NOT The Onion: DHS has asked FEMA to say "freezing rain" instead of "ice" in warnings to prevent memes hurting ICE

[highplainsdem]

CNN: DHS officials have come to FEMA staff and told them to limit the use of the word ice…they are worried that by posting something like, watch out for the ice, that it's going to become a meme….

— Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) 2026-01-24T00:07:52.323Z

[Phoenix61]

1. Talk about a bunch of snowflakes.😂😂😂

[orangecrush]

10. ...

[flashman13]

13. Was that a pun?

[mr715]

2. Jesus Christ

Ridiculous. What a joke these people are

[sheshe2]

3. OH FFS!

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[chouchou]

4. ICE: Illiterate Crass Embarrassment

[littlemissmartypants]

12. DUzy!!🏆🏅

[travelingthrulife]

5. What a bunch of clowns.

[malaise]

6. Effin lunatics

It’s ICE

[lostnfound]

7. Having lived in chicago, i hear those words as having two different meanings

Ice on the roads when it’s 5 degrees is not so scary. With a smattering of snow it often has traction.
Freezing rain is way, way worse. Can make it impossible to stand or drive.

[highplainsdem]

11. Did you hear what Jake Tapper said? That hearing about freezing rain doesn't make him think of ice -

it just makes him think, "Oh, I'll put on a raincoat."

[BidenRocks]

17. That's called sleet.

Not rain and not quite snow.

I suppose we can't call those frozen pointy things, iceicles.

[highplainsdem]

20. Sleet isn't the same as freezing rain, which is more dangerous:

https://www.weather.gov/iwx/sleetvsfreezingrain

What is the Difference between Sleet, Freezing Rain, and Snow?

We thought it would be helpful to examine the difference between sleet, freezing rain, and snow. The following descriptions are excerpts from NOAA's National Severe Storms Laboratory Severe Weather 101 Primer.

Sleet occurs when snowflakes only partially melt when they fall through a shallow layer of warm air. These slushy drops refreeze as they next fall through a deep layer of freezing air above the surface, and eventually reach the ground as frozen rain drops that bounce on impact. Depending on the intensity and duration, sleet can accumulate on the ground much like snow.

Freezing rain occurs when snowflakes descend into a warmer layer of air and melt completely. When these liquid water drops fall through another thin layer of freezing air just above the surface, they don't have enough time to refreeze before reaching the ground. Because they are “supercooled,” they instantly refreeze upon contact with anything that that is at or below freezing (32 degrees F), creating a glaze of ice on the ground, trees, power lines, or other objects. Even light accumulations can cause dangerous travel, while heavier amounts can cause significant damage to trees and power lines. A significant accumulation of freezing rain lasting several hours or more is called an ice storm.

Snow. Most precipitation that forms in wintertime clouds starts out as snow because the top layer of the storm is usually cold enough to create snowflakes. Snowflakes are just collections of ice crystals that cling to each other as they fall toward the ground. Precipitation continues to fall as snow when the temperature remains at or below 32 degrees F from the cloud base to the ground.

[BidenRocks]

21. I thought frozen rain

that bounces is hail.
I grew up in Wisconsin in the 60s.
We call a water fountain a Bubbler.

[highplainsdem]

22. From Weather.com:

https://weather.com/safety/thunderstorms/news/2020-05-12-15-things-to-know-about-hail

1. Hail is a form of precipitation — like rain or snow — that is made up of solid ice.

2. It is not the same thing as frozen rain.
Frozen rain falls as water but freezes as it gets near the ground.
Hail falls as a solid, known as hailstone.

3. Hailstones are formed when rain droplets are carried upwards by a current of air, called an updraft, during thunderstorms.
“Hail forms as robust thunderstorms grow taller and taller, lofting moisture up into the atmosphere where it freezes,” explains Jonathan Belles, digital meteorologist at Weather.com.

[OGBuzz]

18. So when is Jake's latest blockbuster book coming out?

The one about Trump's dementia related psychosis and his willingness to go scorched earth in order to keep his secrets in the Trumpstein Files a secret.

[Solly Mack]

8. Wow.

[Deuxcents]

9. I don't know if I should laugh or scream 😱

[IronLionZion]

14. MAGA are so bad at this

come on Dems, we can defeat these idiots

[paleotn]

15. Like "ICE" isn't damaged enough. These people are so stupid.

[Emile]

16. Clown show

[Aviation Pro]

19. Maybe stay in your fucking lane, you fucking imbeciles

Freezing rain is defined by its characteristics, you fucking taint lickers.