They Gutted the Forecast—and the Children Paid the Price…
This is on Trump—full stop. The phrase “The buck stops here” applies to him whether he likes it or not. He doesn’t get to spend every waking moment blaming Biden for everything under the sun, then suddenly claim zero responsibility for what happens on his watch. That’s not leadership. That’s cowardice.
What happened at Camp Mystic wasn’t just a natural disaster. It was a preventable tragedy made worse by political neglect, bureaucratic sabotage, and a government that treats science like a partisan enemy.
Twenty-seven people are dead. Nine of them are children. At least twenty-three more remain missing. And while the floodwaters may have taken their breath, it was the regime’s war on truth that left them exposed in the first place.
In a saner world, agencies like NOAA—those tasked with tracking storms, issuing flash flood warnings, and modeling disaster impacts—would be funded, protected, and strengthened. But in Trump’s second term, they were gutted.
Forecasting systems were slashed. Monitoring stations were left offline. Real-time flood models were deprioritized. And for what? Political theater? A budget line for more ICE agents and surveillance drones?
This flood didn’t come out of nowhere. Meteorologists saw the signs. Scientists issued warnings. Climate experts have been screaming about exactly this scenario for years—rural, under-resourced regions bearing the brunt of extreme weather, made worse by warming patterns and neglected infrastructure.
But instead of listening, this administration unplugged the alarms, fired the messengers, and left communities like Camp Mystic to fend for themselves.
Let’s be blunt. If this had been a military base instead of a girls’ summer camp, the funding would have been endless.
The alerts would have gone out. The response would have been coordinated. But in a regime that treats environmental science as leftist propaganda, young girls in rural camps don’t rank high on the priority list.
And when their bodies wash up downstream, the talking points are already drafted: “Unforeseen tragedy. Thoughts and prayers.”
Except it was foreseeable. It was warned about. And it was made worse by policy choices—deliberate ones. The dismantling of NOAA’s local forecasting capacity. The redirection of FEMA into border patrol logistics.
The vilification of climate scientists and emergency responders who dare to speak the truth. All of it added up. All of it left these girls vulnerable. And now their families are shattered.
We have to stop pretending this is just bad luck or unfortunate timing. This is what happens when ideology trumps expertise. When propaganda replaces preparedness. When a government is more interested in silencing dissent than saving lives.
These girls deserved better than the flood. And they sure as hell deserved better than the negligence that made it lethal.
So yes, this is political. It has to be. Because until we name the rot—until we call out the sabotage—we are sentencing the next town, the next school, the next camp to the same fate.
We owe it to these children to keep screaming. To keep blaming. To keep fighting. Because the only thing more dangerous than rising water is a regime that lets it rise unchecked.
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If this has your heart pounding or your blood boiling, I urge you to dive deeper. I’ve been tracking this authoritarian creep for years, and by now I’ve written somewhere in the ballpark of a thousand pieces—each one connecting the dots they hope you’ll miss. From ICE raids to Supreme Court sabotage to the death cult economics of “Project 2025,” it’s all there. So if you’re new here, take a moment to read back through the archives. And if you’ve been with me from the start—don’t stop now. More is coming. Much more. Stay sharp, stay loud, and watch this space.
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