No Water, Cancelled Insurance, DEI Focus, and Fired Firefighters… The Liberal Inferno! (VIDEO)
January 8, 2025
Southern California is on fire. It is as bad as I have ever seen. The high winds have grounded the fixed wing aircraft that are the most critical to battle these fires. But leading up to the fires is a total leadership failure from the local, county and state levels. There are reports fire hydrants in Los Angeles County are not working. The local water department is being accused of failing to fill the reservoir to supply the necessary water needed to fight the fires.
Adding to the challenges, Los Angeles fired dozens of fire fighters for not taking the COVID-19 experimental shot. This on top of Mayor Karen Bass cutting 20-million dollars from the LAFD budget. LAFD seems to be more focused on diversity, equity and inclusion than it is being on prepared to fight fires. We have the audio from the self described LGBTQ Chief that proves this point.
Plus there is new information about the Vegas Cyber Truck Bomber. Former Green Beret Matt Tardio has been in touch with many members of the Green Beret community he has inside information about the suspect. Matt Tardio is our guest.
LA’s Democrat Mayor Karen Bass Slashed Fire Department Funding by $17.6 Million, Tweets About Fires From Africa as Hydrants Run Dry, City Burns
January 8, 2025
LA’s Democrat Mayor Karen Bass slashed Fire Department funding by $17.6 million a few months before the fires erupted on Tuesday.
This is the most destructive fire in Los Angeles history and the city is not prepared to contain the fire because of Democrats like Karen Bass.
Karen Bass was tweeting from Africa as her city burned down.
The LA Mayor was in Africa attending the presidential inauguration in Ghana as tens of thousands of Los Angeles residents evacuated and watched their homes burn down.
FOX 11: “If you’re wondering, ‘Where is LA Mayor Karen Bass?’ She has been in Ghana, so she’s apparently on her way back. That’s why we have not seen her.” pic.twitter.com/tEF9q64HFK
Emergency shelters are open for Angelenos who have been evacuated due to these devastating fires.#PalisadesFire Shelter: Westwood Recreation Center – 1350 S Sepulveda Blvd#HurstFire Shelter: Ritchie Valens Recreation Center – 10736 Laurel Canyon Blvd
The Los Angeles Fire Department had its budget cut by a staggering $17.6 million this financial year, records show — as fire crews continue to battle out-of-control blazes ravaging the City of Angels.
The drastic decrease in funding for the fire department was the second-largest cut to come out of embattled Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass‘ 2024-25 fiscal year budget, according to city figures.
The police budget, meanwhile, increased by $126 million, a graphic shared by LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia shows.
Bass had initially wanted to cut the fire department by even more — a staggering $23 million.
The details on Bass’ budget slashing resurfaced as the mayor faced widespread backlash Wednesday after it was revealed she was away in Africa for the Ghana president’s inauguration — even as wind-whipped wildfires turned parts of her city into an apocalyptic hellscape.
Update: Fresh off the plane from Ghana, Mayor Karen Bass met with Governor Newsom and Los Angeles firefighters for a photo op with charred houses as the perfect backdrop.
WATCH:
The impact of these fires and winds are devastating.
I just got off the phone with @POTUS and discussed an urgent path forward towards recovery for the thousands of families impacted.
You Can’t Make This Up: Los Angeles County Fire Department Donates Surplus Equipment to Ukraine to Aid First Responders — Alongside Biden’s USAID, Which Funded 16 Ukrainian Fire Departments
January 8, 2025
Los Angeles County Fire Department’s decision to donate surplus firefighting equipment to Ukraine in 2022 is being met with heavy criticism as California faces a barrage of wildfires in 2024.
With thousands of acres scorched, homes lost, and first responders stretched to their limits, the timing of this earlier “humanitarian” gesture has now come back to haunt the state.
In March 2022, the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) joined a national effort to collect and donate surplus equipment and gear to support first responders in Ukraine.
This initiative involved gathering items such as hoses, nozzles, turnouts, helmets, body armor, and other personal protective equipment to address shortages faced by Ukrainian emergency services during the conflict.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department has been actively involved in collecting and sending surplus supplies, such as hoses, nozzles, turnouts, helmets, body armor, and medical supplies, to aid Ukrainian firefighters. (Credit: Los Angeles County Fire Department)Credit: Los Angeles County Fire Department)
On Thursday, March 17, 2022, the Los Angeles County Fire Department joined Fourth District Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn at Fire Station 171 in the City of Inglewood to announce they would join the national effort to gather and donate surplus equipment and gear overseas to help first responders in the country of Ukraine.
In its fourth week of conflict with Russia, first responders in Ukraine are faced with shortages in supplies to help provide basic emergency services and fire protection to its citizens and communities.
“As Ukrainian firefighters continue to work under extreme peril to remove victims with limited resources, we felt the need to step up and help in some way,” said Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl L. Osby.
Surplus items such as hoses, nozzles, turnouts, helmets, body armor, and other associated personal protective equipment will be collected and sent to assist with the shortage.
Firefighters from the three Central Coast counties in California—San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, and Monterey County—teamed up with southern California fire departments to gather donations for Ukrainian firefighters overseas.
Montecito Fire Protection District Donations for Ukraine (Credit: KEYT)
Santa Barbara City Fire Captain Isaac Siegel took the lead on the effort to collect supplies on the South Central Coast, and agencies from San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties all stepped up quickly to gather donations, said Montecito Fire spokeswoman Christina Favuzzi.
