Marianne Williamson

Rank 12 of 47

Score 94

@Zer0Lib @alroker No, it could not. This is about so much more than “telling the weather.” Perhaps research what the department actually does.

2/28/2025, 4:15:10 AM

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Zero Lib

@Zer0Lib

206d

@alroker DOGE didn't cut enough. It doesn't take 12,000 to tell the weather. The department could be dropped to around 100 people and nobody would know the difference.

Al Roker

@alroker

206d

Going into the severe weather and hurricane season, this cannot be good.

The Commerce Department has laid off hundreds of NOAA employees, many with specialized skills who work at one of the world's top climate science and weather forecasting agencies.
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