LA Times owner blames mayor for cutting fire department budget ahead of wildfires: ‘Competence matters’

Los Angeles Times owner Dr. Pat Soon-Shiong reminded followers how “competence matters” regarding LA mayor Karen Bass during the ongoing Pacific Palisades fires. As wildfires continued to rage across Los Angeles County on Wednesday, Soon-Shiong directed his X followers to his paper for live updates on the situation while appearing to criticize Bass’s handling of…

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Police arrest man after attempting to carry machete, 3 knives into US Capitol, hours before Trump arrives

The U.S. Capitol Police stopped and arrested a man on Wednesday who attempted to carry a machete into the Capitol Visitor Center (CVC) in Washington, D.C., hours before President-elect Trump was expected to meet with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill. The Capital Police said in a social media post that the incident happened just after…

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FLASHBACK: Trump has long history of warning Newsom over ‘terrible’ wildfire prevention

President-elect Trump, during his first administration, put Gov. Gavin Newsom on notice for his handling of repeated wildfires in the state, years ahead of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires currently raging.  “The Governor of California, @GavinNewsom, has done a terrible job of forest management. I told him from the first day we met that he must…

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Trump eyes an end to new windmill production under second term, says they are ‘driving the whales crazy’

President-elect Donald Trump is envisioning a future without new wind energy projects under his administration, arguing that this power source is economically impractical and is causing harm to marine life. Trump has long criticized using wind farms as a main form of energy production, but his latest remarks suggest that his incoming administration could place…

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