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Southern CA Fires- Extreme Santa Ana Winds
bolverk replied to Wilcox Cummingtonite's topic in Daily Texan
One big problem with removing trees, brush, et cetera, is that you've then removed what's holding those hillsides together when it finally fucking rains and you get massive mudslides. It's a pickle, for sure. -
Southern CA Fires- Extreme Santa Ana Winds
bolverk replied to Wilcox Cummingtonite's topic in Daily Texan
For those of you who, like me, might not be super familiar with all the neighborhoods in LA and need to search a little bit to find where shit is going down, this is the Hollywood area that’s on fire and at risk of spreading. The fire seems confined at the moment to the area just north of Hillside Ave. at the center of the map at the link. Edited to add screenshot: -
America's Foreign Policy & Other Shit Going On Around the World thread
bolverk replied to bolverk's topic in Cloak Room
Got it -
America's Foreign Policy & Other Shit Going On Around the World thread
bolverk replied to bolverk's topic in Cloak Room
Link? Where did you copy/paste this from? -
Southern CA Fires- Extreme Santa Ana Winds
bolverk replied to Wilcox Cummingtonite's topic in Daily Texan
Hope you LA peeps have kept a few of those N-95 masks around. -
This born-and-bred Texan made it just fine when I drove through NE Ohio after Thanksgiving without incident. I did, however, see several cars with Ohio plates stuck in piles of snow on the side of the interstate. So there! 🤘🤠🤘
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Southern CA Fires- Extreme Santa Ana Winds
bolverk replied to Wilcox Cummingtonite's topic in Daily Texan
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Southern CA Fires- Extreme Santa Ana Winds
bolverk replied to Wilcox Cummingtonite's topic in Daily Texan
Man, it's really tough to take it all in. Y'all stay safe out there. -
Southern CA Fires- Extreme Santa Ana Winds
bolverk replied to Wilcox Cummingtonite's topic in Daily Texan
Will Rogers' historic ranch house https://yubanet.com/california/palisades-fire-destroys-historic-homes-and-buildings-at-will-rogers-state-historic-park-and-topanga-state-park/ -
Southern CA Fires- Extreme Santa Ana Winds
bolverk replied to Wilcox Cummingtonite's topic in Daily Texan
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Southern CA Fires- Extreme Santa Ana Winds
bolverk replied to Wilcox Cummingtonite's topic in Daily Texan
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Southern CA Fires- Extreme Santa Ana Winds
bolverk replied to Wilcox Cummingtonite's topic in Daily Texan
"DO SOME OF YOU NOT GRASP THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE?!?" -
Southern CA Fires- Extreme Santa Ana Winds
bolverk replied to Wilcox Cummingtonite's topic in Daily Texan
Careful there. I was told by this site's owner yesterday that ANY discussion of government action is politics and, therefore, should go in the Cloak Room. He even posted this image as evidence, so we should definitely respect his wishes. -
I've been streaming one of the local news outlets in LA on YouTube in the background. Apparently, a former mayoral candidate and conservative crank has been bitching about the firefighters briefly running out of water overnight in Palisades. It's the local Fox affiliate, btw, and they're reporting that all the municipal water tanks had been filled in anticipation of the fires but ended up using so much that they ran dry. Basically, they're saying that guy is full of shit. Of course, a reactionary rube like Incredulity is already shouting about this "scandal" in the wildfire news thread. I keep that piece of shit on ignore but viewed his post under the erroneous assumption he might have something informative or useful to add to the conversation. That was a fucking mistake.
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America's Foreign Policy & Other Shit Going On Around the World thread
bolverk replied to bolverk's topic in Cloak Room
Yep, his speech alone legitimizes imperial expansionism. The notion of territorial integrity/inviolability of borders has been baked into international law and the UN charter since WW2. That's all done now. We're going back to Age of Empires. -
Southern CA Fires- Extreme Santa Ana Winds
bolverk replied to Wilcox Cummingtonite's topic in Daily Texan
Hang in there, @Sbbruin. I'll keep my fingers crossed that your "luck" holds up. Not sure what else to say other than this sucks for you guys. -
America's Foreign Policy & Other Shit Going On Around the World thread
bolverk replied to bolverk's topic in Cloak Room
From BBC: Germany and France warn Trump over threat to take over Greenland -
America's Foreign Policy & Other Shit Going On Around the World thread
bolverk replied to bolverk's topic in Cloak Room
The lid was already closed, and now the final nails are being hammered into the Pax Americana coffin. Clowns and Nazis are taking over everywhere. -
Southern CA Fires- Extreme Santa Ana Winds
bolverk replied to Wilcox Cummingtonite's topic in Daily Texan
In the press conference, it sounded like they said some water tanks in Palisades went dry overnight due to the firefighters relying on municipal water supplies. They were then later able to push water through a different trunk line. Don't quote me on that. -
Southern CA Fires- Extreme Santa Ana Winds
bolverk replied to Wilcox Cummingtonite's topic in Daily Texan
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Southern CA Fires- Extreme Santa Ana Winds
bolverk replied to Wilcox Cummingtonite's topic in Daily Texan
That statement could well apply to the whole nation. Fuckin' Vermont had that flooding disaster not too long ago. I think one of the reporters mentioned it already burned down. I'm not kidding. -
America's Foreign Policy & Other Shit Going On Around the World thread
bolverk replied to bolverk's topic in Cloak Room
BTW, over in Europe, we've got another far-right party founded by former Nazis with ties to Putin about to take control in Austria. I'm becoming increasingly impressed with the outcome of the British and French elections earlier this year. -
America's Foreign Policy & Other Shit Going On Around the World thread
bolverk replied to bolverk's topic in Cloak Room
