By Breccan F. Thies – The Federalist

The Los Angeles County Fire Department shipped equipment to Ukraine in 2022, and now the Biden administration is working overtime to send the country millions more in handouts as wildfires devastate California. Continue reading “LA Already Shipped Firefighting Equipment To Ukraine, And Now Biden Is Planning Another Handout As California Burns”

By Hayden Cunningham – The Postmillennial

LA fire department funding cut by Mayor Karen Bass by $17.6 million in 2024-25 city budget

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is facing criticism after it was revealed that she cut $17.6 million from the city’s fire department budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year. The reduction, the second-largest cut in the budget, had initially been proposed at $23 million, according to a report by the New York Post. Continue reading “LA fire department funding cut by Mayor Karen Bass by $17.6 million in 2024-25 city budget”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

The US military said Wednesday that it launched more strikes on Yemen, claiming to target underground Houthi weapons storage facilities. Continue reading “US Launches More Strikes on Yemen, Claims To Target Underground Houthi Facilities”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

It turns out that Mark Zuckerberg and Joel Kaplan aren’t so committed to embracing “free speech” after all. Continue reading “Facebook’s ‘Free Speech’ Overhaul ‘Opened Season on Just About Every Topic Except One’”

By TYLER DURDEN – Zerohedge

LA Fire Summary:

  • Palisades Fire burned 17,000 acres (0% contained), while Eaton Fire has expanded to 10,000 acres (0% contained)
  • Newest fire: Sunset Fire in the Hollywood Hills area 
  • Five dead, 130,000 people under evacuation orders 
  • Most destructive fire in LA history: Ten of billions of dollars in damage (early estimates) 
  • 2,000 homes, businesses and other buildings have been damaged or destroyed
  • Musk Says SpaceX will provide free Starlink terminals to areas hit by LA wildfires
  • Arson fears 

Continue reading “Inferno Chaos: LA Fire Spreads To Hollywood Hills, 2,000 Buildings Destroyed, Over 130,000 Evacuated”

By Hayden Cunningham – The Postmillennial

Biden confirms he's considering preemptive pardons for Liz Cheney, Anthony Fauci

Outgoing President Joe Biden revealed in an interview with USA Today that he is contemplating issuing preemptive pardons for former congresswoman Liz Cheney and former senior health official Anthony Fauci. Continue reading “Biden confirms he’s considering preemptive pardons for Liz Cheney, Anthony Fauci”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

MAGA “influencers” are being paid to promote Israel as well as leftist causes like wind farms and weed legalization, according to a new report from Current Revolt. Continue reading “Report: MAGA ‘Influencers’ Are Being Paid to Promote Israel, Wind Farms, Weed Legalization And More”

By TARA COPP – AP

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is set to announce a massive, final weapons aid package for Ukraine as part of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s visit to Germany on Thursday to meet with representatives of about 50 partner nations who have come to Ukraine’s defense since Russia invaded nearly three years ago, two senior defense officials said. Continue reading “Biden administration set to announce ‘substantial’ final weapons package for Ukraine”

By Matt Hamilton – LA Times

The Palisades fire burns along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu on Tuesday. ((Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times))

As fires raged across Los Angeles on Tuesday, some firefighters battling the Palisades fire reported on internal radio systems that fire hydrants in Pacific Palisades were coming up dry. Continue reading “Lack of water from hydrants in Palisades fire is hurting firefighters, Caruso says”