Los Angeles is literally burning down before our eyes, but the metaphorical fire started long ago as politicians and bureaucrats proved that their commitment to their employees and their citizens was dwarfed by their commitment to pillaging the city budget, enacting their social engineering dreams, and spending their days virtue signaling.
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🚨.@shellenberger reports that LA firefighters have been demoralized by their disastrous leadership:
“The firefighters themselves have been demoralized with what’s going on. They know how to do their job, and they haven’t been allowed to do it. They should have been mobilized as… pic.twitter.com/aZz2w6Vvz8
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) January 15, 2025
Every day, we learn more and more, and it’s by now clear that it was not simply incompetence that led to this Biblical-style disaster, but indifference.
A fire union chief in Los Angeles breaks down in tears on @CNN as the staffing shortfalls, he had been warning about for years, is mentioned.
We all know about the budget cuts by @MayorOfLA Karen bASS & @GavinNewsom. Budget cuts to essential services in order for Newsom and the… pic.twitter.com/pIG3YAMnWO
— C-Reason🇺🇸 (@CreasonJana) January 16, 2025
Democrats, who always seem to want to FUND things, have been consistent about DEfunding basic public services and using the