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Altadena/Eaton fire under LA County Fire, that chief is a White, Male, 38 years of service, and under LA County supervision, not LA, same outcome. We are missing the point by dumping on Karen Bass. I'm a Trump voter, supported Caruso, and agree DEI is now a California State religion, but Bass is not it. Eric Garcetti was Mayor of LA before Bass, and was Mayor for 9 years. This is an issue at least a decade in the making, and we also need to look at LAFD, LA County FIRE, and CAL-FIRE union activism in local and state government.
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The word "ISRAEL" means the opposite, "To Struggle with God" as Jacob struggled with the angel. Jews don't force or coercn conversion, it's against their scripture, while Islam does, and for those they allow to live, a tax must be paid and submission to the authority of all Muslims, the law is Dhimmis, applies to both Jews, Christians, and all non-Muslims. It's a religion of Superiority, so quite ironic the Woke Left has allied with a Patriarchal, Supremacist religion.
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@EasyEight3674 I am a former resident of San Francisco, lived under both Feinstein and Pelosi, used to shop at the Safeway on Webster with Willie Brown (loves fresh fruits and veggies) in the 1980s/90s. I watched the debate and relieved at what a poor showing Newsom made, even though the bootlickers say he won, but most don't believe it. I'm still a registered, pre-partisan, Democrat now living in Southern California, where my congressman, Robert Garcia, is great friends with Newsom, and recently on the floor of congress praised RuPAUL as a great American. The middle left and middle right need to stand up, not just to vote, but to SERVE. We need better choices at the ballot box, just as we need better teachers in the schools.
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A study at an Ivy League school on IQ and success showed that at the graduate level, no matter how hard someone with an IQ of 130 worked, they never caught up with those with an IQ of 160, in fact, they lost ground, and fast. We, as a culture and society, are going to at some point face the fact that all people do not experience reality in the same. I don't know what the answer is, what social structures we need to accommodate this fact, but it we must face it, not hide it.
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Chris Goldthorpe: Yes, I agree... the science is in, the issue is a PR one, not science. I wonder if anyone will ever apologize to the family of William Shockley, he was correct, just ahead of his time, and oh so politically uncorrect. The FACTS are dangerous, no doubt, and at the recent Munk debates with Jordan Peterson and Michael Eric Dyson, the issue of IQ came up, but was not discussed. Dyson tried to pull JBP in, but he wouldn't go there.
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CueballB: What does a modern, technologically based society due when 17% of its population have an IQ of 85 or less. The US Armed Services have a policy that rejects them from service. In the US, that works out to more than 50 million people who are only marginally employable, and will require social services all their life. IQ is a damn important issue, and with science reaching the point of identifying IQ in DNA, we are going to be faced with some very difficult moral and ethical decisions, so it must be discussed. The issue is not about individual value, or slight differences between individuals who may have had a bad day when testing, but the larger set of social values IQ represent, and we face as a society.
In the 1950's academia did research, and that research was stopped because of "political correctness", and went underground, to some degree. It is making a comeback, because experiments like Head Start did not work. IQ is going to push back in as a public issue, and it's not like it has not been in the past. Time to revisit:
Flowers For Algernon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowers_for_Algernon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charly
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Thank you so much, it gives me hope when people get the historical context of where we are at with the new "gospel" coming from the progressive left, it is taking on the shape of a religion, complete with dogma, catechism, inquisition, and excommunication. It's easier not to have to think, though, and just follow rules. Your brain does not use energy with automatic thinking, so we are wired by evolution not to think... unless we have to. Sad, but true.
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CALIFORNIA WATER (DAVE STOP THE LIE)
*Sites Reservoir* project is a collaborative effort led by the **Sites Project Authority**, a local agency established in 2010.
- **State of California**: Through Proposition 1, which provided $2.7 billion for water storage projects.
- **Federal Government**: Over $100 million in federal funding under President Biden's Investing in America agenda.
- **USDA**: A $449 million construction loan.
- **Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act**: An additional $205.6 million in federal funding.
The Sites Project Authority is composed of member agencies from the Sacramento Valley, including counties, water districts, and irrigation districts. The project aims to enhance water reliability for California by capturing excess stormwater and storing it for use during dry periods.
