r/interestingasfuck • u/Endolithic • Jun 06 '25

Homes are falling into the ocean in North Carolina's Outer Banks /r/all

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u/AnnOnnamis Jun 06 '25

Better call FEMA!

oh wait…..

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u/pirat314159265359 Jun 06 '25

The one senator in this district doesn’t believe in global climate change, and said FEMA should be destroyed. Also he has repeatedly asked fema for millions for beach replenishment.

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u/mrgreengenes04 Jun 07 '25

This has more to do with the nature of barrier islands (essentially large sand dunes) than climate change. A few years ago one hurricane created an entirely new island, and another cut one in half.

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u/QueezyF Jun 07 '25

Welp sucks to suck

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u/ikesbutt Jun 06 '25

This. We had an F3 tornado rip through St. Louis almost a month ago and still no federal funds for help. By the way, St. Louis is predominantly blue.

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u/AnnOnnamis Jun 06 '25

It no longer matters if red or blue states need Federal assistance. With no money allocated, FEMA can’t help anyone.

Pray for a miracle that Congress enacts emergency legislation to fund the next big disaster, but I’m not holding my breath.

President Cheeto only has golf on the brain with the new greens on the White House lawn, trips to MarALago funded by taxpayers.

Remains to be seen if the new Big Behmoth bill gives billionaires tax relief, and raises the National Debt even further.

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u/-TheycallmeThe Jun 06 '25 edited Jun 07 '25

Disaster in blue states= they won't appropriate any funds because they didn't vote for dear leader

Disaster in red states = they won't appropriate any funds because they will vote red no matter what anyway 

Disaster in purple states= maybe a chance you get some funds but the amount of political ads it comes will makes you wish you perished in said disaster

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u/ElephantRedCar91 Jun 07 '25

Yeah but Missouri? Good luck with that 

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u/Agreeable_Initial667 Jun 06 '25

NC made it clear last year they don't want FEMA anywhere around their state. Pulling guns on FEMA workers, etc.

Fuck em. Vote wiser next time.

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u/Wallyworld77 Jun 06 '25

I remember after Katrina hit I saw a beach front property in Biloxi and it was a FEMA Trailer on the beach with a Rolls Royce parked in front of it.

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u/lukewwilson Jun 06 '25

Not surprised for New Orleans, I spent a summer working down there in the French quarters, the summer Katrina hit. The people playing instruments on the streets at night would get into BMW's and Rolls Royce's

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u/OneTimeIDidThatOnce Jun 06 '25

FEMA Floating Expensive Mobile Accomodations

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u/spoogefrom1981 Jun 06 '25

I could hear the sad trumpet here...

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u/CanAlwaysBeBetter Jun 06 '25

To do what? Stop the ocean?

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u/SquirrelFluffy Jun 06 '25

Why would you call FEMA? It's a couple of houses, not a disaster.

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u/Sqwivig Jun 06 '25

Please remind me who this actress is 🙏

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u/AnnOnnamis Jun 06 '25

Rachel Dratch from SNL

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u/Sqwivig Jun 07 '25

Thank you!

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u/SteedOfTheDeid Jun 07 '25

Natural beach erosion doesn't really seem like FEMA's thing anyway