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The ‘man did California authorities screw the pooch’ thread

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    jon-nyc
    wrote on 9 Jan 2025, 16:25 last edited by
    #28

    That memo was how I opened this thread.

    Only non-witches get due process.

    • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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      89th
      wrote on 9 Jan 2025, 18:10 last edited by
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      "LA burned on his/her watch" will be the slogan they'll hear I'm sure. Mayor Bass had a career panic in her video (although maybe she was just trying to "say nothing", which is the opposite of what a leader should do), and I'd imagine Newsom is thinking his 2028 odds are also going up in smoke.

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        jon-nyc
        wrote on 9 Jan 2025, 19:49 last edited by jon-nyc 1 Sept 2025, 19:50
        #30

        Yep. If you're choosing snail darters over the Pacific Palisades and Malibu, look to the snail darters to fund your next campaign.

        Only non-witches get due process.

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          9 Jan 2025, 16:25

          That memo was how I opened this thread.

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          George K
          wrote on 9 Jan 2025, 21:27 last edited by
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          @jon-nyc said in The ‘man did California authorities screw the pooch’ thread:

          That memo was how I opened this thread.

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          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          • J Jolly
            9 Jan 2025, 14:42

            @jon-nyc said in The ‘man did California authorities screw the pooch’ thread:

            @LuFins-Dad

            Honestly I saw libs of TikTok post this and I’m like, so what? They’re women.

            Are they unqualified? Then say it and describe why. Are they doing stupid shit? Then tell me about that.

            But don’t just assume I’ll surmise that because they’re women.

            Oh they’re butch dykes? Honestly as women firefighters go that’s probably the ideal subset to recruit from.

            One commenter said ‘I’d like to see them do [some physical task]. Well I have news for you, the leadership of one of the largest fire departments in the country doesn’t have that as part of their job description. Also I have no idea who that commenter was but I’ll bet the chick on the right could take him.

            How does the normal person get to that point? In fire departments, by rising through the ranks.

            Think any of those gals could roll hose or pack 200 pounds of deadweight like a man?

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            George K
            wrote on 9 Jan 2025, 21:39 last edited by
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            @Jolly said in The ‘man did California authorities screw the pooch’ thread:

            Think any of those gals could roll hose or pack 200 pounds of deadweight like a man?

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              George K
              wrote on 9 Jan 2025, 21:55 last edited by
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              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                9 Jan 2025, 13:36

                @LuFins-Dad

                Honestly I saw libs of TikTok post this and I’m like, so what? They’re women.

                Are they unqualified? Then say it and describe why. Are they doing stupid shit? Then tell me about that.

                But don’t just assume I’ll surmise that because they’re women.

                Oh they’re butch dykes? Honestly as women firefighters go that’s probably the ideal subset to recruit from.

                One commenter said ‘I’d like to see them do [some physical task]. Well I have news for you, the leadership of one of the largest fire departments in the country doesn’t have that as part of their job description. Also I have no idea who that commenter was but I’ll bet the chick on the right could take him.

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                Axtremus
                wrote on 10 Jan 2025, 00:53 last edited by
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                @jon-nyc said in The ‘man did California authorities screw the pooch’ thread:

                Honestly I saw libs of TikTok post this and I’m like, so what? They’re women.

                Are they unqualified? Then say it and describe why. Are they doing stupid shit? Then tell me about that.

                But don’t just assume I’ll surmise that because they’re women.

                Likely it's enough that the Libs of TikTok's target audience will surmise that.

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                • J jon-nyc
                  9 Jan 2025, 13:45

                  Re @George-K question, moved to the appropriate thread.

                  My understanding is they didn’t fill the reservoirs because some fish in Northern California might have taken offense. Ok more like environmental rules stymied the diversion of water away from its historic path to the pacific.

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                  jon-nyc
                  wrote on 10 Jan 2025, 13:15 last edited by
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                  @jon-nyc said in The ‘man did California authorities screw the pooch’ thread:

                  Re @George-K question, moved to the appropriate thread.

                  My understanding is they didn’t fill the reservoirs because some fish in Northern California might have taken offense. Ok more like environmental rules stymied the diversion of water away from its historic path to the pacific.

