Alt-gov Twitter accounts pitch in to help Coast Guard and responders rescue hurricane victims

[riversedge]

Source: raw story



29 Aug 2017 at 11:56 ET



A collective of government employees have worked to help emergency responders trying to help in the wake of Hurricane Harvey to navigate multiple requests from several different places with a crowdsourced rescue map.

President Donald Trump has attacked career government staffers as “holdovers” from President Barack Obama’s administration and his department heads have pledged to root out such staffers. Trump also placed restrictions on scientists and staff to prevent them from publishing their taxpayer-funded research findings. The two incidents prompted a series of government employees to start secret Twitter accounts known as “alternatives” to the Trump government. While there is no evidence that some kind of coup d’etat exists nor is a cabal being coordinated by the former president, Trump continues to attack the employees.

The digital army of Alt-gov staff saw the aftermath of Harvey and recognized a desperate need to help survivors as soon as possible.

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“Our volunteers are specifically coding the data in the ways that USCG and Cajun Navy have requested,” the Alt-Gov staffer explained. “I can’t say enough about the amazing volunteers who offered to help. They have taken on huge leadership roles and helped @HarveyRescue ramp up to a place we never imagined.”

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Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/08/anti-trump-alt-gov-twitter-accounts-pitch-in-to-help-coast-guard-and-responders-rescue-hurricane-victims/

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Much longer story and a good read.







Harvey rescue boats and Alt-Gov crowdsourced map (Photos: Screen captures)

[Skittles]

1. anyone else reminded of Dunkirk?

yes indeed

[Sedona]

2. Does anyone have a link to the map itself?

I googled to no avail

[chowder66]

3. This is amazing work. Link added

https://public.tableau.com/profile/loy1858#!/vizhome/shared/8Y9R4BJMB

You can click on a Description and hover over a dot to get a general description of the issue and other information like address and number of people, etc

[summer_in_TX]

4. So wonderful!

Thanks for posting this, and the link to the map. Many of the stories are just heart-rending, when I clicked on some of the dots on the map and opened them to read the details.

I'm especially praying for a mother of a medically fragile son with a tracheotomy who is now out of medicine. She has three young ones besides, and they're trapped. As well as another mom, with three kids, one with cerebral palsy, and a 2- and 3-year old. Out of milk, diapers, etc. Also another location with 15 elderly people on oxygen.

It's very encouraging to see the stats on how many have now been rescued from their efforts. Already 835 as of 10:49 CDT although many more in need.