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On 2025-01-13 1:15 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
> On Jan 13, 2025 at 1:30:42 AM PST, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
> 
>> On Sunday, as multiple wildfires still rage out of control in California,
>> what to do about them and how to prevent such a tragedy from happening in the
>>
>> future was top of mind on many of the political talk shows. As one might
>> expect, media personalities were quick to jump to the aid of Democrats - who
>> are often only too happy to politicize natural disasters when they occurred
>> in red states - were desperate to put a stop to the criticism being leveled
>> at California's leadership (or lack thereof) with regard to the fires.
>>
>> Deanne Criswell, head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),
>> joined host Jonathan Karl on ABC News' THIS WEEK to discuss the "dangerous
>> situation" still unfolding in Southern California.
>>
>> "The red flag warnings have been reissued, the winds are coming back, and we
>> still want to make sure that people are in a safe place," Criswell said. The
>> winds had abated enough to allow for air support to fly in water and fire
>> retardant over the last day, but they are expected to pick up again and the
>> situation is still extremely volatile.
>>
>> Criswell, fresh off her agency's scandalous behavior in the southeast -
>> refusing to knock on doors and offer federal assistance where signs
>> supporting President-elect Donald Trump were visible - assured Karl that the
>> federal government was prepared to handle the aftermath of the devastating
>> fires in addition to what was already on their plate.
>>
>> Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) also spoke to Karl about the fires ravaging his
>> home state, praising firefighters and likening the devastation to that seen
>> in war zones. "The heartbreak is just overwhelming," he said.
>>
>> The new California senator, elected to fill the seat that was initially
>> vacated when the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) passed away, also called
>> on President-elect Trump to join with California in an effort to prevent
>> future disasters.
> 
>> Schiff, who spent the majority of Trump's last term attempting to either
>> impeach him or simply smear him as a Russian asset, claimed on Sunday, "It's
>> going to be really important for the incoming president to work with all of
>> us in California to make sure that we get the resources we need to put out
>> these flames . to get the relief to get back on our feet."
> 
> Back when Malibu burned, Trump already suggested California start managing its
> forests and chaparral instead of just letting deadwood and brush sit there as
> fuel for any potential spark, but leftists like Schiff mocked him for that.
> Now he wants Trump to "join in" whatever ridiculous nonsense Democrats will
> propose to prevent future fires?
> 
> Hey, Adam, you bug-eyed buffoon, how about constructing reservoirs and
> impoundment basins and start filling them with fresh water instead of dumping
> it in the ocean? How about we build desalination plants up and down the
> California coast like other dry and arid countries do, so that we can use the
> trillions of gallons of sea water we have to both fight fires and as drinking
> water during droughts? How about telling the eco-loons to f-off and start
> clearing our forests of the billions of board-feet of deadwood that's just
> sitting there waiting to burn? How about conducting routine controlled burns
> of chaparral so that it's not available as an accelerant to any fire that does
> get started?
> 
> Those are all things that would have a measurable real-world impact in terms
> of fire prevention but a lot of it is expensive and California will do none of
> it because the 'progressives' here would rather spend money fighting Trump
> from deporting people who have no legal right to be here and paying hundreds
> of billions for free health care for them (while American citizens still have
> to pay their own way).
> 
>> On CBS News' FACE THE NATION FEMA's Criswell also spoke with host Margaret
>> Brennan - and she argued that despite the growing evidence to the contrary,
>> California had been adequately prepared to confront the massive blaze.
> 
> Hahahahahahahahahaha!
> 
> The Santa Ynez reservoir (117 million gallons) was sitting there EMPTY, you
> dumbass. Because the head of our Department of Water and Power-- a DEI hire
> whose previous job was as an executive at PG&E, which itself has been
> responsible for many of the worst wildfires of the last 10 years-- decided the
> best time to drain it and do routine maintenance was RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF
> HIGH FIRE SEASON.
> 
> Jeezus christ, the incompetence makes your eyes bleed. But according to his
> FEMA hack, we were "very prepared". If she really believes that, it makes you
> wonder if FEMA is equally as prepared for disasters and if so, we really need
> to clean house at FEMA, too.
