cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/59635227
Y’all come on now… If anyone in Louisiana is actually seeing this, there is no way y’all are ok with that right?
The main link is a comparison of both John Bell Edwards original declaration and Landry’s most recent renewal from the 20th.
One obvious difference seems to be that Landry grants to the director of the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) authority to take whatever action he deems appropriate in response to declaration of emergency.
Allegedly it has to do with the office of motor vehicles. Wouldn’t be a big deal, except on literally the same day, he announced GOHSEP is now under control of the National Guard.
According to Landry “This move not only delivers significant cost savings but also aligns with my belief in the importance of relying more on our National Guard to strengthen our state’s resilience.”
According to this article https://www.nola.com/news/politics/jeff-landry-restructure-gohsep-under-louisiana-national-guard-fiscal-responsibility/article_7e9e08f2-ee67-463c-a2b3-424f6165a087.html
“GOHSEP Director Jacques Thibodeaux took on a challenging role and served our state with dedication under difficult circumstances. We deeply appreciate his service,” Landry said in the announcement.
Thibodeaux said in an interview that, over the next 30 days, he will help transition GOHSEP from a stand-alone agency to one under the purview of the National Guard in a role titled special assistant to the adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard.
His plans after that are currently undetermined, Thibodeaux said. He noted that he’s worked in emergency management for 40 years and is also a retired army soldier and retired U.S. Marshal.
“I’m gonna take (a) well-needed break and enjoy my family, and then I’ll determine what’s gonna be the next chapter,” he said.
So it seems like the director named in the order, no longer exists. If I’m just dumb and misunderstanding this please explain it to me.
Are they going to invade Russia, North Korea, Iran? That would be about the only useful exorcise to solve problems fast. Technically we can make code and servers more secure, but that will do nothing about social attacks which are a large source of the problem.
Once you get the above countries still have to make it clear your plans to invade countries like India and China are serious to get them to shape up, but there is a chance you won’t have to. You might have to invade a few countries in Africa or something though as well.
Having someone sneak in and blow up a few troll farms would be more measured and proportionate.
Pretty positive there is no actual plan to improve cybersecurity, it’s a facade to quietly hand over power and control to the national guard to keep people in line.
The same day the emergency order was signed by the governor, he announced he was restructuring GOHSEP (governors office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness) under the National guard as part of his state DOGE plan to cut waste and save money.
The emergency order grants the director of GOHSEP authority to act however they seem fit to handle cybersecurity. But on the same day the director of GOHSEP was given a new title, and is no longer director.
The “acting director” is now Louisiana National Guard Brig. Gen. Jason P. Mahfouz