There’s nothing political about tragedy...that is, unless every politician at every level of government did absolutely nothing to prevent it.  What happened in Texas on July 4th wasn’t an act of God, it was an act of recklessness from lying politicians and yes, the voters who still believe them. Over 135 people are dead because at the county level, the state level and the federal level, Republicans have failed to take climate preparedness seriously. Whenever there was a decision to fund it, they decided to cut taxes instead. Whenever there was a discussion to take climate change seriously, they’ve called it a hoax.   Francesca takes you through EVERY level of this colossal failure: from Camp Mystic’s director waiting an hour to evacuate campers, to Kerr County’s refusal to pay for a mere $1 million flood warning system, to Texas state legislators shooting down climate infrastructure projects while simultaneously passing massive tax breaks, to a wildly unqualified FEMA director who didn’t know hurricane seasons was a thing, to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem defunding the agency to the point where distress calls were ignored and rescue crews were missing in action. It’s also a failure on voters, who in 2021 rejected $10 million from the federal government for climate projects because the money came from…. BIDEN!!!!! When it’s all said and done, what is killing people is a right-wing ideology that doesn’t believe in climate change despite it playing out before our eyes, and that is hell-bent on rugged individualism and low taxes no matter what the costs. So when do we stop playing the blame game and start holding people accountable by booting them from power? In other words, when will we actually take our children’s futures seriously. *** Support The Bitchuation Room on Patreon so Francesca can do more of these long-form videos. Also get early viewing access, discounts on merch, and 25% off our sponsor by signing up: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom  *** Friday August 1st - Francesca and Matt will be at Laughs Comedy Club in Seattle. Tickets here: https://bit.ly/4kFt1xE Saturday August 2nd - The Bitchuation Room LIVE in Seattle. Tickets here: https://bit.ly/4khBhnK HOUSTON AUGUST 28 - Francesca and Matt will be at The Punchline in Houston. Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/3A0062C3F8154B3F PASADENA - August 30th - New World Disorder. Tickets here: https://www.showclix.com/event/new-world-disorder-08-30-25-7-pm BROOKLYN - October 13th Francesca and Matt will co-headline The Bell House. Tickets here: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/300062E2C3694548 Get 20% off SUNSET LAKE CBD with code FRANTIFA at check out. Explore all their organic, vertically-integrated craft CBD products including tinctures, gummies, smokables, salves and more: https://www.sunsetlakecbd.com *************************** Independent creators rely on your support to create the content you want!  Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkztf6gttP8D3vrusCrrp4g/join Become a Patron of The Bitchuation Room: https://www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom Tip the show: Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com *************************** Thanks to Paige Oamek, Andy Vasoyan & Brent Godin *************************** Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Check Out The Bitchuation Room Podcast iTunes: http://bit.ly/iTunesbitchuation Google Music: http://bit.ly/GoogleBitchuation Stitcher: http://bit.ly/stitcherbitchuation Spotify: http://bit.ly/spotifybitchuation Find Francesca On:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/franifio  YouTube: The Bitchuation Room’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/franifio  Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Franifio Insta: https://www.instagram.com/franifio/ BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/bitchuationroom.bsky.social Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices