I think we need to call on the internet investigators, how many of the dead did the musk's misinformation kill. Were any of the dead following the musk? The age of accountability starts with the next criminalbillionaire being prosecuted for their crimes
The Tik Tok ban is just an excuse to save politicians fee fees because the powers that be don't like that the internet has replaced their narrative and so Tik Tok is the one area they couldn't censor like Facebook, Instagram, or RUclips so they want to ban it. Its so see through and sad. It's just pathetic what the powers that be are now, it always was, and they don't get, those of us who have paid attention to history, already know, I don't need Tik Tok to tell me how evil world governments are. "Security threats" are just a red herring, a "boogeyman" just to point to because they got mad about Gaza, The B1n L@den manuscript thing, AND the United Healthcare CEO response. They are big mad that they don't control people AS MUCH as they want to, I don't get it, we don't have real liberty EVEN WITH Tik Tok, they dont even like the APPEARANCE of dissent.
My brother went to prison for 10 years. He became a fire fighter and said it was his saving grace. He's completely turned his life around. He sadly, was not able to be a fire fighter after, but it changed him and he's a welder now and happy
@@Zetirix In Alabama prisoners are forced to work at fast food restaurants for 1/10th of the pay while the rest goes to the state/prison, guess what the majority of the prison population is in Alabama... black. It's modern day slavery.
For everyone sitting at home stressed and waiting a potential evacuation - take a video or photo of everything in your house. Open every drawer, closet, box, etc. Back it up to something not on your phone. This will save a lot of headache with your insurance company if you need to make a claim.
Put you pictures and documents and pets in the car, get a cheap out of area rental and take a couple weeks off. My family did this during the wild fires in Oregon. Our home was spared and it was a big expense taking 2 weeks off work and such but, I can assure you, it was entirely worth it.
When the punishment for unethically gaining money is only a fine, then that just becomes a business expense. A slap on the wrist will never sting for greedy people until it exceeds the amount they’ve earned.
unless the fine is a pretty good % of their earnings…. if they have a set number then it only effects small businesses, a percentage effects everyone the same
Fines should be income-based and also the crime. A guy with a minimum wage job may go to jail over a $200 dollar parking ticket, while a rich man wouldn't even notice. Driving violations aren't even a crime, it's just a tax to drive like an asshole.
The California fires have been a non-stop news story here in Eastern Europe. Most broadcasts have been using them as a way to talk about climate change and the serious impact it's going to have on our sense of "normal" in the next decade. My heart goes out to the west coast.
The difference between your news coverage and the states is crazy to me. Our news over here is so politicized and each side is trying to make this a red vs blue issue when it's a global climate change issue. The difference is depressing and stark. Says a lot about who controls the flow of information to the common people.
Its not "climate change" that caused this its lazy land management. Basically a bunch of hippies made the government stop doing controlled burns and removing dead underbrush because it was negatively affecting some animal back in the day. As a result we got piles of fuel in a dry desert environment. Some places all this dry dead plant matter is piled up taller than a person. The indigenous used to do controlled burns in the area to prevent these massive fires back before European settles ever arrived. Some of the trees actually requite fires in order to release their seeds while others have thick bark designed to protect them from fire.
And we are seeing it in Germany and central Europe. The past two weeks have been so low in temp. With wind chill, the western side of the country will hit -8C/16F tomorrow. And it will be like that throughout the week.
@@eryaviel The problem is that climate change is a politicized issue. And right wingers not only dont want to do anything to stop it, they want to keep doing things to make it worse. So it has to be politicized because around half the population dont want to fight the thing causing disasters like this.
Genuinely, the fact that the death toll is as low as it is so far is a miracle. Like, with fires this big, this persistent, this extreme, I would've expected a couple hundred dead, perhaps a few thousand injured. Stay safe yall
If the state would've employed more people in risk management and spend a fraction on what the insurances spend on predicting when there will be wildfires less people would've died... but that would require higher taxes and americans hate nothing more than evil evil taxes
Can we talk about how Mkke Johnson said he'd consider aid to California if certain conditions are meet??? I'm sorry conditional aid to a US state experiencing a natural disaster??? Wtf
That's why they lied about having help withheld to red states and the like. They're only setting up the ability to pull the crap they accuse everyone else of themselves. "Well, they did it too!" ignoring the fact that they did not, in fact, do it too.
@@ShaneCopelinWay to elevate the discourse. They are being attacked unprovoked, and as allies do, we are assisting them. They are offering to help with a devastating wildfire that is raging. There is nothing negative here.
@@ShaneCopelin It's not free if they're spending resources to help us. As someone who is actually living right near some of these fires, I'm thankful for the aid regardless if they're getting anything back. You'd be too if your entire life was in jeopardy.
for like 50 years we've had Ibuprofen and Diclofenac.... we've had non-addictive painkiller all this time... but painkillers aren't meant to treat chronic pain but acute pain.... any substance that will take away chronic pain will inevitably lead to atleast psychological dependency... because the alternative to taking the pill will be pain.
@@hnoelle-y7v That's also not how reading works.... you might've missed the part where i clearly was talking about psychological dependency of non-addictive pain killers with chronical pain.... but don't worry maybe when you pass 4th grade you have enough reading comprehension for that
@@LoFiAxolotl "dependency on non-addictive pain killers" = "addiction of non-addictive pain killers." What you said makes no sense. Addiction is defined as "not having control over doing, taking or using something to the point where it could be harmful to you." That does not apply to what you are talking about. Maybe you should work on your own reading comprehension.
I'm so grateful Canada and Mexico sent aid! That's incredible, and I love that other countries helping us is making the news. I know others help us a lot more often than we hear about, and it's refreshing to see it acknowledged properly.
Ya trump just extorted them so they finely would with tariffs for all the money we waste on them Hawaii didn't get a dime from them other then Japan who we didn't black mail for it
A perspective on the LA fires I found to be incredibly thought provoking was Molly Burke talking about how she's experiencing the fires as a blind person. The LA fires are horrifying for everyone, I can only imagine how much worse that is for the disabled populace there and the amount they have to rely on others to make evacuation and safety decisions on their behalves.
So far, in all the stories I’ve heard about people that have died, there were all either elderly or disabled. I’m Australian and we’ve been told about a young man in his 20’s with cerebral palsy that lived with his mother. She had a broken arm and could not get him out of bed by herself. He told her to leave him and save herself. She refused but finally ran 400m down the road to find firefighters. By the time they got back to her property, the house was gone. It is extra devastating that so many of the victims were the ones that deserved the most help.
Those comments going “how can you be surprised they canceled fire coverage in an area with fires” peeve me off. How can you not? If I hire you to protect my property from potential damage, you don’t get to reneg and abscond with my money when you realize you’re going to have to provide the coverage I’m paying you for.
Deny the claim, depose the person in a state of shock, get them to trip up, defend your actions in front of a judge no jury. That's the summarized strategy of how.
As a Californian, my knee jerk reaction to the news about LAUSD was “Why are students being made to go back to school while the city is on fire?!” And then I remembered that for some of these students, school is LITERALLY their one chance to get three meals a day. Both realities are equally heartbreaking - on the one hand, these students may not even have a home to return to, but on the other the only secure food source they have is going to be the school system. Food security is way too difficult for too many to have and maintain, but I can’t even imagine the anxiety those kids might be going through because of all that’s going on. 2025 is turning out to be the very bleak start to a new year, and I’m already struggling to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Id wish instead of paying taxes, we could just come together as a community to make sure kids have food, shelter, etc. the state always drags its feet for people.
The kids are probably eager to go to school, despite being extremely stressed. School is the only sense of normalcy right now and it is where they can receive support from friends, teacher, counselors, ext. Recovery is a marathon.
❤ I appreciate this insightful comment. It’s a dark reality I think many people would miss. School can also be the only stable and calm environment some children experience.
I lived in LA 25 years ago. We had a few fires in my area and they didn't cancel school. If the fire was too close to the school, we were bused to a different school. Edit to add: Looks like the Eaton fire is exactly where the one that was so close to my school was!
I love how the right is blasting the left for their failures in this catastrophe (criticism that’s deserved) and yet they conveniently forgot about how my state, Texas froze over and the right wing government failed miserably here and Ted Cruz went to Cancun.
Funny how this has been a growing problem for 50 years might want to start blaming some dead people for it man. I'm not being thing this has been warned about for about 50 years and not one side has done a thing.
What blows my mind is how multiple winters in a row tons of Americans have died from cold exposure. That's something that makes sense only in a 3rd world country or dictatorship.
I agree that both the left and the right need to be held accountable for their failures. What I have a problem with is people (on both sides...but truthfully more on the right) purposefully misrepresent reality or downright lie making false accusations. There really should be laws against that. Hold people accountable for their actual mistakes..not fabricated BS.
I can agree that it is a completely logical business decision not to provide fire insurance to homes that are in an area likely to have fires. But there definitely should be laws preventing them from making that decision, otherwise, it defeats the purpose of fire insurance. This is just as bad as back in the day when health insurance companies could deny coverage for pre-existing conditions.
This is because they are min maxing profits not anything to do with prevention, mitigation, or good heavens payout. Deny the claim, depose the the individual in shock, defend your actions in the court of law through a third party lawyer, without a jury present.
I feel like anyone who risks their life for the public good on a regular basis while serving their sentence should never have an issue getting hired after release. What more do people want from convicts to show they've taken a turn for the better in life?
Unfortunately the way your prison system works, prison isn’t for rehabilitation it’s for punishment. They aren’t preparing these people for life outside of prison. They are preparing them to return to prison so they can work for cheaper
@@Jirangaaa You know that, I know that, but that's not the way the whole thing is sold to the public. All I'm saying is if nothing is enough to prove they've changed, let's completely stop pretending it's possible.
What about everybody trying to get hired thats not a prisoner? Do they just get screwed? "No issue getting hired" means everyone else gets overlooked, like with preferred status for veterans. Reality is different than utopia.
Never used that crap, I'm kind of surprised and also not surprised Facebook isn't being gutted, too. Tiktok is poisoning the youth, and Facebook is poisoning everyone else. The only other difference between Facebook and TikTok is that lizardman Zuck owns a lot of our politicians
As an Australian, watching videos online of reactions to the LA fires is absolutely baffling to me. The chaotic evacuation process (ie. people standing around inside their houses while the smoke alarms are going off but not evacuating) and the blame game that's going on with politicians and pundits are both horrifying and heartbreaking. Education on bushfires over here is really strong and we have a standardised place to go for accurate up to date information. Within the past two weeks in my home state of Victoria we've had a fire about 6 times the size of the LA fires but with no deaths and comparatively minimal property damage (albeit partly because it was burning in a rural area not the middle of a city but having some of the best trained firefighters in the world and education for local residents on how to maintain their property to minimise damage does contribute significantly). It's absolutely shocking to see the flip side, where the general public have very little education/readily available sources of information and the people in charge do nothing but bicker about whose fault it is. Sending love (and also some of our firefighters) to everyone who has to deal with the shitty reality of this natural disaster
LA is known as LaLa Land slow talking delusional never prepared for anything The amount of pools they have only one resident so far used his pool and sprinklers to safe his home and a few neighbors home the rest just fled
Part of it is because of how polarized we are politically but a big part of it is also because of the location of the fire. For a lot of the country, wildfires are something you see on the news as a distant thing, the other half of the country is freezing at the moment , so a lot of the people you see bickering or spreading misinfo aren't the ones being impacted. Even for people in LA, wildfires are something that usually happen in more rural or less populated areas of California. Whats happening right now is spreading through more densely populated suburban and urban areas. There's been barely any rain there in the past 8 months, but that was directly after an extremely wet season, so you had a ton of vegetation growth and then several months to dry it out into the perfect kindling. The Santa Ana winds are blowing the fire at up to 70 mph (112 kph). Plus, because of southern California's topography, you have a lot of canyons that can end up causing the Venturi effect. There's been reports that some isolated gusts of winds are hitting 100mph (160 kph). The planes and helicopters can't really dump water on the blaze in these conditions, and urban water systems are not built to handle this magnitude of a disaster. In some cases the fire spreads faster then the people evacuating. It's literally the perfect recipe for an extremely damaging wildfire.
The final death count from the fires likely won’t be known for years to come. It’s not just about who gets caught in the fires or their damage. All that smoke and burnt infrastructure is likely bleeding into water supplies and will likely cause god knows what diseases. Remember how many people died after 9/11 not because the towers directly, but all the crap that got aerosolized by the collapsing and the fires. So many people will likely wind up with some kind of cancer or long-term lung damage. We need to advocate for some kind of on mass medical treatment, long-term for the victims of these fires and people in the surrounding areas if you live anywhere near these fires or downstream of them, you should also make sure your doctor checks you regularly for any signs of secondary damage.
That would be nice and makes sense to you and me that that’s how a government should act and operate preparing for scenarios decades in advance. It’s not real and won’t ever happen but it would be nice.
The way that the fires are being politicized is insane to me. The way that ANY national disaster turns into a political debate just leaves me feeling hopeless. People are suffering, and the suits on the Hill are play acting for the camera. We need real reform. We need representatives who care about the people and not about their bank accounts and those who pad it. Edit: I didn't think it needed to be said, but I'll say it anyway- Political affiliation does not matter in a time of crisis. Help now. People are suffering now. Political theater later.
My aunt lives in Altadena. She evacuated and heard that her neighbors house was on fire. That house is now gone. It burned hot enough the spontaneously ignight the curtains in my aunts house. Miraculously, firefighters were there when that happened, so they managed to put out the curtains and moved furniture away from the door. My aunt is incredibly fortunate and greatful, but absolutely devastated that her community is in ruins. Stay safe out there everyone.
Probably has someone else tweeting for him like the people he pays to make him look good at video games. All this money in the world and he acts like the horrible weird hateful kid at school that wants validation from the people he hates.
All economic studies on the subject have proven that there is an INCREDIBLE relation to quality CEOs and the success of a company. Musk, though a little odd, is probably the most effective CEO in history. I don't know how he does it.
I do not understand the people defending insurance companies rn. All of those homeowners spent a LOT of money in house insurance premiums to ensure they're covered in this exact situation. It is despicable to try and leave them homeless and without the safety net they've probably spent years paying into
LA's a weird place to be right now, and I don't see us shaking this ubiquitous exhaustion anytime soon. Most people I know aren't sleeping well or thinking clearly or able to fully relax, but still showing up for their communities and caring for each other. Thank you for your coverage and kindness.
Regarding the incarcerated firefighters, IT SHOULD STILL PAY THEM WELL. they are doing something positive for their community, they are literally paying it back for what harm they may have caused, they should also be paid well because it is SO DANGEROUS.
I heard that they’re only deployed in low risk areas, it’s clear from the way they refer to the program they’re more than happy to be there doing it. If you watch the full clip of Hasan interviewing them the prisoners were very happy about it so much so that Hasan had to literally interrupt them speaking and bring up their wages so he could soapbox it was so blatant.
@@theamazingchannel470 Do you think prisons are not making money from every inmate? Do you think the system is not structured in a way to get more people incarcerated? Prisons are not hotels. They are an Ouroboros that makes sure there's always a steady flow of cash. *That's where your tax money is going: the private, for-profit prison system.*
Except the CEO wants to get rid of fact checking in the US and rely on community guidelines like Twitter does, which seems like a literal dumpster fire at this point. I won't be using any of Metas apps.
@@stopchangingmyhandle and you think any other App is doing a better job? Not saying Meta is doing it right.... Zuckerberg butthole right now is the exact same size as Trump tiny weiner because he bend over so much.... but RedNote for example has no safeguard against misinformation at all, worse only information approved by the Chinese government is allowed. I mean... you trade Murican Propaganda on Instagram vs Chinese Propaganda on RedNote... different flavor of the same icecream...
Instagram reels seem to be total cancer and Twitter is probably 20 times worse. People just say the most horrendous shit for likes devoid of any critical thinking and empathy. It’s a place where loud and obnoxious people/ posts are prioritized and arguments as well to promote engagement in the app.
I would understand if insurance refused to cover fire damages from the get go, but denying claims related to fire damage AFTER the claim holder had been paying premiums is absolutely disgusting and they should be legally held to paying out on policies.
Unfortunately Republicans get a cut of the money (so do most Democrats to be honest but they at least pretend to care) so unfortunately it will only get worse
What do you mean? The SOP is to deny the claim, depose the person whilst they're in shock, to trip them up, defend your actions as legal in front of a favorable judge, no jury.
It’s designed to be that way. America put in a felon that’s suggested fucking his daughter, was best friends with the most famous pedophile, put children in cages, and shut down the government just so he could waste billions of dollars to fund the ladder and rope trade in Mexico.
He’s just so… dumb. Like painfully so. And mean. Also a fraud. I was rooting for him so hard back in his early days - now I get second hand embarrassment every time he speaks. I respect he has an actual fan base but I think it’s tied to deep self loathing. You’d have to hate life to admire him.
💯. He's also a Globalist who's not America 1st. He is Elon 1st. I used to be a fan . With him buying his way into the Whitehouse. I started to research him. Largest Tesla factory is in China. Wanted to build a bigger GigaFactory twice the size of the one in TX in Mexico. Along with the Chinese who was gonna invest 1 billion in Factories that supplied his factory. Plus his antics on X and how much Control he seems to have swaying our politics like getting the spending bill not to initially pass although both Republicans and Dems where gonna let it pass. His closeness with China and being so close to the President is a concern. Not only that he has had several conversations with Putin over the last few years while the 🇺🇦 was has gone on. He seems to have a big vendetta against Zelensky and he's reshared confirmed 🇷🇺 propXganda that originated in Moscow against him on X.
Not sure how many folks know this, but 45% of firefighters in the U.S. are privately employed. To what degree these privately employed businesses are using scarce, vital, public resources for the exclusive use of a select few is something that will likely never really get covered, and, most likely, will be conveniently swept under the rug.
@@gregvs.theworld451 the LA one is not privatized tho,. this is distraction tactic to pry attention away why the LA department failed. and its because of DEI
The whole concept of denying someone healthcare for bad health choices is a slippery slope because who's to say that the someone doesn't find your choices to be reason to deny you healthcare coverage. Our health needs to be a right.
Considering it's literally in the declaration of Independence... "We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unablienable rights, that among these are LIFE, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
Also, who gets to determine that, say, heart disease was caused by someone being overweight or a smoker, and not by their genetics or some other factor(s)? After all, there are people who do "everything right" health-wise and still drop dead of a heart attack at 40. There are so many potential factors for various illnesses, including ones we don't know about or understand yet. If companies want to deny coverage or care due to lifestyle choices, they need to be able to prove definitively, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the behavior is the sole factor that caused the illness.
Also there would be a lot less hate and drug use in the US if there was not the looming fear of medical bankruptcy. You could then truly go after the people doing that stuff since that is what they like to do the most.
Personally, I think it's a sad reflection on reality when everything is so damned expensive that anyone even needs insurance at all. Like if a tornado knocks down my house, it should never cost so much that I can't easily build or buy another one. Or if I get hit by a car, medical care should never cost so much that I NEED insurance to be able to afford care.
@@AngryReptileKeeper You can build a log cabin and live comfortably, but you need to meet all the legal requirements and codes for a dwelling. I wouldn't spend 100k on a house that didn't meet these standards, but I never had a choice anyway. I can't build a damn playhouse in my backyard without some governmental rules. Everything is a double-edged sword, and every tool is also a weapon. Prices are dominated by supply and demand, but capitalism is altered massively by regulations - often rightfully so. To sum it up, everything sucks in an effort to not suck, I guess. I don't know. Life's a bitch, then you die. Good luck running the gauntlet.
Plenty of tiktok creators are already here, but the ones who came here were pushed off to tiktok's own censorship, or they just wanted to make long form content too.
Funny thing is, I like RUclips shorts and replaced my tiktok with it. I wonder if the revenue stream isn't as lucrative so creators don't want to switch.
It's sickening to know that some landlords would actually try to benefit themselves off this fire by making people WHO JUST LOST THEIR HOUSE PAY MORE BECAUSE THIER OLD ONE GOT BURNT DOWN!
Landlords are parasites. They exist only to act as a middleman and extract extra revenue out of people without the capital or stability to purchase the homes that they restrict the supply of.
@@philiplubduck6107 Yet you presumably want to live in a society with morals that doesn't condone preying on the vulnerable in order to benefit oneself, yes? Would you maintain your sentiment if it were you or someone you love?
My partner is a firefighter in humboldt county. He had spent 4 weeks in apple and yucca valley and fought about 10 fires from november to january. He got back the 5th of january and is only back because he topped his hours. He is going back in 3 days, for another 2-4 weeks. He loves his job and wouldnt want to do anything else!
What is the point of insurance If it can't cover fires in fire prone areas, floods in flood prone areas, or tornadoes in tornado prone areas? At this point insurance should be part of property tax and be paid out and controlled by the government.
yep it's time people grow up and realize they shouldn't be living in inhospitable places with climate change only going to be getting worse, it's not realistic or economical.
@@Megan9689lol yes it is people's fault for living somewhere inconvenient for the CEOs to make money off of selling people insurance they don't need or never intend to pay out. How dare those pathetic poor people not move somewhere with higher property values! Why don't they just steal the money like a rich person?
Fun Fact: Only about ~30% of all firefighters in the US are full-time, paid fire fighters. The other ~70% are volunteers. There are departments that do pay volunteers for resoonding to emergencies, however, there are just as many, if not more, that are "100% volunteer".
After serving time, my brother found purpose as a firefighter, and while life took him in a different direction, he now works as a welder, thriving and at peace with his new path.
Gavin needs to hold the insurance companies responsible for their part in this. The fact that they pulled out and dropped coverage because of looming fire threats, like that's just an okay thing to do, needs to be addressed.
If he cared he would pressed for legislation to prohibit these predatory actions. But just like any politician whether left or right, he’s a pawn in those corporation’s pockets.
You have it twisted. The insurance companies have zero responsibility to maintain and prevent these fires. I can’t blame them for cancelling coverage when the state does absolutely nothing to prevent fires from happening. If they know the fire risk is so high and they’ll unlikely be able to pay out why wouldn’t they cancel?
Weird how Elon is acting like he cares about what's happening to the people in LA but instead of donating or actually helping he's just pointing fingers on DEI and spreading blatant misinformation meanwhile Taylor swift has donated 10 million.
On one hand, I understand that it's his money and he doesn't have to give it to anyone if he doesn't want to. But for him to sit there and talk like he cares, while having ample resources to help yet doing nothing... is sick and disingenuous. It would be more respectable if he'd just not commented on them at all.
😂 ahh yes he should give money to the same incompetent democrats who caused this mess. Also he's literally donating starlink to the response effort setting up cybertruck nodes for responders to use to communicate. So yeah great big L for you.
Regarding the prisoner firefighters: 2 things can be true, it can be a very good program and they can still deserve to be paid adequately for the very important work they're doing.
Opiates should never have been pushed the way they were. I've lost several friends to addiction who couldn't get off of them after even minor accidents or procedures.
Inmates being allowed to work the fires is, generally speaking, the kindest level of exploitation the terrible corrections system provides. People getting outraged over it should have been foaming at the mouth long before now because inmates are legal slaves and have been for a long time.
The people talking about inmate firefighters aren't new to criticizing the prison system, it just because it relates to a current event they frame it this way because it will bring more attention to the issue as a whole.
@@LeaveItToBeanerBecause it will pay better than other prison jobs. American prisons are a for profit system that can use inmates as slaves. They just can’t physically force them to work so they do it financially so the public forgets that slavery is enshrined into the constitution.
It is extremely upsetting to me that the first thought I had regarding the size and location of the fires was: "Shit, Blackrock is going to come in and buy all this prime real estate once everything is said and done."
A lot of people are saying they should've done controlled burns in that area before the fires. What they don't know is that the forested area is literally near populated cities (Malibu, Pacific Palisades etc.), which is a bad idea because the controlled burns would leave the terrain incapable of absorbing any water, which unfortunately would lead to mudslides and flash floods in those same populated areas the fires are burning in due to heavy rain. I live in Arizona, which is familiar with wildfires, and I've seen flash floods and mudslides come in to creeks and small communities as a result of burn scars from wildfires leaving the soil hydrophobic.
Silly liberals! Don’t you know the solution is to just level the mountains? That will get rid of the mud slides! And if you pave everything over until you reach the high desert, then there won’t be anything to burn! /s
I've been on opioids for 20+ years for multiple issues and i would absolutely love a non addictive version of pain relief. My kidneys are being affected now, and something that could sustain pain relief without addiction and internal damage would be absolutely amazing.
It’s been recently demonstrated that Elon has been paying other people to play his computer games so he can pretend that he’s a genius at computer games… Imagine our shock
Long term pain patient here. Been avoiding opioids as long as I could but started them 2 years ago. I am highly skeptical of this new medication and wonder if its just gonna be Oxy 2.0. Ill stick to my cannabis for my pain management, thanks.
People switching to China’s Instagram to “stick it to the man” is so funny. If Americans disliked the government enough to become bilingual, they’d move to another country. This isn’t going to last
I can’t take Elon Musk seriously anymore (not like I did before) after seeing all the footage of him faking his Path of Exile 2 account and pretending he even has the time to play that game, or any game. He’s using all his time to lick the boots of Trump first, when would he have time to get a top 10 ladder PoE2 account??
@@spooky.tattooer he was smart enough to make all that money but he is socially stupid in the way he tries to make people believe he knows everything when he knows science in the fields he has businesses in
@@spooky.tattooer yeah I think it proves Elon has never made anything good himself. Even Tesla, a company made by two very smart guys, he bought out and pushed out so he could say that he started and made Tesla. Now everyone thinks he has when we all know the truth. Same goes for his gaming accounts too. He's just a rich dude pushing his small e-peen around irl and online.
@@Noblame93He isn’t smart he just went and bought his way into success. He’s rich not because he’s smart, good-looking, or charismatic, but because he has rich parents that gave their little weasel their riches.
It gets weird because you have all these different administrative borders, but when you’re walking down the street it’s impossible to tell when one city ends and the next begins. You could argue that I live in the megacity that is Los Angeles, even though technically I live in a different county. Apart from a bit of smoke on the horizon, my life hasn’t been affected in any way by the fires
As another post stated, for many kids, school is their only reliable source of regular meals. During the pandemic, many school districts across the country started holding pickups for boxes of food, because so many relied on breakfast, lunch, and weekend take-home care packages.
All the incarcerated people fighting the fires are actual heroes. They are doing that for little pay, all for the chance to do better. It doesn’t get more honourable than that.
People getting tangled up over “insurance companies are evil” vs “that’s what insurance companies are incentivized to do,” but both those things are true. the way we currently do things, insurance companies aren’t disincentivized from being evil.
I argue RUclips shorts is actually one of the better functioning short form services. It has the most features, and the least shop bs every time you swipe.
ukraine offering to send firefighters is both so incredibly kind-hearted and incredibly sad. Like, how likely is it that part of Zelynsky's motivations for doing so are about hoping to curry favor with the govt before trump ttakes office and hypothetically sides with russia/throws ukraine under the bus? Edit: this hypothetical doesn’t negate the good that is done by sending aid btw. That’s not my point. My point is that Ukraine is in a tough spot right now with their war and what the US election means for them and, when looking at their offer for aid through that lens… it’s just sad. That’s all.
Ukraine only got aid from the US so Biden could line his pockets they are not now or ever will be our allies and the "firefighters aid" he is sending is literally just Cali's equipment they sent over just under a year ago
We are not compelled to automatically look for the most negative take on something kind. They are our allies and they are willing to help, gearing up to send firefighters 6,500 miles away even as they are in the midst of an unprovoked war. That should be met with gratitude.
@ which is why I said it was kind hearted first. but not being willing to consider all motivations when it comes to global politics (bc sending aid IS always a political thing, whether it should be/those were the intentions or not) is naive. Not sure why you feel the need to argue about this.
I live right beside these fires. Whether or not Ukraine gets something back from their aid is a non-issue. That's usually how the world works anyways - we scratch their back, they scratch ours. I'm just appreciative of the aid.
@@soulechelon2643 yeah, for sure. I’m sorry you’re going through this - I can’t imagine how stressful it is. But my point definitely isn’t that the help isn’t welcome, it’s just a bit sad to think about how much of Ukraine’s future depends on the US (as much as I wish it didn’t) and how decisions like these might play into it. Like, knowing that Ukrainian soldiers were watching the US election polls from their bunkers… I can’t imagine that thinking about his country’s future didn’t play at least a small part in Zelynsky’s decision to offer aid.
It’s amazing that foreign counties can put their anger aside and ready to send in support in the US for the fires considering the threats of war/tariffs against them from Trump. Truly shows kindness and charity crosses all borders
I’m willing to bet at least some of them are doing it because they want to make Trump like them, because managing his personal feelings is the only way to manage international relations now smh
⚠️ CORRECTION: People on doctor prescribed and monitored long-term opioids ARE NOT considered "addicted" though we are considered "opioid dependent." "Addiction" implies you are doing something you SHOULDN'T BE DOING because it's harmful and/or illegal. There is a difference. Every pill I take is monitored by my doctor and my pharmacy. The doctor decides how much medication I can take, not me. Also, I get drug tested every 3 months to make sure I'm not selling my medication instead of taking it. Lastly, folks on long-term opioid pain meds don't feel "high" from their opioids. We barely even feel completely out of pain!
Good comment overall, but the only thing I would change is that addiction isn’t defined by “doing something you shouldn’t” it’s about direct problems with your health or functioning in day to day life because of substances. The other factors include dependence and then withdrawal symptoms. But personal problems are the big distinction because anyone taking any meds long term will experience a degree of dependence and withdrawal because that’s how the human body works! Thats why it’s so important to hear stories like yours because so many people assume that regularly taking meds automatically equals addiction when that isn’t the case. Chronic pain sucks. 💔
@haileyoslund Buffalo! I appreciate your thoughtful comment. My comment was definitely inadequate, but I try to be brief in this setting. Something will always be left unsaid, unfortunately.
@OverdramaticAngel You're surely not the only unseen and unheard "yeller" when pain meds are discussed by the uninformed (or misinformed). There's an enormous population of chronic pain sufferers in this country. Sadly, we disappear from our jobs, and from our former activities, and we eventually get forgotten because we suffer in silence... until we yell at the phone, that is!!! Thank you for your awesome comment! It's always nice to know someone else understands... although I'm sorry if you understand because you're in pain, too. This is a lousy club to belong to!
My best bud is Chinese. We've been talking about the recent wave of people transferring over to Rednote from TikTok, along with other friends who are either also Chinese themselves or married to a Chinese individual. As many have probably noticed Chinese people are chill with new members joining the app. They are very welcoming. However, they still want people to understand where they are. Understand that it is a Chinese app. All users, regardless of where they're from, are subjected to CCP laws and regulations. Do not assume foreign laws will give you a pass. Understand the Chinese people are not the CCP themselves. Do not mix their actions together. Do not disrespect their culture. They will not tolerate that. Remember you are a guest there.
As someone who downloaded RedNote, the majority of "TikTok refugees" I've seen are incredibly respectful. They've been asking for help understanding the rules of the app, they've been concerned about invading a Chinese space and becoming "colonizers," and they've even begun learning Mandarin to better understand those already on the app. Like sure, there are bad apples, but RedNote seems fast to act and those with infractions seem fast to learn (ie a creator got a post removed because it had their tiktok handle in the video since it was a repost, and the creator went "oops!" and told everyone else to not follow in their footsteps). I've also seen people helping each other with English homework, teaching silly phrases in Mandarin, and - most importantly - adhering to the cat tax. I think your concerns are valid, but I think the vast majority of TikTokers who have migrated there are the type of people who will respect the Chinese culture while we navigate this ~unprecedented~ time. As a bonus, RedNote's rules are inherently against the worst actors on TikTok, notably people who steal others' content, those who give damaging medical advice, those who push false information (flat earthers and raw milk advocates), and others. RedNote will catch those who are most disrespectful and yeet them anyways. Which I'm personally SO excited about. Doomscrolling has never been less annoying. Altho I do kinda miss the Reddit stories with Minecraft parkour in the background, especially TattleTale.
Something that really sucks about California's wildfires and all this destruction, is if you rebuild or build your buildings to be resistant to fires by not using wood, they become vulnerable to earthquakes which are also common in CA. And if you build to resist earthquakes, with wood, they become vulnerable to fires. We need to advance a lot in construction materials to find a good solution but sadly we just aren't even close to being there yet
the idiot who is claiming that fire insurance companies should be able to deny coverage or raise rates in a fire zone seems completely ignorant that CALIFORNIA IS A FIRE ZONE. insurance for profit is unethical.
@@cfeegsthey could also be in a jail cell, not dying to help stop a natural disaster. If they can be trusted to help put out fires why can’t they be trusted with a fire fighting job when they get out? Why can they be freed now and earn a real living a real second chance
I'm always amazed that no one brings up. The fact that since epic one their lawsuit against Google and apple. You can just download your updates from the website. I don't have TikTok, but it seems like a VPN,if that, and a couple of quick clicks is all you really need. To keep updating
My dad was a firefighter in So Cal. He texted me on Tuesday night to remind me it’s always better to leave early than too late especially with the population and roadways. Think about safety, for you, others, and the responders. 💙🧑🚒👩🚒👨🚒
Hello from Cali It's so windy today. I'm so afraid for LA. I'm in Riverside County, and i can see the smoke from here. This wind has been so fierce. I can not imagine the fear ppl must feel as embers blow all over. We've had fires here as well, but they've been able to control them so far.
Canada here we will forever be neighbour's but never neighbor's. I hope we will continue to help with the fire fighting effort especially as someone who spent years building parts for waterbombers. It's good to see our work helping our neighbour's.
Thanks Canada. It's embarrassing that we need your help after the orange douche talked all that shit but just know California never wanted anything to do with him. The US west coast appreciates you and would like to meet to discuss becoming a new Canadian province. 🤙
I wear a medical device that does very similar things to this new drug! I have severe nerve damage in my shoulder and have what’s called a PNS stimulator. It’s the same idea - interrupt the pain signal’s path before it can complete that cycle. It’s been absolutely life changing. While I’m not entirely pain free, I am now able to function with moderate pain when I used to be at an 8 or 9 on the pain scale every single day. If someone could have a similar experience without having all of the hardware I have inside my body, that would be absolutely game changing!
With all of the rebuilding in LA’s future, it would be awesome if there was something that could make these new homes both cheaper and more environmentally friendly. Architecture students compete to design that type of thing all the time. Maybe the big ten can get all of their architecture students to reach out to the land of their newest members and help out? I know university of Illinois usually does really well in those competitions.
@@Kordiana yes, but the real estate speculation is going to be bad enough that I don’t think it would be a good look to walk up to the single family homeowners and demand they rebuild as a duplex or better.
I really wish misinformation was punishable under the law. Cause people are likely to die in these moments of crisis and those peddling lies don’t care
I do wonder how bad it's going to need to get before we pass laws to reign in this nonsense. I doubt they ever will, we saw it this year in politics. People like Vance and Boebert getting upset about being "fact-checked". Plus all they have to do is say "Oh they're censoring us because they don't want the truth getting out!". The likely outcome is eventually they'll turn on each other and destroy themselves.
@ I was literally just expressing my sympathy to those in California. Wether you believe in religion or not, someone wanting to pray that a situation gets better is ultimately harmless and an act of good will. It’s weird that you think that warrants correction.
As a moderate sized TikToker, I'm fully pivoting to RUclips. I know it's going to be an uphill battle and not a lot of my followers are seeing the videos where I discuss the move, but I'm willing to start over again lol it's fun
I'm an Irishman, and I've been living in China since 2011, so clearly I'm satisfied with living here. I just wanted to point out that although "rednote" is an acceptable translation, the three Chinese characters are Xiao (Little) Hong (Red) Shu (Book), and that's how my Chinese friends say it when speaking English. I think it speaks volumes that so many in the U.S., especially in the government, are so "anti-China" and "anti-Communist", while so many more and perhaps even those same people are eagerly downloading an app named after Chairman Mao's Little Red Book, the handbook of the Cultural Revolution.
@@SprinkledFox Pros: Living in a city of 10 million, so there's excellent public transport, healthcare and education, as well as an abundance of high quality bars and restaurants serving cuisine from all over the world. High standard of living, my salary as an English teacher (first at a training center, currently at a university) is more than enough to support my family, so my wife is a stay-at-home mom, which is great for the kids. Helpful, friendly locals. I've picked up a functional amount of Mandarin since moving here, but I don't often use it, enough people speak English, especially in service jobs. Also, Chinese culture has a strong emphasis on welcoming foreigners, and so I'm often treated better than a local. Large, diverse expat community, so friends from all over the world, which has introduced me to lots of other cultures. Safe streets. I can walk alone anywhere in this or any city, 24 hours a day, without feeling nervous or having to be "on guard" beyond the common sense amount. Censorship of adult content. I'm personally ok with this, since it means that my 14 yo daughter is still a sweet teenager, and not trying to chase boys or sneak into clubs, etc. There isn't any sexualization of young women in advertising, music, social media, and so on, or what there is is a fraction of what exists in Ireland, U.K., and the rest of the West. Fast, reliable, comfortable affordable nationwide rail network. The express trains are genuinely world-class. Cons: The sense of security partly comes from the fact that murders, suicides, violent crime etc. are not covered in the media. Even traffic fatality statistics are difficult to find. So, is it safe, or does it just feel safe? The spitting! Oh god, the spitting! Noisy, prolonged throat clearing followed by a disgusting splat. #1 thing I would change if it was within my power to do so. I live in the N.E., and it's fair to say the people here are quite rude (esp. to each other). Littering, queue jumping, watching phone videos at high volume in public, public urination, not picking up after their dogs, and anything else you can imagine. It's not everyone, but it's at least 1/3 of the population, and considering how densely populated the city is, it's just a fact of life. Racism: The flip side of being treated as an "honoured guest". You will never be accepted as a local. My kids both grew up here, my daughter was less than 6 months old when we arrived, my son was born here, they attend public schools, and yet they will always be seen as "Laowai" (foreigners), due to how homogenous the population is. As a white European, I get treated well, but my black friends, whether American, African, West Indian and so on, often have difficulty finding apartments, jobs, romantic partners, etc. They can still do all these things, its just a LOT more difficult for them. Strict drug policy: This means that weed is really expensive, if/when you can find it. I've heard that meth is relatively cheap, but I just want to chill and play video games, not fry my brain and end up addicted. Also, if I fly to Thailand for a stoner holiday, I can be drug tested when re-entering China, and a positive result would mean a couple of weeks in jail, followed by losing my work visa and being deported. It happened to a BMW executive just a few months ago. They don't tolerate any kind of drugs except the taxable ones. Constant staring: Unless you live in Beijing, Shanghai or Shenzhen, you can expect to be a novelty wherever you go. My city has several thousand foreigners, but compared to 10m locals, we're still a fraction of a percent. Wow! I wasn't expecting to write that much! Hope it satisfies some of your curiosity. Also, these are entirely my own opinions, and thus highly subjective. I'd love to hear from other expats in China if they agree or disagree with me. TL;DR Pro: Safe big city living for a modest price Con: For me, there aren't any major cons, but the constant spitting is disgusting.
Of course prisoners have nothing but good things to say when there's nothing protecting them from extreme retaliation. Acting like being let out a bit early for risking their lives is a reward is horrific, the fact that their families are abandoned without any kind of compensation if they die just makes it so much worse.
Lmfao, no. Try that, and watch private landlords stop renting. If you can't afford rent, you definitely can't afford to buy. Nobody is obligated to give you a place to live. Especially not on land they own. If you have a trailer park income, you don't deserve to live in a luxury penthouse or a beach house. Learn to live according to your means, kids.
@@SkunkApe407 and maybe landlords just shouldn't price gouge. Why is it always the fault of the people being ripped off? Who is talking about living in a penthouse on a "trailer park income?" Or was the story about someone jacking up prices to take advantage of a horrible situation?
@@SkunkApe407 "landlords stop renting" so what? if all single family homes stopped being rented out you'd double the vacancies and now they have twice the property taxes to pay out
Unfortunately, that would likely lead to the massive rental management companies snapping up all the now-ownerless properties. We need to prevent corporations from further monopolizing housing. Price gouging becomes much less of an issue if there’s no collusion, and breaking up ownership helps a lot with that
@@SkunkApe407you know if they stop renting out the properties, they don’t make money? In fact they’ll lose money. Property taxes, utilities, maintenance, etc will be all out of the owners pockets. We’re not saying an average family of 4 should go into a 5bed 5 bath 4k square foot home for pennies. We’re saying that a 2bed 1bath 1,500sq ft apartment with no parking shouldn’t be $5k a month because the landlord can squeeze double out of the tenants.
As a 32 year old I've never once downloaded TikTok. I've never really had an Instagram or a Twitter or Snapchat or any of it. Just the ol' FB and I only really use it for messenger now. Most of my scrolling is done on RUclips cause I agree f*** reels. I feel far worse off and more upset when I watch reels in comparison to something like RUclips shorts. The content there seems designed to stir you up or tear you down. Not all of it but most , and frankly I dont blame the creators i blame the platform. Regardless, honestly, I have never felt like I'm missing out on much, not having a TikTok.
To be honest, I have a deep frustration with California. When I see someone with California plates, I don’t automatically assume patriotism or integrity. Instead, I associate them with flashy cars like Challengers, BMWs, and Teslas symbols of a money driven mentality. It’s disheartening to admit that I feel little sympathy for the news about California fires. It’s sad because, at the end of the day, Californians are fellow Americans, shaped by the same red, white, and blue system as me. Living in Colorado, it’s infuriating to be forced to comply with California’s emissions standards. I strongly believe California lobbyists should focus on fixing issues within their own state rather than imposing burdens on others. They’ve created their own problems and should be held accountable for addressing them.
Canadian here. While I'm glad we are, yet again, sending assistance to help in the wildfires, at the same time I wonder why we're assisting a country that's threatening to invade us
Bro Ukrain is literally in the middle of a war, they need all hands on deck too. The fact that they are willing to help us as the rest of the world watches us burn speaks volumes. If that doesn’t make you team urkrain idk what will. It makes me sad though, we don’t deserve them 😔 we chose not to listen to climate experts, it’s all our fault.
They truly are an ally to us but you know the Trump/Musk presidency will let them burn as thanks. Musk already admitted he once turned Starlink above Ukraine off and ruined military operations on purpose as a favor to Putin
Phill, always grateful for your coverage, but especially during these times when there’s so much coverage on the LA fires. As someone in another state it’s helpful to have one source to come to. Thanks again and so much love and strength to the folks in LA ❤
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What if Philip got a low tapered fade?
I think we need to call on the internet investigators, how many of the dead did the musk's misinformation kill. Were any of the dead following the musk? The age of accountability starts with the next criminalbillionaire being prosecuted for their crimes
The Tik Tok ban is just an excuse to save politicians fee fees because the powers that be don't like that the internet has replaced their narrative and so Tik Tok is the one area they couldn't censor like Facebook, Instagram, or RUclips so they want to ban it. Its so see through and sad. It's just pathetic what the powers that be are now, it always was, and they don't get, those of us who have paid attention to history, already know, I don't need Tik Tok to tell me how evil world governments are. "Security threats" are just a red herring, a "boogeyman" just to point to because they got mad about Gaza, The B1n L@den manuscript thing, AND the United Healthcare CEO response. They are big mad that they don't control people AS MUCH as they want to, I don't get it, we don't have real liberty EVEN WITH Tik Tok, they dont even like the APPEARANCE of dissent.
please phil please stop on x and insta, please
My brother went to prison for 10 years. He became a fire fighter and said it was his saving grace. He's completely turned his life around. He sadly, was not able to be a fire fighter after, but it changed him and he's a welder now and happy
That's because prisoners are forced labor in this country and we make sure they have very little ability to get jobs when they get out. It's great!
@@GCAT01Living California prisoner-firemen aren't conscripted, they're vetted and volunteer. Granted, for $6 a day.
@@Zetirixgranted for near slave wages
@@Zetirix In Alabama prisoners are forced to work at fast food restaurants for 1/10th of the pay while the rest goes to the state/prison, guess what the majority of the prison population is in Alabama... black. It's modern day slavery.
Good to Heard he is doing well
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@@MrDoverfield don't forget the convenience fee, the fee fee, the cause we can fee, and the what's another dollar fee.
For everyone sitting at home stressed and waiting a potential evacuation - take a video or photo of everything in your house. Open every drawer, closet, box, etc. Back it up to something not on your phone. This will save a lot of headache with your insurance company if you need to make a claim.
not like insurance gonna pay lol
Finally someone said this! Pictures tell a thousand words and it will give them very few reasons to deny people.
Put you pictures and documents and pets in the car, get a cheap out of area rental and take a couple weeks off. My family did this during the wild fires in Oregon. Our home was spared and it was a big expense taking 2 weeks off work and such but, I can assure you, it was entirely worth it.
My insurance only covers 1000 in electronics and 5000 in jewlery
What claim? Most homes don’t have fire insurance.
When the punishment for unethically gaining money is only a fine, then that just becomes a business expense. A slap on the wrist will never sting for greedy people until it exceeds the amount they’ve earned.
Well there is also insurance so it might not be even an expense
I wonder if at this point 4hwy can just deduct it from their taxes.
unless the fine is a pretty good % of their earnings…. if they have a set number then it only effects small businesses, a percentage effects everyone the same
Fines should be income-based and also the crime. A guy with a minimum wage job may go to jail over a $200 dollar parking ticket, while a rich man wouldn't even notice. Driving violations aren't even a crime, it's just a tax to drive like an asshole.
😂 yes that's why theft and shoplifting is effectively legal in california.
The California fires have been a non-stop news story here in Eastern Europe. Most broadcasts have been using them as a way to talk about climate change and the serious impact it's going to have on our sense of "normal" in the next decade. My heart goes out to the west coast.
Meanwhile in America the fire has been so politicized that I wouldn’t be surprised if some Europeans knew more than some Americans about the fire
The difference between your news coverage and the states is crazy to me. Our news over here is so politicized and each side is trying to make this a red vs blue issue when it's a global climate change issue. The difference is depressing and stark.
Says a lot about who controls the flow of information to the common people.
Its not "climate change" that caused this its lazy land management. Basically a bunch of hippies made the government stop doing controlled burns and removing dead underbrush because it was negatively affecting some animal back in the day.
As a result we got piles of fuel in a dry desert environment. Some places all this dry dead plant matter is piled up taller than a person.
The indigenous used to do controlled burns in the area to prevent these massive fires back before European settles ever arrived. Some of the trees actually requite fires in order to release their seeds while others have thick bark designed to protect them from fire.
And we are seeing it in Germany and central Europe. The past two weeks have been so low in temp. With wind chill, the western side of the country will hit -8C/16F tomorrow. And it will be like that throughout the week.
@@eryaviel The problem is that climate change is a politicized issue. And right wingers not only dont want to do anything to stop it, they want to keep doing things to make it worse. So it has to be politicized because around half the population dont want to fight the thing causing disasters like this.
Genuinely, the fact that the death toll is as low as it is so far is a miracle. Like, with fires this big, this persistent, this extreme, I would've expected a couple hundred dead, perhaps a few thousand injured. Stay safe yall
If the state would've employed more people in risk management and spend a fraction on what the insurances spend on predicting when there will be wildfires less people would've died... but that would require higher taxes and americans hate nothing more than evil evil taxes
Can we talk about how Mkke Johnson said he'd consider aid to California if certain conditions are meet??? I'm sorry conditional aid to a US state experiencing a natural disaster??? Wtf
That's why they lied about having help withheld to red states and the like. They're only setting up the ability to pull the crap they accuse everyone else of themselves.
"Well, they did it too!" ignoring the fact that they did not, in fact, do it too.
But rest assured, if Texas or Florida needed help, many pearls would be clutched if Democrats did the same. But we have morals, and they don’t.
Praying the Cascadia earthquake doesn’t happen during the Trump presidency, otherwise Seattle and Washington state are fucked
@@Anngrl69the whole West Coast would be gone... it'd basically destroy the country.
Well they did this to themselves. You can't help a state that refuses to help itself... 🫡
The fact that Ukraine IN THE MIDDLE OF A WAR is willing to spend resources to help with the wild fires speaks volumes!
They have to keep that gravy train of free money coming.
Because we gave them all their money. They are basically just giving us a small refund. 😂
@@ShaneCopelinWay to elevate the discourse. They are being attacked unprovoked, and as allies do, we are assisting them. They are offering to help with a devastating wildfire that is raging. There is nothing negative here.
@@ShaneCopelin It's not free if they're spending resources to help us. As someone who is actually living right near some of these fires, I'm thankful for the aid regardless if they're getting anything back. You'd be too if your entire life was in jeopardy.
No shit. The money comes from US
"a whole new kind of pain killer that's non-addictive" haven't heard that one before...
Yeah, it would be a matter to see whom would benefit commercially if it was to be pushed for everything... And if it rhymes with ackler :(
for like 50 years we've had Ibuprofen and Diclofenac.... we've had non-addictive painkiller all this time... but painkillers aren't meant to treat chronic pain but acute pain.... any substance that will take away chronic pain will inevitably lead to atleast psychological dependency... because the alternative to taking the pill will be pain.
@@LoFiAxolotl That is not how drug dependency works.
@@hnoelle-y7v That's also not how reading works.... you might've missed the part where i clearly was talking about psychological dependency of non-addictive pain killers with chronical pain.... but don't worry maybe when you pass 4th grade you have enough reading comprehension for that
@@LoFiAxolotl "dependency on non-addictive pain killers" = "addiction of non-addictive pain killers." What you said makes no sense. Addiction is defined as "not having control over doing, taking or using something to the point where it could be harmful to you." That does not apply to what you are talking about. Maybe you should work on your own reading comprehension.
I'm so grateful Canada and Mexico sent aid! That's incredible, and I love that other countries helping us is making the news. I know others help us a lot more often than we hear about, and it's refreshing to see it acknowledged properly.
Ya trump just extorted them so they finely would with tariffs for all the money we waste on them Hawaii didn't get a dime from them other then Japan who we didn't black mail for it
But California is the 3rd largest economy in the world, and now they need help from Mexico. Hahahahhaha
@ And? Everyone needs help sometimes. Economy has nothing to do with it. Strange reaction to have to kindness.
My sister in law and I were wondering if Aussie fire fighters will be joining them but because it's Bushfire season here, their hands maybe full.
What I don’t get is Ukraine trying to send aid
A perspective on the LA fires I found to be incredibly thought provoking was Molly Burke talking about how she's experiencing the fires as a blind person. The LA fires are horrifying for everyone, I can only imagine how much worse that is for the disabled populace there and the amount they have to rely on others to make evacuation and safety decisions on their behalves.
that video was horrifying and it goes to show that knowing our neighbors and being able to help in an emergency is so so so needed
Not reading allat lil bro
@@jech1216- dude, that was 100 words, tops.
So far, in all the stories I’ve heard about people that have died, there were all either elderly or disabled. I’m Australian and we’ve been told about a young man in his 20’s with cerebral palsy that lived with his mother. She had a broken arm and could not get him out of bed by herself. He told her to leave him and save herself. She refused but finally ran 400m down the road to find firefighters. By the time they got back to her property, the house was gone.
It is extra devastating that so many of the victims were the ones that deserved the most help.
@@jech1216 But took the time to comment? Sort out those priorities of yours lol, it isn't cool to not be bothered to read
Those comments going “how can you be surprised they canceled fire coverage in an area with fires” peeve me off. How can you not? If I hire you to protect my property from potential damage, you don’t get to reneg and abscond with my money when you realize you’re going to have to provide the coverage I’m paying you for.
Deny the claim, depose the person in a state of shock, get them to trip up, defend your actions in front of a judge no jury. That's the summarized strategy of how.
@@xbabu142x I'm not genuinely asking how it's possible (I don't think I even sarcastically asked). I'm saying it's ridiculous they're allowed to.
As a Californian, my knee jerk reaction to the news about LAUSD was “Why are students being made to go back to school while the city is on fire?!” And then I remembered that for some of these students, school is LITERALLY their one chance to get three meals a day.
Both realities are equally heartbreaking - on the one hand, these students may not even have a home to return to, but on the other the only secure food source they have is going to be the school system. Food security is way too difficult for too many to have and maintain, but I can’t even imagine the anxiety those kids might be going through because of all that’s going on.
2025 is turning out to be the very bleak start to a new year, and I’m already struggling to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Id wish instead of paying taxes, we could just come together as a community to make sure kids have food, shelter, etc. the state always drags its feet for people.
The kids are probably eager to go to school, despite being extremely stressed. School is the only sense of normalcy right now and it is where they can receive support from friends, teacher, counselors, ext. Recovery is a marathon.
❤ I appreciate this insightful comment. It’s a dark reality I think many people would miss. School can also be the only stable and calm environment some children experience.
I lived in LA 25 years ago. We had a few fires in my area and they didn't cancel school. If the fire was too close to the school, we were bused to a different school.
Edit to add: Looks like the Eaton fire is exactly where the one that was so close to my school was!
Just wait till we get COVID 20
I love how the right is blasting the left for their failures in this catastrophe (criticism that’s deserved) and yet they conveniently forgot about how my state, Texas froze over and the right wing government failed miserably here and Ted Cruz went to Cancun.
Not only that they all want to point the finger while holding their hands out for the money California gives them.
Funny how this has been a growing problem for 50 years might want to start blaming some dead people for it man. I'm not being thing this has been warned about for about 50 years and not one side has done a thing.
What blows my mind is how multiple winters in a row tons of Americans have died from cold exposure.
That's something that makes sense only in a 3rd world country or dictatorship.
I agree that both the left and the right need to be held accountable for their failures. What I have a problem with is people (on both sides...but truthfully more on the right) purposefully misrepresent reality or downright lie making false accusations. There really should be laws against that. Hold people accountable for their actual mistakes..not fabricated BS.
Ah man I remember that garbage. And then the following summer they wanted us to not blast our AC because the power grid couldn't handle it. lol
I can agree that it is a completely logical business decision not to provide fire insurance to homes that are in an area likely to have fires.
But there definitely should be laws preventing them from making that decision, otherwise, it defeats the purpose of fire insurance.
This is just as bad as back in the day when health insurance companies could deny coverage for pre-existing conditions.
I agree. They should be allowed to not take on new clients but to drop existing clients is scummy.
Oh that’s it put more restrictions into place so that they will definitely not leave California permanently.
It's only illegal when the Italians are doing that... then it's called the Mafia
This is because they are min maxing profits not anything to do with prevention, mitigation, or good heavens payout. Deny the claim, depose the the individual in shock, defend your actions in the court of law through a third party lawyer, without a jury present.
I feel like anyone who risks their life for the public good on a regular basis while serving their sentence should never have an issue getting hired after release. What more do people want from convicts to show they've taken a turn for the better in life?
Unfortunately the way your prison system works, prison isn’t for rehabilitation it’s for punishment. They aren’t preparing these people for life outside of prison. They are preparing them to return to prison so they can work for cheaper
That means they could reintegrate back into society, which means it would make the entire prison system to collapse
@@Jirangaaa You know that, I know that, but that's not the way the whole thing is sold to the public. All I'm saying is if nothing is enough to prove they've changed, let's completely stop pretending it's possible.
What about everybody trying to get hired thats not a prisoner? Do they just get screwed? "No issue getting hired" means everyone else gets overlooked, like with preferred status for veterans. Reality is different than utopia.
@@delam617everyone knows it's who you know not what you know, get some better references
Honestly when Tik Tok goes, I’m gonna take is as an opportunity to have a little less social media in my life
I've already deleted it. :)
Me too
You could just delete it😂
Never used that crap, I'm kind of surprised and also not surprised Facebook isn't being gutted, too. Tiktok is poisoning the youth, and Facebook is poisoning everyone else.
The only other difference between Facebook and TikTok is that lizardman Zuck owns a lot of our politicians
Don’t worry, I’m sure musk or zucc will take control of tik tok when they decide to sell it after 6mos. My guess as to why zucc is cozying up to trump
As an Australian, watching videos online of reactions to the LA fires is absolutely baffling to me. The chaotic evacuation process (ie. people standing around inside their houses while the smoke alarms are going off but not evacuating) and the blame game that's going on with politicians and pundits are both horrifying and heartbreaking.
Education on bushfires over here is really strong and we have a standardised place to go for accurate up to date information. Within the past two weeks in my home state of Victoria we've had a fire about 6 times the size of the LA fires but with no deaths and comparatively minimal property damage (albeit partly because it was burning in a rural area not the middle of a city but having some of the best trained firefighters in the world and education for local residents on how to maintain their property to minimise damage does contribute significantly).
It's absolutely shocking to see the flip side, where the general public have very little education/readily available sources of information and the people in charge do nothing but bicker about whose fault it is. Sending love (and also some of our firefighters) to everyone who has to deal with the shitty reality of this natural disaster
LA is known as LaLa Land slow talking delusional never prepared for anything
The amount of pools they have only one resident so far used his pool and sprinklers to safe his home and a few neighbors home the rest just fled
Part of it is because of how polarized we are politically but a big part of it is also because of the location of the fire. For a lot of the country, wildfires are something you see on the news as a distant thing, the other half of the country is freezing at the moment , so a lot of the people you see bickering or spreading misinfo aren't the ones being impacted. Even for people in LA, wildfires are something that usually happen in more rural or less populated areas of California. Whats happening right now is spreading through more densely populated suburban and urban areas. There's been barely any rain there in the past 8 months, but that was directly after an extremely wet season, so you had a ton of vegetation growth and then several months to dry it out into the perfect kindling. The Santa Ana winds are blowing the fire at up to 70 mph (112 kph). Plus, because of southern California's topography, you have a lot of canyons that can end up causing the Venturi effect. There's been reports that some isolated gusts of winds are hitting 100mph (160 kph). The planes and helicopters can't really dump water on the blaze in these conditions, and urban water systems are not built to handle this magnitude of a disaster. In some cases the fire spreads faster then the people evacuating. It's literally the perfect recipe for an extremely damaging wildfire.
The final death count from the fires likely won’t be known for years to come. It’s not just about who gets caught in the fires or their damage. All that smoke and burnt infrastructure is likely bleeding into water supplies and will likely cause god knows what diseases. Remember how many people died after 9/11 not because the towers directly, but all the crap that got aerosolized by the collapsing and the fires. So many people will likely wind up with some kind of cancer or long-term lung damage. We need to advocate for some kind of on mass medical treatment, long-term for the victims of these fires and people in the surrounding areas if you live anywhere near these fires or downstream of them, you should also make sure your doctor checks you regularly for any signs of secondary damage.
That would be nice and makes sense to you and me that that’s how a government should act and operate preparing for scenarios decades in advance. It’s not real and won’t ever happen but it would be nice.
The us cant even get regular healthcare though 😩
Not reading allat unc
@@arabhero10 I agree with you. I live 100 miles away and can see the smoke. I can only imagine if you live anywhere near them
@@jech1216 Then why respond? To get attention?
The way that the fires are being politicized is insane to me. The way that ANY national disaster turns into a political debate just leaves me feeling hopeless. People are suffering, and the suits on the Hill are play acting for the camera.
We need real reform. We need representatives who care about the people and not about their bank accounts and those who pad it.
Edit: I didn't think it needed to be said, but I'll say it anyway- Political affiliation does not matter in a time of crisis. Help now. People are suffering now. Political theater later.
Sadly, the last election proved that people will vote against their interests.
This 100%
Mostly Republicans using buzz words they don't understand to explain things they also don't understand.
how is it insane that people hold the administration responsible for poor response to natural disasters?
@@lavabeard5939 That's not what she said.
My aunt lives in Altadena. She evacuated and heard that her neighbors house was on fire. That house is now gone. It burned hot enough the spontaneously ignight the curtains in my aunts house. Miraculously, firefighters were there when that happened, so they managed to put out the curtains and moved furniture away from the door. My aunt is incredibly fortunate and greatful, but absolutely devastated that her community is in ruins. Stay safe out there everyone.
Alberta’s Wildfire crews are on their way down to help with the fires. 🇨🇦 has your backs
Sorry, that our future Cheeto in charge won’t have yours.
We're gonna need them back in short order. Fire season starts around May, and this year is very dry.
Did they get tariffed or?
The Californians are busy, so thank you on their behalf..
You might not hear it from a lot of Americans but the help being provided by Canada (and Mexico) is greatly appreciated!
How can the CEO of 5 companies can have that much time on his hands? Could it be that CEOs are not so useful? Shocking!
Probably has someone else tweeting for him like the people he pays to make him look good at video games. All this money in the world and he acts like the horrible weird hateful kid at school that wants validation from the people he hates.
he is living walking proof that ceos and other c-suites get paid way too much
All economic studies on the subject have proven that there is an INCREDIBLE relation to quality CEOs and the success of a company. Musk, though a little odd, is probably the most effective CEO in history. I don't know how he does it.
@@ShaneCopelinhe does it by hiring top quality staff who fulfill the boards directives.
@@ShaneCopelinhe is a car salesman
I do not understand the people defending insurance companies rn. All of those homeowners spent a LOT of money in house insurance premiums to ensure they're covered in this exact situation. It is despicable to try and leave them homeless and without the safety net they've probably spent years paying into
LA's a weird place to be right now, and I don't see us shaking this ubiquitous exhaustion anytime soon. Most people I know aren't sleeping well or thinking clearly or able to fully relax, but still showing up for their communities and caring for each other. Thank you for your coverage and kindness.
Such an insightful and poignant post. Most of us don’t know how to feel both sad and grateful. You do.
Regarding the incarcerated firefighters, IT SHOULD STILL PAY THEM WELL. they are doing something positive for their community, they are literally paying it back for what harm they may have caused, they should also be paid well because it is SO DANGEROUS.
