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The whole narrative is absurd on its face - at the same time the USA was both founded on White supremacy, slavery, and genocide, yet always meant to be a place that infinity Africans, Indians, and South Americans could come for a "better life"? - Unknown
The whole narrative is absurd on its face - at the same time the USA was both founded on White supremacy, slavery, and genocide, yet always meant to be a place that infinity Africans, Indians, and South Americans could come for a "better life"? - Unknown
[QUOTE=Anti Federalist;7272290]https://x.com/AntiFeder1776/status/1877351324817228048
HahahaOriginally Posted by Anti Federalist
How to "Prioritize Safety, Resource Allocation, and Emergency Response Capabilities" (California edition, 2021-25):
https://x.com/VenturaReport/status/1429929961108869128
[h/t Anti Federalist: http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthr...=1#post7272216]
Originally Posted by Brian4Liberty
Originally Posted by Brian4Liberty
Originally Posted by Anti Federalist
Last edited by Occam's Banana; 01-09-2025 at 08:18 PM.
They need to recall Newsom over his failures of not being able to control and put out these fires.
"Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration is minding my own business."
Calvin Coolidge
OMG AF, you've got to go look at this.
I asked my AI, "Are the physical capability requirements for a female fire fighter in the LAFD the same as those for a male?" ... and the answer I got back was:
... so I went to the referenced webpage ... and what did I see:Yes, the physical capability requirements for female firefighters in the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) are the same as those for male firefighters (see 1). Both genders must meet the same standards, including passing the Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT), which involves tasks like stair climbing, hose dragging, equipment carrying, and forcible entry (see 2). The requirements ensure that all firefighters, regardless of gender, are capable of performing the physically demanding tasks required for the job (see 2)
=== Edited to add ===Join LAFD
CANDIDATE PHYSICAL ABILITIES TEST (CPAT)
The CPAT Program is suspended until further notice.
It hadn't been archived for posterity; so if it changes, you can find it at:
https://web.archive.org/web/20250110...st?form=MG0AV3
Last edited by Voluntarist; 01-10-2025 at 08:55 AM.
My choice of third person pronouns for myself is generally irrelevant. I'm not typically involved in the conversations that use them. It's other people referring to me in the third person, usually from a distance. I'm not a conversational partner in those exchanges. Those people could be referring to me as "That A$$hole" or "That Motherfukker" for all I know.
Of course it is, comrade.
The whole narrative is absurd on its face - at the same time the USA was both founded on White supremacy, slavery, and genocide, yet always meant to be a place that infinity Africans, Indians, and South Americans could come for a "better life"? - Unknown
We should tax California for all the carbon emissions as a result of these fires.
"Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration is minding my own business."
Calvin Coolidge
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"Paul said "the wave of the future" is a coalition of anti-authoritarian progressive Democrats and libertarian Republicans in Congress opposed to domestic surveillance, opposed to starting new wars and in favor of ending the so-called War on Drugs."
The whole narrative is absurd on its face - at the same time the USA was both founded on White supremacy, slavery, and genocide, yet always meant to be a place that infinity Africans, Indians, and South Americans could come for a "better life"? - Unknown
A great thread.
Chad Crowley @ CCrowley100
7/ An Addendum (As I often provide for clarification)
This essay was a brief exploration of Joseph Tainter's "The Collapse of Complex Societies," alongside my analysis of the reigning liberal-humanist ideology in the West, its role in demographic transformation, and how these dynamics contribute to systemic fragility. It is not intended to be exhaustive or conclusive.
On X, I often discuss books and ideas that I don’t fully agree with, drawing my own conclusions, as any critical reader should. While I don’t align with every aspect of Tainter’s work, his overriding thesis rings true: complex societies collapse when the costs of maintaining their complexity outpace their ability to solve problems. Given that our world is the most interconnected and technologized in human history, his insights remain strikingly relevant.
It’s worth noting that Tainter wrote this book in 1988, and much of what he foresaw has now become our reality.
In the replies and reposts, most responses fall into one of two camps, either agreeing with the larger point or critiquing it.
For the latter, two recurring misconceptions dominate:
1. The Pilot and the First Tweet
Some are fixated on the helicopter footage, insisting the pilot isn’t to blame. But this entirely misses the point. The video wasn’t about the pilot; it was a visual shorthand, necessary on a platform like X, to draw attention. It represents systemic failure decades in the making—failure rooted in decayed leadership, crumbling infrastructure, and misplaced priorities.
Whether the pilot was doing his best within a broken system or is the product of DEI-driven hiring is ultimately irrelevant. The clip serves as a visceral reminder of what happens when a society’s capacity to maintain basic functionality erodes. It’s not about one individual’s actions but the larger decay that leaves a helicopter missing its mark as an emblem of collapse.
