#governmentfail — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #governmentfail, aggregated by home.social.
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How Federal Disaster Money Favors The Rich
By Rebecca Hersher, Robert Benincasa
March 5, 2019"Disasters are becoming more common in America. In the early and mid-20th century, fewer than 20 percent of U.S. counties experienced a disaster each year. Today, it's about 50 percent. According to the 2018 National Climate Assessment, climate change is already driving more severe droughts, floods and wildfires in the U.S. And those disasters are expensive. The federal government spends billions of dollars annually helping communities rebuild and prevent future damage. But an NPR investigation has found that across the country, white Americans and those with more wealth often receive more federal dollars after a disaster than do minorities and those with less wealth. Federal aid isn't necessarily allocated to those who need it most; it's allocated according to cost-benefit calculations meant to minimize taxpayer risk.
"Put another way, after a disaster, rich people get richer and poor people get poorer. And federal disaster spending appears to exacerbate that wealth inequality."
Read more:
https://www.npr.org/2019/03/05/688786177/how-federal-disaster-money-favors-the-rich#WealthInequality #USPol #FEMA #CoastalCommunities #DisasterAssistance #GovernmentFail #Oligarchy #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis
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How Federal Disaster Money Favors The Rich
By Rebecca Hersher, Robert Benincasa
March 5, 2019"Disasters are becoming more common in America. In the early and mid-20th century, fewer than 20 percent of U.S. counties experienced a disaster each year. Today, it's about 50 percent. According to the 2018 National Climate Assessment, climate change is already driving more severe droughts, floods and wildfires in the U.S. And those disasters are expensive. The federal government spends billions of dollars annually helping communities rebuild and prevent future damage. But an NPR investigation has found that across the country, white Americans and those with more wealth often receive more federal dollars after a disaster than do minorities and those with less wealth. Federal aid isn't necessarily allocated to those who need it most; it's allocated according to cost-benefit calculations meant to minimize taxpayer risk.
"Put another way, after a disaster, rich people get richer and poor people get poorer. And federal disaster spending appears to exacerbate that wealth inequality."
Read more:
https://www.npr.org/2019/03/05/688786177/how-federal-disaster-money-favors-the-rich#WealthInequality #USPol #FEMA #CoastalCommunities #DisasterAssistance #GovernmentFail #Oligarchy #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis
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How Federal Disaster Money Favors The Rich
By Rebecca Hersher, Robert Benincasa
March 5, 2019"Disasters are becoming more common in America. In the early and mid-20th century, fewer than 20 percent of U.S. counties experienced a disaster each year. Today, it's about 50 percent. According to the 2018 National Climate Assessment, climate change is already driving more severe droughts, floods and wildfires in the U.S. And those disasters are expensive. The federal government spends billions of dollars annually helping communities rebuild and prevent future damage. But an NPR investigation has found that across the country, white Americans and those with more wealth often receive more federal dollars after a disaster than do minorities and those with less wealth. Federal aid isn't necessarily allocated to those who need it most; it's allocated according to cost-benefit calculations meant to minimize taxpayer risk.
"Put another way, after a disaster, rich people get richer and poor people get poorer. And federal disaster spending appears to exacerbate that wealth inequality."
Read more:
https://www.npr.org/2019/03/05/688786177/how-federal-disaster-money-favors-the-rich#WealthInequality #USPol #FEMA #CoastalCommunities #DisasterAssistance #GovernmentFail #Oligarchy #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis
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How Federal Disaster Money Favors The Rich
By Rebecca Hersher, Robert Benincasa
March 5, 2019"Disasters are becoming more common in America. In the early and mid-20th century, fewer than 20 percent of U.S. counties experienced a disaster each year. Today, it's about 50 percent. According to the 2018 National Climate Assessment, climate change is already driving more severe droughts, floods and wildfires in the U.S. And those disasters are expensive. The federal government spends billions of dollars annually helping communities rebuild and prevent future damage. But an NPR investigation has found that across the country, white Americans and those with more wealth often receive more federal dollars after a disaster than do minorities and those with less wealth. Federal aid isn't necessarily allocated to those who need it most; it's allocated according to cost-benefit calculations meant to minimize taxpayer risk.
"Put another way, after a disaster, rich people get richer and poor people get poorer. And federal disaster spending appears to exacerbate that wealth inequality."
