Federal workers who were not let go said the afternoon layoffs included meteorologists who do crucial local forecasts in National Weather Service offices across the U.S.

Summary

Hundreds of NOAA employees, including National Weather Service meteorologists, were fired Thursday as part of Elon Musk’s cuts to the federal workforce under Trump.

The layoffs, affecting up to 10% of NOAA’s workforce, targeted probationary employees.

Lawmakers and experts condemned the cuts, warning they will jeopardize public safety and disaster preparedness.

Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) called the firings “unconscionable,” while climate scientists warned they would weaken the country’s ability to respond to extreme weather and climate disasters.

  • NotLemming@lemm.eeEnglish
    1·
    20 hours ago

    What happened with the whole Qanon thing, haven’t heard anything about that for a while

    • Optional@lemmy.world
      11·
      20 hours ago

      According to the New York Times it was all true and Trump was right about everything.

      • NotLemming@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        20 hours ago

        Yikes. So Qanon was cooked up by Russia to gather the conspiracy theorists and mentally ill who would support fascism in the US?

        • Optional@lemmy.world
          2·
          20 hours ago

          No, I actually think it was just dipshit 4channers riffing which then got picked up by some opportunistic douchebags who were then co-opted by russia to divide the US and lay the groundwork for fascism.

          • TheHiddenCatboy@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            39 minutes ago

            Exactly this. Russia doesn’t have to do a lot of work here. Most of this bullshit is home grown. Russia just amplifies it.