Each inmate costs taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars a year to be locked up. You think they pay rent for their cells?
I heard that they’re only deployed in low risk areas, it’s clear from the way they refer to the program they’re more than happy to be there doing it. If you watch the full clip of Hasan interviewing them the prisoners were very happy about it so much so that Hasan had to literally interrupt them speaking and bring up their wages so he could soapbox it was so blatant.
No, not when there's thousands of volunteer firefighters doing it for free that aren't criminals.
@@theamazingchannel470 Do you think prisons are not making money from every inmate? Do you think the system is not structured in a way to get more people incarcerated? Prisons are not hotels. They are an Ouroboros that makes sure there's always a steady flow of cash. *That's where your tax money is going: the private, for-profit prison system.*
@@theamazingchannel470 oh brother
as someone who lives in India, where tiktok was banned in 2020, intagram reels has totally taken over
Not everyone is happy with Ig due to Zuckerberg being clearly under the influence of oligarchs.
Except the CEO wants to get rid of fact checking in the US and rely on community guidelines like Twitter does, which seems like a literal dumpster fire at this point. I won't be using any of Metas apps.
@@stopchangingmyhandleyou know there isn’t fact checking on tiktok
@@stopchangingmyhandle and you think any other App is doing a better job? Not saying Meta is doing it right.... Zuckerberg butthole right now is the exact same size as Trump tiny weiner because he bend over so much.... but RedNote for example has no safeguard against misinformation at all, worse only information approved by the Chinese government is allowed. I mean... you trade Murican Propaganda on Instagram vs Chinese Propaganda on RedNote... different flavor of the same icecream...
Instagram reels seem to be total cancer and Twitter is probably 20 times worse. People just say the most horrendous shit for likes devoid of any critical thinking and empathy. It’s a place where loud and obnoxious people/ posts are prioritized and arguments as well to promote engagement in the app.
I would understand if insurance refused to cover fire damages from the get go, but denying claims related to fire damage AFTER the claim holder had been paying premiums is absolutely disgusting and they should be legally held to paying out on policies.
Thank you, I've been saying this for years with having roofs fixed in Florida. Insurance is the biggest scam.
Everyday I understand Luigi more and more.
Insurance is the leach of America, taking everything and giving nothing.
Unfortunately Republicans get a cut of the money (so do most Democrats to be honest but they at least pretend to care) so unfortunately it will only get worse
What do you mean? The SOP is to deny the claim, depose the person whilst they're in shock, to trip them up, defend your actions as legal in front of a favorable judge, no jury.
A bottomless well of thanks and appreciation to all the states, countries, and individuals who have come to help save these cities. ❤️
The tiktok ban is the universe telling us to bring back Vine 😅
No, please no…😅
Musk is so tiresome. The US political discourse is so tiresome.
It’s designed to be that way. America put in a felon that’s suggested fucking his daughter, was best friends with the most famous pedophile, put children in cages, and shut down the government just so he could waste billions of dollars to fund the ladder and rope trade in Mexico.
he wants to "make america great again" because the policies that come along with Trump would mean no taxes for him because he's a greedy evil man
He’s just so… dumb. Like painfully so. And mean. Also a fraud.
I was rooting for him so hard back in his early days - now I get second hand embarrassment every time he speaks.
I respect he has an actual fan base but I think it’s tied to deep self loathing. You’d have to hate life to admire him.
💯. He's also a Globalist who's not America 1st. He is Elon 1st. I used to be a fan . With him buying his way into the Whitehouse. I started to research him. Largest Tesla factory is in China. Wanted to build a bigger GigaFactory twice the size of the one in TX in Mexico. Along with the Chinese who was gonna invest 1 billion in Factories that supplied his factory. Plus his antics on X and how much Control he seems to have swaying our politics like getting the spending bill not to initially pass although both Republicans and Dems where gonna let it pass. His closeness with China and being so close to the President is a concern. Not only that he has had several conversations with Putin over the last few years while the 🇺🇦 was has gone on. He seems to have a big vendetta against Zelensky and he's reshared confirmed 🇷🇺 propXganda that originated in Moscow against him on X.
@@jenmdawgindeed used to be a fan as well. No longer am..
The stories are getting wilder and we're not even two weeks into 2025.
I gotta say the only highlight of this year has been that there is a Winter Storm named Cora, which is my name.
I might have to interject
Right and I’m already exhausted
just wait until trump's inauguration day!
Not sure how many folks know this, but 45% of firefighters in the U.S. are privately employed.
To what degree these privately employed businesses are using scarce, vital, public resources for the exclusive use of a select few
is something that will likely never really get covered, and, most likely, will be conveniently swept under the rug.
Why on Earth did people think privatizing fire fighters would be a good idea? Yikes.
@@xbabu142x Thaaaaat's capitalism! Everything's gotta be a for profit business to generate money.
Makes sense , i mean Crassus did it so why not? And in the end he also got a nice golden "necklace"?
@@gregvs.theworld451 the LA one is not privatized tho,. this is distraction tactic to pry attention away why the LA department failed. and its because of DEI
@ I mean bros name is the etymological root for the word "crass."
The whole concept of denying someone healthcare for bad health choices is a slippery slope because who's to say that the someone doesn't find your choices to be reason to deny you healthcare coverage. Our health needs to be a right.
Considering it's literally in the declaration of Independence... "We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unablienable rights, that among these are LIFE, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
Also, who gets to determine that, say, heart disease was caused by someone being overweight or a smoker, and not by their genetics or some other factor(s)? After all, there are people who do "everything right" health-wise and still drop dead of a heart attack at 40. There are so many potential factors for various illnesses, including ones we don't know about or understand yet. If companies want to deny coverage or care due to lifestyle choices, they need to be able to prove definitively, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the behavior is the sole factor that caused the illness.
Nothing that requires someone else's labor is a right
Also there would be a lot less hate and drug use in the US if there was not the looming fear of medical bankruptcy. You could then truly go after the people doing that stuff since that is what they like to do the most.
@@Dloopgroop that's why in good countries, medical work is funded by taxes.
Having comments stanning home insurance companies right next to comments saying "healthcare shouldn't be run like a business" is hilariously ironic.
Personally, I think it's a sad reflection on reality when everything is so damned expensive that anyone even needs insurance at all.
Like if a tornado knocks down my house, it should never cost so much that I can't easily build or buy another one. Or if I get hit by a car, medical care should never cost so much that I NEED insurance to be able to afford care.
@@AngryReptileKeeper💯
@@AngryReptileKeeper You can build a log cabin and live comfortably, but you need to meet all the legal requirements and codes for a dwelling. I wouldn't spend 100k on a house that didn't meet these standards, but I never had a choice anyway. I can't build a damn playhouse in my backyard without some governmental rules.
Everything is a double-edged sword, and every tool is also a weapon.
Prices are dominated by supply and demand, but capitalism is altered massively by regulations - often rightfully so. To sum it up, everything sucks in an effort to not suck, I guess. I don't know. Life's a bitch, then you die. Good luck running the gauntlet.
switching to a less safe app instead of tiktok is assuming the ban is actually about safety and not abot US companies paying to ban their competitors
Everyone going to these random af tiktok replacements over RUclips Shorts really highlights how badly RUclips dropped the ball with them lmao
Plenty of tiktok creators are already here, but the ones who came here were pushed off to tiktok's own censorship, or they just wanted to make long form content too.
Yeah honestly I have no idea what we will do when vine finally shuts down.
No way another app will come along and replace it.
Funny thing is, I like RUclips shorts and replaced my tiktok with it. I wonder if the revenue stream isn't as lucrative so creators don't want to switch.
I'm sick of how hard YT pushes them. Short-form content is NOT what I go to YT for.
@@MeCooper vine 😂 I see what you did there
It's sickening to know that some landlords would actually try to benefit themselves off this fire by making people WHO JUST LOST THEIR HOUSE PAY MORE BECAUSE THIER OLD ONE GOT BURNT DOWN!
Property values rise, so landlord raises price. Makes perfect sense.
Landlords are parasites. They exist only to act as a middleman and extract extra revenue out of people without the capital or stability to purchase the homes that they restrict the supply of.
That’s how our system works. Exploitation is the foundation of profit, from the scale of a single landlord to a multinational corporation.
@@philiplubduck6107 Yet you presumably want to live in a society with morals that doesn't condone preying on the vulnerable in order to benefit oneself, yes?
Would you maintain your sentiment if it were you or someone you love?
Landlords have always proven themselves to be dumpster humans.
My partner is a firefighter in humboldt county. He had spent 4 weeks in apple and yucca valley and fought about 10 fires from november to january. He got back the 5th of january and is only back because he topped his hours. He is going back in 3 days, for another 2-4 weeks. He loves his job and wouldnt want to do anything else!
What is the point of insurance If it can't cover fires in fire prone areas, floods in flood prone areas, or tornadoes in tornado prone areas? At this point insurance should be part of property tax and be paid out and controlled by the government.
I'm not sure how this doesn't piss off the banks, seeing as how they require you to have homeowner's insurance while you have a mortgage.
yep it's time people grow up and realize they shouldn't be living in inhospitable places with climate change only going to be getting worse, it's not realistic or economical.
@@Megan9689lol yes it is people's fault for living somewhere inconvenient for the CEOs to make money off of selling people insurance they don't need or never intend to pay out. How dare those pathetic poor people not move somewhere with higher property values! Why don't they just steal the money like a rich person?
Perhaps a good solution would be to pay out the damages with the understanding you will move out of these danger zones
Fun Fact: Only about ~30% of all firefighters in the US are full-time, paid fire fighters. The other ~70% are volunteers. There are departments that do pay volunteers for resoonding to emergencies, however, there are just as many, if not more, that are "100% volunteer".
How strange that even in the tiniest, most rinky-dink towns, being a cop is always a paid position, but being a firefighter isn't.
After serving time, my brother found purpose as a firefighter, and while life took him in a different direction, he now works as a welder, thriving and at peace with his new path.
I used to think that once climate change disasters got serious, our government would actually do something about climate change.
ha!
You should watch the movie Don't Look Up. We are watching it play out in reality now...
What proof is there that this is related to climate change.
Is it not just proof that governments suck?
Unless those billionaires gets affected themselves, they don't give a sht about normal people
Unfortunately, Americans voted in a climate change denier. It’s mind boggling to me.
Gavin needs to hold the insurance companies responsible for their part in this. The fact that they pulled out and dropped coverage because of looming fire threats, like that's just an okay thing to do, needs to be addressed.
You think he gives a damn?
If he cared he would pressed for legislation to prohibit these predatory actions. But just like any politician whether left or right, he’s a pawn in those corporation’s pockets.
You have it twisted. The insurance companies have zero responsibility to maintain and prevent these fires. I can’t blame them for cancelling coverage when the state does absolutely nothing to prevent fires from happening. If they know the fire risk is so high and they’ll unlikely be able to pay out why wouldn’t they cancel?
I like Newsom. I think he will get to it when the time is right.
@@mdel310 capitalism thanks you for putting up such a brave fight on it's behalf
Exhausting week for us out here in Los Angeles. Pray for us yall. We owe it all to the firefighters who fought for us.
Weird how Elon is acting like he cares about what's happening to the people in LA but instead of donating or actually helping he's just pointing fingers on DEI and spreading blatant misinformation meanwhile Taylor swift has donated 10 million.
On one hand, I understand that it's his money and he doesn't have to give it to anyone if he doesn't want to.
But for him to sit there and talk like he cares, while having ample resources to help yet doing nothing... is sick and disingenuous. It would be more respectable if he'd just not commented on them at all.
By informing people that DEI is getting people killed he is helping.
😂 ahh yes he should give money to the same incompetent democrats who caused this mess.
Also he's literally donating starlink to the response effort setting up cybertruck nodes for responders to use to communicate.
So yeah great big L for you.
Regarding the prisoner firefighters: 2 things can be true, it can be a very good program and they can still deserve to be paid adequately for the very important work they're doing.
Opiates should never have been pushed the way they were. I've lost several friends to addiction who couldn't get off of them after even minor accidents or procedures.
As a portuguese person scarred by growing up watching my country turn into a tiki torch every summer, my heart goes out to people in cali.
Same here in Spain. Cannot imagine it during winter...
Inmates being allowed to work the fires is, generally speaking, the kindest level of exploitation the terrible corrections system provides. People getting outraged over it should have been foaming at the mouth long before now because inmates are legal slaves and have been for a long time.
The people talking about inmate firefighters aren't new to criticizing the prison system, it just because it relates to a current event they frame it this way because it will bring more attention to the issue as a whole.
