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As Flood Deaths Rise, Texas Officials Blast Faulty Forecast by DOGE-Gutted National Weather Service (www.commondreams.org)

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"Experts warned for months that drastic and sudden cuts at the National Weather Service by Trump could impair their forecasting ability and endanger lives during the storm season," said one critic.

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[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

The Nuremberg trial established that grease monkeys are on the hook for the evil they're ordered to commit. They couldn't hide behind the authority argument - i.e. "I was told to do so" ain't flying when it comes to mass murder, genocide and crimes against humanity.

After the American Reich falls and Elon gets his day in court for the thousands of death his handy work on USAID and other critical agencies created, he won't be able to use Trump as an excuse. So there is always that comforting thought...