This Progressive Delivered a Brutal Fact Check for Those Politicizing the Texas Floods– townhall.com

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You know the saying: a broken clock is right twice a day. For former Ohio State Sen. Nina Turner, a firebrand progressive and Bernie Sanders supporter, who is the perfect person to be an MSNBC guest, she holds that honor today in the aftermath of the devastating and tragic floods in Central Texas. The damage is immense, with the death toll surging toward 100 dead as storms ripped through Kerr County and swelled the Guadalupe River 25-plus feet in less than two hours.

 

🚨 Fox’s @JoeConchaTV on Texas media coverage: “We keep seeing other networks talking about there not being the proper staffing at the National Weather Service in that area. They actually had twice the number of staffers on as they normally would. So if you’re going to find… pic.twitter.com/FUH1CvB1dZ

— TV News Now (@TVNewsNow) July 6, 2025

No, there were not.

The local NWS office had 5 meteorologists on duty instead of the normal 2 because they anticipated the storm being an issue. There were no staffing shortfalls “in the region.” https://t.co/RSiGVvl0SO

— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) July 6, 2025

AP: Weather service had extra staffers on duty during Texas flooding emergency.https://t.co/DP0Hw2xh6R https://t.co/2Lz92UZzO9 pic.twitter.com/V4Keeoz1xZ

— Ryan Maue (@RyanMaue) July 6, 2025

This is a disgusting and false smear.

Even WIRED knows you are wrong.

“Meteorologists Say the National Weather Service Did Its Job in Texas” https://t.co/vVZn6Uvgc8 https://t.co/yOgHZkMG9J

— Alex Pfeiffer (@Pfeiffer47) July 6, 2025

Tiktoker blasts people who are donating and helping find the missing girls in Texas. Her reason is because the girls are White and “they’re deporting your family members.”

This is one of the sickest things I’ve ever seen pic.twitter.com/cX78qRUOZr

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 6, 2025