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California governor spars with Musk over wildfire 'lies'

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The fire chief told a reporter that they had no water.

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The fire chief told a reporter that they had no water.

Yes, she did.

https://x.com/collinrugg/status/1877827973895893084?s=46&t=YGWP_lcRZjddiWlx4QxURQ

-17 ( +6 / -23 )

One viral video debunked by the misinformation watchdog NewsGuard had falsely claimed fire department officials were desperately using women's handbags to fight the flames

Is there a need to quote a "fact check" on what is clearly a joke/parody ?

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well see, they “have water”!

it just doesn’t come out when they turn the hydrant on, cause of reasons and stuff.

but they totally have water. But if they didn’t it also wouldn’t matter either, water is just a small tiny part of…..putting out fires.

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musk’s biographer say he’s “going mad,” “deeply unwell.”

https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/elon-musk-may-be-going-mad-biographer-claims-388041/

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@blacklabel--the last part you wrote in jest but has some legit truth. For example, about 30 percent of the firefighting has been done by prison inmates on 24 hour shifts who are not allowed near the vehicles dispersing the water. They would only have a supply of drinking water and hand tools.

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Musk is an unstable megalomaniac.

Trump and he are genuine dangers to the world.

How can anyone with any intelligence support these two?

15 ( +23 / -8 )

I'm not surprised. Musk has spread hundreds of lies and fake posts in Europe. It seems to be his game these days. Maybe one man should not have so much wealth and power and a social network site for posting them.

12 ( +19 / -7 )

Musk makes cars and now own Twitter.

Doesnt make him an expert on anything really

10 ( +16 / -6 )

Musk is an unstable megalomaniac.

You don't have to be a doctor to call that one.

13 ( +21 / -8 )

Maybe one man should not have so much wealth and power and a social network site for posting them.

Why? So other people with wealth should have the power to silence, others people, and block their constitutional rights of freedom of speech or you think it’s OK when the power set be modifies someone’s speech in order to fit a specific ideology, or you think it’s OK to cancel someone or to block them or to ban them, what’s the difference?

Musk is an unstable megalomaniac.

OR he could on to something…

Doesnt make him an expert on anything really

Does that apply to Soros as well or Bezos?

-15 ( +3 / -18 )

Maybe one man should not have so much wealth and power and a social network site for posting them.

never heard this about Twitter or Facebook or WaPo owners.

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Engaging with Musk is a waste of time. While Newsom has the right idea - countering Musk's endless barrage of propaganda and lies - Musk only does this because he is the most attention-starved man on the planet. His vast wealth means that he doesn't have to do anything he doesn't want to, and what he clearly does want to do is use his reach to provoke and try and cause division because he knows that these things get him attention. Hence he doesn't limit himself to the USA, he wades into other countries' politics and so forth.

We just have to accept that there are criminally stupid people who will unthinkingly believe everything he writes.

9 ( +14 / -5 )

The mental gymnastics Gavin is deploying to insulate himself, and his national ambitions, from any blame for this fiasco is incredible. Incompetent fools.

This guy wants to take his model nationwide. Watchout.

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well see, they “have water”! 

it just doesn’t come out when they turn the hydrant on, cause of reasons and stuff.

They should put you in charge.

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Engaging with Musk is a waste of time.

But these so-called politicians know what they’re doing?????

While Newsom has the right idea - countering Musk's endless barrage of propaganda and lies - Musk only does this because he is the most attention-starved man on the planet.

Seems like the truth now are seen as lies…

His vast wealth means that he doesn't have to do anything he doesn't want to, and what he clearly does want to do is use his reach to provoke and try and cause division because he knows that these things get him attention.

There is already division in that state, and it’s among the most affluent

Hence he doesn't limit himself to the USA, he wades into other countries' politics and so

Because he can.

We just have to accept that there are criminally stupid people who will unthinkingly believe everything he writes.

Nothing criminal about having an opinion, mismanaging a State, County and City is a very different story.

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Some are trying to put out a fire and other are only not helping they are putting gasoline on it.

In a few days President Musk will have to take care of this.

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Yes wildfires a common occurrence in California but the devastation caused by this year's in particular are a RAGING testament to Newsom's incompetence and the disastrous consequences of woke, leftist, Uber "Progressive" mismanagement. Instead of implementing proper forest management and fire prevention strategies - like clearing brush, controlled burns, investing in critical infrastructure, and NOT defunding the fire departments - all of which his administration has failed to do - he has prioritized virtue signaling over actual governance.

Honestly, Newsom's environmental policies are more about appeasing eco-activists than protecting the environment or the people of California. These fires are the result of YEARS of negligence, red tape, and a refusal to listen to people. Seriously, if this SLIMY POLITICIAN spent half as much time on fire prevention as he does on hair gel...

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musk’s biographer say he’s “going mad,” “deeply unwell.”

No shocks there.

He's a druggie. Musk is cooked.

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burgerland

You don’t have to be “woke” or “far-left” to be gravely concerned about the dangers of the likes of Musk and Trump.

Life isn’t as black and white as you might think.

By the way burgerland, define “woke” for me please. I’d love to know what you think that term means.

Seems to me this new term “woke” means a person with tolerance, respect, empathy and sympathy for others.

Why do guys like you throw the word around like it’s some kind of insult?

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"Musk is an unstable megalomaniac. Trump and he are genuine dangers to the world."

Proof being?

His own words and actions.

5 ( +9 / -4 )

Burgerland

Musk is an unstable megalomaniac.

Proof being? or is it a fact just because anti Trump woke left says so?

Exhibit A: Musk thinks that because Texas has twice the forest area as California, therefore it should have twice the fires.

Braindead.

7 ( +11 / -4 )

Exhibit B - Musk writes on X that “civil war in Britain is inevitable”, further stoking up the moronic far-right.

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