When completed, it will have a surface area of *14,000 acres (56.66 square kilometers)* and a maximum storage capacity of *1.8 million acre-feet (2.2 cubic kilometers)**. The reservoir will be about **13 miles (21 kilometers) long* and have a maximum depth of **310 feet (94 meters)**.
It's designed to capture and store stormwater from the Sacramento River, providing a reliable water supply for California's communities, farms, and environment during dry periods.
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I would have called out the neighbor, too. I should not be forced to join your party, or listen to your music. That's not civilized, that, in fact, makes you a hypocrite. At this moment, at the building next to mine, is a WOOFER so vibratory, it is shaking my walls. I have all the doors and windows closed, my air conditioning running, and wearing full coverage headphones, but the bass response comes through. Dave, is that expectable? These days, just talking to your neighbors can get you shot, people are scared and anxious to say anything, even to the police. This will have a bad end.
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Really, I thought Jefferson signed the Act ending the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade in 1807? If you said 1896, I might agree, with the Plessy v Ferguson ruling. The decision was 1st successfully challenged 50 years later in the Mendez v. Westminster case, not far from me in Santa Ana, California, a decade before Brown. The "systemic" system was never monolithic, and was constantly being fought and challenged. Sounds like basic human behavior to me, not some Deep State conspiracy. Are there after effects, absolutely. Should there be some form of repair? I believe so, but what would that be, and how would it be applied? Many communities and individuals suffered "systemic" exclusion, how should that injustice be repaired?
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@justtocomment6261
The budget took effect July 2024 but was adjusted after UNION CONTRACT was negotiated in November 2024.
The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) budget for the fiscal year 2024/25 presents a nuanced picture where, despite initial cuts, the overall budget increased due to various adjustments.
Initial Proposal and Cuts: Mayor Karen Bass initially proposed a budget for 2024/25 that included a cut of approximately $23 million for the LAFD. This was later revised by the City Council to a cut of $17.6 million from the previous fiscal year's budget.
Union Contract and Increases: However, following negotiations and the approval of a new union contract in November 2024, the LAFD's budget saw significant increases to cover salaries and benefits. This adjustment resulted in the fire department's operating budget growing by more than $58 million compared to the previous fiscal year, bringing the total budget to $895.6 million for 2024/25.
Specific Allocations: Despite the initial cut, there were allocations for salary increases, new equipment, and technology updates, which contributed to the overall increase. For instance, $76 million was allocated to cover the costs associated with the new union contract, which was initially placed in an unappropriated balance before being transferred to the LAFD's budget.
Impact and Public Perception: There has been considerable debate and public scrutiny over these budget changes, especially in light of wildfires and other emergencies. Critics pointed to the cuts as potentially hampering emergency response capabilities, while city officials and budget documents highlighted the overall increase, arguing that it supported critical services.
Specifically, *$2.5 million* was set aside for new equipment and technology updates. This decision was partly influenced by the aftermath of the fire beneath the Santa Monica (10) Freeway, which highlighted the need for updated resources.
In summary, while there was an initial reduction in the LAFD's budget for the 2024/25 fiscal year, subsequent adjustments, particularly related to salary and benefits under a new union contract, led to an overall increase in the department's budget from the previous year.
GROK-X
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Yes, BLOOD and SOIL, whose blood, whose soil, I get it, but one is based on the book, Mein Kompf, the other, based on the Ten Commandments and the first 5 books of the bible, which have more than a 1,000 years of annotation and correction. Which do you prefer?
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@griz063 Sure, but no secret, BLM is on record as Structural Marxists, which is no "evil", just human, and not so "neo", or "post-modern" as coined by the so-called "Dark Web". But as in my day, there are very few Marxists on the streets, almost all are in Academia. Ironically, "sinister" is defined as something "evil" on, or coming from the left", look it up LMAO. : "Sinister has an etymology that might seem a bit biased against the left-handed portion of the population, as this word, which has had naught but disagreeable meanings for over five hundred years now, comes from a Latin word of the same spelling that means “on the left side.” We find this root in other English words, such as the adjective sinistral (“left-handed”) and the adverb sinistrad (“toward the left side”). "
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@griz063 I won't debate the "post-modern" part of your equation, since it encompasses Art, Music, Literature, and only secondarily, politics. As for "neo-Marxism", I see what's on the street more in line with autonomist Marxism, and within Academia, as the Empiricist took power from the clerics, a kind of 3rd Wave Christian reformation took place, with Karl Marx as God-Head, his only begotten son, who died for our sins, Che Guevara, as the new Christ. You can see that iconography all over campuses in the Western world. It is a religion, with Dogma, Catechism, Inquisition, and Ex-Communication. People like JBP and Haidt see its beginnings in the 1990's, but in my experience, it began about 1968, and started gaining real bureaucratic power with my peers in the mid-1970's. The bitter seeds of the "Long March" are just now bearing fruit. But the fruit is puny and lacks energy. Herbert Marcuse was right, no revolution for America, got to get to the kids.