Naturally, the forces of Mother Nature play a role—as they always have and always will. Factors like erratic wind patterns, thermal turbulence, the inherent difficulty of aerial firefighting, etc., all complicate such efforts. Yet the question remains: is a society equipped to adapt and overcome these challenges, or does it succumb to its own self-inflicted fragility, leaving technical obstacles as insurmountable failures rather than manageable hurdles?
2. Policy Mismanagement
The other camp focuses on "policy mismanagement," claiming it as the root cause. This is a classic example of missing the forest for the trees. Tainter’s work isn’t a catalog of policy blunders; it’s a meta-analysis of civilizational collapse, spanning 18 vastly different societies across history. His purpose is to uncover the deeper patterns that arise when societies become too complex to sustain themselves.
Policy mismanagement is not the cause—it’s a symptom. As Tainter demonstrates, collapse occurs when the diminishing returns on complexity lead systems designed to solve problems to become the problems themselves. A society consumed by inefficiency, symbolic gestures, and ideological pretense is incapable of adapting to the practical demands of survival.
Focusing on isolated issues like brush management or fire zone construction obscures the broader reality: a system so unwieldy and preoccupied with maintaining appearances that it can no longer deliver meaningful solutions. The priorities are misplaced, the vision myopic, and the result predictable.
Tainter’s central message is that civilizations do not collapse due to isolated missteps—such as flawed policies, which ultimately reflect the values and priorities of a society and its elites—but because they become trapped by their own complexity, unable to address the fundamental realities needed for their survival.
Our current crises—whether in infrastructure, governance, or demography—are not isolated aberrations or events, they are the symptoms of a system that has prioritized ideological conformity and bureaucratic bloat over competence and survival.
The lesson is clear: without a return to practical, grounded solutions and the political will to confront uncomfortable truths, we risk joining the ranks of civilizations that collapsed under the weight of their own pretenses.
https://x.com/CCrowley100/status/1877559663555674612
Last edited by Anti Federalist; 01-10-2025 at 09:27 AM.
The whole narrative is absurd on its face - at the same time the USA was both founded on White supremacy, slavery, and genocide, yet always meant to be a place that infinity Africans, Indians, and South Americans could come for a "better life"? - Unknown
The whole narrative is absurd on its face - at the same time the USA was both founded on White supremacy, slavery, and genocide, yet always meant to be a place that infinity Africans, Indians, and South Americans could come for a "better life"? - Unknown
[Mod Edit: Clarification - This was a different fire from last year in a different part of California.]
Last edited by Brian4Liberty; 01-11-2025 at 11:26 AM.
The whole narrative is absurd on its face - at the same time the USA was both founded on White supremacy, slavery, and genocide, yet always meant to be a place that infinity Africans, Indians, and South Americans could come for a "better life"? - Unknown
My Guess is that most everyone in the path of destruction were all for saving the smelt.
Monday morning quarterback is all well and fine but, If I lived next to a forest that never cleared dead wood, I would be concerned about wildfires.
The lack of water and issues have been discussed for many years.
Not any different than owning a property on the coast that is below sea level or on the edge of a river.
Deep State to Dems: Kill Trump, or Burn.
PS: Timing of this is hella suspicious... could this somehow be connected to the Eagle Creek Fire in 2017?
Last edited by ClaytonB; 01-10-2025 at 02:34 PM.
Jer. 11:18-20. "The Kingdom of God has come upon you." -- Matthew 12:28
I read these fires released more emissions than 5 years of gas engined cars.
Democrats FAILED California
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ibLRfq_oBE
{Actual Justice Warrior | 10 January 2025}
Help Devon's Dad: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-paul...fter-fire-loss
In this video I discuss the devastating California wildfires
Sources:
CNN Segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf4qDyRXds8
Karen Bass Freezes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2kTrNlyjL4
News Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5vX17KOH7s
Mom Confronts Newsom: https://x.com/YayAreaNews/status/1877464874311139645
Chris Christie Snow Storm: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chris-c...ring-blizzard/
California Water Bond: https://abc7.com/proposition-1-calif...t-bill/381273/
Water Bond Spending: https://www.aol.com/news/no-prop-1-w...130054332.html
NPR Exposes Newsom:https://www.npr.org/2021/06/25/10103...rk-report-says
No Controlled Burns: https://www.kqed.org/science/1994972...nia-worth-risk
TYT Segment On Newsom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0sNUTghON0
CLIP from SYSTEM UPDATE #386:
LA Mayor In Ghana During Wildfires: Lee Fang Reports
https://rumble.com/v67wcpj-la-mayor-...g-reports.html
{Glenn Greenwald | 10 January 2025}
Drinker's Chasers - Hollywood Is Burning (Literally)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l00DRC3DmMM
{Critical Drinker After Hours | 10 January 2025}
The wildfires that have engulfed large parts of southern California are now spreading into the suburbs of LA itself, potentially threatening to burn Hollywood to the ground. Even rich celebrities haven't escaped the destruction.
