"When it comes to adapting to the consequences of climate change, the federal #government has relied heavily on one flagship program: Building Resilient #Infrastructure and Communities, or BRIC."
"Despite bipartisan support for the effort, the Trump administration issued a memo announcing its intent to shut down #bric ..."
Despite court order, funds remain frozen! #FEMA #climatechange #politics #US
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Now we can start to wonder what the "B" in "BRIC" actually means...
@heidilifeldman This is good to hear, but it won't help that FEMA fired or reassigned all the staff writing on BRIC projects. All the allocated funding has been 'deobligated' and returned to Treasury accounts.
The states still have staff that can manage the grants from the recipient side, but the bureaucracy to implement the program is long gone.
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Temo che ci toccherà imparare un nuovo acronimo dopo #PIGS e #BRIC. Asse del disordine | Che cos’è il #CRINK, l’internazionale autoritaria che minaccia le democrazie - Linkiesta.it https://www.linkiesta.it/2025/10/crink-russia-cina-iran-corea-del-nord/
Judge blocks Trump admin. from reallocating billions in FEMA disaster relief funds – CBS News
By Hannah Marr, August 5, 2025 / 9:18 PM EDT / CBS News
None.A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to reallocate more than $4 billion in federal funding geared toward natural disaster mitigation projects, arguing the transfer could lead to “irreparable harm” to flood-prone areas.
The injunction by U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns in Boston followed a July lawsuit brought by 20 states. They argued that FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program had been unlawfully terminated in April 2025 under the Trump administration, with more than $4 billion in unspent funding that had been allocated by Congress redirected without its authority. Stearns wrote that the court was “not convinced” that Congress had intended for the money to be reallocated.
“The BRIC program is designed to protect against natural disasters and save lives,” Stearns wrote.
Stearns ruled that government officials were temporarily blocked from repurposing the funds while the court considers the state’s objections to the cuts.
The July lawsuit alleged that ending the BRIC program would upend disaster preparedness efforts across the country, leaving communities unable to tap into critical funding for hundreds of already-approved resilience projects. Before it was halted, the BRIC program provided funding for local infrastructure projects such as stormwater management systems and the relocation or elevation of buildings in flood-prone zones.
FEMA officials originally announced in April that they were “ending” the BRIC program because it is “wasteful” and had become more concerned with “political agendas than helping Americans recover from natural disasters.” But in a court filing last week, the disaster response agency walked back those comments, stating that they hadn’t cut the program and were still evaluating whether they will end or revise it.
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The U.S. is no longer a leader on climate efforts — as other nations work on reducing emissions and decarbonizing, the Trump administration is making long-term decisions that prioritize fossil fuels. @time takes a look at how this shift creates new geopolitical dynamics.
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El Billete BRICS: símbolo del despertar multipolar y oportunidad para Cuba
En un mundo que asiste al ocaso de la hegemonía imperial, los pueblos alzan su voz, reclaman soberanía y construyen un nuevo orden internacional. El reciente anuncio de la Moneda y el Billete BRICS no es solo un paso económico: es un acto simbólico de ruptura con el dólar estadounidense y con el modelo neocolonial que durante décadas ha impuesto reglas injustas.
El dólar cae en picada, mientras el BRICS —bloque compuesto por Brasil, Rusia, India, China, Sudáfrica y una creciente lista de países asociados— consolida su presencia como fuerza transformadora en la economía global.
Una de las imágenes más reveladoras de este giro es el reverso del nuevo billete BRICS, donde se aprecian las banderas de los países miembros y asociados. Entre ellas, ondea con orgullo la bandera de Cuba, símbolo de dignidad y resistencia frente al bloqueo y las agresiones externas.
¿Qué representa el BRICS y qué significa para Cuba?
Los países BRICS abarcan un tercio de la superficie terrestre, casi la mitad de la población mundial, y generan cerca del 40% del PIB global.
Su PIB conjunto supera los 77 billones de dólares, una cifra que sobrepasa incluso al del G7, tradicional bastión del poder occidental.
La expansión del BRICS incluye actores clave de Eurasia, África, Oriente Medio y América Latina, lo que fortalece una geoeconomía verdaderamente multipolar.
Cuba tuvo una participación destacada en la XVII Cumbre del BRICS celebrada en Río de Janeiro, donde fue reconocida como país asociado. Este estatus abre el camino para convertirse en miembro pleno, con acceso a nuevas oportunidades de colaboración en sectores estratégicos como la salud, la energía y las infraestructuras.
¡Por la solidaridad, la unidad y la integración de los pueblos!
Hoy, más que nunca, #CubaNoEstáSola. Avanzamos firmes junto a los pueblos del Sur global que apuestan por un mundo más justo, inclusivo y soberano.
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