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@griz063 Sure, I have a neighbor in my condo who is a PhD at a major university, he's been in "ethnic studies" since 1982 and became chair of his dept 15 years ago. We've discussed critical theory many times, and one of the tactics of the new "clerics", is Qualitative Methodology" which is purported to be the EQ of empirical evidence, except the human subject can change their data at anytime, and for any reason, even in a longitudinal study, because that's only "ethical". So they are now pushing anecdote as scientific evidence. My neighbor gave me an evil smile and said, "just wait, we are making inroads in the STEM courses, too. And they are.
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@griz063 Yes, and I totally agree, the idea of "Other Ways of Knowing" crept into Academia with the New Agers during the 1970's, and hopefully, without blowing a dog whistle, 2nd Wave Feminism. Feminist Theory is 3rd rail subject matter, but will have to be addressed if the tide is to be stemmed. I am currently not focused on issues of Ontology or Truth. My focus is on the moment, as we are lucky to be conscious beings at a time when the crack in our cosmic egg has begun. For some, it's an ending, for others, it's a beginning, both are true. We have the agency to choose which truth to act on.
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Yes, lots of nuance, however, Poland was a "Nation-State", the Nuremberg Laws of 1935 were extended to Poland after 1939, which meant both German and Polish Jews were not citizens of any State. Makes the power dynamic very different. All the resistance movements included different political factions, from Trotskyites to Royalists, lots of infighting. Even Jewish organization in the U.S. fought bitterly on how to resist the Nazis. My Great-Grandfather's home in Poland is gone, the land is still there, but we are not welcomed to return, not really. 1.9 million non-Jewish Poles died in WW2, Poland was officially at war with Germany, the Jews never declared war on either Nation-State. I hope you see the difference.
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Rubin has turned into THE VIEW - LIE LIE LIE (I voted for Trump)
The "Smelt" fish protection is 600 miles away in Northern California
Los Angeles County is 5,000 square miles, 9 million people, Pacific Palisades small, 24,000
Los Angeles captured 93 billion gallons of storm runoff, enough for 2.4 million homes
Newsom cut red tape to allow storm runoff to fill aquafers, easy to fact check
Prop 1 from 2014 has dozens of completed projects many across SoCal
The hydrants lost pressure, not water, which is supplied by the LADWP not the State.
LA has home brush clearance ordinances but only a $500 fine, so people ignore them.
I moved from MSM because of lies about Trump, now Rubin doing same about Newsom and Bass. Both not my choice, but Dave is feeding you the same brand of misinformation Whoopie gives on The View. Nasty.
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@999NINE99 The budget increase? It's public record. Use Co-Pilot, Chat-GPT, GROK-X, or even Google.
There is clear evidence that the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) budget increased for the fiscal year 2024/2025. Initially, Mayor Karen Bass proposed a *2.7% reduction* in spending for the LAFD. However, after closed-door negotiations, the City Council approved a new union contract in November 2024, which included *four years of raises and other financial incentives* for the city's firefighters. This added more than *$53 million* in additional salary costs.
Additionally, the City Council approved *$58 million* for new firetrucks and other department purchases. When these salary increases and equipment purchases were factored in, the LAFD's operating budget grew by over *7%* compared to the previous fiscal year.
SOUCE: LATIMES, ABC7 NEWS
January 16, 2025
By David Zahniser
Los Angeles Times
Dave and Adam are lying to you.
