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[Mr Reasonable]

Finally, someone who really grasps the magnitude of the situation and, like us all, is furious at the use of clothes pegs to fix wardrobe problems.

I imagine once all this is over, this is the take people will look back on most reverentially. Of course if Elon Musk joins the charge, as Jack insists he must, then we might actually see some intervention on improper use of clothes pegs at a governmental level.

2025's biggest tweet and news story unfolding in real time.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

 

[Mr Reasonable]

It’s like a movie scene, where the bumbling moron is taking up space, actively hindering the situation instead of helping. Can’t be genuine and speak from the heart in a moment of crisis, vapor locks in real time, needs a script to communicate, the works. Except it’s real life, lives have been lost, people are injured, untold damages will accrue, and so on.

Quite bad. You can understand why it has to be scripted though, for the reasons you state, the stakes are high.

But, accepting that a politician's job is at least in part to be a figurehead, to be reassuring people and to be able to respond to things, not being quick witted enough to say "we're getting a dedicated website up and running now, but until then the information you need will be on the mayor's office website, which is..." Is pretty indicative of someone who's not necessarily the right person to be in front of cameras in a crisis.

In the meantime, please visit URL.

 

[Mr Reasonable]

 

[ManaByte]

 

[near]

 

[ManaByte]

Elon is on it. By tomorrow Newsom is going to try to find a way to block X in his little "nation state"

 

[ManaByte]

 

[FunkMiller]

Elon is on it. By tomorrow Newsom is going to try to find a way to block X in his little "nation state"

Not entirely sure the guy who plans to cut two trillion in government spending should be the one highlighting this, though.

 

[ManaByte]

Not entirely sure the guy who plans to cut two trillion in government spending should be the one highlighting this, though.

Cutting DEI education for dolphins in the Navy isn't the same as cutting something essential like the fire department. C'mon.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Not entirely sure the guy who plans to cut two trillion in government spending should be the one highlighting this, though.

When did the logic ever stop his BFF?

 

[ManaByte]

Dude should just resign at this point.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

I wonder if anyone there will accept the Starlink terminals, after all according to Hollywood and the media and also a number of posters here on GAF, Elon is Public Enemy #1

 

[FunkMiller]

Cutting DEI education for dolphins in the Navy isn't the same as cutting something essential like the fire department. C'mon.

Two trillion on education for dolphins? Seems expensive.

 

[ManaByte]

Bo Duke spitting truth:

 

[EviLore]

Santa Monica pier

 

[ManaByte]

 

[Mr Reasonable]

Santa Monica pier

Pictures like this will resonate far and wide. I was unsure if I had been on the streets that had burned, but this is a location that nobody will be in doubt about. Many of us will have walked on those boards. My keys have a keyring on them that I picked up from a stall on that pier. Millions of others will have similar reminiscences. Very sad to see.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

I had the most interesting conversation with a recruiter from an actuary company many many years ago. For those who don't know, actuary is the field of applied mathematics concerned with calculating financial risk, and is a very important part of insurance companies. He explained to me what he does, and I looked at him and I said "It sounds like you guys decide who lives or dies" and he looked at me a moment and replied "Well that's a little more dramatic than I like to say it, but essentially yeah" and he chuckled. I was never good enough at math to go into that field but the convo stuck with me all these decades

 

[Cyberpunkd]

I wonder if anyone there will accept the Starlink terminals, after all according to Hollywood and the media and also a number of posters here on GAF, Elon is Public Enemy #1

I also love when business owners replace governments. What is the word I am looking for....

 

[kruis]

BTW I was astonished to find out that there are currently 400 inmates working as firefighters to put out the flames in LA.

‘Essential’: nearly 400 incarcerated firefighters deployed as LA battles wildfires

The firefighters earn $5.80-$10.24 per day plus $1 an hour when responding to active emergencies, according to CDCR

www.theguardian.com

 

[TDiddyLive]

 

[Hookshot]

I refuse to believe I'll see a picture of the Hollywood sign on fire. Also it's not that far from the observatory, will that be okay?

This is going to be absolutely devastating for the few bits of wildlife that was still clinging on in those hills and state parks.

 

[AlphaDump]

This was an act of terrorism. Idgaf what anyone says and the timing is suspect as fuck.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

I refuse to believe I'll see a picture of the Hollywood sign on fire. Also it's not that far from the observatory, will that be okay?

This is going to be absolutely devastating for the few bits of wildlife that was still clinging on in those hills and state parks.

