Burning Truth: How Lies and Partisanship Are Failing California’s Wildfire Victims

Episode Highlights:

1.     California’s Wildfire Crisis: Explore the devastating impact of historic wildfires and the urgent need for national unity in disaster recovery efforts.

2.     Trump’s Partisan Priorities: Examine how Trump’s focus on political gamesmanship threatens equitable federal aid and undermines trust in leadership.

3.     Musk and Trump’s Misinformation Campaign: Uncover the falsehoods spread about California’s preparedness, response, and resilience during its time of need.

4.     Governor Newsom’s Fight for Truth: Learn how Governor Gavin Newsom is debunking myths and calling for solidarity amidst partisan attacks.

5.     Political Hostage-Taking: Understand how Republicans are leveraging federal disaster aid to push tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans.

6.     A Call to Action: Challenge yourself to confront lies, demand accountability, and stand with California during one of its darkest hours.

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Podcast 116 References.

• Gavin Newsom, newsletter, (<[e-mail]), January 13, 2025, at 1:22 PM EST. I am giving you the link to this newsletter system from Newsweek, since will get some of the info of these two newsletters. If you want to be included in his communications then use the email I have provided you.

https://www.newsweek.com/gavin-newsom-launches-new-website-fight-california-wildfire-misinformation-2013608

• Gavin Newsom, newsletter, (<[e-mail]), January 17, 2025, at 3:53 PM EST.
• CNN, Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at 1120 PM EST in the article entitled “LA fries were larger and more intense because of planet-warming pollution, study suggests, by Angela Fritz. https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/14/climate/los-angeles-fires-worse-global-warming/

Time, January 10, 2025, 8:00 AM EST article by Jeffrey Kluger ‘L.A. Fires Show the Reality of Living in a World with 1.5 C of Warming.” https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?hspart=mnet&hsimp=yhs-001&type=type9099612-spa-3503-84593&param1=3503&param2=84593&p=%E2%80%A2+Time%2C+January+10%2C+2025%2C+8%3A00+AM+EST+article+by+Jeffrey+Kluger+%E2%80%98L.A.+Fires+Show+the+Reality+of+Living+in+a+World+with+1.5+C+of+Warming.%E2%80%9D