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Tommy Boy retired as commissioner in 2017. Not sure how the potential for disaster was addressed, but I imagine there will be someone combing through the Comm. Court minutes to piece it together. https://www.hccommunityjournal.com/community_life/article_8db919ae-d772-11e6-8de2-db22ecc8f224.html
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Each county in Texas can opt into a reverse 911 program. This is an alert system that sends warnings throughout the county according to addresses. But the problem is those Reverse 911 systems are linked solely to landlines. Kerr County currently uses a system called CodeRed, which operates like Reverse 911. However, it only reaches registered landlines; cell phones and VOIP numbers must be manually signed up through the county portal people.com+8kerrvilletx.gov+8reddit.com+8. That means standard cellphones were not automatically notified, unless someone had beforehand opted in. Camp Mystic probably did have at least one operational landline, since reverse 911 focuses on those. But if that landline was not registered in the county’s system—or was affected by power/water outages—it likely didn’t relay any alert. Plus, once local systems like phones and internet went down during the flood, that lifeline likely failed. No verified Reverse 911 call went out to residents around midnight on July 4. The system depends on landline registration; cell phones don’t get alerts automatically. If Camp Mystic had a landline—but it wasn’t registered or was down—they would have missed any alert. Overall, this tragedy shines a glaring spotlight on the limitations and fragility of the current system—and the urgent need for more robust, multi-channel emergency alerts. On top of that, how many remember in 2018 when the government set us a Wireless Alert System? I assume that has also been defunded, since it's last one was in 2023. I assume they could tailor WEA for target areas. October 3, 2018 was the first-ever Presidential Alert test sent to nearly every smartphone in the U.S., triggered under FEMA’s IPAWS system. Users couldn’t opt out, and it blared a loud tone with a test message en.wikipedia.org+11en.wikipedia.org+11cbsnews.com+11en.wikipedia.org+2time.com+2weather.gov+2. The most recent nationwide test occurred on October 4, 2023, involving both the Emergency Alert System (EAS) for radios/TV and the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) for cellphones emergencyalertsystem.fandom.com+9umpdnews.umd.edu+9cityoflaurel.org+9. So yes—and going forward, there are scheduled WEA tests via national broadcast networks. I am going to assume CodeRed is a cheaper alternative to Reverse 911 and the county didn't spend much money getting people to opt in.
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Agreed. Same can be said for Uvalde? Sutherland Springs? Santa Fe? But there is a faction that continues to deny that guns kill people, and that our climate isn't affected by humans.
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more like AMerica First
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Just don't forget to thank them for their attention to this important matter. Govt takes from the middle and lower class, gives to billionaires. Billionaires own the banks that foreclose on the homes lost due to the depression and then turns them into rentals with super tricky leases and high security deposits. At what point do they realize they are killing the gold egg laying goose? I swear it's not the money that counts anymore. These fuckers keep score by how many lives they can fuck over. And get style points for creative cruelty.
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I finally got around to watching American Thunder. It was solid. Taking NASCAR to LeMans. Learned a lot about both sports in one doc.
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Unclear on Username fit here.
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Allred got the jump on things last go around because the only other candidate that actually stood a chance was Roland Gutierrez. And due to all the special sessions, Roland couldn't do any campaigning and fell behind in fundraising. Gutierrez was the favorite by far of the folks on the ground, the local organizers. Allred was the opposite. He did very little when it came to campaigning in public. What he did do a lot of was coming into counties and being hosted by the local big money donors, regardless of party. The DNC stood by and let Schumer, Jeffries, and others tap Allred as their choice and had already funneled a large chunk of change into his campaign through the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Like millions of dollars. All that came in before Roland even announced. Big money old established donors, particularly in Dallas, jumped onto that bandwagon and never got off. The problem we had in 24 and apparently will have in 26 is that DC is picking our candidates for us, at least at the senate level. They silently endorse their choice with dumping money into their coffers. Then turn around and lecture us on the state level how we should not put our thumbs on the scales by endorsing or denouncing any candidates. It's bullshit, but that is what we face. I somewhat understand it, but at the same time how do you ever build a bench, much less put together a good slate that actually has a chance at winning anything. If Allred wins the primary again, then once again we are faced with trying to whip up enthusiasm to go to the polls for the rest of the races, while the top spot is held by a full on dud. Of course this would be a moot point if voters actually cared enough to educate themselves on candidates. But in their defense, I applaud them for even going to the polls after the endless barrage of fundraising texts and calls they get daily.
