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This guy: 1. Translated for U.S. army in Afghanistan 2. Got stuck after Biden's disastrous withdrawal 3. Fled, made it to the U.S. border 4. Came in via CBP One App 5. Attended his asylum hearings 6. Gets snatched by ICE 7. Faces deportation back to Taliban What are we doing?

Donald Trump commandeered 2,000 of our state’s National Guard members to deploy on our streets. Illegally, and for no reason.

Californians pay the bills for the federal government. We pay over $80 BILLION more in taxes than we get back. Maybe it’s time to cut that off, @realDonaldTrump.

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New Weather West post: "Widespread rain in SoCal to temporarily alleviate fire concerns by Sunday; SoCal drought still likely to expand rest of winter." I also discuss upcoming debris flow risk in fire zones. #CAwx #CAwater #CAfire #LAfires #DebrisFlows

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I'm so proud of this 14 yr old young woman and the father who believed in her abilities and drove behind her to keep them safe. 🐴🥰 California Fires saving a horse that wasn't hers but refused to load up in the trailer when evacuated. She volunteered to ride it out 14 miles to

Buried, amid the more immediate casualties and clearly visible damage of modern wildfire disasters, are the far more numerous victims of the secondary harms and "chronic emergencies" that subsequently unfold for months and years thereafter.

Clearly, *something* has changed. In reality, many things have changed. Far more people today live in high fire risk zones than ever before. We removed beneficial fires (both natural ignitions & cultural burning) from the landscape. The climate has warmed, and the West has dried.

Regarding not having enough water to fight the SoCal fires; here is some water usage numbers from someone who knows a lot more about urban firefighting than I do.

@nessscavvv Plus, all of these fantastic Indigenous and allied organizations/folks in the fire world doing phenomenal work, reporting & storytelling. Follow. Amplify. Share. 🔂 A’shoog (thank you) End 📸🧵#goodfire

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Followers - Here is a thread from my activities today, with photos and video. Very sobering times, so wanted to give the folks that are out of the area what we have gone through. We have another wind storm starting tomorrow. More later on that later, but be safe! Tonight should

🚩 Critical Fire Weather Alert 🚩 Southern California is facing critical fire weather through Wednesday. Life-threatening winds and dangerously low humidity are forecast for much of Southern California - from Ventura to San Diego - creating a significant risk of rapid fire

No politician wants to encumber wildfire victims with more obstacles to getting back into a home, but fast-tracking the rebuild of firetrap neighborhoods isn't leadership, either. "Building back better" needs to be more than a slogan. https://t.co/IUPgUT0OCe 2/3

Cheers to @edgarrmcgregor!! https://t.co/CJCjwdx7Ms

Insane. This is one of the morons who broke federal law and flew a drone in restricted airspace, endangering fire aviators, and firefighters on the ground, all so he can get a sick shot of destruction. Today, one of the super scoopers collided with a photographer's drone and