Mel Gibson's $ 14.5 Million Home has been destroyed by mindless
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WarrenPeace — 1 year ago(January 10, 2025 09:56 PM)
All the nicest areas are right near all the brush that California refuses to address/clear up due to environmentalist groups.
We need to stop acting as if we are the only species that matters on earth.
I have zero sympathy for those idiots who live in wild fire zones.
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Wu Ming — 1 year ago(January 12, 2025 08:30 AM)
ToastedCheese January 11, 2025 06:33 PM
Member since December 21, 2017
How so?
Because humans can build perfect hydrants. 🥸
Water pressure, overuse caused Water Hydrants to fail.
No air support possible (winds) meant immense pressure on the hydrant system,
which simply wasn't designed for the volume of fire we're seeing in Los Angeles. -
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Wu Ming — 1 year ago(January 14, 2025 02:08 AM)
ToastedCheese January 14, 2025 10:51 AM
Member since December 21, 2017
Was it Trump’s fault or Newsom?
Neither nor.
Nobody can really prepare for such
blasts
.
Yah, the hydrant system needs an upgrade (who pays?).
And some other mistakes need to be discussed.
But that's out of the box:
"After it we're always more intelligent."
(if we survived)
Btw. the evacuation measures were very good and effective.
With around 130,000 refugees and the extent of these terrible fires, the death rate (currently 24) is relatively low.
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Wu Ming — 1 year ago(January 15, 2025 01:11 AM)
ToastedCheese January 15, 2025 05:30 AM
Member since December 21, 2017
The government pays. That is a major part of their role infrastructure, but it’s too concerned with money laundering offshore.
Of course
"the government"
pays, means, the community of taxpayers.
But who exactly?
The city of Los Angeles because it's their fire hydrants?
Or the state of California because it's also about forest and coastal protection?
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Wu Ming — 1 year ago(January 21, 2025 10:02 PM)
ToastedCheese January 22, 2025 06:08 AM
Member since December 21, 2017
Those elitist corporations that exploit the area and its people.
Hi Toasty!
….Welcome back!
Drone video of Altadena shows extensive destruction
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ToastedCheese — 1 year ago(January 24, 2025 05:29 PM)
Mother Nature can’t be contained at times, yet the established system is a sham and it’s designed that way to keep the status quo intact, casualties are expendable. That’s how mendacious it is.
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Wu Ming — 1 year ago(January 24, 2025 08:27 PM)
ToastedCheese January 25, 2025 02:29 AM
Member since December 21, 2017
Mother Nature can’t be contained at times, yet the established system is a sham and it’s designed that way to keep the status quo intact, casualties are expendable. That’s how mendacious it is.
There's no
"Mother Nature"
.
Nature doesn't care about us humans and never did.
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ToastedCheese — 1 year ago(January 26, 2025 06:45 AM)
Wu Ming said...
ToastedCheese January 25, 2025 02:29 AM
Member since December 21, 2017
Mother Nature can’t be contained at times, yet the established system is a sham and it’s designed that way to keep the status quo intact, casualties are expendable. That’s how mendacious it is.
There's no
"Mother Nature"
.
Nature doesn't care about us humans and never did.
The rest is just your opinion which I don't share.
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I never said nature cares about us, anymore than the elitist system, the point still stands: they can pay for it.
Norman! What did you put in my tea?