Thank you (married to an ex-felon)
the inmate firefighter program is purely voluntary. they do it in exchange for time off their sentences. how is it exploitation??
It's all bad. The main difference is the danger inherent in fighting raging wildfires.
@@LeaveItToBeanerBecause it will pay better than other prison jobs. American prisons are a for profit system that can use inmates as slaves. They just can’t physically force them to work so they do it financially so the public forgets that slavery is enshrined into the constitution.
The last nonaddictive painkiller was an opioid. Hopefully this new one is actually nonaddictive
It is extremely upsetting to me that the first thought I had regarding the size and location of the fires was: "Shit, Blackrock is going to come in and buy all this prime real estate once everything is said and done."
A lot of people are saying they should've done controlled burns in that area before the fires. What they don't know is that the forested area is literally near populated cities (Malibu, Pacific Palisades etc.), which is a bad idea because the controlled burns would leave the terrain incapable of absorbing any water, which unfortunately would lead to mudslides and flash floods in those same populated areas the fires are burning in due to heavy rain. I live in Arizona, which is familiar with wildfires, and I've seen flash floods and mudslides come in to creeks and small communities as a result of burn scars from wildfires leaving the soil hydrophobic.
I've been thinking about this a lot this past week and I think it's just easier to blame (anything) instead of accepting we can't control nature.
Silly liberals! Don’t you know the solution is to just level the mountains? That will get rid of the mud slides! And if you pave everything over until you reach the high desert, then there won’t be anything to burn!
/s
Damed if you do. Damed if you dont.
@@2435BitsAll signs point to the reality that our steadfast inaction on climate change will be our undoing.
I never knew this was an issue. Thank you for the useful information.
I've been on opioids for 20+ years for multiple issues and i would absolutely love a non addictive version of pain relief. My kidneys are being affected now, and something that could sustain pain relief without addiction and internal damage would be absolutely amazing.
What? Elon Musk spreading misinformation? Shocked I tell you
I despise him so much
@thefruch7588 he's such a tool.
Sigma 🍷🗿
@@jech1216🤢🤢🤢
It’s been recently demonstrated that Elon has been paying other people to play his computer games so he can pretend that he’s a genius at computer games…
Imagine our shock
Long term pain patient here. Been avoiding opioids as long as I could but started them 2 years ago. I am highly skeptical of this new medication and wonder if its just gonna be Oxy 2.0. Ill stick to my cannabis for my pain management, thanks.
People switching to China’s Instagram to “stick it to the man” is so funny. If Americans disliked the government enough to become bilingual, they’d move to another country. This isn’t going to last
I can’t take Elon Musk seriously anymore (not like I did before) after seeing all the footage of him faking his Path of Exile 2 account and pretending he even has the time to play that game, or any game. He’s using all his time to lick the boots of Trump first, when would he have time to get a top 10 ladder PoE2 account??
He bought his status in that game, just like he bought his status IRL. He's not smart or good at things, just rich.
@@spooky.tattooer he was smart enough to make all that money but he is socially stupid in the way he tries to make people believe he knows everything when he knows science in the fields he has businesses in
@@Noblame93when you are an heir, making insane money is a lot easier.
@@spooky.tattooer yeah I think it proves Elon has never made anything good himself. Even Tesla, a company made by two very smart guys, he bought out and pushed out so he could say that he started and made Tesla. Now everyone thinks he has when we all know the truth. Same goes for his gaming accounts too. He's just a rich dude pushing his small e-peen around irl and online.
@@Noblame93He isn’t smart he just went and bought his way into success. He’s rich not because he’s smart, good-looking, or charismatic, but because he has rich parents that gave their little weasel their riches.
I can't imagine being forced to go to school while half of your city is on fire. Large cities are such a wild concept to me.
It gets weird because you have all these different administrative borders, but when you’re walking down the street it’s impossible to tell when one city ends and the next begins. You could argue that I live in the megacity that is Los Angeles, even though technically I live in a different county. Apart from a bit of smoke on the horizon, my life hasn’t been affected in any way by the fires
@@selkiefluff yeah, definitely feels weird
As another post stated, for many kids, school is their only reliable source of regular meals. During the pandemic, many school districts across the country started holding pickups for boxes of food, because so many relied on breakfast, lunch, and weekend take-home care packages.
it's not x it's twitter
It's kinda funny how the people who complain about "fake news" also put out the most misinformation and lies
I'm surprised how many of them watch and comment on these videos 😂😂😂 so many idiots
You mean elon musk and the Maga folks?
@ I believe that's who we were talking about.
Makes sense. Like who generalize others about a certain thing are actually calling out a projection of themselves.
Yep phil does do that alot
All the incarcerated people fighting the fires are actual heroes. They are doing that for little pay, all for the chance to do better. It doesn’t get more honourable than that.
People getting tangled up over “insurance companies are evil” vs “that’s what insurance companies are incentivized to do,” but both those things are true. the way we currently do things, insurance companies aren’t disincentivized from being evil.
I argue RUclips shorts is actually one of the better functioning short form services. It has the most features, and the least shop bs every time you swipe.
FWIW, I don’t like it
@@justinsavioli7875 Fair and valid
It’s the sales component that ppl seem to like so much 🙄
Wish you could turn it off though. I use the RUclips app so much and somehow shorts just come up and I find myself flicking through them all the time.
ukraine offering to send firefighters is both so incredibly kind-hearted and incredibly sad. Like, how likely is it that part of Zelynsky's motivations for doing so are about hoping to curry favor with the govt before trump ttakes office and hypothetically sides with russia/throws ukraine under the bus?
Edit: this hypothetical doesn’t negate the good that is done by sending aid btw. That’s not my point. My point is that Ukraine is in a tough spot right now with their war and what the US election means for them and, when looking at their offer for aid through that lens… it’s just sad. That’s all.
Ukraine only got aid from the US so Biden could line his pockets they are not now or ever will be our allies and the "firefighters aid" he is sending is literally just Cali's equipment they sent over just under a year ago
We are not compelled to automatically look for the most negative take on something kind. They are our allies and they are willing to help, gearing up to send firefighters 6,500 miles away even as they are in the midst of an unprovoked war. That should be met with gratitude.
@ which is why I said it was kind hearted first. but not being willing to consider all motivations when it comes to global politics (bc sending aid IS always a political thing, whether it should be/those were the intentions or not) is naive. Not sure why you feel the need to argue about this.
I live right beside these fires. Whether or not Ukraine gets something back from their aid is a non-issue. That's usually how the world works anyways - we scratch their back, they scratch ours. I'm just appreciative of the aid.
@@soulechelon2643 yeah, for sure. I’m sorry you’re going through this - I can’t imagine how stressful it is.
But my point definitely isn’t that the help isn’t welcome, it’s just a bit sad to think about how much of Ukraine’s future depends on the US (as much as I wish it didn’t) and how decisions like these might play into it. Like, knowing that Ukrainian soldiers were watching the US election polls from their bunkers… I can’t imagine that thinking about his country’s future didn’t play at least a small part in Zelynsky’s decision to offer aid.
I know this happing is really really bad but Trump coming into office when after this happened is even worse.
I'd just like to remind everyone that oxys were also advertised as non-addicting.
These were the same promises we've heard before...
It’s amazing that foreign counties can put their anger aside and ready to send in support in the US for the fires considering the threats of war/tariffs against them from Trump. Truly shows kindness and charity crosses all borders
I’m willing to bet at least some of them are doing it because they want to make Trump like them, because managing his personal feelings is the only way to manage international relations now smh
😂 seeing how they all entirely rely on the US it's not surprising
That statement from the Nvidia VP just sounds like, "oh no....my money" 😭😂😂😂
⚠️ CORRECTION: People on doctor prescribed and monitored long-term opioids ARE NOT considered "addicted" though we are considered "opioid dependent."
"Addiction" implies you are doing something you SHOULDN'T BE DOING because it's harmful and/or illegal.
There is a difference. Every pill I take is monitored by my doctor and my pharmacy. The doctor decides how much medication I can take, not me.
Also, I get drug tested every 3 months to make sure I'm not selling my medication instead of taking it.
Lastly, folks on long-term opioid pain meds don't feel "high" from their opioids. We barely even feel completely out of pain!
Cosigned- by another chronic pain patient. I may nor may not have been yelling at phone on this segment.
Good comment overall, but the only thing I would change is that addiction isn’t defined by “doing something you shouldn’t” it’s about direct problems with your health or functioning in day to day life because of substances. The other factors include dependence and then withdrawal symptoms. But personal problems are the big distinction because anyone taking any meds long term will experience a degree of dependence and withdrawal because that’s how the human body works!
Thats why it’s so important to hear stories like yours because so many people assume that regularly taking meds automatically equals addiction when that isn’t the case.
Chronic pain sucks. 💔
@haileyoslund Buffalo!
I appreciate your thoughtful comment.
My comment was definitely inadequate, but I try to be brief in this setting. Something will always be left unsaid, unfortunately.
I strongly disagree with your definition of what an addiction is
@OverdramaticAngel
You're surely not the only unseen and unheard "yeller" when pain meds are discussed by the uninformed (or misinformed).
There's an enormous population of chronic pain sufferers in this country.
Sadly, we disappear from our jobs, and from our former activities, and we eventually get forgotten because we suffer in silence... until we yell at the phone, that is!!!
Thank you for your awesome comment! It's always nice to know someone else understands... although I'm sorry if you understand because you're in pain, too. This is a lousy club to belong to!
My best bud is Chinese. We've been talking about the recent wave of people transferring over to Rednote from TikTok, along with other friends who are either also Chinese themselves or married to a Chinese individual. As many have probably noticed Chinese people are chill with new members joining the app. They are very welcoming. However, they still want people to understand where they are. Understand that it is a Chinese app. All users, regardless of where they're from, are subjected to CCP laws and regulations. Do not assume foreign laws will give you a pass. Understand the Chinese people are not the CCP themselves. Do not mix their actions together. Do not disrespect their culture. They will not tolerate that. Remember you are a guest there.
No
Americans are terrible guests. This will go poorly.
Wtf
As someone who downloaded RedNote, the majority of "TikTok refugees" I've seen are incredibly respectful. They've been asking for help understanding the rules of the app, they've been concerned about invading a Chinese space and becoming "colonizers," and they've even begun learning Mandarin to better understand those already on the app. Like sure, there are bad apples, but RedNote seems fast to act and those with infractions seem fast to learn (ie a creator got a post removed because it had their tiktok handle in the video since it was a repost, and the creator went "oops!" and told everyone else to not follow in their footsteps). I've also seen people helping each other with English homework, teaching silly phrases in Mandarin, and - most importantly - adhering to the cat tax.
I think your concerns are valid, but I think the vast majority of TikTokers who have migrated there are the type of people who will respect the Chinese culture while we navigate this ~unprecedented~ time.
As a bonus, RedNote's rules are inherently against the worst actors on TikTok, notably people who steal others' content, those who give damaging medical advice, those who push false information (flat earthers and raw milk advocates), and others. RedNote will catch those who are most disrespectful and yeet them anyways. Which I'm personally SO excited about. Doomscrolling has never been less annoying. Altho I do kinda miss the Reddit stories with Minecraft parkour in the background, especially TattleTale.
Dude, Chinese people are cool. But. Ya'll can keep it. RUclips is the goat.
Something that really sucks about California's wildfires and all this destruction, is if you rebuild or build your buildings to be resistant to fires by not using wood, they become vulnerable to earthquakes which are also common in CA. And if you build to resist earthquakes, with wood, they become vulnerable to fires. We need to advance a lot in construction materials to find a good solution but sadly we just aren't even close to being there yet
the idiot who is claiming that fire insurance companies should be able to deny coverage or raise rates in a fire zone seems completely ignorant that CALIFORNIA IS A FIRE ZONE.
insurance for profit is unethical.
Everything from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border is currently in a red flag fire warning.
Inmate Firefighters: Just b/c it's a coveted or desired job doesn't mean being paid pennies makes it right.
they are paid by getting some time shaved off
@@Zabuchi25But they're busting their asses and risking their lives. They should be paid.
@@SheilaR.08or they could be in jail making no money
@@cfeegsthey could also be in a jail cell, not dying to help stop a natural disaster. If they can be trusted to help put out fires why can’t they be trusted with a fire fighting job when they get out? Why can they be freed now and earn a real living a real second chance
I'm always amazed that no one brings up. The fact that since epic one their lawsuit against Google and apple. You can just download your updates from the website.
