Severe cuts to the National Weather Service led to the Jackson NWS going without a full-time overnight forecasters. Warnings for the 3 AM tornado that claimed at least 18 lives were delayed as a result. DOGE is killing Americans. It needs to be stopped. Science needs protection. MAGA needs a cage
I guess maga is very happy
Trump murdered those people by ruining NOAA.
Not only will states not be notified of disasters in advance because of cuts to NOAA/National Weather Service, they are not going to get assistance afterwards, because SURPRISE, FEMA has been cut too.
Unconscionable
Americans need to get out of their comfort zones & stop this regime. Until they do the atrocities will only get worse & every American who decided to stay in their comfort zones will be as culpable as the regime. If you see abuse & refuse to step up, you're just as responsible as the offenders.
Horrific.
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Life and treasure means so little to Trump UNLESS it’s his life and treasure.
THIS is on you #senatorjoniernst Cheerleader of DOGE
I follow several storm chasers on YT & since EM/Doge gut the agency U hear the chasers say a storm or tornado is headed 2 such & such & still no warning. I don't ever recall this happening B4 the cuts 😔
UPDATE: The death toll has risen to 27. One day before this happened, the NYT published an article that singled out this weather station for being understaffed.
Unbelievable
Your vote really DOES count.....
We need our infrastructure
BUMMER how about that FEMA!? 😕
MAGA needs a cage. Love that.
No 47 & his administration are killing people. Doge has done terrible things, but 47 is the one to be held accountable it's his administration & the buck stops with him.
trump/elon/doge/republicans need to be charged with crimes against humanity!
Apparently, Americans dying isn’t much of a concern for DOGE.
Is DOGE a Russian operation inside our government? Time for a new HUAC committee.
Well, good luck with that. GOP Congress critters are on the same side as the fascists. They WANT America to fail.
This is just the weather service. Cutbacks in research in all sorts of sciences will be disastrous long term. Trump is accelerating the stupidification of America.
Since almost every adult is smarter than he is, he wants to dumb down the entire country.
That's true but I believe his motives are more sinister. He/they want to put people in the position of beggars. They obey more easily that way.
Jesus Christ.
DOGE is the enemy within cutting vital services to the most needy. A country is judged by how it cares for its most vulnerable and they’re cutting the throats of all in need. You don’t see them cutting one thing vital to the rich.
It's not just DOGE, it's the Republican Party. They wanted this and support it.
MAGA needs a cage. Thank you
GOP policies are killing Americans & democracy.
There are sservices that are too important too cut or underfund this, Air traffic controllers , research etc. This whole thing is INSANE ! tRump & Musk need to be sued over it !
We're supposed to be terrified of foreign terrorists attacking with dirty bombs or poisoning the water supply of a US city. Meanwhile the GOP poisoned more ppl in Flint than ISIS could dream abt, & Trump policies are killing thousands or hundreds of thousands.
Seems some lawsuits are needed.
As someone who lives in Tornado Alley, this is scary as hell!!!! I'm so pissed. Really past time to get these crazy MFers out of office.
Think about how the fisherman in the Atlantic are feeling right now with hurricane season brewing.
We had 5 confirmed touchdowns with potential for a total of 19overnight into Fri morning. They were saying it could be a month or so before we know. We were following weather watchers throughout the storm. This seems to be what they want. Have random people predicting weather, not the government.
Lock him up. Predictable.
I was just wondering where the reporting on this was. I knew there had to be a deleterious effect to the cuts.
DOGE doesn’t care about human beings. Humans are the waste and abuse they’re coming for.
Collateral damage
4 hard agrees.
86 DOGE
Absolute insanity! 😡
Pretty ironic..red states..Maggots are getting hurt by them.
DOGE is a nightmare for which we can thank Dopey Don and his sick boy toy.
this is a fake quote btw. it's a nice line and it would've been nice if he said it, but he didn't
Sounds like the people served by that service should have voted for the smart lady who wanted to make everyone’s lives better instead of the bigot who said he’d destroy everything.
This attitude is so tired. Harris voters are also suffering the effects of Trump. Gloating over tragedy is not the way forward.
Trump voters aren't good people. Pointing that out isn't gloating, it's stating that elections have consequences.
Not everyone in that area is a Trump voter.
No, but he won nearly 2/3 of the statewide vote. It sucks that good people are being hurt, but bad people also suffering is all I can hope for.
And how did the people who were injured and killed vote?
