Summary

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) argued that California does not deserve federal aid for its deadly Los Angeles wildfires unless the state adopts changes.

In a Newsmax interview, Tuberville criticized California leadership, falsely attributing wildfire mismanagement to “inner-city woke policies.”

While he expressed willingness to support some funding, he insisted it be conditional on reforms.

The wildfires have killed 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes, per the Associated Press, intensifying debates on state accountability and federal disaster relief.

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    19 hours ago

    I just hate these assholes so very much. I cannot imagine having everything in my life burned to the ground, literally, and then having these sanctimonious assholes sitting there and doing this performative bullshit just to “own the libs”.

    I’m not saying it is right, but if a lot of these assholes start catching bullets, including the broligarch douchebags that are backing them, no one should be surprised.

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      18 hours ago

      I’m at the point where I’m questioning if it’s really wrong honestly.

      They should be worried more and more people are experiencing the same thought.

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        1 hour ago

        A lot of these people hit with fire may be privileged in the general scheme of things, but then, so was Luigi.

        And if I understand correctly, he ended up on the path he was on due to severe back pain? Which I’m sure can be excruciating. But then, I’m sure the loss of a house and basically everything you had might be very excruciating, too. And to have these assholes from other states playing games and trying to “own” more than half the country, all while you suffer and for no reason?

        I could easily see how that would lead someone down a certain path…