Trump halts federal funds for Calif. wildfires, forest management
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I have no words for the evil stupidity of this man and his enablers. I am speechless. (Has he gone too far? This is tantamount to declaring war on one of the United States and its residents.
Jan 9th 2019 11:44AM
WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he has ordered a halt to federal emergency funds for California to fight wildfires and manage its forests unless officials in the western U.S. state can “get their act together.”
“Billions of dollars are sent to the State of California for Forrest fires that, with proper Forrest (sic) Management, would never happen. Unless they get their act together, which is unlikely, I have ordered FEMA to send no more money. It is a disgraceful situation in lives & money!” Trump wrote on Twitter.
You are a child of the Universe, no less than the trees and the stars. You have a right to be here.
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January 9, 2019 at 1:38 PM #10283
It is better to vote for what you want and not get it than to vote for what you don't want and get it.--Eugene Debs
Show me a man that gets rich by being a politician, and I'll show you a crook.--Harry Truman
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January 9, 2019 at 4:16 PM #10352
And, God will be wearing a cute MAGA hat when he lights them up.
Tell me, great captain, how do the angels sleep when the devil leaves his porch light on? Tom Waites
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January 9, 2019 at 2:02 PM #10290
Anti-human, pro-lizard people. Trump must be king of the lizard folk from Middle Earth.
Forcing people to work without pay is akin to slavery.
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January 10, 2019 at 6:01 PM #10819
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January 9, 2019 at 2:07 PM #10292
Time to impeach. Even the Republicans have to know this will lose elections. Can he be impeached for endangering… basically the whole Country with stuff like this and the deliberate shutdown?
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January 9, 2019 at 2:20 PM #10294
Republicans dominate certain parts of California. Other western states are solidly red. They live on federal welfare programs that subsidize grazing, timber, irrigation, etc. If Trump starts messing with right wing welfare, the western states Congress critters will turn on him in a heartbeat. Much more of this and they will impeach him.
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January 9, 2019 at 2:42 PM #10300
In America, “Liberty” means “Free to Die in Service of Capital” - Amfortas the hippie.
Most of today’s elites have the moral and social reasoning capacities of spoiled toddlers.
“People of privilege will always risk their complete destruction rather than surrender any material part of their advantage...but the privileged also feel that their privileges, however egregious they may seem to others, are a solemn, basic, God-right. The sensitivity of the poor to injustice is a trivial thing c
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January 9, 2019 at 3:13 PM #10317
Sounds like if you’re a group of US citizens who are hurting, you’re boned.
Government to spite the people.
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.
John F. Kennedy: 13 March 1962.
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January 9, 2019 at 3:22 PM #10323
Like to clear cut, mine and frack for bucks, privatize Veterans services, event he military, etc… He is hitting all the right notes for that. These people need to be removed asap. Is there no way??????
Animals know more than we do.
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January 9, 2019 at 3:37 PM #10335
(insert picture of backward shooting gun here)
His basic assumptions: that no one really cares about illegal immigrants, except for the 1%’s desire to and use them to undercut American wages and erode American social cohesion. But he wants to use anti immigrant racism for his own purposes, so he is trying to force the 1% to order the Democrats to give up on a symbolic, sure-to-fail “wall”. Will CA Democrats continue to fight for a group they really don’t give an F for if it costs them some real consequences? (Ag and Logging Company bribes) Or will the Democrats get away with saying that if he wants more tax cuts, more oil subsidies, more money for Saudi and Israeli wars and American war profits he will have to let them win on their symbolic issue?
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January 9, 2019 at 4:25 PM #10357
Of course, he could probably still get his Big Mac and fries.
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January 9, 2019 at 4:32 PM #10359
IF he can do this then is there anything that he cannot exempt from FEMA help? How about the hurricanes in the south, or tornadoes in the Midwest, or earthquakes and floods in the whole nation? These fires and the other disasters are exactly what FEMA was created to address. So there is not a area in the country that should not be quaking in their boots – are you next?
jwirr
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January 10, 2019 at 9:11 AM #10565
by congress, leaders in democratic countries, scientists, etc.
If congress won’t do what he wants, ignore it. If leaders in democratic counties don’t do what he wants, ignore them. If scientists contradict him, ignore them.
The Big Lie: "Make the lie big, Make it simple, Keep saying it, And eventually they will believe it." AH.
"Arguments must therefore be crude, clear and forcible, and appeal to emotions and instincts, not the intellect." JG
National issues (slavery/racism, income inequality, pandemics and pathetic health care, weak unions) are not solved with more states' rights. Global problems (climate change, migration, trade, war, pandemics) are not solved with more nationalism.
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January 9, 2019 at 4:49 PM #10372
California has a lot of right-wingers who voted for this nut. NOT a smart move.
Crawling through reality.
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January 10, 2019 at 3:39 AM #10500
Wonderful way to prevent fires. Not.
Jesus: Hey, Dad? God: Yes, Son? Jesus: Western civilization followed me home. Can I keep it? God: Certainly not! And put it down this minute--you don't know where it's been! Tom Robbins in Another Roadside Attraction
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January 10, 2019 at 7:24 AM #10530
I cant believe he can get away with this. Does he even have the authority? My understanding is that the house and Senate typically vote on disaster aid… could be wrong. He can… what, just suddenly decide we arent going to help?
I wonder what will happen if he does declare a National emergency or whatever. Will the dems just continue to sit on their hands and say “Eh, what can ya do? Guy is crazy! Vote for us!”
I’ve heard some argue they should do exactly that – but that is political game playing. I dont think Trump is playing on this one.
If people from both parties dont step up soon….
Then I suppose we will discover what complete economic collapse looks like in the year 2019.
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January 10, 2019 at 1:32 PM #10659
He’s such an asshole.
Help me Obi Won. You’re my only hope.
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