Read more:
https://www.npr.org/2019/03/05/688786177/how-federal-disaster-money-favors-the-rich#WealthInequality #USPol #FEMA #CoastalCommunities #DisasterAssistance #GovernmentFail #Oligarchy #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis
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How Federal Disaster Money Favors The Rich
By Rebecca Hersher, Robert Benincasa
March 5, 2019"Disasters are becoming more common in America. In the early and mid-20th century, fewer than 20 percent of U.S. counties experienced a disaster each year. Today, it's about 50 percent. According to the 2018 National Climate Assessment, climate change is already driving more severe droughts, floods and wildfires in the U.S. And those disasters are expensive. The federal government spends billions of dollars annually helping communities rebuild and prevent future damage. But an NPR investigation has found that across the country, white Americans and those with more wealth often receive more federal dollars after a disaster than do minorities and those with less wealth. Federal aid isn't necessarily allocated to those who need it most; it's allocated according to cost-benefit calculations meant to minimize taxpayer risk.
"Put another way, after a disaster, rich people get richer and poor people get poorer. And federal disaster spending appears to exacerbate that wealth inequality."
Read more:
https://www.npr.org/2019/03/05/688786177/how-federal-disaster-money-favors-the-rich#WealthInequality #USPol #FEMA #CoastalCommunities #DisasterAssistance #GovernmentFail #Oligarchy #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis
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Senate Report Criticizes Government Handling of South Australian Algal Bloom
A federal report says SA and federal governments were not ready for the 2025 algal bloom. It caused delays in health advice and monitoring. Find out what happens next.
#SouthAustraliaBloom, #AlgalBloomReport, #GovernmentFail, #EcologicalCrisis, #EnvironmentalNews
https://newsletter.tf/south-australia-algal-bloom-government-unprepared-early-2025/
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Senate Report Criticizes Government Handling of South Australian Algal Bloom
A federal report says SA and federal governments were not ready for the 2025 algal bloom. It caused delays in health advice and monitoring. Find out what happens next.
#SouthAustraliaBloom, #AlgalBloomReport, #GovernmentFail, #EcologicalCrisis, #EnvironmentalNews
https://newsletter.tf/south-australia-algal-bloom-government-unprepared-early-2025/
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A new federal report found governments were unprepared for the 2025 South Australian algal bloom, with delayed responses and health advice. This is a big criticism.
#SouthAustraliaBloom, #AlgalBloomReport, #GovernmentFail, #EcologicalCrisis, #EnvironmentalNews
https://newsletter.tf/south-australia-algal-bloom-government-unprepared-early-2025/
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A new federal report found governments were unprepared for the 2025 South Australian algal bloom, with delayed responses and health advice. This is a big criticism.
#SouthAustraliaBloom, #AlgalBloomReport, #GovernmentFail, #EcologicalCrisis, #EnvironmentalNews
https://newsletter.tf/south-australia-algal-bloom-government-unprepared-early-2025/
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Meanwhile, in #WashingtonDC...
#DC mayor declares emergency, asks President #Trump for help on #sewage spill on the #Potomac
GARY FIELDS
Wed, February 18, 2026 at 9:12 PM ESTWASHINGTON (AP) — "Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser declared an emergency on Wednesday and requested that President Donald Trump provide federal resources to help the city fight a sewage system leak that dumped 250 million gallons of raw sewage into the #PotomacRiver in its early stages."
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/dc-mayor-declares-emergency-asks-021213993.html -
Meanwhile, in #WashingtonDC...
#DC mayor declares emergency, asks President #Trump for help on #sewage spill on the #Potomac
GARY FIELDS
Wed, February 18, 2026 at 9:12 PM ESTWASHINGTON (AP) — "Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser declared an emergency on Wednesday and requested that President Donald Trump provide federal resources to help the city fight a sewage system leak that dumped 250 million gallons of raw sewage into the #PotomacRiver in its early stages."
Read more:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/dc-mayor-declares-emergency-asks-021213993.html -
Meanwhile, in #WashingtonDC...
#DC mayor declares emergency, asks President #Trump for help on #sewage spill on the #Potomac
GARY FIELDS
Wed, February 18, 2026 at 9:12 PM ESTWASHINGTON (AP) — "Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser declared an emergency on Wednesday and requested that President Donald Trump provide federal resources to help the city fight a sewage system leak that dumped 250 million gallons of raw sewage into the #PotomacRiver in its early stages."