It’s interesting that you consider accountability to be gloating. You go ahead and feel sorry for people who are getting hurt because they chose bigotry over democracy. I’ll keep thinking they’re trash and are getting what they deserve.
Maybe we have different ideas of what accountability means. I understand it to mean taking ownership of one's wrongs and making efforts to right them. Death and injury are neither of those things. Wishing suffering on people as "deserved punishment" isn't justice, it's revenge fantasy.
Families should have a MASSIVE lawsuit
Just wait till hurricane season...
They think tornadoes only hit trailer parks, and DGAF about people who live in trailer parks.
Unreal.
23 people needlessly killed in Saint Louis!! Cause: Bad policy decision by this regime that was 💯 avoidable!
💯💯💯
This is the first thing that devastated me when I learned about project 2025. Other horrors ongoing and yet to come
45/47 Just said he wants Walmart to eat the Tariffs. What? You mean the foreign countries don’t pay your tariff? This doesn’t compute! You said foreign countries paid. This means you lied! Make up your mind, what’s left of it. You scare me! Be fierce, be brave, be free.
This is so scary. I dread hurricane season.
This is so sad. We have spent years developing the ability to warn in advance and having it cut back because of $$$. The goal should be less people losing their lives in storms. Not more
"because of $$$" is doing a lot of work here. It's not just "money." We have plenty of money. It's because greed. It's because oligarchy. It's because fascism. It's because the GOP hates, Hates, HATES America and always will.
Yes to all. There are many issues and greed is a huge one which effects those of us who are not millionaires
Preach it!
I focus here on the dangers of cutbacks in flood warnings
I hear El Salvador is very nice this time of year. How 'bout we send the MAGAts there?
Put up a digital death tally for those killed on Trump's watch. It can be done like the Covid death count that kid put up.
Saw this quote in a USA Today story: “The deaths were not attributable to the staffing cuts,” he said. “Everybody was there last night. We had a full team.” Check out this article from USA TODAY: www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Similarly, a Washington Post story said the office juggled its staff to ensure there were enough people during the storm. “I’m glad to say we were very well staffed for the entirety of the event,” Cassell said. www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
Jeopardizing public safety in order to save money is never the answer. If Republicans were serious about saving money all they have to do is look at their own proposals.
This isn't true. Warnings were ahead of average lead time, and JKL was staffed appropriately last night. Yes, the staffing remains a critical issue. But this pronouncement does a serious disservice to the folks still in that office. And also, there are two NWS Jackson WFOs, so specify.
Life (and money) saving scientific institutions have made the american complacent. "Wait we actually need all these egg heads?"
Trump regime & Musk/DOGE directly responsible 👿☠️ there should be immediate Congressional hearings, investigations & possible charges - needless deaths, destruction, suffering @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov
THIS SHOULD BE HUGE NEWS!!!
The MSM won't touch it because they're on the side of suffering and death. It's their bread and butter.
They’re terrified of making their MAGA viewers mad
Perhaps, but I think they're more afraid of making Cheeto Mussolini mad. They are in bed with him. They work for him. His goals. are their goals. Their billionaire owners, like the rest of the GOP, want America to die so they can pick the bones and make themselves rich off the remains.
In StL area, we got no immediate alert warning of the tornado either on our phones or on our home security panel, which is usually the case with any nearby severe weather. The sirens went off only for about a minute AFTER the worst of the storm passed us.
Nice job, MAGA Trump. Hope you're enjoying the greatness Trump has brought to the country.
I see lawsuits coming
We are all hostages
Why isn’t MSM reporting this!!!
MSN is reporting on it. But idk if MSN is MSM either. We didn’t get hit w the tornadoes but the storms slammed us last night.
Some say it is. Others say it is but more nuanced. I have a little trouble understanding that though. MSN is more subtle, I guess.
My local CBS News is finally reporting on staffing cuts to NWS by DOGE.
Because corporate media is owned by the "people" (billionaire animals) receiving the benefits of all these cuts.
Link please? I’d like to share
now kentuckians are FAFOing!
I was born and live in Kentucky 15 minutes from the tornados in London, KY. People don’t deserve to die because of their politics. Yes, they vote against their interests, & we are seeing the horrifying results. My friend lost her house & she is very liberal. My other friend lost her job & voted D.
My dad is liberal in Iowa. I feel you on this. I’m terrified he’ll pay the price imposed by his Trumpy siblings.
Trump wins in KY!!!
