David Richardson, head of FEMA, reportedly said he didn’t know the U.S. had a hurricane season during a meeting with FEMA staff. Two staffers said it wasn’t clear if he was joking.
A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security later said Richardson was joking and that FEMA is prepared for hurricane season. But doesn’t it say a lot about this administration that we can’t always tell when statements like this are meant to be a joke or are actually real?
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to rename the ship that honors Harvey Milk, a former sailor who later became the first openly gay man elected to office in California.
The USNS Harvey Milk, a John Lewis-class replenishment oiler, was first named after the gay rights activist in 2016 by then-Navy Secretary Ray Mabus.
The John Lewis-class oilers are designated by the Navy to be named for civil rights leaders and activists. But the ship will be renamed now to “align with President Donald Trump’s and Hegseth’s priorities,” said an official.
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George R.R. Martin says the hardest thing about Hollywood is 'dealing with other writers'
"They empower these writers to take [material] and make it their own ... [often] they do not improve it"
Lifelong Dem here:@GavinNewsom@CAgovernor
Asset Test doesn’t protect working-class or mod low-income, It punishes people for having an emergency fund or a 401(k) even if they are otherwise financially struggling.
It contradicts common sense financial planning.
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Elon Musk seized control of our payment system—that's how your grandpa gets his Social Security check or how your mom’s doctor gets paid by Medicare.
The unelected billionaire wants the power to turn that on or off, for anyone.
No more business as usual. We need to fight back.