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KUTradition
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Have we fallen into a mesmerized state that makes us accept as inevitable that which is inferior or detrimental, as though having lost the will or the vision to demand that which is good?
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“We'll go down in history as the first society that wouldn't save itself because it wasn't cost-effective”
- Kurt Vonnegut
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Have we fallen into a mesmerized state that makes us accept as inevitable that which is inferior or detrimental, as though having lost the will or the vision to demand that which is good?
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RainbowsandUnicorns
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I have friends and family members who have sent and publicly posted photos and videos.
Last night at 9:13pm I received this message - "Boy did you get out of LA in the nick of time". I would have been fucked based on the area/s I was in. Between the Palisades/Malibu, West Hollywood, and other fires, all EXACT places I was in right before the fires.
I feel the best place to view pics and videos is on X. Some crazy shit.
Buddy shot this from his roof two nights ago. Said traffic is too jammed up to make the effort to leave.
https://fb.watch/x0PbeqPrdd/
This was from two nights ago. The WeHo fire.
I don't know who took this video but I sort of roll my eyes because everyone seems to claim they know the person who took it.
https://fb.watch/x0Pk6apGD5/
Last night at 9:13pm I received this message - "Boy did you get out of LA in the nick of time". I would have been fucked based on the area/s I was in. Between the Palisades/Malibu, West Hollywood, and other fires, all EXACT places I was in right before the fires.
I feel the best place to view pics and videos is on X. Some crazy shit.
Buddy shot this from his roof two nights ago. Said traffic is too jammed up to make the effort to leave.
https://fb.watch/x0PbeqPrdd/
This was from two nights ago. The WeHo fire.
I don't know who took this video but I sort of roll my eyes because everyone seems to claim they know the person who took it.
https://fb.watch/x0Pk6apGD5/
Life is one giant Gutterism.
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No kidding. Republicans call to slash budgets and then complain about the negative impacts of slashed budgets. Wash, rinse, repeat. Next they'll complain that the US isn't educating people well enough to work tech jobs. Oh, wait...
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I have checked in with all my LA people and all seem to be doing well. An ex-girlfriend is in the Simi Valley area keeping a very close eye on the Kenneth and Palisades fires and an old coach is in Riverside pretty far away from the craziness. Fingers crossed for everyone out there. Driving anywhere in LA is a nightmare. I cant imagine trying to flee the area under duress with kids and animals and a few precious belongings in your car stuck in a never-ending traffic jam.
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A few precious belongings…you mean the Creedence tapes?
Been thinking about how to bring that universe of jokes to this sitch…
STAY OUTTA MALIBU, LEBOWSKI!
Been thinking about how to bring that universe of jokes to this sitch…
STAY OUTTA MALIBU, LEBOWSKI!
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I have an acquaintance with properties in Grand Cayman. She says she is all booked up with people from LA coming in.
Fleeing their homes for safety in another country. Does that makes them refugees
Fleeing their homes for safety in another country. Does that makes them refugees
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…gave proof through the night, that our flag was still there…
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For those of you who remember Copperhead from back in the day he lives in Glendale. The fires have been nearby his home, but he has been spared so far. Some photos he took look pretty terrifying. He has a whole zoo to evacuate if it comes to that. But he says he has his bags packed just in case.
I have seen a number of wildfires over the years but never a firestorm closer than several miles away. They look pretty fuckin terrifying. Photos can't describe how evil these things look even from a distance.
I have seen a number of wildfires over the years but never a firestorm closer than several miles away. They look pretty fuckin terrifying. Photos can't describe how evil these things look even from a distance.
Nero is an angler in the lake of darkness
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but if we're gonna prohibit jokes, then maybe the fascists already won...
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Um, you do realize that L.A. is in California, which is under Democrat control and that the L.A. mayor is also a Democrat? When your government is dumb enough to ship "surplus" firefighting equipment to Ukraine to support the freedom fighters over there, to restrict distribution of water to the area to save a fish that is not even indigenous to the area, and to funnel money that should have been earmarked for keeping trees and brush trimmed to keep fires from jumping roads to illegals, you end up with situations like this.
“I wouldn’t sleep with your wife because she would fall in love and your black little heart would be crushed again. And 100% I could beat your ass.” - Overlander
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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/la-cou ... ender-cafe While Los Angeles officials were stripping millions in funding from their fire department ahead of one of the most destructive wildfires in state history, hundreds of thousands of dollars were allocated to fund programs such as a "Gay Men’s Chorus" and housing for the transgender homeless.
But even as the department funding was being pulled back, a Fox News Digital review of the L.A. County budget uncovered thousands of taxpayer dollars that were allocated to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and programs giving syringes to the homeless. But even as the department funding was being pulled back, a Fox News Digital review of the L.A. County budget uncovered thousands of taxpayer dollars that were allocated to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and programs giving syringes to the homeless.
But even as the department funding was being pulled back, a Fox News Digital review of the L.A. County budget uncovered thousands of taxpayer dollars that were allocated to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and programs giving syringes to the homeless. But even as the department funding was being pulled back, a Fox News Digital review of the L.A. County budget uncovered thousands of taxpayer dollars that were allocated to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and programs giving syringes to the homeless.
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“Avoid the foolish notion of hope. Hope is the surrender of authority to your fate and trusting it to the whims of the wind”.
Taylor Sheridan
“Avoid the foolish notion of hope. Hope is the surrender of authority to your fate and trusting it to the whims of the wind”.
Taylor Sheridan
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KUTradition
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jfc
Have we fallen into a mesmerized state that makes us accept as inevitable that which is inferior or detrimental, as though having lost the will or the vision to demand that which is good?
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Fires aren't political until hateful people meet up in Hell. Fox News will have a huge reunion there.
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Back2Lawrence
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yikes.JKLivin wrote: ↑Fri Jan 10, 2025 5:48 pmUm, you do realize that L.A. is in California, which is under Democrat control and that the L.A. mayor is also a Democrat? When your government is dumb enough to ship "surplus" firefighting equipment to Ukraine to support the freedom fighters over there, to restrict distribution of water to the area to save a fish that is not even indigenous to the area, and to funnel money that should have been earmarked for keeping trees and brush trimmed to keep fires from jumping roads to illegals, you end up with situations like this.
You fucking suck.
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Back2Lawrence
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It also sucks that I hope 100,000's of Californians aren't displaced by this....not bc that would suck (it would)...but because how fucked will they make certain housing markets now?
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Back2Lawrence
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yep. I fucking suck too.Back2Lawrence wrote: ↑Fri Jan 10, 2025 7:54 pm It also sucks that I hope 100,000's of Californians aren't displaced by this....not bc that would suck (it would)...but because how fucked will they make certain housing markets now?