A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) supervisor reportedly told aid
workers to skip over Trump supporters’ homes while doling out aid after Hurricane
Milton in Florida, according to internal communications and federal workers.

Marn’i Washington, a FEMA Disaster Survivor Assistance crew leader for Highland
County, was identified as the supervisor who allegedly gave the order, the Daily Wire
first reported. The outlet provided a screenshot featuring a flowchart of the leadership
that shows the name.

Washington told workers who were seeking Lake Placid, Florida residents who qualified
for post-hurricane aid in late October to “avoid homes advertising Trump signs,” the
outlet reported, citing texts it verified using multiple federal workers.

The employees that skipped the houses were not FEMA employees, they were volunteers from other DHS components (TSA, DOD, FAA, FAMS, IRS, etc.) that came to assist and worked under the direct supervision of FEMA managers/team leaders.. They purposely skipped those houses for the sole purpose of collecting evidence to support the claim of discrimination against Trump supporters and, as a result, they gathered a mountain of evidence that cannot be disputed.

For every house one visists, one documents whether or not they made contact on a database app that automatically uploads the information to FEMA servers. If they don't make contact, they have to state why. For every house they didn't go to because they were Trump supporters they documented in the app that they didn't because they were forbidden from doing so by their Team Leader, because the house/owner professed support for Trump via Trump flag, bumper sticker, yard sign, etc. For each one of those houses they took a screenshot of the database app entry followed by a picture of the house. Screenshots of the evidence collected has already been shown in this thread and there's plenty more online. It was a collective effort among the DHS employees that were disgusted by their FEMA manager's orders.

Once enough evidence was collected, they did the right thing and returned to those houses several days later when the team leader that issued those orders was on their day off.

Once enough evidence was gathered they got out of dodge as they wanted no more of FEMA and their stupidity...
They said "screw this" and went back to their home agencies before their 30 day deployment commitment, and practically every one of them reported their finding and the evidence to their respective OIG office. This took place about 2-3 weeks ago. Me thinks they got tired of waiting for OIG to do its thing and some of them finally leaked it to the press.

A Federal Emergency Management Agency employee has been fired after they
advised their disaster relief team to avoid homes with signs supporting former
President Donald Trump while canvassing in Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane
Milton, the agency’s administrator said Saturday.

FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell called the actions of the employee “reprehensible”
and said they have been terminated from their role.

CNN reported Friday that the employee had been removed from their role and that
the incident was under investigation. The agency did not identify the employee and said
it believed it was “an isolated incident.”

“The employee who issued this guidance had no authority and was given no direction
to tell teams to avoid these homes,” a FEMA spokesperson said Friday.

Mayorkas:  such a smug prick.


anyways, IMHO, it seems the media is interpreting "removed from her role" as being fired.

in govt-speak, it usually means she was transferred to another position out of the limelight.  Still collecting a paycheck, usually the same pay, but sometimes more.
I wonder if she'll produce some guidance from "Leadship" that allowed her interpretation.  She will say "not her fault, she was just following orders".

She should be criminally charged.  I trust Ron DeSantis is working that angle.

FEMA employee fired after telling relief team to skip
houses with Trump signs following Florida hurricanehttps://www.cnn.com/2024/11/08/politics/fema-employee-trump-florida-hurricane/index.html

From their "role?"  This isn't a play or movie.  Role?

To me, that wording implies she is still employed but is no longer in the position she held when the texts were sent, possibly pending the outcome of the investigation.

They know she sent  the text.  They know how many people received it.  There's no excuse for what she texted.  How much of an "investigation" is really required?

More lack of accountability.  FEMA is under the microscope already for their lack of effectiveness since before the Maui Wildfire.  The lack of FEMA's ability to provide assistance to disaster victims dates back to beyond the last 20 years, starting around Hurricane Katrina.

IMO, FEMA was a good idea -- consolidating the Red Cross' resources, Civil Defense and National Guard resources in times of natural disaster.  They should bring communications and command & control equipment and training to coordinate the relief and rescue efforts.  Instead, they have become another bloated agency under the Department of Homeland Security.  When you look at the failures of border protection, Secret Service Protection details and FEMA responses, it's apparent where the problem lies.

House impeaches
Homeland Security Secretary
Alejandro Mayorkas

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/mayorkas-impeachment-house-vote-02-13-24/index.html

Mayorkas:  such a smug prick.


anyways, IMHO, it seems the media is interpreting "removed from her role" as being fired.

in govt-speak, it usually means she was transferred to another position out of the limelight.  Still collecting a paycheck, usually the same pay, but sometimes more.
I wonder if she'll produce some guidance from "Leadship" that allowed her interpretation.  She will say "not her fault, she was just following orders".

She should be criminally charged.  I trust Ron DeSantis is working that angle.

maybe they meant to say "roll"...

https://x.com/Mrgunsngear/status/1856387749374275948

lame-assed, sorry-assed excuses.  I'm sure she'll sue for wrongful termination, racial bias, back wages, and damages.

I wonder if she was a DEI hire?