Live updates: Brush fire burns in Pacific Palisades as Santa Ana winds blast Southern California - Live video at link

[TenMilesWide]

This looks really bad but my "nothing ever happens" cynicism has me second guessing that.

Even if all of the fire winked out right this minute and everything went back to normal it's still a pretty major happening.

 

[Fishmalk Observer]

Absolute gridlock in Downtown Hollywood as the Sunset Fire rapidly approaches Cars are blocked in all directions as people desperately try to evacuate. These are apocalyptic conditions. Almost doesn’t seem real.

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Our god is an awesome god
He reigns, from heaven above

 

[MetokurGroomedMe]

It looks exactly the rest lmao. It's also most likely not AI just run of the mill /pol/ and /a/ slop

it's definitely AI slop.

 

[Not Really Here]

What insurance payouts? It was mentioned earlier in the thread that out of the blue the jews in charge of insurance in CA started mass canceling wildfire policies in 2024, and even if they didn't -- oi vey it's an act of god doncha know?

All States maintain strict control of insurance companies, I imagine it's the same as has been happening to Florida for a couple of decades with storm insurance.
Part of the strict control involves an autistic level of categorization, so companies are allowed to select what they offer....It's a problem.

Last suggestion I saw to fix the issue, was to mandate companies offer the loser fire/storm coverage, if they want to offer the highly profitable automobile insurance. Well, maybe not so profitable car insurance in California.
But that would just shift the cost to the driver, and the driver is for the State to milk.

 

[Nameless One]

Now here's the million dollar question: were these fires natural occurences?

 

[Swingletonthesimpleton]

I think the jannies should move this thread to Happenings. If worst comes to worst, this could surpass 9/11.

I love living through historical events. Especially when it's happening to people I don't like

 

[30+GameOvers]

She had nothing to say. Couldn't even muster a fuck you. She looked totally lost.

Girlboss not so tough after being mildly interrogated by a single report
She knows every single person that lost a home, job, loved ones will want her head, I think it's settling in as he is talking to her. This is shock.

 

[Oeselian Chad]

So does this mean nothing ever happens people are BTFO or no? Cause i dunno this does infact feel like sth tbh.

 

[The Early 2000s]

I hope the people evacuating don't look back, lest they turn into a pillar of salt

 

[lolwatagain]

Now here's the million dollar question: were these fires natural occurences?

It's winter.

Best case scenario, the high winds damaged power lines and resulted in a fire.

Most likely scenario: one of the many, many homeless living in the area set a fire to keep warm and it ended up going out of control.

 

[A Distant Northern Land]

I wish I could make my own in-thread poll.

1. Nothing ever happens (looks dramatic but it’s not like LA is burning down $10B-$50B in damages)

2. Katrina-tier devestation (the whole county is fucked and >$50B in damages)

3. Sodom and Gomorrah destruction (>$500B in damage, most expensive natural disaster in world history)

What do yall think is gonna happen?

 

[johnny johnny yes papa]

So does this mean nothing ever happens people are BTFO or no? Cause i dunno this does infact feel like sth tbh.

It depends if it gets much worse or not. Something did in fact happen today but the disappointment from more not happening will override that.

 

[Left Ass Cheek]

I think the jannies should move this thread to Happenings. If worst comes to worst, this could surpass 9/11.

What a sobering thought. Say what you will about the dystopia we live in now and Israel's wars and whatever, but I feel like 9/11 was something of a rare period of solidarity and patriotism for the United States in the wake of a tragedy. It didn't last, but it helped to shape the character of the country in the 2000s and 2010s, for better or worse. I wonder if this firestorm will end up being so bad that it becomes another culturally and societally transformative moment for America.

 

[Breadbassket]

The worst part about this being true is that this disaster could have been prevented in many ways. This fire is the result of California's terrible political and environmental policies and nothing else.

How the fuck do you have so many fucking empty fire hydrants? This is fucking criminal negligence.

Don't worry, this is the United States where the responsible parties in elected offices will be held accountable or resign in shame.

 

[Dr. Ricearoni]

If only the D in Hollywood burns down I'm going to start calling it Hollywoo

 

[lolwatagain]

Don't worry, this is the United States where the responsible parties in elected offices will be held accountable or resign in shame.

Now that's a funny joke.

 

[The Stranger]

Is http://whereiscaliforniaonfire.com/ down for everyone else?

 

[gibbslets]

I wish I could make my own in-thread poll.

use emotes

Now here's the million dollar question: were these fires natural occurences?

depends on who you buy your thought from

 

[Fuck Bankers]

I wish I could make my own in-thread poll.

1. Nothing ever happens (looks dramatic but it’s not like LA is burning down $10B-$50B in damages)

2. Katrina-tier devestation (the whole county is fucked and >$50B in damages)

3. Sodom and Gomorrah destruction (>$500B in damage, most expensive natural disaster in world history)

What do yall think is gonna happen?

We have to be currently at 2. I doubt it'll get 3 bad, but things aren't looking good.

 

[Sperg_rancher]

I just don’t want to pay to bail these people out.

inb4 the 500$ FEMA checks from the Helene become 20,000$ fire checks in CA