If there is anything that the fires in California taught us during 2018 & 2019 and that would be to not blame Mother Nature for all our woes. Yes, the timing does seem to be aligned with fire season. But, as we saw with the recent legal settlement with PG&E; contributing factors must be taken in to consideration.
And I can’t help but ask myself – what portion of these fires are being set intentionally for the purposes of obtaining emergency Federal funds to help with their financial woes (Arson)? Giving little consideration to the loss of life or property? And why, would the FBI refute the existence of arsonists? Who are these people and what organizations are they affiliated with?
Wildfires continue to burn across California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado and Montana today. Hurricane-force winds and high temperatures kicked up wildfires across parts of the Pacific Northwest over the holiday weekend, burning hundreds of thousands of acres.
In California, helicopters were needed to rescue more than 200 people trapped by the fast moving blazes over labor day weekend. An additional 164 were choppered out of Sierra National Forest today. The smoke from the California fires could be seen as far away as Las Vegas.
Smoke fills the Vegas sky. Photo by Jo.
In Washington, a wind driven fire destroyed most of the town of Malden in the eastern part of the state and forced evacuations in Oregon. A fire burning near Davenport, Washington, grew to 70,000 acres by Tuesday morning and was 0% contained, according to the Washington Department of Natural Resources. Washington Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz said on Twitter that about 300,000 acres had burned so far. “As of this morning, we have 9 large fires,″ Franz tweeted on Tuesday. “We had 58 new wildfire starts in the last 24 hours.″
In Oregon, thousands of people were without power as crews battled large fires in Clackamas County on Tuesday morning. Over 40,000 people south of Portland were without power. In Marion County, which includes the state capitol of Salem, a blaze prompted evacuation orders Tuesday in the western foothills of the Cascade Range.
A fire near Red Feather Lakes, Colorado, more than tripled in size over the Labor Day weekend and had consumed almost 140 square miles by Monday afternoon as it moved through rugged terrain with lots of dead trees that had been killed by beetles, fire spokesperson Ronda Scholting said. The fire was only 4 percent contained. “You can’t stop it in that steep country,” she said.
Montana officials hope a bout of cooler weather, with snow forecast, will help them tamp down the Bridger Foothills Fire burning in timber northeast of Bozeman. It started Friday and spread across more than 11 square miles (28 square kilometers) over the weekend amid warm and windy conditions. The BobCat Fire started last week southeast of Roundup and charred more than 46 square miles. It burned at least 10 structures and grew by several square miles Sunday.
One of the leaders of a BLM “protest” in Washington DC had some stark words to say to the gathered crowd. He said he was ready to start killing police officers and take it to the White House and Congress and “burn them the f**k down”
Warning: Graphic Language:
“I’m at the point where I’m ready to put these police in the fucking grave. I’m at the point where I want to burn the fucking White House down. I want to take it to the senators. I want to take it to the Congress.”
I’m at the point where I’m ready to put these police in the f**king grave. I’m at the point where I want to burn the f**king White House down. I want to take it to the senators. I want to take it to the Congress. I want to take the fight to them, And, at the end of the day, if they ain’t going to hear us, we burn them the f**k down.
I’m one that talk real s**t. I talked it in New York and I’m talking it in DC. The same way I f**ked up police in New York, I’ll f**k cops up here in DC. The same way I busted police in the head in New York, I’ll bust police in the head in DC.
Nothing like broadcasting criminal intent. Am I wrong in thinking this kind of behavior warrants an investigation? Hopefully this tool bag winds up on the wrong end of a police encounter some time soon.
Remember folks, this is the kind of thing that the Democrats are not only embracing, but actively encouraging. Every last one of them will have blood on their hands because of their support for this crap.
The Washington Redskins have announced a temporary replacement for the team while they search for a new moniker. The team will call itself the Washington Football Team. The logo on the helmets will be replaced by player numbers as the team relies on the community and its players to pick a more permanent solution.
Washington will not have any change to its color scheme. It will still use burgundy and gold. The Redskins logo on the helmet will be replaced by the player’s number in gold. The Washington Football Team will debut its home uniforms in week 1 against the Eagles. pic.twitter.com/8DpC6b0Tyj
