Texas can't warn people about deadly floods, but can immediately let me know about a hurt cop hundreds of miles away

[IrishBubbaLiberal]

Texas can't adequately warn people about deadly floods, but it can immediately let me know that a cop got hurt 250 miles away from me.

THIS IS EXACTLY WHY SO MANY TURN COMPLETELY OFF
ANY PUBLIC WARNINGS ALERTS ON THEIR CELL PHONES

Endless USELESS “ALERTS”.

Who gives a damn whether someone got hurt 100s of miles away !!
Sorry it happened,, BUT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DAMN REASON TO ALERT 20+ MILLION TEXAS RESIDENTS !

AND there is ABSOLUTELY nothing ABOUT these useless ALERTS with THE MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF TEXAS RESIDENTS care about!
Who gives a damn !?

Texas can't adequately warn people about deadly floods, but it can immediately let me know that a cop got hurt 250 miles away from me.

— Nude Gingrich (@jarjarfan69.bsky.social) 2025-07-10T01:00:11.183Z

[UpInArms]

1. Priorities

Are not about public safety

[ananda]

2. Yeah, I got that one. But I've been getting weather warnings too.

This is in Austin.

[mwmisses4289]

3. Don't mind the various missing person alerts,

don't get weather alerts, but do check the various weather channels frequently, especially if there is rough weather in our area.

[mgardener]

4. How do you keep yourself safe in the middle of the night?

I'm curious.
I live in a relatively safe area, most we get are severe thunderstorms in summer or snow.
I wonder after Texas, how people who deal with severe weather, protect themselves especially where cell service is limited.
Do they rely on sirens?

[mwmisses4289]

7. For me, it's a slight prepper mentality.

We keep enough supplies on hand for at least ten days, especially during hurricane season. I don't sleep well any way, and during rough weather I am constantly checking various weather sources (local t.v. and radio, various weather websites). Been through the aftermath of several tropical storms and hurricanes, snowmegeddon, and thunderstorms that dropped incredible amounts of rain and caused flooding.
Just try to do what can to be as prepared as possible, knowing we can't prep for everthing a disaster will throw at us.

[Xavier Breath]

5. 'Blue Alert?' Sounds like trouble at K-Mart.

[Hotler]

8. Flash back! Flash back! ... Kmart Blue light special. Takes me back to Christmas Eve-ish, 1967-68,

witnessing my first Blue Light Special. I was 12-13 and never before seen adults act like hyenas fighting over a buffalo carcass.at the water hole. There was pushing and shoving, scratching and clawing, Screaming and shouting, moans and groans Might have been some biting, some punches, ripped clothes, shelf climbing as if it was an obstacle. It was quite the spectacle.

Great times.

[Xavier Breath]

9. People celebrate Jesus' birthday in funny ways.

[mercuryblues]

6. Texas can't save a child from drowning in a floof

But it can chase a pregnant woman down in another state to determine if she is getting legal medical care.