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At least 75 fire trucks languished in a city repair facility in downtown Los Angeles as wildfires decimated Altadena, Pacific Palisades and Malibu, pictures taken by The Post show. The essential firefighting vehicles were still sitting in the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Bureau Of Supply and Maintenance lot in an industrial area Wednesday, waiting to be repaired. Controversy over the rows of idle trucks has intensified after revelations about the LAFD budget being cut by $17 million by Mayor Karen Bass. “We have over 100 fire apparatus out of service,” Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley admitted to CNN when...

Jeff Nguyen dives into the claims that many of the LAFD's trucks were not fit for service. From the story: "89 out of 584 apparatus were out of service."

"...imagine have a house right and 15% of the stuff inside that house didn't work imagine having a car you get in a car 15% of the gadgets don't work yeah three of the wheels work but one of them's not working that is crazy yeah I bet you cannot go to a car rental agency and 15% of the fleet of their cars is down right it don't make which been used every day rent cars yeah hey I bet you go to the governor's house I bet I bet you go to the Mayor's house I bet you...

Lars Ultra MAGA Larson @LarsLarsonShow Those 60 engines sent yesterday to the Cali fires are not on the fire lines...yet. https://opb.org/article/2025/01/08/oregon-sending-crews-help-battle-los-angeles-area-wildfires/ They've been ordered to submit to a DOT inspection in Sacramento that's scheduled for 4:30 pm today. If they clear the inspection, they'll THEN be able to drive 400 miles to Pacific Palisades. Talk about "looking a gift horse in the mouth." Then, on the way home, they get inspected again, and if they get red tagged, it's "fix it before you can return." Does liberal stupidity know no bounds? (I'm still waiting for a return call from @OSFM...

Recent reports reveal that the celebrated “all-electric” or “zero emissions” fire trucks, being lauded from San Diego to Portland to Albuquerque, are not as environmentally friendly as advertised. Each of these new fire trucks, purchased with the assistance of federal funding, is equipped with a diesel engine to ensure functionality when the electric battery is depleted. This revelation highlights a significant discrepancy between the marketed image of these trucks and their actual operational design. The report indicates that each of these supposedly zero-emission trucks includes a diesel engine to guarantee that it can still pump water or drive if the...

DEVELOPING STORY: There is a massive FDNY presence on New York City’s Roosevelt Island after residents reported multiple explosions, power outages and buildings shaking. Watch video from the scene below. VIDEO AT LINK........... The Daily Mail reports that firefighters are also dealing with a number of manhole fires. That would lead investigators to suspect there was some sort of massive electrical issue. Calls were received just before 6 a.m. for the reports at 580 Main St., which is just south of Roosevelt Island Bridge & Tram. The New York City Emergency Management Department posted an alert on X right before...

The sniper's plan: kill six whites a day for 30 days By Harry Mount in New York (Filed: 25/05/2006) One of the two snipers who murdered 10 people in a killing spree that terrorised Washington has revealed their plans to kill hundreds of children, policemen and rescue workers in an attempt to shut down cities across the country. John Allen Muhammad, 45, and his accomplice, Lee Boyd Malvo, 21, brought America's capital to a standstill in 2002 as they picked off white targets at petrol stations and shops in the city's prosperous suburbs. Muhammad: ‘a coward’ Malvo testified that Muhammad,...

Subject: An invitation to 9/11 Rememberance Event   September 11th, 2006:  “America Remembers” "America Remembers" 9/11 Memorial Event - September 11, 2006 Sacramento, California - State Capitol West QuadrantProgram Runs From 7:30 - 10:00 PMYou May Begin Reserving a Space to Sit at 5:30 PME-Mail john@MoveAmericaForward.org for more information LARGEST 9/11 EVENT IN WESTERN U.S. Rally at California State Capitol to Honor the Victims of the 9/11 Attacks and to Show Support for Our Troops. * Co-Sponsor: 101.9 FM The Wolf – “Fresh Country” * Fire Trucks* American Flags * Sacramento Police Department Chaplain Mindy Russell* Gold Star Parents (Lost...

Many argue that communism will never be possible because of "human nature". The essence of this false argument is the belief that a communist society would consist of an all-powerful central government that would tell everybody what to do--and would therefore undermine the creative initiative of individuals and the search for happiness. • This argument is based on two false assumptions: (1) It assumes that a communist society will look like the former Soviet Union, or the current China, North Korea, etc (ie: corrupt police states with a feudal-style ruling class) (2) It assumes that people will only work in...

Here is the list so far for sponcers to this hate America fest: ANSWER Code Pink UFPJ NION Al Awda World Workers Party Ruckas Revolutionary Communist party Moveon.org ACORN Campus Antiwar Network International Socialist Org Greens Party Muslim Student Association CPUSA