Funny, I see you replied the same thing! It's absolutely absurd, ludicrous, and asinine that we have to go through a private defense contractor to access PUBLIC SPACES. It makes me livid.
This is bad, so is not getting critical information without relying on a private social media company! I felt as you do when I realized my county was using Twitter for emergency alerts during a crisis. I happen not to have an account, but was fortunate to get the information from another person nearby.
