{"id":296291,"date":"2024-10-08T07:07:38","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T07:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=296291"},"modified":"2024-10-10T06:29:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T06:29:09","slug":"fema-obsession-with-dei-exposed-in-wake-of-disastrous-hurricane-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=296291","title":{"rendered":"FEMA Obsession With DEI Exposed In Wake Of Disastrous Hurricane Response"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Steve Watson \u2013 Modernity.news Oct 7, 2024<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Following ongoing criticism of FEMA\u2019s lackadaisical response to Hurricane Helene, materials from the agency\u2019s own website revealing an odd obsession with \u2018diversity equity and inclusion\u2019 have gone viral.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many are asking the question, what does diversity have to do with disaster relief?<\/p>\n<p>Past videos from FEMA include diversity hires talking in preparedness meetings about how alphabet people are more in need of disaster support because they already have problems to deal with\u2026 or something.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">FEMA Disaster Preparedness Meeting:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We should focus our efforts on LGBTQIA people\u2026 they struggled before the storm&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;FEMA relief is no longer about getting the greatest good for the greatest amount of people\u2026. It&#8217;s about disaster equity.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IqXeKI8OTT\">pic.twitter.com\/IqXeKI8OTT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/1843095899695931884?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The FEMA website is infested with strange cartoons preaching about DEI:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Oh boy, the FEMA website is an absolute goldmine. I can&#8217;t believe people haven&#8217;t been talking about this. The agency&#8217;s entire mission is now to apply DEI to disaster-relief. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QZ8GJjPhsj\">https:\/\/t.co\/QZ8GJjPhsj<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vDTXX6wpBU\">pic.twitter.com\/vDTXX6wpBU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RAW EGG NATIONALIST (@Babygravy9) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Babygravy9\/status\/1843217566539661418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>What the hell is all this?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">FEMA is staffed by DEI hires whose entire mandate is to bake equity, diversity and inclusivity into everything the agency does. This is an official FEMA training guide. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rDWHJsH2JB\">pic.twitter.com\/rDWHJsH2JB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stillgray\/status\/1842297061863026760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">1\/<br \/>\nDeanne Criswell, the head the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency says she made Equity her priority, then FEMA held DEI training saying the U.S. is rooted in extreme violence and White Supremacy is in almost every institution.<\/p>\n<p>Woke activists hijacked FEMA,<\/p>\n<p>A Thread\uf9f5 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Cx8tyc5IqL\">pic.twitter.com\/Cx8tyc5IqL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Wokal Distance (@wokal_distance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wokal_distance\/status\/1842011756819849592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Question: is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FEMA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FEMA<\/a> using the disaster recovery funds to restore <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/sanctuarycities?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#sanctuarycities<\/a> in the communities affected by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/hurricaneHelene?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#hurricaneHelene<\/a>? I mean, their number one objective seems to be employing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DEI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DEI<\/a> hires and their ultimate goal seems to be improving \u201cunderserved communities.\u201d Is this\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4CkkzW33Hy\">pic.twitter.com\/4CkkzW33Hy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sue (@tallytherally) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tallytherally\/status\/1842565121823928787?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">FEMA is THE DISASTER.<br \/>\nDid you know <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fema?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@fema<\/a>\u2019s #1 Objective is NOT actually Emergency Management.<br \/>\nIt\u2019s literally DEI.<br \/>\nSpend some time on their website.<br \/>\nYou\u2019ll wanna put your fist through a wall.<br \/>\nAnyone that would vote for more of this shit needs a fucking lobotomy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LoVzLYQnoZ\">pic.twitter.com\/LoVzLYQnoZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Happy_Horse_Girl (@HappyHorseGirl1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HappyHorseGirl1\/status\/1842233886778237111?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The DHS website (which FEMA is under) prioritizes DEI hiring practices. So not only is FEMA rejecting private assistance to aid disaster relief victims but also hiring minority and female-owned business over those best qualified. People die for DEI. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nVugiuxaZ7\">pic.twitter.com\/nVugiuxaZ7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ToccataAndSubterfugue (@83OatDorsia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/83OatDorsia\/status\/1841754925652447402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">FEMA put &#8220;equity&#8221; first in its Flood Mitigation Program, as it explains in its FY23 grant status report. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ia9kavj9Op\">https:\/\/t.co\/ia9kavj9Op<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rMcBLHmhbs\">pic.twitter.com\/rMcBLHmhbs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 J Michael Waller (@JMichaelWaller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JMichaelWaller\/status\/1842595544696508511?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s all a backdrop to some Americans claiming that they have not received any relief support or have been actively denied assistance from FEMA based on the fact that they are not minorities.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">They applied. They got denied. Folks affected by Hurricane Helene are being denied assistance from FEMA, which is following a strict DEI mandate that puts the needs of illegal aliens well before white folks when it comes to the dispensation of funds. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xGKgAH8JM6\">pic.twitter.com\/xGKgAH8JM6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stillgray\/status\/1843157620817096931?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There are also claims that the government is blocking donations made directly to Hurricane victims.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING<\/p>\n<p>Experienced pilot rescuing flood victims in NC ordered to stop, threatened with arrest<\/p>\n<p>The Biden regime is reportedly confiscating donations made directly to Hurricane survivors. FEMA\u2019s DEI mandate requires donations be given out based on membership in a protected clas <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qqUzydPzq7\">pic.twitter.com\/qqUzydPzq7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lee Golden (@LeeGolden6) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeeGolden6\/status\/1841559572114505981?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This DEI nonsense is having real world consequences.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\uf6a8Kamala Harris explains why FEMA is incredibly incompetent at helping Hurricane victims<\/p>\n<p>Kamala proudly explains that the government should focus resources based on race and sex<\/p>\n<p>FEMA&#8217;s #1 priority is DEI, Division, Exclusion, and Indoctrination not merit or helping victims <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a4lEz6pmp4\">pic.twitter.com\/a4lEz6pmp4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cash Loren (@CashLorenShow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CashLorenShow\/status\/1841100017727312194?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>FEMA head Deanne Criswell, herself a DEI hire, was asked about people sharing all of this online, and responded that it is \u201cdangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Despite obstructing relief efforts, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fema?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FEMA<\/a>\u2019s Criswell says criticizing her agency is \u201cdangerous\u201d:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has a tremendous impact on the comfort level of our own employees \u2026 When you have this dangerous rhetoric like you\u2019re hearing, it creates fear in our own employees\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ProJObu7fc\">pic.twitter.com\/ProJObu7fc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomselliott\/status\/1842966349372338301?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The agency is also using DEI hires to put out propaganda claiming what is being reported on the ground is \u2018misinformation\u2019.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We believe the people on the ground actually living through this hell. Not FEMA DEI hires. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4eVmjvWqz3\">https:\/\/t.co\/4eVmjvWqz3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lady Maga USA \uf1fa\uf1f8 (@LadyMagaUSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LadyMagaUSA\/status\/1842275714306859011?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This is what has become of government agencies under Biden and Harris. 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