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Ex-Los Angeles sheriff blasts wokeness crippling city’s wildfire response: ‘Disaster is not the fires, it’s this ideology
ny post ^ | 01/15/2025 | Dana Kennedy

Posted on 01/15/2025 10:28:52 AM PST by BenLurkin

Former high-profile Los Angeles city officials say the disorganized response to wildfires engulfing the city proves how “stupid this whole woke religion” is.

Former Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley and ex-county Sheriff Alex Villanueva told The Post they are dismayed by the looting that is taking place and the mismanagement of city services that allowed the fire department to be defunded, reservoirs to go unfilled and fire hydrants to run dry.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: alexvillanueva; california; stevecooley

1 posted on 01/15/2025 10:28:52 AM PST by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Go Woke. Go up in smoke.


2 posted on 01/15/2025 10:29:47 AM PST by Texas Eagle ("Throw me to the wolves, and I'll return leading the pack"- Donald J. Trump)
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To: BenLurkin

Would this article have been in the in the new york post a year ago?


3 posted on 01/15/2025 10:40:04 AM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
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To: BenLurkin

The wildfires have always been part of the natural cycle in that and many, many other areas, so no, they weren’t the disaster here.


4 posted on 01/15/2025 10:40:52 AM PST by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966 )
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To: BenLurkin
"SMOKEY THE BEAR" SPOTTED ENTERING GOVERNOR'S MANSION FOR EMERGENCY MEETING WITH NEWSOME - Jan 15, 2005

Is seems Smokey the Bear is growlin' mad as he made his way to a meeting with Gavin Newsome. Reports from correspondents on the scene indicate a visibly upset bear with a shovel.

Interviewed at the scene Smokey told those assembled that "I have done the best I could, but I am only one bear and getting pretty old at that. My campaign for the last 80 years has been to educate, but politicians never listen" he further stated.

Asked what message he had for the governor, Smokey said he would tell him in no uncertain terms "Only you can prevent forest fires."

5 posted on 01/15/2025 10:48:11 AM PST by omni-scientist
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To: BenLurkin

https://youtu.be/tV4UVvVFpXI?t=117


6 posted on 01/15/2025 10:52:44 AM PST by Beowulf9 ( )
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To: Texas Eagle

They will embrace woke until they choke. They aren’t at rock bottom yet. Keep the woke agenda coming but only to CA.


7 posted on 01/15/2025 11:01:27 AM PST by cnsmom
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To: BenLurkin

Sheriff Villanueva was brave enough to stand up to Newsom and (then mayor) Garcetti during Covid and he paid the price.


8 posted on 01/15/2025 11:20:04 AM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: BenLurkin
“It’s like the main thing the fire department leaders were focused on was DEI — not fighting fires. It’s beyond incredible that things were allowed to get this far..."

DEI was prominently featured as a primary objective on the LAFD's home page, so it certainly wasn't any secret. Nice to see it's being properly referred to as a religion, though, which explains why its adherents cling stubbornly to its tenets and ignore the obvious negative results. Reform is going to be difficult in view of the fact that it is defended by an army of activist lawyers who find it quite a nice living, thank you very much, and by wealthy donors who never feel the deleterious effects. We're already hearing statements such as "inside every disaster is an opportunity for Change" and never mind the cost to the people affected. Their disaster, somebody else's opportunity. These are jungle rules.

9 posted on 01/15/2025 11:34:09 AM PST by Billthedrill
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To: BenLurkin

I’m surprised the politicians haven’t accused Mayorkass’s “little brown” illegal aliens of stealing the water out of the hydrants.


10 posted on 01/15/2025 11:47:57 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Florida Felons "convicted" in New Yawk Kangaroo Courts by bozos make the best presidents!!!)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege; All

Yes.

“During the COVID-19 pandemic, Villanueva declined to enforce vaccine requirements for LASD staff”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Villanueva#COVID-19_pandemic


11 posted on 01/15/2025 12:00:34 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: Taxman

ping


12 posted on 01/15/2025 12:04:04 PM PST by Taxman (MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! SUPPORT THE FAIRTAX!)
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