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SCOOP: FEMA workers will stop knocking on doors to provide aid to survivors in disaster areas, per a memo obtained by WIRED. This comes as the agency is shifting responsibility for recovery efforts to local authorities. Oh, and it's hurricane preparedness week, btw.

wired.comFEMA Is Ending Door-to-Door Canvassing in Disaster AreasAs it shifts responsibility for recovery efforts to local authorities, FEMA workers will stop knocking on doors to provide aid to survivors in disaster areas, per a memo obtained by WIRED.
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FEMA’s door-to-door canvassing became a political flashpoint last year, when a whistleblower said that one official had told workers to avoid approaching homes with Trump yard signs, claiming there had been a pattern of “hostile encounters” at such homes.

wired.comFEMA Is Ending Door-to-Door Canvassing in Disaster AreasAs it shifts responsibility for recovery efforts to local authorities, FEMA workers will stop knocking on doors to provide aid to survivors in disaster areas, per a memo obtained by WIRED.
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The move comes at a turbulent time for the agency, as it faces staff losses due to DOGE buyouts as well as the termination of major federal climate programs. As hurricane season approaches, employees aren’t sure the agency is ready, as we reported in April.

wired.comFEMA Isn’t Ready for Disaster Season, Workers SayInstability, cuts, and a looming sense of dread have FEMA employees unsure the agency is ready for hurricanes, fires, and floods. “We are being set up for a really, really bad situation," says one.

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One FEMA worker says ending door-to-door canvassing will “severely hamper our ability to reach vulnerable people”—particularly the elderly and those with disabilities. Read the full story here: www.wired.com/story/fema-e...

wired.comFEMA Is Ending Door-to-Door Canvassing in Disaster AreasAs it shifts responsibility for recovery efforts to local authorities, FEMA workers will stop knocking on doors to provide aid to survivors in disaster areas, per a memo obtained by WIRED.
Marco the Maker
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This is the point. This IS the point. THIS IS THE POINT. How much does a standard issue maga care about the disabled or elderly? Not one little bit. "They shouldn't have gotten old or disabled." They cant say that D's control the weather this time around.