From Newsweek: FEMA and Other Critical Agencies Are on the Verge of Collapse | Opinion

“Hurricanes Helene and Milton are expected to join the grim ranks of Katrina and Sandy as $30 billion-plus tragedies. However, in addition to the damage left in their paths of destruction were the viral conspiracies that infected airwaves and social media feeds in the aftermath.

However, while it would be easy to dismiss Trump’s demented accusations as simple propaganda, there’s a troubling grain of truth: American agencies like FEMA are, in fact, broke—not because they’ve been diverting funds to “ferry illegals,” but because they have been critically underfunded for decades.

Years of offering stopgap funding instead of securing long-term financial stability for once-revered federal programs have left critical agencies powerless to tackle what is now an out-of-control climate emergency. Only last week it was revealed the federal disaster Small Business Administration (SBA) loan program has received 50,000 applications since the twin disasters—but the money has run dry.”