Read more:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/dc-mayor-declares-emergency-asks-021213993.html -
Meanwhile, in #WashingtonDC...
#DC mayor declares emergency, asks President #Trump for help on #sewage spill on the #Potomac
GARY FIELDS
Wed, February 18, 2026 at 9:12 PM ESTWASHINGTON (AP) — "Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser declared an emergency on Wednesday and requested that President Donald Trump provide federal resources to help the city fight a sewage system leak that dumped 250 million gallons of raw sewage into the #PotomacRiver in its early stages."
Read more:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/dc-mayor-declares-emergency-asks-021213993.html -
Meanwhile, in #WashingtonDC...
#DC mayor declares emergency, asks President #Trump for help on #sewage spill on the #Potomac
GARY FIELDS
Wed, February 18, 2026 at 9:12 PM ESTWASHINGTON (AP) — "Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser declared an emergency on Wednesday and requested that President Donald Trump provide federal resources to help the city fight a sewage system leak that dumped 250 million gallons of raw sewage into the #PotomacRiver in its early stages."
Read more:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/dc-mayor-declares-emergency-asks-021213993.html -
‘It’s a catastrophe’: Wellington rages as millions of litres of raw sewage pour into ocean
Abandoned beaches, public health warning signs and seagulls eating human waste are now features of the popular coastline in #NewZealand
Michelle Duff in Wellington
Wed 18 Feb 2026 22.42 EST"A tide of anger is rising in New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, as the city’s toilets continue to flush directly into the ocean more than two weeks after the catastrophic collapse of its wastewater treatment plant.
"Millions of litres of raw and partially screened sewage have been pouring into pristine #reefs and a #MarineReserve along the south coast daily since 4 February, prompting a national inquiry, as the authorities struggle to get the decimated plant operational.
"Abandoned beaches, public health warning signs and seagulls eating human waste are now features of the popular coastline, with the environmental disaster zone adjacent to the airport where thousands of international visitors alight every day.
"Fears for the safety of marine #ecosystems – including vulnerable species such as the little blue penguin, or #kororā, which nest along the shore – are mixed with concerns over the length and cost of disruption to those who depend on the coast for income, wellness, and recreation.
"As a southerly storm whipped through the lower North Island and churned up polluted seawater this week, hundreds of residents turned out to a public meeting to seek answers.
" 'They’re warning us to close our windows because a shit-laden hurricane is coming at us,' said the south coast resident and environmentalist Eugene Doyle, whose house faces the sea. 'Everyone in charge has done an appalling job, and they need to be held accountable.' "
Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/19/wellington-raw-sewage-leak-spill-water-new-zealandArchived version:
https://archive.ph/bjF7f -
‘It’s a catastrophe’: Wellington rages as millions of litres of raw sewage pour into ocean
Abandoned beaches, public health warning signs and seagulls eating human waste are now features of the popular coastline in #NewZealand
Michelle Duff in Wellington
Wed 18 Feb 2026 22.42 EST"A tide of anger is rising in New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, as the city’s toilets continue to flush directly into the ocean more than two weeks after the catastrophic collapse of its wastewater treatment plant.
"Millions of litres of raw and partially screened sewage have been pouring into pristine #reefs and a #MarineReserve along the south coast daily since 4 February, prompting a national inquiry, as the authorities struggle to get the decimated plant operational.
"Abandoned beaches, public health warning signs and seagulls eating human waste are now features of the popular coastline, with the environmental disaster zone adjacent to the airport where thousands of international visitors alight every day.
"Fears for the safety of marine #ecosystems – including vulnerable species such as the little blue penguin, or #kororā, which nest along the shore – are mixed with concerns over the length and cost of disruption to those who depend on the coast for income, wellness, and recreation.
"As a southerly storm whipped through the lower North Island and churned up polluted seawater this week, hundreds of residents turned out to a public meeting to seek answers.
" 'They’re warning us to close our windows because a shit-laden hurricane is coming at us,' said the south coast resident and environmentalist Eugene Doyle, whose house faces the sea. 'Everyone in charge has done an appalling job, and they need to be held accountable.' "
Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/19/wellington-raw-sewage-leak-spill-water-new-zealandArchived version:
https://archive.ph/bjF7f -
‘It’s a catastrophe’: Wellington rages as millions of litres of raw sewage pour into ocean
Abandoned beaches, public health warning signs and seagulls eating human waste are now features of the popular coastline in #NewZealand
Michelle Duff in Wellington
Wed 18 Feb 2026 22.42 EST"A tide of anger is rising in New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, as the city’s toilets continue to flush directly into the ocean more than two weeks after the catastrophic collapse of its wastewater treatment plant.
