The now-fired “public relations expert” who created a multi-million dollar cartoon for his agency warns that budget cuts from the Ministry of Government Efficiency (Doge) could undermine disaster preparedness.

In an interview with CNN’s John Berman on Monday, exiled employee Tom Di Livato called the layoff from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) “silly” and added that he hopes for a cut in Doge, which hinders preparations for hurricanes and disasters. Di Liberto was the creator and star of Teek and Tom Explore Planet Earth, an animated series produced by NOAA for more than $3 million. According to on federal spending records. (Related: Federal Judge San Francisco orders OPM to cancel mass shooting emails)

“I received a boiler plate email around 3:45pm. [Office of Personnel Management] I say I am a trial employee, so I can rate it and my skills and abilities no longer meet the needs of the agency – that’s ridiculous,” he said. “A lot of people have been fired. It basically leads to an agency that is already lacking staff and now they are trying to do more with fewer people. And it’s just asking for disaster.”

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The five-part series aimed at educating children about Earth’s weather and climate, Di Liberto stars himself alongside Teek, an apparent hermophobic cyclopia extraterrestrial from Earth’s “Queloz.” Teek is dealt with using their/thems of transcripts provided to NOAA, or “sexual neutral” pronouns Website. The series’ most popular article, Episode 4: A Sea of ​​Data from Cool Technology, has gained over 150 views on YouTube as of Monday.

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Agency layoffs have affected 880 NOAA employees as President Donald Trump continues to purge federal exam workers more broadly, CBS News It has been reported Friday. Approximately 5% of agency staff were fired on the initial cuts, but most were spared by individuals deemed critical of NOAA’s functioning, namely, meteorologists at the National Weather Service.

“Well, I’m going to protest late today. I’m going to continue talking about the importance of NOAA. I’m going to represent the people who were fired and the amazing people who are still in NOAA,” Di Liberto said. “I keep looking for work. It’s related to communication, communications about weather and climate. That’s what I want to do and I want to continue doing that.”

Di Liberto is “#opentowork” According to On the boundary surrounding his LinkedIn profile photo. He graduated from Cornell University in 2006 and later worked as a Maryland-based meteorologist before creating NOAA’s “Tieke and Tom.”

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