Lines 3 Miles Long For Propane In North Carolina As FEMA Closed All Of It's Disaster Relief Centers

Posted • January 11, 2025: The nation's attention continues to be hyperfocused on Southern California as devastating wildfires continue to burn in and around Los Angeles. The fires have displaced thousands of people and destroyed entire towns. There is an overwhelming need for immediate aid, and the recovery from these disastrous fires will take years. With less than two weeks left in office, President Joe Biden has informed California Governor Gavin Newsom that the federal government will be picking up the tab for California's recovery for the next six months. Biden has told them to spare no expense. Meanwhile, on the other side of the country, the residents of Western North Carolina have been all but forgotten. Thousands remain displaced from flooding caused by Hurricane Helene. Entire neighborhoods were washed away, and many of the buildings that survived the flooding are unlivable because of dangerous mold.

FEMA has been on the ground in North Carolina for months—not that you can tell. Many North Carolinians live in tents because assistance has been scarce, difficult to obtain, or unreachable. No blank check has been offered for disaster relief in North Carolina. In fact, FEMA has just announced that many displaced residents who have been living in hotels are essentially being evicted on January 12th. They are getting an additional twenty-four hours because of a winter storm. Forecasts in the area call for snow and high temperatures in the twenties. The problem for many in the transitional sheltering program is that because of the extensive damage caused by the storm, in some areas, there is no shelter to transition to. They are literally being thrown out into the cold. An 800 number was provided to call for those who need assistance, but because of the incoming winter weather, FEMA is taking the weekend off.

Incompetence and a lack of humanity have become FEMA's de facto motto. From Katrina to Maui, there seems to be no disaster that the federal agency tasked with managing disasters doesn't mismanage spectacularly. Why would the Biden administration offer the West Coast unlimited federal resources while denying continued assistance on the East Coast? Legitimate question, because maybe I’m missing something: But when Hawaii, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and other cites were hit by natural disasters, Biden kinda sat back and let FEMA do its thing. Most places, he didn’t even bother to visit. This is the first time I’m ever hearing that he wants the federal government to completely cover the cost of rebuilding California. Why the sudden urgency? Why does he seem to care all of a sudden? Why is this a priority to him now?Like I said… maybe I’m missing something. Or maybe I’m not.

Newsom has been a strong supporter of the administration, and it's no secret that he has aspirations for the Oval Office. California raises a lot of money for the DNC. North Carolina voted for Donald Trump. If nothing else, the optics of offering SoCal everything they need while ignoring people in Western NC are terrible. Is Joe Biden so petty that he would withhold disaster aid to a state because they didn't vote the way he wanted? We wouldn't put it past him. He has shown himself to be a petty, shallow, small man, but if we are being completely honest, the real reason behind Biden's recent actions is he really sucks at his job. After all, he made some big promises to the residents of North Carolina too. (…)

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