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Trump can say whatever he wants to say… just like Biden and his puppet masters have for the last 4 years.. no reason to try and figure it out… Newscum is a narcissist self promoter.. a homeless guy with a torch is arrested and let go.. need I say more about leftist policies.
It seems incongruous to call Matt Gaetz "disgraced" for engagine in pre-marital sex, since the Clinton Principle established that no public discussion is allowed on any sexual activities of politiciians - including rape and perjury.
Lots of comments about California getting what we deserve. I live in SoCal. I have progressive friends who have been shifting to the right. California is changing, not as much as I would like to see it move from the wing nut progressives who currently control it, but nonetheless the shift is there. If you are looking from the outside in, you don’t see it. Come here and talk to everyday people. Change is coming in California politics.
The Los Angeles fires resulted from typical scarce rainfall and Santa Ana winds. Not a “climate change” combination. A natural event in the SoCal climate.
There is no dereliction of duty by Karen Bass, notwithstanding the asinine promotion of DEI criteria in LAFD hiring.
The houses got into the way of the native environment.
The problem with fire hydrants having low to no water pressure is a leadership issue. Why? and what is the solution? placing generator driven back up pumps? How about positioning water tankers strategically when dire warnings were released by the national weather service? Bass failed to prepare. Longer term the state really needs to prioritize forest fire mitigation including removing dead trees and forest floor debris. That is on Newsom and the legislature. We live with low rainfall and Santa Ana winds but that is no excuse for preparation. Government has 2 key jobs: safety and infrastructure. California has been derelict in both.
I think that most people who value their lives, families, homes, and belongings would agree that Bass's ill-timed trip to Ghana -- in the absence of a functioning deputy mayor (who could soon be indicted for bomb threats against the fire department) and in the wake of almost $20 million in cuts to the fire department's budget (which her own fire department chief had warned in December would impair its ability to respond effectively even to LA's "typical" risks of fire) -- was beyond a dereliction of duty. It was criminal.
I’m a long way away in Australia, where we also have learnt a bit about bushfires. I thought what Trump has said on California’s fire vulnerability (especially on his Rogan podcast well before the fires) made perfect sense. California apparently took no care to clear fuel load in forests, did nothing to improve its water management notwithstanding high population growth, and stymied fuel management and reservoir construction by environmental lawfare, the later in favour of smelt over humans.
It’s easy to diagnose, because we do that stuff in Australia too, all the while building more properties in harm’s way. Then, when a bad fire occurs, it’s ‘climate change’.
Save the snark for TGIF. People are dead. Entire neighborhoods burned to the ground. Elected officials need to be held accountable for failures to address fire preparedness.
Check the research, more likely the rise in cancer and infertility in young people is from the COVID vaccines. And Pfizer and all the other pharmaceutical pirates are still running adds for people to get boosted. Much of the death and destruction is that the love for mankind has grown cold. Money is their God. Other humans are only getting in their way. You think I am joking. What about the doctor in New York who got busted participating in “orgies” while the so-called COVID pandemic was it its peak. Pleasure, power, and obsessing over cash and possrssions is devastating our country!
Watched the ABC evening news tonight. Nary a word about the destructive progressive mismanagement contributing to this disaster. Nothing about Newsome’s policies, Bass’ absence, defunding the fire department or lack of available water. If you didn’t seek out alternative news outlets you wouldn’t have a clue. The mainstream media is morally bankrupt. I was waiting to see at the end of the broadcast if they ran a disclaimer stating “paid for by the Democratic National Committee.”
So California by default shoots itself in the foot with poor monetary policies although they are the richest state in the nation and we’re supposed to feel sorry for high winds with no hydrant water and fire like every year? North Carolina storm survivors are still waiting for help, and are crying for Cali?
Yes. That’s exactly what we are supposed to do because if it hasn’t happened already it will be you or me next…there’s no escaping any of this. And, a little bit of empathy, compassion never hurt anyone. These are people’s lives…CA, NC, HI, etc. Finally, the President of the “United” States is supposed to be uniting not name calling and acting like a 5 year old. This isn’t a fucking game show!
Other than here in the comments, where can I request that writers provide links to other articles that do not involve paywalls? Is the Free Press receiving kick backs from subscriptions to these other sources? Sometimes they are really bizarre -- like the New York Times. I thought this rag was created after it deemed the NY Times the enemy. Why are you leading me to the NY Times to find out more about a topic? I'm happy to pay you, Bari, but I'm not giving the NY Times my money. Thanks!
The Free Press is a cringeworthy op-ed blog devoid of investigative journalism. On the rare occasion something of worth is published, it’s written by Doug Murray who actually is a feet on the ground, first hand factual journalist and extraordinary thinker. And brave.
