Some thoughts. Perhaps they have already been stated.
First, this fire is a kick in the nuts to Newsom. This fire isn't in some wilderness or some hick town, but it's fixing to burn Beverly Hills and likely some of Los Angeles, places full of Newsom supporters. His policies and the ineptness of his state's government prevented or hampered good land AND WATER management. This is also an object lesson to the rest of the country as to what they could expect from a President Newsom.
Second, this is an arrow into the carcass of DEI. When you have a fire chief who apparently prioritizes DEI over firefighting and is so proud of her sexual preferences, only to seemingly look clueless when the shit really hits the fan you see the true uselessness of the term DEI. Face it, if you hire for character and ability you get the diversity and inclusion. If you promote based on experience and demonstrated potential you get the diversity and inclusion. Equity is anathema to mission accomplishment.
Third, this makes Bass look like more of a fucking fool than she already is for cutting $17 million from the LAFD's budget. And why was she going to Africa in the first place?
The cost of this fire will go into the billions, the number left homeless will be many thousands, and hopefully the numbers of injured and killed will be small. Suggest good land AND WATER management would have at least mitigated the spread of this conflagration. The politicians and environmentalists of CA, who have already put way too many hardships on the state and its' people, deserve primary blame, with Numbnuts Newsom, Bozo Bass, and Chief DEI following behind.
