Palisades Fire Should Make GOP Back Off on Defunding ATF
Gabby Giffords' gun control organization Giffords suggested Tuesday that an investigation into the Palisades fire and its aftermath should force House Republicans to back away from pushing to cut funding or abolish the ATF. Giffords did this in response to a photo posted by ABC7's Chris Christie. In response to Christie's photo, Giffords noticed “House […]
FACT CHECK: X Video Shows Plane Crash, Catch Fire In Chile, Is Not Linked To California
viral video Shared by X The film shows a plane participating in the firefighting effort to extinguish a recent fire in California catches fire and crashes. 🔥 The fire plane also went up in flames! A plane scheduled to take part in firefighting operations crashed in Los Angeles, USA. pic.twitter.com/8gM33HPUoE — Warzone Observer (@WarzoneObserver) January […]
‘Chicago Fire’ actor Brian J. White, neighbors sprang into action to take down illegal immigrant with ‘flamethrower’ near LA fires
A former “Chicago Fire” actor and his neighbors swung into action and detained a Mexican man with a “flame thrower” near the Kenneth Fire, which had been terrorizing the community in a dramatic citizen's arrest last week. Brian J. White, who played Captain Dallas Patterson on the hit NBC show, was preparing to evacuate his […]
‘Fire’ Mike Woodson chants reign down on Indiana coach during loss
Indiana fans turned on their own fans. Chants of “Fire Woodson” echoed throughout Alumni Hall on Tuesday as coach Mike Woodson's Hoosiers suffered an “embarrassing” 94-69 loss at home to No. 19 Illinois. The Hoosiers (13-5, 4-3 Big Ten) trailed by as many as 31 points and trailed by 28 at halftime, dropping a 25-point […]
Official handpicked by Mayor Bass to oversee LA Fire Department put on leave over alleged bomb threat
The man appointed by Democratic Mayor Karen Bass to oversee security in Los Angeles has been on leave for nearly a month in connection with a bomb threat against Los Angeles City Hall. About a week before Christmas, FBI agents raided the home of Brian Williams, the Los Angeles deputy mayor of public safety, on […]
LA fire bosses chose not to deploy available engines, firefighters when Palisades Fire erupted: records
The Los Angeles Fire Department will not deploy its 1,000 firefighters and more than 40 water engines until one of the wildfires gets out of control, despite a severe warning for life-threatening winds. He said he chose it. . Officials called hundreds of vacant firefighters to work double shifts last Tuesday to help fight blazes […]
Meta to fire thousands of staff as Zuckerberg warns of ‘intense year’ | Meta
Meta, the owner of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, plans to cut around 5% of its global workforce, with the worst performers most likely to leave. In a memo to employees, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that ahead of what he described as a “tumultuous year,” he had decided to “fire poor performers faster” and reduce the […]
Volkswagen van survives deadly Los Angeles Palisades Fire in Malibu
Preston Martin's retro blue Volkswagen van, which he slept in for a year during college, was parked in Malibu just before the Palisades fire reduced homes and cars to rubble and charred metal, so it was scrapped. I thought it had become. As such, surfboard manufacturers were stunned to learn that the vehicle had survived. […]
LA fire union prez called out dangerous short-staffing last year: ‘Someone will die’
The head of Los Angeles' fire union warned the city about staffing shortages before the deadly fire that ravaged the county for more than a week, according to a new interview. Los Angeles Unified Fire Chief Freddy Escobar broke down in tears during an interview with CNN, saying the dire warnings he gave officials had […]
Kamala Harris roasted for her ‘word salad’ advice to LA fire victims: ‘Classic Kamala’
Vice President Kamala Harris served her trademark “word salad” Monday during a White House briefing on the devastating Los Angeles wildfires. Harris, 60, called on Southern California residents forced to evacuate under widespread evacuation orders to be patient as first responders work to ensure safe re-entry into their neighborhoods. . However, several X users pointed […]