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Santa Monica issuing evacuation order
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Feels like maybe corporations should be beholden to all stakeholders again, and not just shareholders.
Gotta cancel insurance for the shareholder, gotta cut safety costs as a power company for the shareholder, gotta suck up all that low cost water as a giant ag company shipping alfalfa to Saudi Arabia for the shareholder...
And then everyone else gets stuck with Flint, MI water quality, $1,000 per kWh electricity in frozen Texas, and uninsured homes in Florida and California.
Gotta cancel insurance for the shareholder, gotta cut safety costs as a power company for the shareholder, gotta suck up all that low cost water as a giant ag company shipping alfalfa to Saudi Arabia for the shareholder...
And then everyone else gets stuck with Flint, MI water quality, $1,000 per kWh electricity in frozen Texas, and uninsured homes in Florida and California.
Hawking Radiation
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ChuckeRearmed
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When are the winds going to stop?
Wheeljack539
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The cynic in me is wondering just how much funding will actually go to the firefighting.
Hawking Radiation
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I don't know I have an issue with this. Can the reporter just not let them get to safety first before asking a bunch of questions? Probably a million things on your mind when you're in a raging inferno trying to rescue your animals then having a reporting stick a mic and flashlight in your face.
They'd probably be there with a mic in your face when you're legs are on fire: 'Can you describe the pain for the viewers at home? Do you have medical insurance?'
FFS
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DeepEnigma
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Greusom alerted insurance companies to his planned arson to get rid of the rich houses to make room for more homeless encampments.
No. They had the foresight to read the room before wild fire season began analyzing the budget cuts and lack of historical preventative measures by the those in charge on a federal, state, and municipal levels.
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Ownage
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I think she's seeing a vacation right now.
sankt-Antonio
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This is a problem because capitalism ran unchecked for to long, not DEI hires or Mexican illegal "aliens". Will become much worse for you guys with the new government, hell bend on turbocharging capitalism for the benefit of the rich and powerful.
DeepEnigma
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The old government was at the benefit of their rich and powerful too. One thing both parties can agree on, and that's enriching themselves and their donors.
sankt-Antonio
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Never said otherwise, just that it's going to get even worse.
DeepEnigma
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Looks right out of Terminator 2.
I’ve been going through documents because I am interested in the truth, and the gist of it is that L.A. is fucked. The city was already slowly crawling towards bankruptcy. They’re trying to solve problems the city literally cannot afford. Now with this wildfire? Jesus Christ. I mean, this city is supposed to host the 2028 Olympics? With what money?
In the FY24 budget, $7.8M was allocated to cannabis regulation. In the FY25 budget, it’s $8.5M. Civil rights and human equity is about $5.2M for both budgets. Cultural affairs was reduced from $20M to $18M. I’m not even that far in the rabbit hole and I already see areas to make some sweeping cuts.
Anyone who’s a psycho like me can find all the numbers here: https://cao.lacity.gov/budget/
meritocracy was never a thing.
DeepEnigma
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Lots of land just freed up for Olympic planning. *adjusts tinfoil*
IntentionalPun
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Of all the threads I thought I wouldn’t see culture war talk…
Wheeljack539
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It's something that's pretty much infested too many institutions so it's always in the back of the mind.
Same with never being 100% sure if this was an accident, deliberate or maliciously deliberate. With how insurance companies canceled policies and this happening out of season and how bad it is something those thoughts will always bug you.
As for the fires it's a shame that Eaton went up again. I went there on a field trip back in elementary and remember thinking how beautiful the area was.
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Madflavor
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kruis
Exposing the sinister cartel of retailers who allow companies to pay for advertising space.
The Fartist
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Ok, can I crash at your place, though?
IntentionalPun
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So do you think “1 California training program” (what the article on the left is about) is somehow responsible for the data on the right?
Seems way more reasonable to think it’s what the article on the right is talking about… the increase in danger / deaths / sickness while pay remains absolutely dogsht.
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kruis
Exposing the sinister cartel of retailers who allow companies to pay for advertising space.
FunkMiller
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California is burning due to a combination of a terrible government administration… and climate change decreasing levels of rainfall.
You can all argue your culture wars as much as you like, but that’s the reality of the situation.
Your side is to blame. So is theirs. Enjoy your pointless argument.
You can all argue your culture wars as much as you like, but that’s the reality of the situation.
Your side is to blame. So is theirs. Enjoy your pointless argument.
IntentionalPun
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Adam Corolla would have graduated high school in like the early 80s lol.
IntentionalPun
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No it’s not: https://lafd.org/about/organization
(Btw I am not of the opinion that DEI == GOOD, I’m just not seeing how a shortage of wildland firefighters is truly caused by any DEI shenanigans happening, for instance I doubt the fire department Carolla was applying to back in 1982 or whatever was facing a shortage at the time nor was he even applying for that kind of work as far as I can tell)
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kruis
Exposing the sinister cartel of retailers who allow companies to pay for advertising space.
That's not the complete leadership team.
The two women next to the fire chief are the Training and Support Bureau Commander and the head of the Equity and Human Resources Bureau. But the complete leadership team has nine men too.
Joshmyersbv
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Thats something you see in a fucking movie. Devastating.
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Jinzo Prime
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Why does a fire department need an Equity and Human Resources Bureau? Never heard of a fire department needing something like that.That's not the complete leadership team.
The two women next to the fire chief are the Training and Support Bureau Commander and the head of the Equity and Human Resources Bureau. But the complete leadership team has nine men too.
IntentionalPun
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It’s pretty dumb.
Now is it smart to do outreach to communities that aren’t typically signing up to be firefighters during a shortage?
I would think so. However I also don’t think the LAFD is the issue here it’s a lack of wildfire firefighters who handle these massive out of control blazes. And the reason for shortages there is pretty obvious. A crazy decade of fire seasons caused many to quit / get sick or die, and lack of pay isn’t exactly helping replace those folks let alone grow those squads or whatever they call them.
Considering the increasing importance hopefully this disaster has a silver lining in that we properly fund for this. Bunch of rich people losing their homes should help cause a bigger uproar.
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Jinzo Prime
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Yeah, lack of firefighters is a problem, and a bloated bureaucracy certainly doesn't help pay for them. I can't imagine all the red tape and paperwork it takes to be a fire fighter in California.
mitch1971
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Gonna be hard to find some of those mentally deranged in LA, what with the stupid amount of decisions that state as put in place over the last few years.
Wheeljack539
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My brother-in-law texted us that the fire has now hit Monrovia and about two miles where they live. Hopefully with the power off and the worst of the winds ending later will help stymie that.
Unfortunately he's told us that some of his relatives have lost their homes and that many of places they frequented together are now gone.
Unfortunately he's told us that some of his relatives have lost their homes and that many of places they frequented together are now gone.
simpatico
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If you think about it in an RTS sense, California is the best piece of meat on the entire map. I'm wondering, why do the people who live there let crazy people run it? Cutting a fire department budget when you live in a tinderbox... If I'm this mayor lady I'm staying abroad. Maybe this can be a wakeup call to all of Cali.
Haint
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How could you ever think a thread affecting the literal epicenter of woke, governed exclusively for decades by the farthest left democrats on the planet, wasn't going to have culture war stuff?
The Fartist
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One can only hope, I doubt it, sadly, but I pray that I'm wrong.
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Jinzo Prime
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I just hope people don't fall asleep thinking they are safe, and then never wake up again. Get out now.
The Fartist
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Some people in here are blaming "bums"