Yep. It's pretty remarkable that discussing a future president's threats to invade allies is taken as "You fools can't grasp the English language! That's not news; it's just politics. Get that out of here!" And, poof, talking about it is siloed to a subforum where folks who don't want to think about such a radical departure from normal international relations don't have to see it. Foreign policy is a government activity and is, therefore, politics -- never mind the fact that news about international relations is discussed all the damn time elsewhere. Perhaps, it's a good example of what we're seeing elsewhere: anticipatory obedience. Bezos, Zuck...I guess all the tech execs got the same memo. Back on topic: How has Panama responded? In a statement of rebuke to Mr. Trump last month, President José Raúl Mulino of Panama wrote “every square meter of the Panama Canal and its adjacent area belong to PANAMA.” Mr. Mulino also said U.S. vessels are not being overcharged. Rates being charged to ships and naval vessels, he insisted, are “not on a whim.” Panamanian officials said all countries are subject to the same fees, though they would differ based on ship size. They are established in public meetings by the Panama Canal Authority, and take into account market conditions, international competition, operating and maintenance costs, Mr. Mulino said. Rates have gone up recently, however. That’s because starting in 2023, Panama experienced severe drought, driven by a combination of El Niño and climate change, which Mr. Trump has called a hoax. With water levels at Gatun Lake, the principal hydrological reserve for the canal, at historically low levels, authorities reduced shipping through the canal to conserve the lake’s fresh water. A Trump spokeswoman said that because the United States is the biggest user of the canal, the increase in fees hits its ships the most. What is China’s role in the Panama Canal? Chinese soldiers are not, as Mr. Trump has claimed, “operating” the Panama Canal. “There are no Chinese soldiers in the canal, for the love of God,” Mr. Mulino said in a speech Thursday. “The world is free to visit the canal.” A Hong Kong-based firm, CK Hutchison Holdings, does manage two ports at the canal’s entrances. And some experts have said that does raise valid competitive and security concerns for the United States. Ryan C. Berg, the director of the Americas program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington think tank, noted that CK Hutchison would likely have data on all ships coming through the Panama Canal. China has been using its shipping and maritime operations to gather foreign intelligence and conduct espionage. “China exercises, or could exercise, a certain element of control even absent some military conflagration,” Mr. Berg said. “I think there is reason to be worried.” Mao Ning, a spokeswoman for the Chinese foreign ministry, said Tuesday that China “will as always respect Panama’s sovereignty” over the Panama Canal. China is the second-largest user of the Panama Canal after the United States. In 2017, Panama cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan and recognized the island as part of China, a major win for Beijing. Can the United States reassert control? Not easily. Mr. Mulino has made clear the Panama Canal is not for sale. He noted that the treaties established permanent neutrality of the canal and “guaranteeing its open and safe operation for all nations.” And the Senate ratified the Panama Canal treaties in 1978. Mick Mulvaney, Mr. Trump’s former chief of staff, suggested that the provocations were merely part of a negotiating tactic to get rates down. “You know, I don’t envision American troops going in to retake the canal, but you got to think that someone is out there scratching their head going, ‘Is Donald Trump crazy enough to do something like that?’” Mr. Mulvaney said Tuesday on “The Hill” on NewsNation. Mr. Berg said the neutrality agreement made it unlikely that Panama would even be able to grant special rates to the United States. And, he noted, Mr. Mulino is “incredibly pro-American” and likely eager to help the incoming Trump administration deal with issues like illegal immigration. “President Mulino is going to be a great ally with the United States,” Mr. Berg said. “We should not want this to devolve into some kind of political fight because we’re going to need President Mulino on a number of other issues.” But there is, as Mr. Trump has threatened, a military option. Mr. Trump could as president order an invasion of Panama. Under the terms of its constitution, Panama has no army. But experts dismissed Mr. Trump’s threat on Tuesday as empty intimidation. “If the U.S. wanted to flout international law and act like Vladimir Putin, the U.S. could invade Panama and recover the canal,” said Benjamin Gaden, director of the Wilson Center’s Latin America Program in Washington. “No one would see it as a legitimate act, and it would bring not only grievous damage to their image, but instability to the canal.” -
America's Foreign Policy & Other Shit Going On Around the World thread
bolverk replied to bolverk's topic in Cloak Room
That's a very good point. -
Southern CA Fires- Extreme Santa Ana Winds
bolverk replied to Wilcox Cummingtonite's topic in Daily Texan
From last night: A rapidly spreading wildfire in southern California reached the grounds of the Getty Villa museum north of Santa Monica on Tuesday, but officials said no structures had burned and the collection was safe. The Pacific Palisades fire, fueled by a major windstorm and prompting mass evacuations in Los Angeles county, burned some trees and vegetation on site at the Getty Villa, but museum leaders said the galleries and archives were protected. The Villa is located along the Pacific Coast Highway and is roughly 10 miles away from the affiliated Getty Center, the site of the main museum of the world-famous art institution. The Getty Villa had “made extensive efforts to clear brush from the surrounding area as part of its fire mitigation efforts throughout the year”, Katherine E Fleming, president and CEO of the J Paul Getty Trust, said in a statement early Tuesday evening. While the blazes reached some of the vegetation on the property, “staff and the collection remain safe”, she said. Fire prevention measures at the Villa include water storage on-site, with irrigation immediately deployed throughout the grounds on Tuesday morning, Fleming said, adding: “Museum galleries and library archives were sealed off from smoke by state-of-the-art air handling systems. The double-walled construction of the galleries also provides significant protection for the collections.” Footage spread on social media showing some greenery ablaze near a Getty Villa sign, but the video appeared to be of the driveway entrance and a nearby building that is separate from the Villa.
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