I don't have TikTok, but it seems like a VPN,if that, and a couple of quick clicks is all you really need. To keep updating
My dad was a firefighter in So Cal. He texted me on Tuesday night to remind me it’s always better to leave early than too late especially with the population and roadways. Think about safety, for you, others, and the responders.
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I just really wish that Elon would shut all the way up. He just keeps talking and never says anything of substance
Hell, Elon in general needs to be (REDACTED) because he's a horrible human being.
Are people really calling it “the Chinese version of TikTok”???
Brother.. TikTok has ALWAYS been Chinese!
Hello from Cali
It's so windy today. I'm so afraid for LA. I'm in Riverside County, and i can see the smoke from here. This wind has been so fierce. I can not imagine the fear ppl must feel as embers blow all over. We've had fires here as well, but they've been able to control them so far.
Canada here we will forever be neighbour's but never neighbor's. I hope we will continue to help with the fire fighting effort especially as someone who spent years building parts for waterbombers. It's good to see our work helping our neighbour's.
Thanks Canada. It's embarrassing that we need your help after the orange douche talked all that shit but just know California never wanted anything to do with him. The US west coast appreciates you and would like to meet to discuss becoming a new Canadian province. 🤙
@spooky.tattooer were all humans and regardless of the border we should be there for each other.
@@truepointblank1591 that's the common decency our country unfortunately lacks. Cheers buddy.
No apostrophe is needed in that word.
@@spooky.tattooer Depends on the American.
I wear a medical device that does very similar things to this new drug! I have severe nerve damage in my shoulder and have what’s called a PNS stimulator. It’s the same idea - interrupt the pain signal’s path before it can complete that cycle. It’s been absolutely life changing. While I’m not entirely pain free, I am now able to function with moderate pain when I used to be at an 8 or 9 on the pain scale every single day. If someone could have a similar experience without having all of the hardware I have inside my body, that would be absolutely game changing!
With all of the rebuilding in LA’s future, it would be awesome if there was something that could make these new homes both cheaper and more environmentally friendly. Architecture students compete to design that type of thing all the time. Maybe the big ten can get all of their architecture students to reach out to the land of their newest members and help out? I know university of Illinois usually does really well in those competitions.
If they could change the zoning to include other options besides just single family dwellings that would be a huge improvement.
@@Kordiana yes, but the real estate speculation is going to be bad enough that I don’t think it would be a good look to walk up to the single family homeowners and demand they rebuild as a duplex or better.
The amount of misinformation out there is INSANE 😮!
Elon Musk order spread it especially on X.
I really wish misinformation was punishable under the law. Cause people are likely to die in these moments of crisis and those peddling lies don’t care
@@Ironcorgi2 Yeah, but we all know that no constitutional amendments are getting passed until the end of time, no matter what it’s about
@@Ironcorgi2 with the amount they spread Dems would never pass a law like that
I do wonder how bad it's going to need to get before we pass laws to reign in this nonsense. I doubt they ever will, we saw it this year in politics. People like Vance and Boebert getting upset about being "fact-checked". Plus all they have to do is say "Oh they're censoring us because they don't want the truth getting out!".
The likely outcome is eventually they'll turn on each other and destroy themselves.
PNW + California needs to put in place rent control, bring back recycling programs at grocery store and be stern with companies with waste.
Praying for y’all in California
May the Gods of Fire go away, and we welcome the gods of water!!!
Praying will do nothing
@@HoldLeadersAccountable careful with that. If there's too much rain in that area in the next few months it'll cause landslides.
@ I was literally just expressing my sympathy to those in California. Wether you believe in religion or not, someone wanting to pray that a situation gets better is ultimately harmless and an act of good will. It’s weird that you think that warrants correction.
As a moderate sized TikToker, I'm fully pivoting to RUclips. I know it's going to be an uphill battle and not a lot of my followers are seeing the videos where I discuss the move, but I'm willing to start over again lol it's fun
Goodluck
I'm an Irishman, and I've been living in China since 2011, so clearly I'm satisfied with living here. I just wanted to point out that although "rednote" is an acceptable translation, the three Chinese characters are Xiao (Little) Hong (Red) Shu (Book), and that's how my Chinese friends say it when speaking English.
I think it speaks volumes that so many in the U.S., especially in the government, are so "anti-China" and "anti-Communist", while so many more and perhaps even those same people are eagerly downloading an app named after Chairman Mao's Little Red Book, the handbook of the Cultural Revolution.
What are the pros and cons of living in China?
@@SprinkledFox Pros: Living in a city of 10 million, so there's excellent public transport, healthcare and education, as well as an abundance of high quality bars and restaurants serving cuisine from all over the world.
High standard of living, my salary as an English teacher (first at a training center, currently at a university) is more than enough to support my family, so my wife is a stay-at-home mom, which is great for the kids.
Helpful, friendly locals. I've picked up a functional amount of Mandarin since moving here, but I don't often use it, enough people speak English, especially in service jobs.
Also, Chinese culture has a strong emphasis on welcoming foreigners, and so I'm often treated better than a local.
Large, diverse expat community, so friends from all over the world, which has introduced me to lots of other cultures.
Safe streets. I can walk alone anywhere in this or any city, 24 hours a day, without feeling nervous or having to be "on guard" beyond the common sense amount.
Censorship of adult content. I'm personally ok with this, since it means that my 14 yo daughter is still a sweet teenager, and not trying to chase boys or sneak into clubs, etc. There isn't any sexualization of young women in advertising, music, social media, and so on, or what there is is a fraction of what exists in Ireland, U.K., and the rest of the West.
Fast, reliable, comfortable affordable nationwide rail network. The express trains are genuinely world-class.
Cons: The sense of security partly comes from the fact that murders, suicides, violent crime etc. are not covered in the media. Even traffic fatality statistics are difficult to find. So, is it safe, or does it just feel safe?
The spitting! Oh god, the spitting! Noisy, prolonged throat clearing followed by a disgusting splat. #1 thing I would change if it was within my power to do so.
I live in the N.E., and it's fair to say the people here are quite rude (esp. to each other). Littering, queue jumping, watching phone videos at high volume in public, public urination, not picking up after their dogs, and anything else you can imagine. It's not everyone, but it's at least 1/3 of the population, and considering how densely populated the city is, it's just a fact of life.
Racism: The flip side of being treated as an "honoured guest". You will never be accepted as a local. My kids both grew up here, my daughter was less than 6 months old when we arrived, my son was born here, they attend public schools, and yet they will always be seen as "Laowai" (foreigners), due to how homogenous the population is. As a white European, I get treated well, but my black friends, whether American, African, West Indian and so on, often have difficulty finding apartments, jobs, romantic partners, etc. They can still do all these things, its just a LOT more difficult for them.
Strict drug policy: This means that weed is really expensive, if/when you can find it. I've heard that meth is relatively cheap, but I just want to chill and play video games, not fry my brain and end up addicted. Also, if I fly to Thailand for a stoner holiday, I can be drug tested when re-entering China, and a positive result would mean a couple of weeks in jail, followed by losing my work visa and being deported. It happened to a BMW executive just a few months ago. They don't tolerate any kind of drugs except the taxable ones.
Constant staring: Unless you live in Beijing, Shanghai or Shenzhen, you can expect to be a novelty wherever you go. My city has several thousand foreigners, but compared to 10m locals, we're still a fraction of a percent.
Wow! I wasn't expecting to write that much! Hope it satisfies some of your curiosity. Also, these are entirely my own opinions, and thus highly subjective. I'd love to hear from other expats in China if they agree or disagree with me.
TL;DR Pro: Safe big city living for a modest price Con: For me, there aren't any major cons, but the constant spitting is disgusting.
@Panda42-ul5if That's awesome, thank you SO much for the detailed response. I really appreciate it 🙏💖
To most people, it's just a other one of many apps. They don't care so long as, in their minds, they're "sticking it to the man."
@@SprinkledFox My pleasure. Happy New Year!
Good luck this week everybody!
and next week pls? 🥺
Of course prisoners have nothing but good things to say when there's nothing protecting them from extreme retaliation. Acting like being let out a bit early for risking their lives is a reward is horrific, the fact that their families are abandoned without any kind of compensation if they die just makes it so much worse.
Fun fact: The Constitution make slavery perfectly legal, if you're incarcerated.
Thanks News Daddy for the news
Simple way to block price gouging by landlords, punishment will be to lose property title with 0 compensation effective immediately.
Lmfao, no. Try that, and watch private landlords stop renting. If you can't afford rent, you definitely can't afford to buy. Nobody is obligated to give you a place to live. Especially not on land they own. If you have a trailer park income, you don't deserve to live in a luxury penthouse or a beach house. Learn to live according to your means, kids.
@@SkunkApe407 and maybe landlords just shouldn't price gouge. Why is it always the fault of the people being ripped off? Who is talking about living in a penthouse on a "trailer park income?" Or was the story about someone jacking up prices to take advantage of a horrible situation?
@@SkunkApe407 "landlords stop renting"
so what?
if all single family homes stopped being rented out you'd double the vacancies and now they have twice the property taxes to pay out
Unfortunately, that would likely lead to the massive rental management companies snapping up all the now-ownerless properties. We need to prevent corporations from further monopolizing housing.
Price gouging becomes much less of an issue if there’s no collusion, and breaking up ownership helps a lot with that
@@SkunkApe407you know if they stop renting out the properties, they don’t make money? In fact they’ll lose money. Property taxes, utilities, maintenance, etc will be all out of the owners pockets.
We’re not saying an average family of 4 should go into a 5bed 5 bath 4k square foot home for pennies. We’re saying that a 2bed 1bath 1,500sq ft apartment with no parking shouldn’t be $5k a month because the landlord can squeeze double out of the tenants.
As a 32 year old I've never once downloaded TikTok. I've never really had an Instagram or a Twitter or Snapchat or any of it. Just the ol' FB and I only really use it for messenger now. Most of my scrolling is done on RUclips cause I agree f*** reels. I feel far worse off and more upset when I watch reels in comparison to something like RUclips shorts. The content there seems designed to stir you up or tear you down. Not all of it but most , and frankly I dont blame the creators i blame the platform. Regardless, honestly, I have never felt like I'm missing out on much, not having a TikTok.
To be honest, I have a deep frustration with California. When I see someone with California plates, I don’t automatically assume patriotism or integrity. Instead, I associate them with flashy cars like Challengers, BMWs, and Teslas symbols of a money driven mentality. It’s disheartening to admit that I feel little sympathy for the news about California fires. It’s sad because, at the end of the day, Californians are fellow Americans, shaped by the same red, white, and blue system as me.
Living in Colorado, it’s infuriating to be forced to comply with California’s emissions standards. I strongly believe California lobbyists should focus on fixing issues within their own state rather than imposing burdens on others. They’ve created their own problems and should be held accountable for addressing them.
Price gouging is theft, if I stole the same amount these gougers are I’d go to prison for a lot longer.
If you or I did it, it'd be called extortion.
@ jail for us a finger wag at best for the ultra rich
Canadian here. While I'm glad we are, yet again, sending assistance to help in the wildfires, at the same time I wonder why we're assisting a country that's threatening to invade us
None of the American people want that. Trump running his mouth, trying to distract from the fact that he has no idea how to reverse inflation.
You know we send people to help fight your fires too right?
Can't blame you. If it were happening to Texas, I would sincerely demand that the Governor and Mayor not send NYC money or help.
@@turbot_ That doesn't negate the point they're making
@@KomoliRihyohthat the threats to invade their country aren’t realistic? It feels like a diversion tactic to take everything he says a credible threat
17:33 It's not just any pharmaceutical company. Let's name names here. keep them in the spotlight.
Bro Ukrain is literally in the middle of a war, they need all hands on deck too. The fact that they are willing to help us as the rest of the world watches us burn speaks volumes. If that doesn’t make you team urkrain idk what will. It makes me sad though, we don’t deserve them 😔 we chose not to listen to climate experts, it’s all our fault.
They truly are an ally to us but you know the Trump/Musk presidency will let them burn as thanks. Musk already admitted he once turned Starlink above Ukraine off and ruined military operations on purpose as a favor to Putin
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Its a Photo Op. They are not gonna help.
They got given billions.
And in return they gave back 1million.
Heroes.
Its literally US resources lol
Mark Zuckerberg looks like he had high priced Hollywood makeup artists go to extreme lengths to make him more human.
Phill, always grateful for your coverage, but especially during these times when there’s so much coverage on the LA fires. As someone in another state it’s helpful to have one source to come to. Thanks again and so much love and strength to the folks in LA ❤
@@Alexandra0729 didn't ask