Hurricane Helene thread - Not a football thread but y’all be safe *keep politics, conspiracy theories, and and tinderbox squabbles out of this*

[electro's horse]

3 hours ago, jayboogieman said:

yeah i know a place. meet me in this alley and don't tell anyone you're coming. gotta keep it a secret!

[jayboogieman]

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[Paa Langfart]

22 hours ago, jayboogieman said:

 

 North Carolinians are going to miss this man.

[jayboogieman]

16 minutes ago, Paa Langfart said:

 North Carolinians are going to miss this man.

Yep. There's rumors that he's eyeing Tillis' senate seat though.

[LinvilleGorge]

I just heard that Eric Church song he's donating to hurricane relief efforts. 

While I appreciate the sentiment, what in the holy fug is that song? 

[pamlicopanther]

1 hour ago, jayboogieman said:

Yep. There's rumors that he's eyeing Tillis' senate seat though.

Will get my vote

[electro's horse]

2 hours ago, jayboogieman said:

Yep. There's rumors that he's eyeing Tillis' senate seat though.

uh they're not rumors and unless he's dead the seat is his. im sure tillis will go on to a profitable consulting career.

got a call from a fema contracted staffing agency yesterday. there will be four camps in buncombe county. i will have more information tuesday. also i start back at mission on monday but those are nights so i'll be able to work at least part time. 

[jayboogieman]

 

[Paa Langfart]

Around 1 p.m. Saturday, an official with the U.S. Forest Service, which is supporting recovery efforts after Hurricane Helene along with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, sent an urgent message to numerous federal agencies warning that “FEMA has advised all federal responders Rutherford County, NC, to stand down and evacuate the county immediately. The message stated that National Guard troops 'had come across x2 trucks of armed militia saying there were out hunting FEMA.’”

“The IMTs [incident management teams] have been notified and are coordinating the evacuation of all assigned personnel in that county,” the email added.

Two federal officials confirmed the authenticity of the email, though it was unclear whether the quoted threat was seen as credible. The National Guard referred questions to FEMA when asked about the incident. One Forest Service official coordinating the Helene recovery said responders moved to a “safe area” and at least some work in that area — which included clearing trees off dozens of damaged and blocked roads to help search-and-rescue crews, as well as groups delivering supplies — was paused.

The setback is one of the latest examples of growing concerns about safety and security in western North Carolina, where many towns were almost wiped off the map after the historic hurricane made landfall two weeks ago. In the weeks since, misinformation and rumors have made the recovery more difficult, targeting multiple federal agencies operating as part of the recovery. Federal officials such as the secretary for the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA’s director of public affairs have been the target of antisemitic attacks.

Chimney Rock, in Rutherford County, has become one of the centers of tension and conflict after a rumor spread on social media that government officials planned to seize the decimated village and bulldoze bodies under the rubble. Authorities and news outlets debunked the assertion, but people still took to social media imploring militias to go after FEMA.

Hurricane recovery officials in N.C. relocated amid report of ‘armed militia,’ email shows - The Washington Post

 

[rayzor]

1 hour ago, Paa Langfart said:

Around 1 p.m. Saturday, an official with the U.S. Forest Service, which is supporting recovery efforts after Hurricane Helene along with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, sent an urgent message to numerous federal agencies warning that “FEMA has advised all federal responders Rutherford County, NC, to stand down and evacuate the county immediately. The message stated that National Guard troops 'had come across x2 trucks of armed militia saying there were out hunting FEMA.’”

“The IMTs [incident management teams] have been notified and are coordinating the evacuation of all assigned personnel in that county,” the email added.

Two federal officials confirmed the authenticity of the email, though it was unclear whether the quoted threat was seen as credible. The National Guard referred questions to FEMA when asked about the incident. One Forest Service official coordinating the Helene recovery said responders moved to a “safe area” and at least some work in that area — which included clearing trees off dozens of damaged and blocked roads to help search-and-rescue crews, as well as groups delivering supplies — was paused.

The setback is one of the latest examples of growing concerns about safety and security in western North Carolina, where many towns were almost wiped off the map after the historic hurricane made landfall two weeks ago. In the weeks since, misinformation and rumors have made the recovery more difficult, targeting multiple federal agencies operating as part of the recovery. Federal officials such as the secretary for the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA’s director of public affairs have been the target of antisemitic attacks.

Chimney Rock, in Rutherford County, has become one of the centers of tension and conflict after a rumor spread on social media that government officials planned to seize the decimated village and bulldoze bodies under the rubble. Authorities and news outlets debunked the assertion, but people still took to social media imploring militias to go after FEMA.

Hurricane recovery officials in N.C. relocated amid report of ‘armed militia,’ email shows - The Washington Post

 

thanks again, trump/maga.

[Candler Cat]

armed militia? sounds like some crazy made lib HS

[LinvilleGorge]

It sounds it was one dipshit, not some organized armed militia.

The willingness of pure bullshit to be spewed for political/social purposes out of pure confirmation bias is fuging killing our society.

"The initial report stated there was a truck load of militia that was involved," the sheriff's office said. "However, after further investigation, it was determined Parsons acted alone and there were no truck loads of militia going to Lake Lure."

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fema-crews-relocate-reported-threats-armed-militia-hurricane-helene-relief/

People need to start realizing that when something fits your bias a little too perfectly, it's highly likely to be sensationalized reporting or sometimes just outright bullshit.

[jayboogieman]