How many federal employees do you need to screw a light bulb?
zero. They just wait for the Amish to do it for them.
Amish volunteers reportedly stepped in to rebuild the town of Chimney Rock, North Carolina, following the devastation caused by Hurricane Helen. The hurricane struck the southeastern United States in late September 2024, bringing destruction from Florida to Ohio. More than 230 deaths According to For reporting.
Videos shared on X identify volunteers who rebuild Chimney Rock’s infrastructure as Amish members of the Great Needs Trust.
🚨#BREAKING: Chimney Rock NC officials have confirmed that a staggering 2,000 members of Pennsylvania’s Amish community are quietly rebuilding town homes, businesses and bridges…
…Step for 6 months
God blesses the Amish! pic.twitter.com/dfwoflyo8q
– Matt Van Swol (@matt_vanswol) April 22, 2025
“We wanted to help those who caused the disaster. We felt our hearts were beginning to help,” one interviewee said.
“It just fills my heart with joy. Just… watch people get their lives back again,” says another.
But Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employees thought more important things to their heart than rebuilding their homes or managing aid. FEMA listed the stock as the first of three “ambitious goals” in its 2022-2026 strategic plan. The agency spent nearly $1 billion on immigration services. They dumped an additional $12 million on the rise in disaster response “stolen communities” by investing in “inadequate communities” including “LBTQIA people.” (Related: “We need to do better”: Vance Torch FEMA for hamstring local hurricane recovery efforts)
media I laughed The former governor of the federal government and Northern California stated,Following Hurricane Helen, he goes out of his way to not help people in Republican areas. However, during Hurricane Miltona FEMA supervisor reportedly instructed aid workers to “avoid homes promoting Trump.”
Exclusive: Internal messages obtained by the daily wire show relief workers who have ordered FEMA officials in Florida to not support homes with Trump signs pic.twitter.com/o73ejuuyug
– Daily Wire (@RealDailyWire) November 8, 2024
Trump signed Executive In January, we order FEMA to be investigated in light of political bias concerns. Capturing ideology is a problem. The bureaucracy is also growing. The federal government operates as a functionally large employment program. “Efficiency” and “Efficacy” oppose this purpose. Many speculate, but it took the Amish to prove that.
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