The difference between die-hard right-wing Republicans and everyone else is this: GOPers threaten to withhold support for LA residents who lost EVERYTHING. Non-voters, centrists, liberals would never do that. Lots of Republican voters lost their homes too. #lafires #LosAngeles
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When I was a "Hotshot" forest service firefighter, they wouldn't let us use water except on the cold side of the fire trail. Those fires that are happening in LA will NOT be controlled by water or more firemen until the wind stops, even then the fires create their own wind.
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Some people run *towards* the flames. Get a crazy firsthand POV of what it's like inside biggest wildfires, and witness the insanely brave men and women who fight them by *hand*.
#Hotshot is now the #1 firefighter film of all time. Now streaming!
hotshotmovie.com
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If you think water is the problem, here's an extended scene in our film that illustrates how ineffective water becomes when a wildfire really gets going, and just how gnarly things get when the winds bite it. It gets so hot, the water vaporizes before it hits the flames.
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More photos today of how stupid-lush the mountains north of Los Angeles are after our wettest 18-month period in 117 years of weather record keeping:
After these fuels dry out this summer, wildfires are going to go nuclear this fall.
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These are the exact powerlines in question that started the #EatonFire with downtown Los Angeles in the background.
This photo was taken on November 9, 2019.
A resident who lives right by Eaton Canyon captured the moment the #EatonFire sparked right under the transmission tower on the east side of the canyon.
SCE has a 220KV transmission line in that canyon that was still energized at the time of ignition
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Despite all we've lost, there is still so much to save.
There is a future worth fighting for.
Become a climate activist.
Please.
arosek retweeted
The amount of people who misunderstand the difference between climate change causing wildfires (basically not a thing) and climate change making existing wildfires worse is staggering.
We truly must open the schools.
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Our thoughts are with the people of Los Angeles.
Canadians will always step up to help our closest neighbours & friends.
This is a Canadian water bomber.
The clownish antics & threats of a President in his final term won’t change that.
Our strong friendship will survive him.
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Bystander footage captures firefighting planes picking up water from the Pacific Ocean and flying over homes in Los Angeles in an effort to battle wildfires raging in California.
Follow live wildfire updates: abcnews.go.com/US/live-updat…
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Watch this interview:
“My parents have been in this house for 75 years and they've had the same insurance AND THESE INSURANCE PEOPLE DECIDED TO CANCEL THEIR FIRE. We're going through this and it just happened and they don't have fire insurance!”
arosek retweeted
Corporatists and neo-cons got the presidential campaign of their dreams. Don’t dare blame progressives.
We’re the answer, not the problem.
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It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them.
While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change.
And they’re right.
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Coulthart: UFO whistleblower wants people to see evidence trib.al/whWKZBx
It is small beans in comparison to far more infuriating and predatory practices by @CTXMobility and @TxDOT but I find this 'success' message particularly offensive. #badcopy
arosek retweeted
Check out our special program with the UFO whistleblower at 9pmET.
Then -- I'll host an hour with believers, skeptics, and lawmakers at 10pmET on @NewsNation
TONIGHT: What is the truth about #UFO's? Watch #NewsNation for a worldwide TV exclusive you won't want to miss. We Are Not Alone: The UFO Whistleblower Speaks. To watch at 9p/8C visit trib.al/GIvViHu
#ufotwitter
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We are not alone: The UFO whistleblower speaks trib.al/t4EdkJn