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LAFD budget for the fiscal year 2024/25
Despite initial cuts, the overall budget increased
Initial Proposal and Cuts: Mayor Karen Bass initially proposed a budget for 2024/25 that included a cut of approximately $23 million for the LAFD. This was later revised by the City Council to a cut of $17.6 million from the previous fiscal year's budget.
Union Contract and Increases: However, following negotiations and the approval of a new union contract in November 2024, the LAFD's budget saw significant increases to cover salaries and benefits. This adjustment resulted in the fire department's operating budget growing by more than $58 million compared to the previous fiscal year, bringing the total budget to $895.6 million for 2024/25.
Specific Allocations: Despite the initial cut, there were allocations for salary increases, new equipment, and technology updates, which contributed to the overall increase. For instance, $76 million was allocated to cover the costs associated with the new union contract, which was initially placed in an unappropriated balance before being transferred to the LAFD's budget.
Impact and Public Perception: There has been considerable debate and public scrutiny over these budget changes, especially in light of wildfires and other emergencies. Critics pointed to the cuts as potentially hampering emergency response capabilities, while city officials and budget documents highlighted the overall increase, arguing that it supported critical services.
In summary, while there was an initial reduction in the LAFD's budget for the 2024/25 fiscal year, subsequent adjustments, particularly related to salary and benefits under a new union contract, led to an overall increase in the department's budget from the previous year.
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@fleatactical7390 I think the court is in error, but everything was legal. Colorado law allows Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington to file the insurrection charge, a lower court ruled against them only because "President" was not written into the 14th Amendment, but the higher court "interpreted" the amendment to include the President.
The elected Secretary of State in Michigan, a Democrat, agrees with us, no standing. Even my governour, Gavin Newsom, doesn't think Trump should be taken off the ballot.
I've been reading comments on different platforms, the real danger to our democracy is from those unwilling to use the tools at hand to research facts, and instead feed on the emotional high of social clicks.
I wrote some of the first HTML code for HTTP in 1993/4. I thought people would be hungry for facts, but I was wrong, they are satisfying a very different appetite.
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@bryang9290 "The 4-3 decision by Colorado's higher court was made in response to a lawsuit filed in September, Anderson v. Griswold, which argued that Trump should be disqualified as a candidate under the basis of the Fourteenth Amendment. Section 3 of the amendment states that anyone who "engaged in insurrection or rebellion" against the US Constitution cannot hold office.
The lawsuit's petitioners include six people: Norma Anderson, Michelle Priola, Claudine Cmarada, Krista Kafer, Kathi Wright, and Christopher Castilian.
All but two of the petitioners are Republican voters, according to the lawsuit. Wright and Castilian are unaffiliated, the lawsuit said.
That's per Colorado law, Donald Sherman told Business Insider. Sherman is the executive vice president of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), a watchdog group that helped file the lawsuit." - Business Insider
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THE CHARGE:
Before the 2020 election, Donald Trump lays the groundwork to reject the election results
if he loses and deploy political violence to stay in power. ................................................13
II. After the 2020 election, President Trump refuses to admit defeat and inflames his
supporters with the lie that the election was stolen from them..........................................22
III. President Trump leads a broad-based effort to pressure, coerce, and intimidate state and
local officials to unlawfully overturn the 2020 election results.........................................29
IV. President Trump oversees a scheme to send fake slates of presidential electors to
Congress and pressures Vice President Pence to unlawfully obstruct the January 6th
certification proceeding based on those fake electoral slates. ...........................................37
V. President Trump summons tens of thousands of enraged supporters, including violent
extremists, to travel to Washington, D.C. for a “wild” protest on January 6th to “Stop the
Steal.”.................................................................................................................................41
VI. A violent mob summoned, incited, and aided by President Trump attacks the U.S. Capitol
to stop the lawful transfer of presidential power. ...........................................................
DISTRICT COURT, CITY AND COUNTY OF
DENVER, COLORADO
1437 Bannock St.
Denver, CO 80203
▲ COURT USE ONLY ▲
Petitioners:
NORMA ANDERSON, MICHELLE PRIOLA,
CLAUDINE CMARADA, KRISTA KAFER,
KATHI WRIGHT, and CHRISTOPHER
CASTILIAN,
v.
Respondents:
JENA GRISWOLD, in her official capacity as
Colorado Secretary of State, and
DONALD J. TRUMP.
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