Michael Shellenberger

You know, it's the it's the it's really if you kind of read it, I mean, it's like it's like it's like they want to they want it to be on display. They want to sort of show it. And that's why they insist that they not be arrested or mandated treatment. It's wild. It is like, you know, like you go to Skid Row and it's still like a Hieronymus Bosch painting.

You know, it's the it's the it's really if you kind of read it, I mean, it's like it's like it's like they want to they want it to be on display. They want to sort of show it. And that's why they insist that they not be arrested or mandated treatment. It's wild. It is like, you know, like you go to Skid Row and it's still like a Hieronymus Bosch painting.

You know, it's just like, you just can't, you still can't believe it. I mean, you still can't believe there's a person lying there, you know, sweating profusely, passed out. You can't tell if they're alive or dead. You don't know, like, do I do an intervention? And it's just, it's really breaking down. Yeah. These are human beings.

You know, it's just like, you just can't, you still can't believe it. I mean, you still can't believe there's a person lying there, you know, sweating profusely, passed out. You can't tell if they're alive or dead. You don't know, like, do I do an intervention? And it's just, it's really breaking down. Yeah. These are human beings.

You know, it's just like, you just can't, you still can't believe it. I mean, you still can't believe there's a person lying there, you know, sweating profusely, passed out. You can't tell if they're alive or dead. You don't know, like, do I do an intervention? And it's just, it's really breaking down. Yeah. These are human beings.

It's a healthy response, by the way. Absolutely it is. Absolutely it is. Those are the people that end up getting off the street. You raise the bottom instead of lowering the bottom.

It's a healthy response, by the way. Absolutely it is. Absolutely it is. Those are the people that end up getting off the street. You raise the bottom instead of lowering the bottom.

It's a healthy response, by the way. Absolutely it is. Absolutely it is. Those are the people that end up getting off the street. You raise the bottom instead of lowering the bottom.

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Well, there's 88 cities and there's 29 fire departments in counting the county. No, no, that's fine. But, yeah, so like literally like once the fire starts, I didn't even understand this until I started investigating it. The county fire chief has to call all these cities and be like, hey, can you send a couple of trucks? We're putting together a strike team.

Well, there's 88 cities and there's 29 fire departments in counting the county. No, no, that's fine. But, yeah, so like literally like once the fire starts, I didn't even understand this until I started investigating it. The county fire chief has to call all these cities and be like, hey, can you send a couple of trucks? We're putting together a strike team.

Well, there's 88 cities and there's 29 fire departments in counting the county. No, no, that's fine. But, yeah, so like literally like once the fire starts, I didn't even understand this until I started investigating it. The county fire chief has to call all these cities and be like, hey, can you send a couple of trucks? We're putting together a strike team.

You know, can you send some engines or whatever? And they have to call around and they're like, okay, we're all going to meet. The fire's like blazing away. And they're like, okay, well, we're all going to meet, you know, wherever, you know, Sepulveda or whatever the streets are in LA. You know, we'll meet in this place and we'll all get together and we'll sync the radios and we'll develop a plan.

You know, can you send some engines or whatever? And they have to call around and they're like, okay, we're all going to meet. The fire's like blazing away. And they're like, okay, well, we're all going to meet, you know, wherever, you know, Sepulveda or whatever the streets are in LA. You know, we'll meet in this place and we'll all get together and we'll sync the radios and we'll develop a plan.

You know, can you send some engines or whatever? And they have to call around and they're like, okay, we're all going to meet. The fire's like blazing away. And they're like, okay, well, we're all going to meet, you know, wherever, you know, Sepulveda or whatever the streets are in LA. You know, we'll meet in this place and we'll all get together and we'll sync the radios and we'll develop a plan.

I mean, this is all happening like while the city's burning. I mean, it's madness, right? The other thing is that it's, I mean, there's like- So they didn't have any preparation for this?

I mean, this is all happening like while the city's burning. I mean, it's madness, right? The other thing is that it's, I mean, there's like- So they didn't have any preparation for this?

I mean, this is all happening like while the city's burning. I mean, it's madness, right? The other thing is that it's, I mean, there's like- So they didn't have any preparation for this?