You won't, because the Hollywood sign is made of steel

It might not look so good after if it gets engulfed in flames though, might be oxidized until it's completely black and might melt a bit

 

[TDiddyLive]

This was an act of terrorism. Idgaf what anyone says and the timing is suspect as fuck.

There are too many possible factors to jump to that conclusion at this time. SoCal gets windy, but this is just a different level.

In the last week I’ve been near a transformer that blew due to the heavy winds, which ends up being quite common. I’ve also seen multiple homeless encampments go up in flames when the fires they started to keep warm got out of control. One of those times a bunch of propane tanks started going off as well. Sounded like a war zone.

Then you just have the random occurrences, like a car catching on fire, idiots tossing cigarettes, electronics sparking, and other things to start things off. Could it be arson? Sure, and there’s a good chance that would explain some of the random fires popping off. Terrorism though? Doubt it purely on the basis of what are the odds it would be so successful?

 

[AlphaDump]

There are too many possible factors to jump to that conclusion at this time. SoCal gets windy, but this is just a different level.

In the last week I’ve been near a transformer that blew due to the heavy winds, which ends up being quite common. I’ve also seen multiple homeless encampments go up in flames when the fires they started to keep warm got out of control. One of those times a bunch of propane tanks started going off as well. Sounded like a war zone.

Then you just have the random occurrences, like a car catching on fire, idiots tossing cigarettes, electronics sparking, and other things to start things off. Could it be arson? Sure, and there’s a good chance that would explain some of the random fires popping off. Terrorism though? Doubt it purely on the basis of what are the odds it would be so successful?

Of course my default stance is random fire gets out of control in dry state. I'm not ruling out terrorism.

 

[ManaByte]

 

[FatallyYours]

This was an act of terrorism. Idgaf what anyone says and the timing is suspect as fuck.

Of course my default stance is random fire gets out of control in dry state. I'm not ruling out terrorism.

thank God you are posting sane and fact checked responses to this crisis

 

[AlphaDump]

thank God you are posting sane and fact checked responses to this crisis

I made it clear it is my opinion.

 

[Madflavor]

Well it is not Texas burning, but "democrat paradise", "the biggest economy that feeds USA", "perfectly run democrat state"

I've been thinking that, I was trying to give them the benefit of the doubt. This is one of the worst natural disasters we've ever had, and all they can think of is controlling the narrative. Even ResetEra has a thread on this. Reddit is so fucking cooked.

 

[jason10mm]

I dunno, arson as a source is a possibility we are poorly prepared to combat.

Imagine Blackrock, after getting these areas uninsured, then burns it down and now can swoop in and buy it all up for pennies on the dollar since the property/building owners can't afford to not sell. Kinda like the Lanai fire was a dry run (if you believe that theory in the first place).

We'll see if californians get more FEMA aid than rando hawaiians.

 

[Hookshot]

I dunno, arson as a source is a possibility we are poorly prepared to combat.

Imagine Blackrock, after getting these areas uninsured, then burns it down and now can swoop in and buy it all up for pennies on the dollar since the property/building owners can't afford to not sell. Kinda like the Lanai fire was a dry run (if you believe that theory in the first place).

We'll see if californians get more FEMA aid than rando hawaiians.

If it was slum land with good views that they wanted to turn into million dollar homes I'd believe it but this is burning down the homes of people as rich as Paris Hilton so it seems unlikely that they'd destroy it all just to rebuild it for the same clients.

 

[P:axMagellanic]

Looks like firestorm conditions.
It's feeding itself... Scary shit

Quick look at the map and LA looks like urban hell, no natural barriers at all.

They need to stop fucking about and call the army in to start dropping buildings in neighbourhoods.

 

[Punished Miku]

This was an act of terrorism. Idgaf what anyone says and the timing is suspect as fuck.

You're suggesting the anti-Trump terrorists set fire to LA to get back at him? What will they go after next, Portland?

 

[AlphaDump]

You're suggesting the anti-Trump terrorists set fire to LA to get back at him? What will they go after next, Portland?

Whoa what? No, not suggesting that at all.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Heteros now have magic abilities to deflect fires? What LGBTQ has to do with anything?

 

[ManaByte]

Heteros now have magic abilities to deflect fires? What LGBTQ has to do with anything?

The fire chief was more interested in firing bigoted fire fighters than fighting fires.

 

[JohnnyPhats]

Not entirely sure the guy who plans to cut two trillion in government spending should be the one highlighting this, though.

