Because that disease ridden ---- has nothing else.
#44 | Posted by eberly

I celebrate the fact that you use the term "----." It's a favorite of mine and I'm disturbed there are so many on our side of the pond that take offense.

Also, solid combination: "disease ridden ----." Applause!

#41 | Posted by BellRinger

Are you bipolar by chance?

Not sure where this is going.

^^Semantics?

Clinton was found liable for rape? Fascinating.

#34 | Posted by BellRinger

Just fooling around again, huh.

Maybe one of your QAnon sources has a doctored image.
#28 | Posted by ClownShack

he was putting out his heart.
#18 | Posted by BellRinger

Oh sure, he just has SOOOOO many different variations of doing so, right? I mean, RIGHT!?

HAHAHHAA!

You're suck a fnkcin' sucker.

#12 | Posted by sitzkrieg

Why are you running cover for Musk? If it wasn't a Nazi salute, what was it? Be specific.

#17 | Posted by visitor_

All religions are BS. LOL

Nice selfown.

Swallow it.

#155 | Posted by boaz

Your willful ignorance is absolutely astounding.

Swallow it.

JEFF gets emotional.

Take the L, JEFF. You failed once again.

Rolling blackouts and brownouts happen in that state
#14 | Posted by BellRinger

Enron has entered the chat.

So California is being held hostage. Just what exactly did Newsom or any other law maker in California do wrong? What should they have enacted to mitigate one of the worst fire disasters in history?

Ton of arm chair quarterbacks on this thread offering nothing but criticism, nothing constructive. Which to me suggests they do NOT have any constructive criticism. This all about politics for them.

No sense of empathy. Just a bunch of political opportunists. It's really fnkcin' sad.

Swallow it.

a super majority is "bi partisan"
#361 | Posted by eberly

This is what I'm talking about. Your willful ignorance precedes you.

#346 | Posted by eberly

So glad I could teach you something. Your ignorance is a blessing, apparently.

The leadership deserves the blame.
Not liberalism.
#326 | Posted by eberly

Apparently you need more. But too lazy to inform yourself?

I'll wait
#323 | Posted by eberly

It's a bipartisan issue. Anything else you need?

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass did oversee a budget adjustment that initially reduced the Los Angeles Fire Department budget by approximately $17.5 million for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. However, the full picture is more complex. The LAFD budget was reduced from $837.2 million in the 2023-2024 fiscal year to $819.64 million for 2024-2025, a cut of about $17.6 million. This reduction was part of a broader budget adjustment in response to financial constraints. Mayor Bass stated, "We knew that we were in tough times." Despite the initial cut, additional funding for the fire department was set aside in a separate fund pending contract negotiations. In November 2024, the city council approved a four-year $203 million contract with the firefighters' union to boost wages and health benefits. After the contract approval, the fire department actually saw a $53 million increase over the previous year's budget, according to a spokesperson for Los Angeles City Councilman Bob Blumenfield. The current fiscal year budget included funding to hire 220 new firefighters.

Just some more context.

Many idiots have college degrees, ET AL. This is just another exhibit to prove it.

#24

Your lazy trolling is noted.

how obsessed we all are with California.
#312 | Posted by ClownShack

It's a really cool state. And is home to more Republicans than any other state in the U.S. One would think the DR resident MAGAts would have more empathy for their political breathren, instead of playing into disaster politicization as though they have some sort of score to settle.

For a significant amount of time, the winds were so bad that they were unable to fly the air tankers typically relied upon to contain the fire in its first stages. This gave the fires a good 24-hour headstart before these crafts were allowed to fly.

And while fireboats are invaluable for firefighting in maritime and urban waterfront areas, their utility in combating wildfires in regions like Los Angeles is limited due to geographical and environmental constraints. Fireboats are designed for operations in harbors and ports, not on open beaches or rugged shorelines with consistent and unpredictable currents and waves. Their size and design make it difficult to navigate shallow or rocky coastal areas where wildfires can occur.

Again, why not?
#281 | Posted by eberly at 2025-01-09 05:51 PM | Reply | Flag:
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" ... .the disaster that climate scientists have been warning you about .."
Apparently the brilliant folks in California aren't listening to them either
#282 | Posted by eberly at 2025-01-09 05:55 PM | Reply | Flag:
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I mean, is anybody anywhere actually listening to any climate scientists?
#283 | Posted by eberly

You've got some homework to do. California state politics going back to at least 1996. Maybe you'll get a clue, especially as it relates to climate science.