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Hey folks, Barb here. Here's a recording of my latest cafe note, disinformation at the eye of the storm.

As always, please write to us with your thoughts and questions at letters atcafe.com.

Dear listener, at one time, the weather was the safe space of conversation starters, but even that topic

has now become politicized and even dangerous.

This week, employees of the Federal Emergency Management Administration and other emergency

responders were targeted with threats and harassment as they continued to help in recovery efforts

from the devastation of Hurricane Helene.

The danger in North Carolina grew so severe over the weekend that FEMA told some recovery

crews to stand down because of reports that National Guard troops had, quote, come across

X2 trucks of armed militia saying they were out hunting FEMA, end quote.

Rescuers resumed operations after the rumor was debunked.

Distrust of the federal government is nothing new.

In 1986, President Ronald Reagan famously said,

quote, I've always felt the nine most terrifying words in the English language are,

I'm from the government, and I'm here to help, end quote.

But threats of physical harm against federal workers is an alarming new phase of political

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