbsnews.com/news/fema-ac...

jul 9, 2025, 3:46 pm • 4 0 • view

Yesterday when I was watching that *press conference* and trump asked Hegseth about Ukraine, Pete said he didn’t know. He said John might know. Who the heck is John?

jul 9, 2025, 3:18 pm • 17 1 • view

John Ratcliffe, director of the CIA?

jul 9, 2025, 3:38 pm • 3 0 • view

That would be weird, but it’s also the only John I can think of as well.

jul 9, 2025, 4:10 pm • 1 0 • view

John Barron

jul 9, 2025, 4:24 pm • 1 0 • view

🤣 You’re not wrong.

jul 9, 2025, 4:43 pm • 1 0 • view

I was today years old when I found out who that was. He named his youngest son Barron.

jul 9, 2025, 5:22 pm • 2 0 • view

Indeed. Pretty wild, right?

jul 9, 2025, 6:13 pm • 1 0 • view

Ratcliff is indeed the John that Hegseth was referring to.

jul 9, 2025, 5:36 pm • 3 0 • view

Anybody have a clip?

jul 9, 2025, 3:32 pm • 1 0 • view

bsky.app/profile/fact...

jul 9, 2025, 3:36 pm • 9 3 • view

The incompetence Wow But not surprising.

jul 9, 2025, 3:46 pm • 5 0 • view

Thanks

jul 9, 2025, 3:44 pm • 1 0 • view

S/ Well, he is only cosplay/acting as FEMA Admin, after all /s

jul 9, 2025, 3:43 pm • 0 0 • view

I’ve been in touch with friends who live abroad or in Canada. The information we are being given is censored, big time. We aren’t seeing anything close to reality. NIH and CDC aren’t allowed to tell us about a pandemic, for example, without WH approval. The US is now a dictatorship regime.

jul 9, 2025, 4:47 pm • 1 0 • view

He's at home, watching cartoons, and drinking whiskey at 11 in the morning. He doesn't actually have to "work". The president's objective is to talk about how bad fema is and get rid of it all. Him doing things and solving problems run counter to that. Hence, the booze and cartoons.

jul 9, 2025, 6:05 pm • 0 0 • view

I assume acting President Stephen Miller was there instead

jul 9, 2025, 3:25 pm • 2 0 • view

Maybe he's in Cancun.

jul 9, 2025, 6:42 pm • 0 0 • view

Dereliction of duty in any other walk of life

jul 9, 2025, 3:57 pm • 0 0 • view

It may not matter. He has NO natural disaster experience at all.

jul 9, 2025, 3:34 pm • 0 0 • view

it matters in that people should demand the head of FEMA do his job, and if he can't, he should be kicked out

jul 9, 2025, 3:35 pm • 15 0 • view

Yes of course. Letting my cynicism get the better of me. Thanks for all of your reporting.

jul 9, 2025, 3:42 pm • 2 0 • view

He was at his table with his stubby pencil drinking tea.

jul 9, 2025, 3:28 pm • 0 0 • view

Must be one of those no show jobs they give to gangsters.

jul 9, 2025, 3:27 pm • 2 0 • view

Well, at least the career rank & file that actually GIVES A DAMN won't have to worry about "getting in his way" if he isn't even THERE

jul 9, 2025, 3:16 pm • 12 0 • view

Has anyone asked Kristi Noem if she knows his whereabouts and why he isn't doing his job? She's his boss and I'll be she's clueless too.

jul 9, 2025, 11:55 pm • 2 0 • view

111 dead, hundreds missing and the FEMA director is hiding under his desk.

jul 9, 2025, 3:11 pm • 26 6 • view

Even the horse dude wasn't this bad.

jul 10, 2025, 12:19 am • 1 0 • view

They are doing this to errode people’s trust in government

jul 9, 2025, 3:52 pm • 1 0 • view

It's one of those no show jobs. Just because they're not Italian doesn't mean they aren't organized crime.

jul 9, 2025, 3:30 pm • 3 0 • view

Probably thought his wife was going to do the meeting.

jul 9, 2025, 6:56 pm • 2 0 • view

The dude who didn’t know hurricanes had a season?

jul 9, 2025, 5:03 pm • 0 0 • view

Why would he be there? He knows nothing about disaster response but everything about dismantling FEMA...the reason he was installed w/o Senate approval in the first place.

jul 9, 2025, 4:57 pm • 0 0 • view