This is just another bitchy , superficial piece written by a spoiled, opinionated lightweight.
For the record, I somehow doubt anybody outside of the author’s microcosm give a rat’s ass where Katey Sagal attended school and even fewer know who she is.
As per Trump’s impolitic rant about Newsom- he’s correct. Newsom had the opportunity to build water storage and availability output capturing rainwater runoff, snow melt and desalination facilities . Instead. He decreased the water capacity to “ protect” a non endangered fish , off referred to as a “ garbage fish” by professional fishermen. Nor has California done a damn thing to manage the forest dried brush and dead trees.Trump gave Newsom a huge chunk of change to get it done in 2018. Newsom didn’t and California burns. Karen Bass is another piece of work. Karen isn’t a bass. She’s a smelt.
Meanwhile, Elon Musk gifted Bari with the Twitter Files and very seldom is there a missed opportunity to trash Elon. Or Tulsi, RFK Jr, Trump, Gaetz ( who was cleared more than a year ago), Hegseth and the one that really pissed me off- naming Pastor Hagee a vile racist and antisemite. Neither of which is true. Pastor Hagee has done more to support Israel prior to Trump and continuing to do so, including donating a fleet of ambulances and armored vehicles.
I can’t stand seeing people vilified without even doing a whit of research. That’s not journalism. It’s slander/libel and it ruins decent people. It’s as sickening as the lionization of Dhimmi Carter, John McCain, Henry Kissinger, Brezinzski, Fauci, Mueller, Cheney, Obama, Milley, Woodward, et al.
The dig at Trump for criticizing Cal politicians is sloppy. There were plenty of reasons to criticize the Cal Pols and Trump was right about the fish as others have explained in earlier comments; so I don't think the author worked too hard at trying to understand Trump's reference. In the end, this is about holding people accountable, and Cal Pols don't get a pass because they are in the middle of a disaster. Indeed, this is exactly the time to emphasize their screw-ups so those at fault (accountable remember) don't get elected again. The fires exposed the misguided policies of those in power.
Trump can say whatever he wants to say… just like Biden and his puppet masters have for the last 4 years.. no reason to try and figure it out… Newscum is a narcissist self promoter.. a homeless guy with a torch is arrested and let go.. need I say more about leftist policies.
"The *Supreme Court* was due to sentence Donald Trump on Friday..."
Umm, don't tell me that we have to now get fact checkers for The Free Press!
It seems incongruous to call Matt Gaetz "disgraced" for engagine in pre-marital sex, since the Clinton Principle established that no public discussion is allowed on any sexual activities of politiciians - including rape and perjury.
It is too bad that you are unable to grasp DJT's arguments. A little enlightening would be a big improvement. Arcana is done.
Lots of comments about California getting what we deserve. I live in SoCal. I have progressive friends who have been shifting to the right. California is changing, not as much as I would like to see it move from the wing nut progressives who currently control it, but nonetheless the shift is there. If you are looking from the outside in, you don’t see it. Come here and talk to everyday people. Change is coming in California politics.
The Los Angeles fires resulted from typical scarce rainfall and Santa Ana winds. Not a “climate change” combination. A natural event in the SoCal climate.
There is no dereliction of duty by Karen Bass, notwithstanding the asinine promotion of DEI criteria in LAFD hiring.
The houses got into the way of the native environment.
The problem with fire hydrants having low to no water pressure is a leadership issue. Why? and what is the solution? placing generator driven back up pumps? How about positioning water tankers strategically when dire warnings were released by the national weather service? Bass failed to prepare. Longer term the state really needs to prioritize forest fire mitigation including removing dead trees and forest floor debris. That is on Newsom and the legislature. We live with low rainfall and Santa Ana winds but that is no excuse for preparation. Government has 2 key jobs: safety and infrastructure. California has been derelict in both.
I think that most people who value their lives, families, homes, and belongings would agree that Bass's ill-timed trip to Ghana -- in the absence of a functioning deputy mayor (who could soon be indicted for bomb threats against the fire department) and in the wake of almost $20 million in cuts to the fire department's budget (which her own fire department chief had warned in December would impair its ability to respond effectively even to LA's "typical" risks of fire) -- was beyond a dereliction of duty. It was criminal.
I’m a long way away in Australia, where we also have learnt a bit about bushfires. I thought what Trump has said on California’s fire vulnerability (especially on his Rogan podcast well before the fires) made perfect sense. California apparently took no care to clear fuel load in forests, did nothing to improve its water management notwithstanding high population growth, and stymied fuel management and reservoir construction by environmental lawfare, the later in favour of smelt over humans.
