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LOL, you’re right. I thought it was listed under plain old emergency alerts. Apparently we now have mandatory presidential alerts from Dear Leader that can’t be blocked.
Why would we need this and emergency alerts?
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Originally Posted by lisanicole1
FEMA controls when the alerts go out, not Trump. Its for national emergencies. Like if a chemical happens 20 minutes from where you live you can be notified immediately. Something to save lives.
The message came in to my phone as "The Presidential Alert System has been activated on your phone. No further action is required."
I am good with emergency alerts we've always gotten on tv and radio, that started out with that weird squawking and then this is a test of the Emergency Broadcast System.
It was just like the alert I got a couple of weeks ago when there was a flash flood warning. My ringer was off so it just made a buzzing sound, no big deal. I really really wanted to say mine said MAGA, but people here don't seem to have a sense of humor. .
One more reason I am glad I don't have some kind of "smart"phone. I get enough spam without it (and I live in an area that has phone alerts for a local emergency)
P.S. I found the following linked article interesting:
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