We need to talk about who is to blame for the deaths in the Texas floods.

Buckle up and read thoroughly, because you might be surprised by what I have to say.

Guadalupe River State Park (Texas Parks and Wildlife)

We need to talk about who is to blame for the deaths in the Texas floods. Buckle up, because I may not say what you expect me to say (unless you’ve been closely following my posts the past few days), but what I have to say is really important because it comes down to one key question:

What do you care about more — feeling justified rage at recent federal actions that will undoubtedly cause many deaths in the future, or pushing for actions that will prevent future deaths like the ones that happened? It’s possible to do both, but too many people are choosing *only* the former and not the latter. This message is ESPECIALLY for those who don’t live in Texas because it’s the national media and folks outside Texas who I see getting this the most wrong. Allow me to explain.

Right now, the most popular national narrative going around is that the DOGE/Trump admin cuts to the National Weather Service (NWS) and NOAA are partly or largely responsible for the tragic deaths in the Texas flooding. It’s a convenient narrative because the cuts *have* been dramatic and substantial, and there’s ample evidence that they *will* cause deaths. HOWEVER, it’s also an inaccurate narrative if we look at the…