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That's apparently where Mamdani has succeeded and has all those consultants, pollsters and talking heads thinking up in arms.
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In my lifetime I have seen civil rights, voting rights, women's rights and societal safety nets put in place over time that seemed to be a natural progression to a better society and a more just nation model. Many of these we felt basically sacrosant, achievements hard fought for and enshrined. I felt that the rest of the country was proud of our place in the world, leading by example when it came to self governance. But little by little these things came under attack, and the whole Overton Window started creeping to the right. Most didn't seem to pay attention to it too much, expecting some sort of morals check to come into play as it normally has. But when Roe v. Wade was overturned things changed. While the Dem party felt all the advances of the Great Society were firmly entrenched, they took for granted a loyal base, quit fighting for them altogether and started trying to defend every single small faction which in turn made them appear to be a narrow focused, elitist party. Our own TDP has recognized this and if you listen to the messages coming out of the new leadership you see them fighting to regain the trust of the working class, while also protecting the human rights of all, including the smaller factions that are under constant siege. It is yet to be seen if this is possible, but certainly the old guard, comfortable Dems make it harder than it should be. TL;DR: The Dems became complacent and fell asleep at the switch, underestimating the stupidity of many of the electorate. While they were self assured all the social advances were impregnable, they weren't and now so many of those advances they are trying to save and restore are considered "too leftist." The party in Texas is trying to self correct, but is it too little too late? It's a big ass ship and it's going to take time to alter course.
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I'm interested in y'all's comments on this? How widespread is this sentiment in your opinions? How large a part of it is responsible for the disconnect between the working class and the party? Frankly at the heart of democracy is disagreement on many levels, but that works to move things along slowly towards a better society. But I personally feel the scam of superdelegates to put Hillary in over Bernie was the point where people started shaping up this idea and reinforcing it with example after example.
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Reagan went from being a B grade actor to governor of California with less experience. At least Mamdani has held a state rep position. Ross Perot and Trump are others who ran for significant offices with little to no governing experience.
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I like Cole. I also like Benjamin Flores. I have met him on several occasions and he is the real deal. If you notice his URL, his domain name is 4Texas, not 4BayCity, so he was thinking ahead. Both of these guys are new to state level politics and as FDR and others said, new guys haven't made any mistakes yet they can be dogged for. We have a young progressive running for Ag Commisioner in Clayton Tucker. Clayton is a populist and he has a lot of similar qualities to Bobby Cole. He reminds me of Hightower with less of the homespun homilies. Here's a good interview he did with ProgressTexas once he announced. Clayton Tucker takes on Sid Miller interview. What Texas needs is a slate of strong candidates who bring different factions out to vote. We need to choose the most electable in the primaries, and not individually, but as a team. Problem is that the TDP has a hands off policy in crafting a slate, letting the primaries decide. But as we saw in the last senate race, DC has no such qualms in putting their thumbs on the scales. That whole "let the voters decide" depends on an electorate that is much more engaged and willing to be educated than what we currently have, or probably will ever have, especially on the nuances of assembling a slate. We have to find ways to make it effortless to self educate and spread the word. Give people an easy means to research and feel strong for having learned. I got some time with Beto in Amarillo and was impressed with how he has been sharpening his game. Much better at speaking and not coming off as canned in responses. How to overcome the three losses already is the hurdle. Unfortunately people do not seem to take into account the strength of the blind loyalty to the (R) in this state. I explain it like David and Goliath. We have no proof, but the odds are that David didn't bring down the behemoth with his first stone. It took a few practice lobs to get it right. Time to land the big one this time. He is forward thinking when it comes to strategy and effectiveness as to turning out vote. While he believes in data, he also makes sure people feel they are more than a number.
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Yeah, that is Jennifer Cantu. She's got her head on right. Ft Bend has a couple of messes to deal with, but a lot of capable people are rising to the challenge.
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