The effort is part of Project Joint Guardian, which is a nationwide program to send firefighting and rescue equipment to first responders in Ukraine, Favuzzi added.
A crew of Santa Barbara, Montecito, and Carpinteria-Summerland firefighters traveled to San Diego on Tuesday, picking up supplies from other fire departments along the way.
They will return to Santa Barbara on Wednesday afternoon, and Direct Relief International will inventory the items and then ship them to Ukraine, Favuzzi said.
Adding fuel to the fire is the Biden regime’s USAID program, which has reportedly invested millions in Ukraine’s emergency response infrastructure.
According to investigative reporter Natalie Winters, “Joe Biden’s USAID has funded 16 Ukrainian Fire Departments with “protective gear, motor pumps, chainsaws, rescue motor cutters, rechargeable spotlights, fire extinguishers, and hydraulic rescue tools.”
Elon Musk immediately weighed in stating, “But what about California?”
The Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angeles have already claimed two lives and destroyed over 1,000 structures, with firefighters facing unprecedented challenges, including water shortages from dry hydrants.
Critics argue that the equipment sent abroad could have been utilized to bolster local firefighting efforts.
World’s Richest Man Seen at Weird Facility in Memphis? See What He’s Planning…
January 8, 2025
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He built the world’s fastest car.
He sends starships to space faster – and cheaper – than NASA.
But what the world’s richest man is planning at a remote facility in Memphis may be his greatest achievement to date.
The crazy part? He has plans to double its power in a matter of weeks … and double it again by this summer.
It’s the new pinnacle of AI technology. World-famous venture capitalist and 35-year AI expert James Altucher predicts it’s about to reveal what AI can really do…
And create a second boom in AI stocks in 2025.
The best part? He has found the #1 way to play it.
JUST IN: Matt Gaetz Reportedly Considering Florida Gubernatorial Bid, Says He Will Address Report Tonight on OANN
January 8, 2025
Matt Gaetz said he is “reviewing the opportunity” of running for Florida Governor in 2026 following his resignation from Congress in November after the President tapped him to lead the Department of Justice as US Attorney General.
The current Governor, Ron DeSantis, is unable to seek reelection because of term limits.
The former lawmaker and former Attorney General Nominee told Fox News that he will take “active steps toward a run” near the end of the year if he ultimately decides to throw his hat in the ring. Increasing prices for Florida residents is something he says he is “deeply concerned” about. “I know how to fight the special interests who’ve increased prices in my home state,” he said.
Gaetz has said he does not plan to return to Congress and recently posted a cryptic tweet saying he will fight to save our country from “a different post.” Two days later, as The Gateway Pundit reported, Gaetz posted an image of the Flordia state flag on X, leading many to believe he’s contemplating a run for Governor in 2026.
Gaetz’s prospects for Governor are well-known and widely reported on. Recent polling data shows Gaetz leading in a hypothetical matchup between Gaetz, Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL), Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), and Democratic State Sen. Shev Jones.
In late November, Gaetz withdrew his name from being considered for AG due to the unfair distraction from President Trump’s next term caused by the Deep State and RINOs’ attempts to sabotage his Senate confirmation with junk allegations of sex trafficking.
A House Ethics Committee investigation was reopened in 2023 as Gaetz ramped up challenges to former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who was later ousted by Gaetz’s Motion to Vacate the chair. Later, when Gaetz threatened to bring a Motion to Vacate against McCarthy in October 2023, McCarthy’s RINO allies began threatening to expel Gaetz based on the Committee’s investigation.
It should be noted that the Ethics Committee revived the junk allegations against Gaetz, even after the Biden DOJ exonerated Gaetz of criminal wrongdoing and dropped the charges in February 2023.
Gaetz left Congress after Trump nominated him for AG, stripping the Ethics Committee of jurisdiction over him as a private citizen, but that didn’t stop them from continuing to weaponize the committee in an unprecedented move.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, the House Ethics panel secretly voted to release its lawfare report on Matt Gaetz last month before the end of the Congressional session. Republicans hold a majority on the Committee, suggesting that RINOs on the Committee voted with Democrats to smear Gaetz with allegations that were already debunked by Biden’s DOJ. The report alleged that Gaetz made tens of thousands of dollars in payments to women for sex while he was a member of Congress and committed other so-called ‘crimes.’
The Gateway Pundit reported that Gaetz responded to the report in explosive fashion with a series of tweets. This included testimony from witnesses saying she “never charged anyone anything” and they “never discussed money.” “This is testimony from one of the alleged ‘prostitutes’ that you won’t see in the report!” Gaetz said. “Giving funds to someone you are dating – that they didn’t ask for – and that isn’t ‘charged’ for sex is now prostitution?!?”
In September 2024, The Gateway Pundit reported on Gaetz’s “final response” to the Ethics Committee. the fix is in,” says Gaetz, calling the investigation a “political payback exercise, devoid of adequate due process, riddled with leaks, and now seeking deeply personal information that is no business of Congress.” Gaetz provided the committee with evidence showing how he was framed by Democrat prosecutors who wanted to take down Republican politicians and how the Committee’s star witness admitted that he fabricated allegations of sex trafficking against Gaetz in exchange for a lesser prison sentence. Read more here:
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