This will outrage everybody in CA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzF6n91CYeo
{Decoy Voice | 10 January 2025}
As the wild fires all across Los Angeles, CA are still at 0% containment, LA residents are angry over the fire hydrants being empty. The Pacific Palisades Fire and the Eaton Fire in Alta Dena aren't the only issues, as the Sunset Fire in Studio City and the Kenneth Fire near Woodland Hills recently broke out too. As Mayor Karen Bass returns from a wedding in Ghana and California Governor Gavin Newsom shows up without a solution, residents are angry at their leaders. Especially since old footage surfaces showing how they cut budgets and ignored warnings that could have mitigated the disaster.
Update: Man detained near Kenneth Fire not accused of arson
=== Edited ===A man who was detained by citizens shortly after a wildfire exploded near Calabasas and West Hills is not accused of starting the fire, authorities announced Friday morning.
Los Angeles police responded to Woodland Hills at around 4:30 p.m. Thursday when a 911 caller said a man was attempting to light a fire in the 21700 block of Ybarra Road, police said.
...
...
At a news conference Friday morning, LAPD Divisional Chief Dominic Choi said police investigated the case, interviewed the suspect, and ultimately decided he would not face arson charges.
“After the interview and additional investigative steps, looking at some additional evidence that was present, they made the determination that there was not enough probable cause to arrest this person on arson or suspicion of arson,” Choi said.
Instead, the man was arrested on a felony probation violation.
“The investigation is ongoing,” Choi said. “I would like to thank those community members that were involved … in bringing this person to our attention.”
The cause of the Kenneth Fire remains under investigation.
Which is not to say they won't eventually charge him with arson; they just don't have the evidence to do so yet. Whereas they do have the evidence to hold him on felony probation violation. Bird in the hand, as it were.
Last edited by Voluntarist; 01-11-2025 at 12:10 AM.
My choice of third person pronouns for myself is generally irrelevant. I'm not typically involved in the conversations that use them. It's other people referring to me in the third person, usually from a distance. I'm not a conversational partner in those exchanges. Those people could be referring to me as "That A$$hole" or "That Motherfukker" for all I know.
Forward thinking white supremacy would suggest that the repairs to the cover, which is why the reservoir was empty, should have been deferred to after the dry fire season was over.
https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/1877816313852101093
The whole narrative is absurd on its face - at the same time the USA was both founded on White supremacy, slavery, and genocide, yet always meant to be a place that infinity Africans, Indians, and South Americans could come for a "better life"? - Unknown
The whole narrative is absurd on its face - at the same time the USA was both founded on White supremacy, slavery, and genocide, yet always meant to be a place that infinity Africans, Indians, and South Americans could come for a "better life"? - Unknown
Townhall picked up the story from Freebeacon.com:
Democrat Donor Arrested for Starting Massive Fire Democrats Blamed on Climate Change
Townhall states:
FreeBeacon states:Edward Fredrick Wackerman (his actual name) of Mariposa, Calif., faces a number of charges including aggravated arson following his arrest on Friday.
Note: Edward Frederick Wackerman, the 71-year-old man accused of starting the 2022 Oak Fire in Yosemite, is currently in custody. He was arrested on June 16, 2023.Edward Fredrick Wackerman (his actual name) of Mariposa, Calif., faces a number of charges including aggravated arson following his arrest on Friday.
Both articles direct you to the Federal Election Commission search page for individual political donations using Ed Wackerman as the search item. Unfortunately, none of the Ed/Edward Wackerman's show an address in Mariposa, CA. The one making the donations the articles listed was from San Francisco. There's another one from Santa Monica.
Bottom Line: Neither of the Ed Wackerman's making the political donations is the man being held in custody accused of starting the fires.
That doesn't dismiss the fact that the fire was caused by arson and not climate change.
[Mod Edit: Clarification - This was a different fire from last year in a different part of California.]
Last edited by Voluntarist; 01-12-2025 at 12:54 PM.
My choice of third person pronouns for myself is generally irrelevant. I'm not typically involved in the conversations that use them. It's other people referring to me in the third person, usually from a distance. I'm not a conversational partner in those exchanges. Those people could be referring to me as "That A$$hole" or "That Motherfukker" for all I know.
The 30 seconds of dramatic silence from 0:55 to 1:22 is one of the reasons Hollywood can't make movies anymore. You will never see 30 seconds of dramatic silence in a blockbuster action film nowadays. The execs and senior staff don't have the balls to do it, and I wonder if the actors even have the chops to pull it off. That is what is called ... art. A lost art now, but real art...
Jer. 11:18-20. "The Kingdom of God has come upon you." -- Matthew 12:28
The final 15 seconds...silence.
The whole narrative is absurd on its face - at the same time the USA was both founded on White supremacy, slavery, and genocide, yet always meant to be a place that infinity Africans, Indians, and South Americans could come for a "better life"? - Unknown
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