Fire officials announced that evacuation orders for a portion of the Palisades Fire have been downgraded to warnings and that some residents can return to their homes “with caution.” Details: https://t.co/1zmpISkp9H pic.twitter.com/v53KargQAJ
— KTLA (@KTLA) January 12, 2025
LA County Sheriff Drops Alarming News: Looters Are Dressing up as Firefighters to Rob Homes as Wildfires Continue to Rage (VIDEO)
Cullen Linebarger, Gateway Pundit, Jan. 12, 2025
(https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/01/la-county-sheriff-drops-alarming-news-looters-are/)
California firefighters have been fighting a heroic battle to put out of the most devastating wildfires in the state’s history with absolutely no help from state and local leadership.
Now, it turns out some of society’s worse are using their courage to seize upon an opportunity that could further endanger the public.
LA County Sheriff Robert Luna revealed disturbing news this morning during a press conference about the wildfires: looters are now masquerading as firefighters to rob homes.
According to Luna, his deputies caught one individual dressed up as a firefighter who had just burglarized a home in the Malibu area. Luna at first thought the person was an actual fireman.
“When I was out there in the Malibu area, I saw a gentleman that looked like a firefighter and I asked him if he was okay because he was sitting down,” Luna told reporters.
“I didn’t realize we had him in handcuffs. We are turning him over to LAPD because we didn’t realize he was dressed like a fireman and he was not,” he added.
“He had just got caught burglarizing a home.”
This potentially means firefighting operations are being affected because firefighter uniforms are likely being stolen.
WATCH:
This is what happens when state and local governments tolerate crime for years.
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And a second story on that.
NEW PHOTO: A burglary suspect was arrested inside the Palisades Fire zone Saturday while dressed as a firefighter. So far, 29 people have been arrested for looting in evacuated areas of LA County. #PalisadesFire #PacificPalisades #California
P/C 📸 Eric Fox pic.twitter.com/W6leCCFrc8
— Matthew Seedorff (@MattSeedorff) January 13, 2025
A very intelligent summary of the situation.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 11, 2025
Thank God they saved the golf course!
Them DEW weapons, ya know! Remarkable.
Let them play golf!
Trump Must Immediately Ban Blackrock and Foreign Buyers from Exploiting America’s Disaster Zones
Medeea Greere, AMG News, January 10, 2025
(https://amg-news.com/breaking-trump-must-immediately-ban-blackrock-and-foreign-buyers-from-exploiting-americas-disaster-zones/)
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President Trump has a unique opportunity here to demonstrate his commitment to the American people. He can act decisively and ban private equity firms like BlackRock, as well as foreign entities, from acquiring properties in disaster-affected areas.
Why Trump? Because he has the platform, the influence, and the guts to call out these injustices for what they are: an attack on American sovereignty.
This isn’t just a real estate issue. It’s a national security issue. Do we really want foreign nations owning critical swaths of land in California or Tennessee? Do we want mega-corporations dictating who can afford to live in rebuilt communities?
“It’s Not Too Late—But We’re Running Out of Time”
We can stop this, but the clock is ticking. Every day that passes without action is another day disaster survivors lose their foothold. Once the land is gone, it’s gone forever. Families can’t fight back when they’re up against billion-dollar firms with endless resources.
Banning these predatory purchases isn’t radical—it’s necessary. Countries like Canada and New Zealand already have restrictions in place to prevent foreign ownership of land in certain regions. Why doesn’t America? Are we less deserving of protection than our neighbors?
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13 Trump Appointees Face Confirmation Hearings This Week
The back-to-back hearings are likely to prove the first major test of Trump’s second term in office as Republicans grapple with a slim majority in the Senate.
Andrew Thornbrooke, Epoch Times, Jan. 12, 2025
(https://tinyurl.com/bdzabkvu)
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More than a dozen of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees will face confirmation hearings in the Senate this week.
The back-to-back Senate hearings are likely to prove the first major test of Trump’s second term in office, as some of the president-elect’s selections have stoked controversy on both sides of the aisle in recent months.
The Republican Party currently maintains a slim majority in the Senate of 53 to 45 Democrats and two independents who caucus with Democrats. As such, the ability of the Republican majority to push through Trump’s nominees will provide a key read of just how far his influence on the party extends.
A failure to secure nominations for some key positions, such as secretary of defense, could likewise hamstring the first weeks of Trump’s second term in office by limiting the president-elect’s ability to carry out sweeping institutional changes in government.
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Video is dated 12/29/24. This is Asheville, NC. Where is our government? 🤬 #HurricaneHelene #Asheville pic.twitter.com/zL8ZgXMkJ2
— MAGA Marie 🦅🇺🇸 (@galacticaactual) January 2, 2025
When you are in your warm house tonight remember the homeless in WNC displaced because oh hurricane Helene. #WNC #HurricaneHelene pic.twitter.com/KxJFZuL8x9
— Appalachian Lives Matter (@burleson14930) January 3, 2025
The map below is a 1942 Map of the hoped-for post-WW2 World, not of the New World Order. Thanks to Digger.
The map shows Greenland, Mexico, and Canada as part of the United States of America.
Published in Philadelphia in early 1942, this “Outline of the Post-War New World Map” proposed a reorganization of the world following an Allied victory over… pic.twitter.com/6CPW5z46JS
— Shadow of Ezra (@ShadowofEzra) January 8, 2025