It’s easy to diagnose, because we do that stuff in Australia too, all the while building more properties in harm’s way. Then, when a bad fire occurs, it’s ‘climate change’.
fish=tangentially related and controversial is the delta smelt. Fox News took issue with this fish back in 2015.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/almost-extinct-fish-keeping-water-off-limits-amid-calif-drought-farmers-weigh-challenge.amp
Save the snark for TGIF. People are dead. Entire neighborhoods burned to the ground. Elected officials need to be held accountable for failures to address fire preparedness.
Check the research, more likely the rise in cancer and infertility in young people is from the COVID vaccines. And Pfizer and all the other pharmaceutical pirates are still running adds for people to get boosted. Much of the death and destruction is that the love for mankind has grown cold. Money is their God. Other humans are only getting in their way. You think I am joking. What about the doctor in New York who got busted participating in “orgies” while the so-called COVID pandemic was it its peak. Pleasure, power, and obsessing over cash and possrssions is devastating our country!
"...The Supreme Court was due to sentence Donald Trump on Friday..." Did you mean New York state court?
Watched the ABC evening news tonight. Nary a word about the destructive progressive mismanagement contributing to this disaster. Nothing about Newsome’s policies, Bass’ absence, defunding the fire department or lack of available water. If you didn’t seek out alternative news outlets you wouldn’t have a clue. The mainstream media is morally bankrupt. I was waiting to see at the end of the broadcast if they ran a disclaimer stating “paid for by the Democratic National Committee.”
Of course trump bothers to bash Newsom rather than attempting any message of unity around shared human suffering.
So California by default shoots itself in the foot with poor monetary policies although they are the richest state in the nation and we’re supposed to feel sorry for high winds with no hydrant water and fire like every year? North Carolina storm survivors are still waiting for help, and are crying for Cali?
Yes. That’s exactly what we are supposed to do because if it hasn’t happened already it will be you or me next…there’s no escaping any of this. And, a little bit of empathy, compassion never hurt anyone. These are people’s lives…CA, NC, HI, etc. Finally, the President of the “United” States is supposed to be uniting not name calling and acting like a 5 year old. This isn’t a fucking game show!
It’s California. It is a f****ing game show.
Other than here in the comments, where can I request that writers provide links to other articles that do not involve paywalls? Is the Free Press receiving kick backs from subscriptions to these other sources? Sometimes they are really bizarre -- like the New York Times. I thought this rag was created after it deemed the NY Times the enemy. Why are you leading me to the NY Times to find out more about a topic? I'm happy to pay you, Bari, but I'm not giving the NY Times my money. Thanks!
Yes I get it I’m redirected to the NYTs where the rest of the message is for subscribers only, stop it! Bait and switch.
The Free Press is a cringeworthy op-ed blog devoid of investigative journalism. On the rare occasion something of worth is published, it’s written by Doug Murray who actually is a feet on the ground, first hand factual journalist and extraordinary thinker. And brave.
This is just another bitchy , superficial piece written by a spoiled, opinionated lightweight.
For the record, I somehow doubt anybody outside of the author’s microcosm give a rat’s ass where Katey Sagal attended school and even fewer know who she is.
As per Trump’s impolitic rant about Newsom- he’s correct. Newsom had the opportunity to build water storage and availability output capturing rainwater runoff, snow melt and desalination facilities . Instead. He decreased the water capacity to “ protect” a non endangered fish , off referred to as a “ garbage fish” by professional fishermen. Nor has California done a damn thing to manage the forest dried brush and dead trees.Trump gave Newsom a huge chunk of change to get it done in 2018. Newsom didn’t and California burns. Karen Bass is another piece of work. Karen isn’t a bass. She’s a smelt.
Meanwhile, Elon Musk gifted Bari with the Twitter Files and very seldom is there a missed opportunity to trash Elon. Or Tulsi, RFK Jr, Trump, Gaetz ( who was cleared more than a year ago), Hegseth and the one that really pissed me off- naming Pastor Hagee a vile racist and antisemite. Neither of which is true. Pastor Hagee has done more to support Israel prior to Trump and continuing to do so, including donating a fleet of ambulances and armored vehicles.
I can’t stand seeing people vilified without even doing a whit of research. That’s not journalism. It’s slander/libel and it ruins decent people. It’s as sickening as the lionization of Dhimmi Carter, John McCain, Henry Kissinger, Brezinzski, Fauci, Mueller, Cheney, Obama, Milley, Woodward, et al.
The dig at Trump for criticizing Cal politicians is sloppy. There were plenty of reasons to criticize the Cal Pols and Trump was right about the fish as others have explained in earlier comments; so I don't think the author worked too hard at trying to understand Trump's reference. In the end, this is about holding people accountable, and Cal Pols don't get a pass because they are in the middle of a disaster. Indeed, this is exactly the time to emphasize their screw-ups so those at fault (accountable remember) don't get elected again. The fires exposed the misguided policies of those in power.