                  Only non-witches get due process.

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                    George K
                    wrote on 10 Jan 2025, 13:38 last edited by George K 1 Oct 2025, 13:38
                    #36

                    Adam Corolla talked about DEI and stuff a while ago.

                    (paraphrasing)

                    When I was 17, I was broke and living in my parents garage in LA. I wanted to become a firefighter thinking that could make a good living at that. I went and got an application to apply for the local firefighter unit. The guy who gave me the application said "come back in seven years."

                    I asked him why.

                    He said, "You are white and you're male. You don't fit the criteria. "

                    Seven years later I got a letter telling me that I could apply and take the firefighter admission test. So, I'm standing in line in front of this black girl. I told her that I waited a long time to take this exam. She asked me how long it was, and I told her it was seven years. So I asked her "when did you get your letter? "

                    She said, "Wednesday. "

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      George K
                      wrote on 10 Jan 2025, 15:20 last edited by
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                      I saw a story that firefighters and equipment are leaving Oregon to help out in California.

                      https://www.opb.org/article/2025/01/08/oregon-sending-crews-help-battle-los-angeles-area-wildfires/

                      However, an unverified claim states until they are certified by the DOT in Sacramento, they can't proceed. Story doesn't address that.

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        George K
                        wrote on 10 Jan 2025, 18:11 last edited by
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                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                          jon-nyc
                          wrote on 11 Jan 2025, 00:02 last edited by
                          #39

                          Only non-witches get due process.

                          • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                            George K
                            wrote on 11 Jan 2025, 01:40 last edited by
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                            Putting equity is my number one role.

                            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                              Copper
                              wrote on 11 Jan 2025, 01:50 last edited by
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                              Idiots

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                                kluurs
                                wrote on 11 Jan 2025, 01:51 last edited by
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                                Tik Tok folks are focused on the Renicks who I am told use more water than all of Los Angeles. Story

                                Link to video

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                                  11 Jan 2025, 01:51

                                  Tik Tok folks are focused on the Renicks who I am told use more water than all of Los Angeles. Story

                                  Link to video

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                                  89th
                                  wrote on 11 Jan 2025, 02:15 last edited by
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                                  @kluurs I don’t even have to click on that to know they basically grow all the water-heavy crops like almonds. So it’s not a surprise.

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                                    jon-nyc
                                    wrote on 11 Jan 2025, 11:43 last edited by
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                                    City Journal (Manhattan Institute) article worth the read.

                                    “A recent analysis by my colleagues at the Property and Environment Research Center underscores just how cumbersome NEPA-related delays can be for the projects most needed to reduce fire risks. On average, it takes 3.6 years to begin a mechanical thinning project and 4.7 years to implement a prescribed burn after the U.S. Forest Service initiates the environmental review process. For large projects requiring environmental impact statements, the timeline stretches even longer, averaging 5.3 years for mechanical treatments and 7.2 years for prescribed burns.

                                    https://www.city-journal.org/article/la-wildfires-forest-management-regulatory-reform

                                    Only non-witches get due process.

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                                      Jolly
                                      wrote on 11 Jan 2025, 12:29 last edited by Jolly 1 Nov 2025, 12:30
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                                      Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

                                      My favorite Jesse Jackson term... The paralysis of analysis.

                                      Sums things up in four words.

                                      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                      • J Jolly
                                        11 Jan 2025, 12:29

                                        Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

                                        My favorite Jesse Jackson term... The paralysis of analysis.

                                        Sums things up in four words.

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                                        jon-nyc
                                        wrote on 11 Jan 2025, 13:27 last edited by jon-nyc 1 Nov 2025, 13:27
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                                        @Jolly said in The ‘man did California authorities screw the pooch’ thread:

                                        Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

                                        I’m guessing you’re unfamiliar with both the Manhattan Institute and the City Journal.

                                        Only non-witches get due process.

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                                          jon-nyc
                                          wrote on 11 Jan 2025, 13:32 last edited by
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                                          Here’s your broken clock. You might recognize some names.

                                          https://manhattan.institute/scholars

                                          Only non-witches get due process.

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