Hurricane Helene - Update Ground Zero
It is both disappointing and infuriating that we cannot trust our government to tell us the truth. No department in government is more pathetic than DHS under Alejandro Mayorkas who has presided over U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Secret Service (USSS), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
Law Enforcement Functions - DHS is the largest federal law enforcement agency, with approximately 80,000 officers across its various components and are responsible for a wide range of duties, including: Border security and customs enforcement, Immigration law enforcement, Protection of national leaders and visiting dignitaries, Maritime security and search and rescue operations, Transportation security, Cybersecurity, Emergency management and disaster response. They coordinate with other federal departments, including the Department of Justice and the Department of the Interior, as well as state, local, tribal, territorial, and international law enforcement agencies to ensure comprehensive national security. The creation of DHS in 2003 consolidated 22 different federal departments and agencies into a single, integrated cabinet agency focused on protecting the American homeland and the American people.
DHS has failed miserably in their primary function of protecting the American people. It is in fact difficult to imagine a foreign intelligence operation could have done more under the noses of the American public and Congress to wreck our country. Should Trump win and have control of Congress, HHS will be very different.
The Biden administration, the Dems and HHS have worked to censor independent media that have provided real time updates from disasters like Helene and Milton reporting on successes and failures of our government. With Elon dropping Starlink units connectivity has been restored and people on the ground are providing information from the disaster areas. Surprise surprise info from the victims doesn’t match what the government is telling us.
I have spent a considerable amount of time with news media, the internet, and social media trying to report accurately on the success or failure of FEMA. Government is a bottom line business. Either you perform or you don’t. The Government video is all talking heads discussing what a great job they are doing and how any reporting to the contrary is destructive misinformation. BIG PROBLEM - no video of FEMA personnel, FEMA trucks, FEMA aid being dropped etc. in the disaster area. There is a lot of video of state, local and private individuals making a difference. Hello Kamala.. we aren’t stupid.
A lot of people have been asking how they can help. Here's what I saw October 1st: I think the area is starting to get saturated with very legitimate help. I'm not sure how many more hands on deck are needed but I could be wrong. Water is the obvious thing needed since water systems have been compromised/contaminated so if you can find a reputable organization to donate to for water and food, that's a good idea. I was in Swannanoa this morning - they were hit HARD. The river swept through there killing people, reducing homes to rubble, and destroying businesses. I saw random people there just setting up tents with water, food, coffee, snacks. I think that's a great idea as people are in clean up mode, exhausted, sad and they need these things - they can't get these items anyway because maybe their car was crushed, their road is washed out, power is out so grocery stores are closed, etc. People need fuel for their generators (lines are hours long at the stations that are open). There are communities stuck on top of mountains due to their only line of access being completely destroyed with no hope of it being fixed anytime soon. They're requiring air drops and rescues and these guys seem to be doing a good job if you'd like to donate - Aerial Recovery Group (links below). Wellness checks in the region are a good idea. A friend sent me https://www.unitedway.org/ as a way to sign up to do wellness checks if you're local. I'm not sure how that organization works but it's an idea. You can also look in forums and see people asking about specific addresses. Crazy thing is, this is just a few communities. Asheville, Hendersonville, Burnsville, this whole region, needs assistance. People are coming to help in big ways now, though. I met a group down in the river today from Myrtle Beach, a search and rescue team. I talked with some Cajun Navy people on side by sides today. The more the merrier. Aerial Recovery Group: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aerialrecov...
