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2024-10-04 Government Corruption
MUSK: FEMA prevents StarLinks that SpaceX sent to hurricane areas
Elon Musk on X:
Just received this note from a SpaceX engineer helping on the ground in North Carolina.

@FEMA
is not merely failing to adequately help people in trouble, but is actively blocking citizens who try to help!

"Hey Elon, update here on site of Asheville, NC. We have powered up two large operating bases for choppers to deliver goods into hands. We’ve deployed 300+ starlinks and outpour is it has saved many lives.

The big issue is FEMA is actively blocking shipments and seizing goods and services locally and locking them away to state they are their own. It’s very real and scary how much they have taken control to stop people helping. We are blocked now on the shipments of new starlinks coming in until we get an escort from the fire dept. but that may not be enough."
Posted by 3dc 2024-10-04 15:08|| || Front Page|| [11144 views ]  Top
 File under: Pirates 

#1 Need names, time/date and places. There were many stories during Katrina like this but they mostly proved untrue. Starlink hardware is easy to conceal until it's hooked up. People are flying drones all over the affected areas, AFAICT.
Posted by Gromble+Dribble4342 2024-10-04 15:17||   2024-10-04 15:17|| Front Page Top

#2 Little meme going around. Something like:

FEMA, go do the job you were made and paid to do.

Ohhh Noooz, we just don't have the monies.

Fine, we'll do it ourselves.

Halt! or vou shalt be arrested!
Posted by swksvolFF 2024-10-04 16:00||   2024-10-04 16:00|| Front Page Top

#3 Here's an excellent example of flooding in Gatlinburg last week. The problem is, there was no flooding in Gatlinburg shopping district last week.
Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge TN were scarcely affected last week & are open for business as usual.
Posted by Gromble+Dribble4342 2024-10-04 16:02||   2024-10-04 16:02|| Front Page Top

#4  SMILE!
Posted by 3dc 2024-10-04 17:22||   2024-10-04 17:22|| Front Page Top

#5 ^ "consent of the governed"
Posted by Procopius2k 2024-10-04 19:30||   2024-10-04 19:30|| Front Page Top

#6 https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/10/04/https-www-breitbart-com-politics-2024-10-04-gov-kemp-praises-trump-for-keeping-national-focus-on-georgia-in-aftermath-of-hurricane-helene/

Mayorkas sez FEMA has no money for helping Americans with Helene or future storms spinning up in the Atlantic.
Posted by Glavinter Peacock7962 2024-10-04 21:20||   2024-10-04 21:20|| Front Page Top

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