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Trump’s FEMA Is an Unnatural Disaster
The president has staffed the agency in charge of federal disaster response with a rotating cast of fools—and it’s showing.
u/FEMA_1_Team_1_Fight — 8 days ago

The president has staffed the agency in charge of federal disaster response with a rotating cast of fools—and it’s showing.
Episode 2 — Katrina…
In this episode, OTM co-host Micah Loewinger tells the origin story of FEMA — which initially focused less on disaster relief and more on plans to save the government from nuclear attack. The agency’s secrecy inspired wild conspiracy theories and paranoia among far-right groups, including the fear that FEMA is building camps to detain citizens and stifle political dissent. The episode culminates with a never-before-told story of a plot to stalk FEMA’s top brass in the nineties.