@somecanuckchick

They cut the budget for tech support, no doubt.

Or #privatize-d it.

@georgetakei
Back when #DOGE starting firing thousands for no reason, I explained to a friend:

"They're trying to prove we don't need government, and for the few things we DO need government for, those things can be #Privatized."

When they #Shutdown the government, I made the point again.

Defunding medical research is just the latest extension of this extreme RW push to #privatize everything. 🤬

Seen thru that lens, it all starts to make sense.

What’s drawn less attention is how the *downsizing* appears to be part of an effort to #privatize the work of #FederalAgencies. In several instances, the companies poised to step into the void have deep ties to people tapped by #Trump to run #weather related agencies.

#Privatization would diminish a central role the #Federal govt has played in #forecasting since the 1800s, which…poses a particular harm for those facing financial strain who may not be able to afford #commercial weather data.

The #billionaire also ran a financial firm, which he left in the control of his sons, that stands to benefit if #Trump’s admin follows through on a decade-long #Republican effort to #privatize govt #weather #forecasting.

Deadly #flooding in central #Texas has drawn a spotlight to #BudgetCuts & #MassLayoffs at the #NWS & the #NOAA, 2 agencies housed within the #Commerce Dept that provide the public w/ #free #climate & weather data that can be crucial during #NaturalDisasters.

#law #broligarchy