Yesterday the horrid head of DHS mentioned in passing that they're going to eliminate FEMA. #FEMA #DisasterRelief
Amongst all the hate in the world... here's an organization just putting their heads down and doing the work to make the world better: After natural disasters, they come in and help rebuild with clean energy https://footprintproject.org
Ground level view of our current Flood Disaster Relief Food and Drink, which is actually going out really fast to our Kentucky partner agencies and our neighbours.
My office window is the 3rd of the 3.
#FoodBank #Kentucky #DisasterRelief
https://www.godspantry.org/
Large nonprofits respond quickly to disasters, but local nonprofits often better address community-specific needs. A sustainable management expert explains why supporting both can maximize your impact. https://theconversation.com/how-nonprofits-pitch-in-before-during-and-after-disasters-strike-247648 #LAFires #DisasterRelief #nonprofits
#Trump’s nominee for White House budget director, #RussVought [#Project2025], who has not yet been confirmed by the #Senate, headed a think tank that has argued that #Congress can authorize a president to spend money but can't require him to do so.
#Nonprofits, #health groups sue over #Trump's freeze on #grants, #loans
4 groups representing nonprofits, #PublicHealth professionals & #SmallBusinesses filed a lawsuit on Tues challenging #Trump's sweeping directive to temporarily freeze federal loans, grants & other #FinancialAssistance.
The lawsuit filed in federal court in Washington, DC, took aim at a directive the acting head of the #OMB issued on Monday.
#law #education #healthcare #housing #DisasterRelief
https://www.reuters.com/legal/non-profits-health-groups-sue-over-trumps-freeze-grants-loans-2025-01-28/
#SpeakerJohnson went on to perpetuate the #lie that "dry reservoirs" were partly responsible for the spread of the #LA #Wildfires, AND said #Congress "will take this into consideration" in deciding how much #DisasterRelief CA will receive. 
Please help share
Help victims of the LA fires with this organized guide.
#LosAngelesFire #PalisadesFire #EatonFire #DisasterRelief
Home Loss File System
https://buff.ly/3E5vQYJ
#SpeakerJohnson says he "ABSOLUTELY believes there should be qualifications attached to Federal Disaster Relief sent to California."
#DEMOCRATS & #DNC, CLIP THE VIDEO & SAVE HIS COMMENT.
The next time a hurricane hits his home state of Louisiana, Democrats don't need to say a word. JUST PLAY BACK THE AUDIO/VIDEO of Johnson's comment as your response when asked if YOU will support #DisasterRelief to the next #RedState struck by a Natural Disaster.
https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/republicans-look-to-play-political-games-with-the-suffering-of-california-fire-victims-229336645740
American #Library Association urges everyone to join in supporting those impacted by the devastating #CaliforniaWldfires and aid local #DisasterRelief funds. The ALA itself has a specific fund for damaged or destroyed libraries such as the #PacificPalisades Branch
https://www.ala.org/aboutala/offices/cro/getinvolved/disasterreliefefforts
Federal funding for Alaskans: #CBJ says December 20th U.S. Senate passed American Relief Act of 2025 which includes relief funding with a specific provision supporting Juneau’s flood mitigation efforts, thanks to the advocacy of Alaska’s federal delegation.
"directing the U S Army Corps of Engineers to initiate a General Investigation for high-priority studies of projects “including glacial lake outburst flooding” (H.R 10545, Div II, Title IV). #Alaska #DisasterRelief #Juneau #CCTHITA
Signal boosting for a friend:
He's working with Hurricane Relief looking at #solar power options for RVs and pop-up villages with tiny homes for winter in #ETN & #WNC. Any thoughts or suggestions regarding #renewable energy for RVs and sheds appreciated.
They're looking at this:
https://www.amazon.com/Renogy-200-Watt-Volt-Monocrystalline/dp/B06VYJ8JXH/ref=mp_s_a_1_2_sspa
and wondering if anyone has opinions on it. Open to any recommendations / brands that are effective!
"Solar-Powered Generators Are Fueling Hurricane Relief in North Carolina
The Footprint Project has built nearly 50 solar microgrids post-Helene — and aims to create a 'lending library' to deploy in the wake of disasters."
By: Elizabeth Ouzts
October 29, 2024
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/hurricane-helene-solar-powered-generators/
NEW on our site: we are circulating a warning about the US Men's Academy, a white nationalist-led organization that has been active on the ground in North Carolina following Hurricane Helene.
From our article:
"The 'US Men’s Academy' (USMA) is a Christian fraternal organization founded 2022 which promotes so-called 'Alpha' masculinity and rigid gender roles. USMA has been active on the ground in North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene, using disaster relief to raise the organization’s profile and to attract members. USMA’s leader is Dustin Lee Barnes of Blairsville, Georgia. We exposed Barnes in late 2021, when he was a Georgia administrator for the racist 'White Lives Matter' (WLM) network. There is no indication that Barnes abandoned white supremacist politics when he founded USMA. "
Read more here:
https://atlantaantifa.org/2024/10/22/white-nationalist-led-us-mens-academy-active-in-north-carolina-following-hurricane-helene/
#SeedSavers Exchange has a #DisasterRelief program for individuals, farmers, & NPOs.
All their #heirloom #seeds are untreated (no #fungicides or #insecticides) & #NonGMO.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdKq_Ka-U5z14HYRTNtW4nHjP6Wq39w6XypgH5yeS2-99ofng/viewform
More False Claims Circulate Comparing Hurricane Disaster Aid to Migrant Benefits #FEMA #Immigration #FactCheck #Disinformation #Misinformation #DisasterRelief #PeterGattuso #TheDispatch #USPol #Election24
https://thedispatch.com/article/more-false-claims-circulate-comparing-hurricane-disaster-aid-to-migrant-benefits/
Bad actors can also be found on the ground with a variety of violent fascist and neo-Nazi groups including chapters of the Proud Boys, Patriot Front, American Blackshirts Movement, and various regional 'Active Clubs' attempting to co-opt the tragedy for recruitment and propaganda purposes. All of these groups are, to varying degrees, acting as de-facto far-right militias or freikorps styled vigilante fighting groups. Many of the Proud Boys leadership are currently serving long prison sentences for sedition and other serious crimes committed during the January 6th, 2021 insurrection. The Active Clubs, Patriot Front, and various other more openly neo-Nazi groups are actively conducting paramilitary and martial arts training in furtherance of an imagined race war that will bring about an end to civil society and enable them to establish an all-white ethno-state.
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Natural disasters provide a perfect opportunity for extremist groups to prey upon desperate and traumatised communities by providing emergency supplies and manpower while spreading their disinformation and propaganda. The distribution of food and water and clearing of fallen tree limbs is part of a broader tactic aimed at laundering their undeniably vile ideological foundations and genocidal ambitions. Mutual aid is a critical component to these communities' recoveries, but the organised and established social media networks which these groups rely on for recruitment will disproportionately claim credit as 'white saviours.'
