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Inflation heats up in June as President Trump's tariffs start to bite
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/15/nx-s1-5468293/inflation-cpi-consumer-prices-tariffs?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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The federal response to the flash flooding disaster in Texas has come under scrutiny. President Trump, who has called for cuts to FEMA, praised the agency during his recent visit to Texas, but did not comment on his plans for its future. William Brangham discussed more with former FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell.
On July 5, as floodwaters were starting to recede, #FEMA received 3,027 calls from disaster survivors & answered 3,018, or ~99.7%, documents show. Contractors w/ 4 call center companies answered the vast majority of the calls.
That evening, however, #KristiNoem did not renew the contracts w/ the 4 companies & hundreds of contractors were fired….
#Trump #idiocracy #ExtremeWeather #floods #Texas #FederalGovernment #Funding #MassLayoffs #BudgetCuts
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