Blatantly discriminatory, therefore illegal
Posted on 10/31/2024 2:35:48 PM PDT by bitt
A FEMA whistleblower revealed the agency, which is supposed to focus on recovery efforts and assisting when disaster strikes for all Americans, is instead focusing on “DEI initiatives” over disaster response.
In an interview with James O’Keefe, Kelsey Goodman, a FEMA Hazard Mitigation Emergency Manager for REGION 4 said, “there are higher priorities given to different racial groups.”
“The number one goal of FEMA is to instill equity in emergency management. It’s not to save lives. It’s not to create stronger communities that will weather future disasters,” revealed Kelsey Goodman, a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Emergency Manager for REGION 4.
Per O’Keefe Media Group:
Goodman has come forward to discuss concerns about FEMA’s response to recent disaster-stricken communities.
After Hurricane Helene, North Carolina residents reported seeing few FEMA responders on the ground, despite widespread devastation and flooding. Many people, Goodman observed, were “videoing themselves stranded” with little to no visible federal help. She described how “residents are very upset. They don’t see FEMA on the ground,” adding, “We are not there, and they’re very frustrated.”
Goodman expressed frustration about FEMA’s approach, stating that their internal narrative differed from the experiences of those in the affected areas. She explained that, internally, employees were told they were doing everything right, and “Anyone who has a problem with the way we’re doing things, they’re bad actors, they’re spreading misinformation.”
She detailed FEMA’s increasing focus on equity initiatives, revealing, “We are prioritizing disadvantaged communities when there’s no clear definition of what that is,” Goodman said. According to her, this focus is detracting from FEMA’s core mission to assist all Americans facing urgent needs after disasters. “When you’re dedicating that time and those resources to things that you can’t tie to fact… you’re not dedicating to the things that matter, which is helping American families stay safe.”
Despite potential risks, Goodman explained her motivation for coming forward: “If you feel a calling from the Lord…you need to speak the truth.” She called on FEMA to refocus on disaster response essentials, stating, “We have the resources. We need to get back to basics and use them to actually help people.”
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Which groups, those who can’t swim?
The 25 counties in North Carolina most impacted by the hurricane have only themselves to blame—they are too white. They should have lured more People of Color to live there if they wanted FEMA to care about them.
Personal experience with FEMA.
Some yrs back we were flooded in our county. If anyone recieved damages here, we were to report it at the county. I took pictures of said damage and made my report.
The county called FEMA to come inspect. BTW, my driveway was washed out. Unusable.
A car stopped at the top of driveway. A black lady got out, looked at me as if she wanted to kill me. And preceeded screaming at the top of her lungs.
“How dare you call us! How dare you! I can tell you can take care of yourself and you want us to help you! Don’t you realize we have black families that can’t live in their houses right now! (Paraphrasing, but right on target)
All this and not even looking at my issues. After i explained how the report got to them, she then quickly scanned around and left. Later, an adjuster showed up and estimated over $20,000 in flood damages. And to wit, denied FEMA assistance because, I quote, made too much money.
Screw them
This is criminal.
DEI takes all decisions
...and they wonder why many in the Flood Zone are REFUSING help from FEMA. F*** ‘em.
More breaking News from a Whistleblower!
I’m really for cutting Departments and cutting waste, but I’d love to see President Trump create a Department to assist potential Whistleblowers in coming forward and spilling the beans on Government Waste and Illegal activities, it could also offer the whistleblower guidance in navigating the protections afforded to them under the Law. My pick to head up a department like this would be Leo 2.0 Terrell he would uncover the stench of the Swamp.
Is the Linemen not getting paid a DIE issue?
My experience with FEMA post Hurricane Katrina: I lost everything but my truck and a few clothes. I had a DME company at that time (Home medical equipment, Durable medical equipment) I had dozens of patients to care for all over the Mississippi Coast. I was homeless, but for a bed at my sister’s home in Alabama. Gas was hard to come by and for a time was rationed. My daily commutes were about 100 miles.
The storm hit on Aug 29. I applied for temporary housing in early September, though my application was ‘lost’ a couple of times. My home patients in black communities were served before anyone else. Within a couple of weeks temporary housing was set up, they received MREs, cleaning supplies, cash, etc. Meanwhile, I drained my savings trying to meet my obligations to my patients. Thousands of people camped out for months on the slabs where their home once stood. If not for church groups from all over the country, many would have had nothing to eat and no tent to sleep in.
I was finally granted a temporary FEMA trailer in mid-November. By then I was broke. I sold my interest in the company and for the first time in my life, I was unemployed.
This was long before the DEI crap. That practice has been in place a long time, just not named.
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