Where Was God During the Texas Flood? How Religion Twists Disaster

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT3flWwwS_4

Trump announces rollback of chemical disaster protections - The Washington Post

"We've been here before, and the losers are always the families, workers and first responders," said Adam Kron, a senior attorney at Earthjustice, an environmental law firm. "The EPA should be implementing its chemical disaster safety, not rolling it back."…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/03/07/trump-chemical-disasters-protections-rule/

‘Setting us up for catastrophe’: alarm at Trump attack on federal disaster agency

"I love Oklahoma, but you know what? If they get hit with a tornado or something, let Oklahoma fix it," Trump said. "And then the federal government can help them out with the money. Fema is getting in the way of everything."…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/23/trump-fema-natural-disasters

This Governor Withdrew From A Climate Pact. Days Later, He's Pleading For Help With Drought. | HuffPost

Montana GOP Gov. Greg Gianforte isn't interested in helping combat climate change, but wants federal assistance to deal with its worsening impacts.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/montana-governor-greg-gianforte-climate-drought-wildfires_n_60ec923ce4b0b2a04a1bedc0

Nursing Homes Fought Federal Emergency Plan Requirements for Years. Now, They’re Coronavirus Hot Spots. — ProPublica

The long-term care industry resisted a federal mandate to plan for disasters including pandemics. About 43% of nursing homes have been caught violating the requirement, including facilities that have now had deadly COVID-19 outbreaks.
https://www.propublica.org/article/nursing-homes-fought-federal-emergency-plan-requirements-for-years-now-theyre-coronavirus-hot-spots

Experts Knew a Pandemic Was Coming. Here’s What They’re Worried About Next - POLITICO

Nine disasters we still aren't ready for.....
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/05/07/experts-knew-pandemic-was-coming-what-they-fear-next-238686

Impeachment witness predicted Trump would dangle federal aid to states - Business Insider

On December 4, Pamela Karlan, a professor at Stanford Law School, presented a hypothetical scenario to the House Judiciary Committee. "What would you think if, when your governor asked the federal government for the disaster assistance that Congress has provided, the president responded, 'I would like you to do us a favor: I'll meet with you and send the disaster relief once you brand my opponent a criminal'?"
Karlan said. https://www.businessinsider.com/impeachment-witness-pamela-karlan-predicted-trump-coronavirus-quid-pro-quo-2020-5

Naomi Klein warns of ‘coronavirus capitalism’ in new video detailing the battle before us – Raw Story

Klein, author of the 2007 book The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism, notes that President Donald Trump has pushed for a payroll tax cut that could bankrupt Social Security; promised help to major polluters like airlines, cruise companies, and fossil fuel firms that are driving climate disruption; and met with executives of private health insurance companies—in the words of Klein, “the very ones who have made sure that so many Americans cannot afford the care they need.” ...
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/03/naomi-klein-warns-of-coronavirus-capitalism-in-new-video-detailing-the-battle-before-us/

"A Fucking Disaster That Is Designed to Fail": How Trump Wrecked America's Immigration Courts - Mother Jones

I spent two days inside one of America's most overburdened courts. It was worse than I could've imagined.....
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/02/trump-immigration-court-backlog-migrant-protection-protocols/

Trump said he granted a disaster declaration at the request of North Carolina’s Republican senator. It came from the state’s Democratic governor - The Washington Post

With Hurricane Dorian heading toward the Tar Heel State, the president appeared to inject politics into the federal emergency process. Sen. Thom Tillis is up for reelection next year...
https://beta.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-said-he-granted-a-disaster-declaration-at-the-request-of-north-carolinas-republican-senator-it-came-from-the-states-democratic-governor/2019/09/04/69bd346c-cefb-11e9-b29b-a528dc82154a_story.html

GOP lies and bad faith are set to unleash an epic health-care disaster - The Washington Post

If listening to them doesn't make you feel like you're going mad, you aren't paying attention.....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/10/gop-lies-bad-faith-are-set-unleash-an-epic-health-care-disaster/

The economic cost of devastating hurricanes and other extreme weather events is even worse than we thought - The Conversation US

With hurricane season comes the usual efforts by insurance companies and government agencies to calculate the economic costs. An economist explains how they're doing it wrong.....
https://theconversation.com/the-economic-cost-of-devastating-hurricanes-and-other-extreme-weather-events-is-even-worse-than-we-thought-108315

A week of relentless rain is terrorizing Oklahoma, swallowing homes and sounding flood sirens - The Washington Post

If you’ve tuned into an evening newscast lately, odds are you’ve seen dozens of tornadoes that have been spinning up in the Great Plains and Midwest. But there’s an even greater threat terrorizing the middle of the country: life-threatening flooding.....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/05/24/week-relentless-rain-is-terrorizing-oklahoma-swallowing-homes-sounding-flood-sirens/

As Trump blunders into disaster, Adam Schiff sounds the alarm - The Washington Post: Opinion

The House Intelligence Committee chair warns of a looming "unmitigated disaster."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/15/trump-blunders-towards-war-with-iran-adam-schiff-sounds-alarm/

What about Flint and Puerto Rico? Notre Dame fire revives fight against injustices on the backburner - The Hill

The fire at Notre Dame has ended up being a blessing in disguise: it brought people together and helped to re-shine the light on issues that many had forgotten.....
https://thehill.com/opinion/international/439457-what-about-flint-and-puerto-rico-notre-dame-fire-revives-fight-against

AT&T Uses Supercomputer to Map Out How Climate Change Will Destroy Its Networks - Gizmodo

Rising sea levels can submerge the backbone of the internet, increasingly powerful storms can destroy the cell networks phones need to work, and high-intensity winds can tear down the critical infrastructure that makes 21st century America go....
https://gizmodo.com/at-t-uses-supercomputer-to-map-out-how-climate-change-w-1834056763

Years of Warnings, Then Death and Disaster - ProPublica

How the Navy failed its sailors ....
https://features.propublica.org/navy-accidents/us-navy-crashes-japan-cause-mccain/

America, are we great again yet? - The Washington Post: Opinion

The Trump administration is drifting toward disaster. ....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/america-are-we-great-again-yet/2018/12/10/22f28164-fcaf-11e8-862a-b6a6f3ce8199_story.html

All Of Your Presidential Alert Jokes Were Great. Good Job, Everyone. - BuzzFeed News

"Congrats to Tiffany Trump, who just received her first ever text from her dad!" ....
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tanyachen/all-of-your-presidential-alert-jokes-were-great

Uncontrolled climate change could result in disaster for our kids. Will we do something? - USA TODAY

There is a one in 20 chance climate change could end in disaster by 2050. This is too great a risk. When will we start to protect our children? ....
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/08/31/climate-change-global-warming-extreme-weather-disaster-column/1113923002/