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Venezuela's Cautionary Tale for US FEMA Reform
How years of political instability accelerated a humanitarian crisis into a catastrophe, and how it informs our current moment
Christa M
Currently a n00b civil servant, I've previously authored journalism, books, research, and marketing content. I'm a neurodivergent sometime swimmer / hiker / paddler, mom to adult sons, raccoon stan, and probably other epithets I’m not thinking of.
disaster-recovery
Triple Threats, Compounding Disasters
How the earthquakes and typhoons of September-November 2025 in the Philippines show the knock-on effects of climate change — and political tides
community
Go Ahead and Overshare. It Might Give You the Answers You're Looking For
Why locking ourselves behind "social acceptability" might be undermining our resilience after disasters
community
Answering Love Rebels' Questions
Thinking more deeply about activism and myself as an activist in emergency management
community
Could Social Outcasts Hold a Key to Disaster Response?
People worry about "crime" immediately after disaster. Directing people's energy to response could be a solution
My First Graduate Class Was a Success. I Still Don't Have a Clear Path
My career has been an endless series of pivots made in survival mode. Emergency management may be no different
A Reblog From The Conversation: Why Disasters Still Happen
I don't always overestimate my ability to juggle multiple projects, but when I do, I go big
The Groups We Trust, the Crowds We Don't
How we define a "mob" has everything to do with response to regional and national emergencies
book-review
How to Organize When You're Not Good at It
A review of Love Rebels: How I Learned to Burn Things Down Without Burning Out
Another Unconventional Step in an Unconventional Career Path
How 2025 encouraged me to loosen my grip and embrace a softer, better rounded version of myself
community
Have Our Online Lives Eroded Our Communities?
And can we bring ourselves back from collapse?
community
If FEMA Goes Away, Could Communities Step Up?
Three books offer a vision of future disaster recovery – if we can come together in mutuality