Ridiculous post. You don’t cut basic common sense safety shit. But keep shouting in to the void and sit back and watch the result of liberal stupidity.

 

[AtomicStarving]

 

[Hookshot]

Trump was mocked world wide for wanting the forest floors cleared of debris and it wasn't done so now the fires are worse than ever.

There's a fine balance between ignoring the issue, doing upkeep, and trying to not destroy the ecosystems that rely on dying wood but someone will know how it works elsewhere.

 

[JohnnyPhats]

But since it was Trump, arrogant, vapid liberals will pretend those tweets don’t exist and hold Newsom up as some kind of above it all leader that knows what he’s doing

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Trump was mocked world wide for wanting the forest floors cleared of debris and it wasn't done so now the fires are worse than ever.

There's a fine balance between ignoring the issue, doing upkeep, and trying to not destroy the ecosystems that rely on dying wood but someone will know how it works elsewhere.

But since it was Trump, arrogant, vapid liberals will pretend those tweets don’t exist and hold Newsom up as some kind of above it all leader that knows what he’s doing

https://www.cnn.com/weather/live-news/los-angeles-wildfires-palisades-eaton-california-01-09-25-hnk#cm5p7foc500003b6ots99m9i7

Trump must be a genius, he predicted in 2019 the increased precipitation that happened in 2024!

EviLore I'm fine discussing fires, but the posts like the one I quoted make it clear this is becoming a political topic.

 

[Dural]

https://www.cnn.com/weather/live-news/los-angeles-wildfires-palisades-eaton-california-01-09-25-hnk#cm5p7foc500003b6ots99m9i7

Trump must be a genius, he predicted in 2019 the increased precipitation that happened in 2024!

EviLore I'm fine discussing fires, but the posts like the one I quoted make it clear this is becoming a political topic.

The brush not being cleared and making the fires worse had been talked about for years, before Trump said anything.

 

[JohnnyPhats]

https://www.cnn.com/weather/live-news/los-angeles-wildfires-palisades-eaton-california-01-09-25-hnk#cm5p7foc500003b6ots99m9i7

Trump must be a genius, he predicted in 2019 the increased precipitation that happened in 2024!

EviLore I'm fine discussing fires, but the posts like the one I quoted make it clear this is becoming a political topic.

Alrigjt, tattle tale. Whatever. I guess the fact political stupidity helped this be as bad as it is should not be discussed.

 

[ManaByte]

https://www.cnn.com/weather/live-news/los-angeles-wildfires-palisades-eaton-california-01-09-25-hnk#cm5p7foc500003b6ots99m9i7

Trump must be a genius, he predicted in 2019 the increased precipitation that happened in 2024!

EviLore I'm fine discussing fires, but the posts like the one I quoted make it clear this is becoming a political topic.

I lived in CA for 45 years. What he said has been said for decades. Even before Newsom. Gray Davis let San Diego burn twice in the early 2000s. It has nothing to do with Trump or your TDS. Sacramento starved Central and SoCal of water to save a tiny fish in the delta. The ash is on Newsom’s hands and he refuses to fix it. He should be prosecuted.

 

[JohnnyPhats]

I lived in CA for 45 years. What he said has been said for decades. Even before Newsom. Gray Davis let San Diego burn twice in the early 2000s. It has nothing to do with Trump or your TDS. Sacramento starved Central and SoCal of water to save a tiny fish in the delta. The ash is on Newsom’s hands and he refuses to fix it. He should be prosecuted.

It’s not about the fish. It’s about control.

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

Trump must be a genius, he predicted in 2019 the increased precipitation that happened in 2024!

You don't need to be a genius to start addressing the problem, the problem that is not new or was quite well known. I guess we needed to burn the whole city in order to suddenly realize that the problem should be addressed

I don't think that anything will change in California though. People will probably leave and will continue voting for democrats.

 

[JohnnyPhats]

You don't need to be a genius to start addressing the problem, the problem that is not new or was quite well known. I guess we needed to burn the whole city in order to suddenly realize that the problem should be addressed

I don't think that anything will change in California though. People will probably leave and will continue voting for democrats.

Newsom will give a speech about addressing the water and underbrush problem and will be heralded as a wise leader. "Yeah, see! That's leadership! Newsome 2028!"

 

[ManaByte]

Newsom will give a speech about addressing the water and underbrush problem and will be heralded as a wise leader. "Yeah, see! That's leadership! Newsome 2028!"