> 
> Janisse Quinones was hired by Karen Bass to head the DWP and she makes
> $750,000/year-- nearly *twice* as much as her male predecessor. Bass said she
> specifically chose her because she was female and hispanic. Not because she's
> really good at managing a huge bureaucracy on which lives depend.
> 
> One year later, Los Angeles runs out of water to fight a major wildfire. But
> hey, Democrats sure struck a blow against the patriarchy, didn't they?
> 
> Well, guess what? The 'patriarchy' kept the water towers and reservoirs full.
> The 'patriarchy' kept the hydrants flowing. All we got from Quinones and her
> grrl power is empty towers and hydrants.
> 
>> "I think that they were very prepared," Criswell said - despite multiple
>> reports of budget cuts to local fire departments, empty reservoirs, and empty
>>
>> fire hydrants. She went on to blame the excessive winds - which are a common
>> problem in Southern California - for the difficulties first responders have
>> faced in battling the fires. "[They] have never seen 100 mph winds that are
>> fueling the fire."
> 
> The individual firefighters may never have seen winds like this, but the city
> of Los Angeles has. This is NOT unprecedented. It has happened before and the
> idea that the collective bureaucracy couldn't have predicted this could happen
> and have been prepared for it is an absolute lie.
> 
>> Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) echoed Schiff's sentiments in calling for bipartisan
>> efforts in helping California to rebuild.
>>
>> "These wildfires don't have any political affiliation," she told Brennan.
> 
> No, but the individual politicians whose catastrophic incompetence and nutty
> leftist priorities that caused the fires to be much more destructive than they
> otherwise might have been absolutely *do* have political affiliations and it's
> 100% Democrat.
> 
> That's the double-edged sword of being a super-majority throughout the state:
> You have the power to do whatever you want but when fuck-ups happen, you own
> the consequences. There's no one else to blame.
> 
>> Saying that the fires would be viewed as one of the worst natural disasters
>> to be recorded in American history
> 
> Depends on how you measure "worst". The Galveston hurricane in 1900 is still
> the deadliest natural disaster in United States history. It left 12,000
> fatalities in its wake. By contrast, the L.A. fires have killed 24.
> 
> The hurricane caused $35.4 million in property damage. ($1.3 billion in 2023
> dollars.) The L.A. fires have caused an estimated $50 billion in property
> damage.
> 
> So on the one hand, the fires don't even come close to being "worst" and on
> the other, they've earned that title. Just depends on how it's measured.
> 
>> Newsom also claimed that he still had complete confidence in the leadership
>> in place - including L.A.'s Democratic Mayor Karen Bass, who was on a
>> taxpayer-funded trip to Africa when the fires
>> began.
> 
> For that alone, Newsom should be removed from office as well. If he really
> does have confidence in Bass, that shows his judgment is severely
> compromised.
> 
> Other than Bass, let's meet the people in charge of L.A.'s fire response.
> Bizarrely, all of them are lesbians named Kristine. What do you suppose the
> odds are that in a profession dominated by men due to the sheer physicality of
> its requirements, that the top three officials in the LAFD would turn out to
> be lesbian women? Kinda suggests that promotions in LAFD aren't based on merit
> and ability but rather on the gender and the sexual practices of the
> candidates, does it not?
> 
> Kristina Crowley - First LGBTQ Fire Chief LAFD.
> Salary: $439,722
> 
> Kristina Kepner - First Lesbian Assistant Chief LAFD.
> Salary: $264,468
> 
> Kristine Larson - First black lesbian Equity Bureau Chief LAFD.
> Salary: $399,000
> 
> And here's Larson responding to a question about whether she'd be capable of
> carrying a grown man out of a burning building. She says if she can't, then
> it's the victim's fault for ending up in a burning building in the first
> place. Seriously.
> 
> 
> https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1877458187600719873/vid/avc1/720x720/RTD4R-YNN_uBrXB0.mp4?tag=16
> 

As horrific as her statement is, the even more horrific thing is that 
the people who hired these tokens got elected in free and fair 
democratic elections. If this isn't a wake-up call for EVERY L.A. and 
California voter, then they are all brain dead.

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