The means by which bureaucrats and politicians can stand in the way of public safety are both myriad and murderous. A thread by John Konrad.
She is a 20 year USCG Veteran and should understand the importance of marine pumping to refill fire department water supplies.
This topic is a MAJOR pet peeve of mine.
Let’s explore how California and Hawaii have utterly failed to use the natural resource we have: salt water.
The original X thread starts here.
There is something very fishy about the hiring of Janisse Quiñones. Take a look at her past experience.
There is nothing about her past jobs, all relatively short tenures, that suggests she was at all ready to become the head of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.
Whether she was paid $1 per year, or the reported $725K per year, she seems entirely inexperienced for this job. And now, tens of thousands of residents have lost everything due to her utter incompetence.
Dementia Joe’s America: The D.E.I. fire chief. A great grandaddy. The Biden crime family. She has quite an interesting background. The three Kirstens.
Blackie’s Canada: The terrorist threat to Canada. Don’t upset the alphabet people. Don’t upset the Indians. And feds accuse Catholic charities of genocide.
Odds And Ends: Diversity is our strength. Today In Islam: Sharia law in Britain.
Your morning meme. A cartoon.
Including a notable wind instrument; energetic wombs; how to fly much faster than the speed of sound; and adventures in very large rock relocation.
You likely shouldn’t be hungry when you watch this: Best of Barstool Pizza Reviews 2024. Friends ask me why I like Dave Portnoy’s pizza reviews so much. The answer is simple: You get to see a slice [pun intentional] of American society – real people, not celebrities. Each new review is delightful!
Your best tips shared here would also be delightful!
Here’s a suggestion for a replacement headline: Canada Prepares To Drop Hammer On Itself. In response to Donald Trump’s pledge to hike taxes on American consumers, Canada proposes to do exactly the same thing to its consumers. In the end, will Florida orange juice factories even notice?
CTV News is reporting that the Canadian government is planning a series of retaliatory tariffs that would hit American-made orange juice, which is a major export of Florida.
It gets worse, if the following is true. Someone needs to tell Doug Ford about the bi-directional nature of the cross-border power grid.
“Blocking exports of Canadian oil, electricity and critical minerals is another option on the table, according to one senior government source in Washington, DC,” reports CTV. “Last month, Ontario Premier Doug Ford threatened to cut off energy exports from his province if Trump followed through on this threat.
Eric Abbernante- Epic Adam Carolla rant from a hotel after the LA wildfires forced to evacuate from his home, where he predicts Hollywood leftists will be so frustrated by the rebuild effort that they will not vote Democrat.
Massimo- A satellite image shows the Eaton wildfire around nearly every building in western Altadena on fire
That is the legal question. What are the acceptable parameters and limits to proroguing parliament? When is it okay to do so. When is it not.
Blacklock’s- PM Challenged In Fed Court
“The decision is incorrect, unreasonable or both on the following grounds: In all of the particular circumstances surrounding it, the decision has the effect of frustrating or preventing without reasonable justification the ability of Parliament to carry out its constitutional functions,” lawyers wrote the Court.
Vladmir Putin may well decide the next leader of the Liberal Party of Canada…
… and so can you my droogies.
Blazing Cat Fur- 4 years. Loved. Missed.
This drone footage of the devastation is a must watch. Tim Pool shares his frustration about California’s “leaders”.
We pay the highest taxes in California. Our fire hydrants were empty. Our vegetation was overgrown, brush not cleared. Our reservoirs were emptied by our governor because tribal leaders wanted to save fish. Our fire department budget was cut by our mayor. But thank god drug…
— Sara Foster (@saramfoster) January 9, 2025
Benny Johnson- The Los Angeles Fire Department is using handbags to collect water to throw on the fires.
Francisco- So… not even a garden hose?
RealClearInvestigations: FBI Is Still Hiding Details of Russiagate
Save us from the Orange Man.
Globe and Mail- Beijing says it’s willing to deepen economic ties with Canada as Trump brings trade chaos
Blacklock’s- Act Was Violated Most Times
“The Department of Finance has a low on-time compliance rate with regard to responding to requests,” said the Internal Audit Of Access To Information. “Why is it important?” asked the report. “The Access To Information Act provides a right of access to records under the control of a government institution.”
The Act requires acknowledgment of every request for records within 30 days even if it is notice of an extended deadline delaying the actual release of documents for months or years. Auditors found in the period from 2021 to 2023 the finance department had an on-time compliance rate of as low as 40 percent.
April, 2021. Gavin Newsom explains that wildfire preparedness will be better now that Biden is in office instead of Trump. pic.twitter.com/jTnSgagQsF
— MAZE (@mazemoore) January 8, 2025
Repeat after me: “A $750K a year salary doesn’t go far in LA.”
More: The people who lost homes will be glad to know that DEI takes up four full pages of the LAFD City 2023-2026 strategic plan.
What could possibly go wrong? IIHS study finds some cars with automatic braking didn’t even slow when approaching dummies wearing reflective strips