"Millions of litres of raw and partially screened sewage have been pouring into pristine #reefs and a #MarineReserve along the south coast daily since 4 February, prompting a national inquiry, as the authorities struggle to get the decimated plant operational.
"Abandoned beaches, public health warning signs and seagulls eating human waste are now features of the popular coastline, with the environmental disaster zone adjacent to the airport where thousands of international visitors alight every day.
"Fears for the safety of marine #ecosystems – including vulnerable species such as the little blue penguin, or #kororā, which nest along the shore – are mixed with concerns over the length and cost of disruption to those who depend on the coast for income, wellness, and recreation.
"As a southerly storm whipped through the lower North Island and churned up polluted seawater this week, hundreds of residents turned out to a public meeting to seek answers.
" 'They’re warning us to close our windows because a shit-laden hurricane is coming at us,' said the south coast resident and environmentalist Eugene Doyle, whose house faces the sea. 'Everyone in charge has done an appalling job, and they need to be held accountable.' "
Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/19/wellington-raw-sewage-leak-spill-water-new-zealandArchived version:
https://archive.ph/bjF7f -
‘It’s a catastrophe’: Wellington rages as millions of litres of raw sewage pour into ocean
Abandoned beaches, public health warning signs and seagulls eating human waste are now features of the popular coastline in #NewZealand
Michelle Duff in Wellington
Wed 18 Feb 2026 22.42 EST"A tide of anger is rising in New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, as the city’s toilets continue to flush directly into the ocean more than two weeks after the catastrophic collapse of its wastewater treatment plant.
"Millions of litres of raw and partially screened sewage have been pouring into pristine #reefs and a #MarineReserve along the south coast daily since 4 February, prompting a national inquiry, as the authorities struggle to get the decimated plant operational.
"Abandoned beaches, public health warning signs and seagulls eating human waste are now features of the popular coastline, with the environmental disaster zone adjacent to the airport where thousands of international visitors alight every day.
"Fears for the safety of marine #ecosystems – including vulnerable species such as the little blue penguin, or #kororā, which nest along the shore – are mixed with concerns over the length and cost of disruption to those who depend on the coast for income, wellness, and recreation.
"As a southerly storm whipped through the lower North Island and churned up polluted seawater this week, hundreds of residents turned out to a public meeting to seek answers.
" 'They’re warning us to close our windows because a shit-laden hurricane is coming at us,' said the south coast resident and environmentalist Eugene Doyle, whose house faces the sea. 'Everyone in charge has done an appalling job, and they need to be held accountable.' "
Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/19/wellington-raw-sewage-leak-spill-water-new-zealandArchived version:
https://archive.ph/bjF7f -
‘It’s a catastrophe’: Wellington rages as millions of litres of raw sewage pour into ocean
Abandoned beaches, public health warning signs and seagulls eating human waste are now features of the popular coastline in #NewZealand
Michelle Duff in Wellington
Wed 18 Feb 2026 22.42 EST"A tide of anger is rising in New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, as the city’s toilets continue to flush directly into the ocean more than two weeks after the catastrophic collapse of its wastewater treatment plant.
"Millions of litres of raw and partially screened sewage have been pouring into pristine #reefs and a #MarineReserve along the south coast daily since 4 February, prompting a national inquiry, as the authorities struggle to get the decimated plant operational.
"Abandoned beaches, public health warning signs and seagulls eating human waste are now features of the popular coastline, with the environmental disaster zone adjacent to the airport where thousands of international visitors alight every day.
"Fears for the safety of marine #ecosystems – including vulnerable species such as the little blue penguin, or #kororā, which nest along the shore – are mixed with concerns over the length and cost of disruption to those who depend on the coast for income, wellness, and recreation.
"As a southerly storm whipped through the lower North Island and churned up polluted seawater this week, hundreds of residents turned out to a public meeting to seek answers.
