Nah, they’re run by the laziest chucklefucks you’ve ever met - they’re plugged right into a broadband modem with no firewall running bog standard teamviewer or RDP awaiting any connection (no filtering) because the people setting up and using these systems have no concept of infosec. They know how to set up their industrial system, plug it into the ‘computer thingy’, and hand it off the the municipal water dude who is a flat earth, anti-fluoride, moon-landing hoax, J6-denialist who knows nothing about technology, but wants to run the town’s water treatment from his cell phone.

(not that I’m jaded by small town dynamics or anything)

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This has been their stance since September. It has been tried in several federal district courts and has been shot down every time (thank fuck). The Supreme Court has declined to take up the government’s appeals (thank fuck). So, a rare win for the good guys?

Nonsense! It allows the enrichment of private equity firms through the wholesale gutting and privatization of NASA, while opening up the secondary benefits of plenty of “Rally-'Round-the-Flag” national tragedies (in the vein of Reagan’s Challenger disaster, the Columbia disaster, etc…) that were caused in part by Running Government as a Business ™.

These fucking jackwagons. I’m sure thus tech billionaire has the utmost respect for the mission of NASA…

Not anymore, anyway…

Their budget, like the military, won’t get frozen IIRC. Something about being in the Defense Authorization Act I think.

Since due process is off the table, we’ve determined (without a trial) that you’re not a citizen, and you’re being deported to a country you’ve never been to, where they will imprison you at our request, and they don’t speak any language you do.

Why? Because we’re ICE. Fuck you.

Yeah, why the fuck are we lowering the flag for a goddamned youtuber‽

I don’t know. With everything that was known about Trump from his entire history, first term, j6, and campaign ‘promises’, you’d think he wouldn’t have been electable, much less actually win. But here we are, with a complicit congress and enabling supreme court (maybe that’s the other way around), and the wholesale destruction of safety nets, regulatory bodies and systems.

Seems like a somewhat valid use for RICO, moreso that what it’s usually used for…

You already know that answer.

Ahh, so another pedo, but this one is at least consistent with his rambling, incoherent plot lines.

Wtf did I just read?

Yeah, but… not good.

See my comment about NOAA weather radios

Ignoring the warnings when they say “extreme danger to life” for the river you’re in when your buildings and the kids you’re responsible for are in the damn river’s floodplain does not “make it difficult to decide”.

I’m not virtue signaling. I’m mad as fucking hell. Because I know there are actions that could (and damn well should) have been taken to protect those kids and counselors, and the rot began at the top.

I replied elsewhere, but I’m gonna stick it here as well for visibility:

NOAA Weather Radios go off like alarm clocks when warnings are issued. Loud as hell. We hear ours 1 floor away through closed doors with a fan and a white noise machine. This camp absolutely should have had not 1 but 2 of these in separate locations.

I’m the emergency manager of a camp. We have redundant alert and notification systems, a full All Hazards emergency plan and drill routinely for sheltering and evacuation.

No less should have been done for these kids. This is 100% on the hands of the leadership of the camp. Full stop.

NOAA Weather Radios go off like alarm clocks when warnings are issued. Loud as hell. We hear ours 1 floor away through closed doors with a fan and a white noise machine. This camp absolutely should have had not 1 but 2 of these in separate locations.

I’m the emergency manager of a camp. We have redundant alert and notification systems, a full All Hazards emergency plan and drill routinely for sheltering and evacuation.

No less should have been done for these kids. This is 100% on the hands of the leadership of the camp. Full stop.

Yeah, it was the most colorful, definitely my favorite.

Which is why they’re not getting the requested aid… Well, actually, the local emergency manager has to make the disaster declaration to the state and have all their local and mutual aid resources exhausted. Then if the state approves a state disaster, the governor can request a presidential disaster declaration (PDD).

IF the cheeto agreed, that would free up a willing FEMA to respond to requests. However, we now have a FEMA Director that wants to eliminate the agency, so who knows. The whole thing is a shitshow.