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Eugene

(65,961 posts)
Wed Jul 16, 2025, 09:11 PM Jul 16

Texas Newspaper Brutally Torches ICE Barbie Over Flood Crisis Failure: 'Heck of a Job'

Source: The Daily Beast

Texas Newspaper Brutally Torches ICE Barbie Over Flood Crisis Failure: ‘Heck of a Job’

Liam Archacki
Wed, July 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM EDT
2 min read

The Houston Chronicle ripped apart Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for her handling of the catastrophic Texas flooding.

The editorial board piece was sarcastically searing, “Heck of a job, Secretary Noem.”

“Judging by recent reporting on the Hill Country floods, however, some officials in Washington are more focused on saving cash than helping Texans recover,” the editorial board wrote.

The major Texas newspaper singled out Noem for blame, pointing to reports that her department’s budget cuts caused flooding victims’ calls to FEMA to go unanswered.

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Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/texas-newspaper-brutally-torches-ice-182419384.html

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Texas Newspaper Brutally Torches ICE Barbie Over Flood Crisis Failure: 'Heck of a Job' (Original Post) Eugene Jul 16 OP
The Pen is mightier then the sword when properly used. BOSSHOG Jul 16 #1
Hope the other editors in the state follow suit..need more than one voice Deuxcents Jul 16 #2
And merely telling the truth BOSSHOG Jul 16 #3
That's the point, isn't it? FEMA is supposedly usless . The community will take care of themselves Srkdqltr Jul 16 #4

BOSSHOG

(43,437 posts)
1. The Pen is mightier then the sword when properly used.
Wed Jul 16, 2025, 09:15 PM
Jul 16

Thx Chronicle for wielding it. Truth to power.

Srkdqltr

(8,694 posts)
4. That's the point, isn't it? FEMA is supposedly usless . The community will take care of themselves
Wed Jul 16, 2025, 09:48 PM
Jul 16

Isn't that what they always say? They don't want the government help. Until they do.

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