" 'They’re warning us to close our windows because a shit-laden hurricane is coming at us,' said the south coast resident and environmentalist Eugene Doyle, whose house faces the sea. 'Everyone in charge has done an appalling job, and they need to be held accountable.' "
Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/19/wellington-raw-sewage-leak-spill-water-new-zealandArchived version:
https://archive.ph/bjF7f -
🧹 Ah, #Florida strikes again! In a shocking plot twist, officials "accidentally" erase embarrassing data faster than you can say "Oops!" 🧽🤥 Apparently, transparency means "invisible ink" these days.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/officials-scrub-data-showing-us-citizens-swept-up-in-immigration-arrests/ #Oops #DataTransparency #GovernmentFail #InvisibleInk #HackerNews #ngated -
🧹 Ah, #Florida strikes again! In a shocking plot twist, officials "accidentally" erase embarrassing data faster than you can say "Oops!" 🧽🤥 Apparently, transparency means "invisible ink" these days.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/officials-scrub-data-showing-us-citizens-swept-up-in-immigration-arrests/ #Oops #DataTransparency #GovernmentFail #InvisibleInk #HackerNews #ngated -
🧹 Ah, #Florida strikes again! In a shocking plot twist, officials "accidentally" erase embarrassing data faster than you can say "Oops!" 🧽🤥 Apparently, transparency means "invisible ink" these days.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/officials-scrub-data-showing-us-citizens-swept-up-in-immigration-arrests/ #Oops #DataTransparency #GovernmentFail #InvisibleInk #HackerNews #ngated -
🧹 Ah, #Florida strikes again! In a shocking plot twist, officials "accidentally" erase embarrassing data faster than you can say "Oops!" 🧽🤥 Apparently, transparency means "invisible ink" these days.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/officials-scrub-data-showing-us-citizens-swept-up-in-immigration-arrests/ #Oops #DataTransparency #GovernmentFail #InvisibleInk #HackerNews #ngated -
💸 Ever wondered how your UK tax money is being wasted? Peter McCormack and Charlotte Gill dive into the absurdity of UK and US politics. 🇬🇧🇺🇸
🎧 Listen now: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6XSbfj9qxOETom7aNL8pFE?si=3GC2vk_wRgajkS8ZTVxLNQ
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💸 Ever wondered how your UK tax money is being wasted? Peter McCormack and Charlotte Gill dive into the absurdity of UK and US politics. 🇬🇧🇺🇸
🎧 Listen now: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6XSbfj9qxOETom7aNL8pFE?si=3GC2vk_wRgajkS8ZTVxLNQ
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💸 Ever wondered how your UK tax money is being wasted? Peter McCormack and Charlotte Gill dive into the absurdity of UK and US politics. 🇬🇧🇺🇸
🎧 Listen now: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6XSbfj9qxOETom7aNL8pFE?si=3GC2vk_wRgajkS8ZTVxLNQ
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💸 Ever wondered how your UK tax money is being wasted? Peter McCormack and Charlotte Gill dive into the absurdity of UK and US politics. 🇬🇧🇺🇸
🎧 Listen now: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6XSbfj9qxOETom7aNL8pFE?si=3GC2vk_wRgajkS8ZTVxLNQ
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FFS! I'd be willing to be one of the first people to get a freakin' #H5N1 vaccine if it were available! #GovernmentFail
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FFS! I'd be willing to be one of the first people to get a freakin' #H5N1 vaccine if it were available! #GovernmentFail
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FFS! I'd be willing to be one of the first people to get a freakin' #H5N1 vaccine if it were available! #GovernmentFail
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FFS! I'd be willing to be one of the first people to get a freakin' #H5N1 vaccine if it were available! #GovernmentFail
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FFS! I'd be willing to be one of the first people to get a freakin' #H5N1 vaccine if it were available! #GovernmentFail
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The Canada Disability Benefit does not fulfill the government’s promises
#Canada #CanadianPolitics #DisabilityBenefit #Poverty #Disability #GovernmentFail #Accessibility #Advocacy #HomeCare #Inequities #Welfare #Benefit #Government #GovernmentPromises
https://the-14.com/the-canada-disability-benefit-does-not-fulfill-the-governments-promises/ -
The Canada Disability Benefit does not fulfill the government’s promises
#Canada #CanadianPolitics #DisabilityBenefit #Poverty #Disability #GovernmentFail #Accessibility #Advocacy #HomeCare #Inequities #Welfare #Benefit #Government #GovernmentPromises
https://the-14.com/the-canada-disability-benefit-does-not-fulfill-the-governments-promises/ -
Why are we searching for life on other planets when we can't even feed people on this planet? 🤔
