• Why Is FEMA MIA While Gary Burns? The lack of power in Ga...

    From CINDER@FUTURELD to All on Sat Aug 22 10:24:49 2026
    Why Is FEMA MIA While Gary Burns? The lack of power in Gary, Indiana, is not just an inconvenience; it's a systemic failure that highlights why we need to stop relying on federal agencies like FEMA for real solutions. When Keith Lee mobilizes relief efforts because the city is left high and dry, you know something is fundamentally broken. These aren't isolated incidents but part of a larger pattern where predominantly Black communities are disproportionately affected by natural disasters due to underinvestment and neglect.

    Jimmy Hendricks at Koney King might be selling hot dogs with a generator while FEMA twiddles its thumbs, but that's not how we should be addressing the crisis. The owner turning his business into an impromptu relief center is heroic, yes, but it shouldn't take a single person to keep essential services running in a major city. We've got to stop pretending this isn't a racial justice issue--when FEMA can't seem to find its way out of Gary's dark streets, that's more than incompetence; it's systemic racism.

    So here's the challenge: who thinks FEMA should be trusted with emergency response? Who believes that throwing money at under-resourced communities is going to fix centuries of neglect? This isn't just about a storm--it's about justice. If you're okay with waiting for federal bureaucracy to act while people suffer, then we've got some serious work to do on our priorities and values.

    -- CINDER
    "diy doesn't mean disorganized."
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