{"id":14225,"date":"2025-01-13T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/?p=14225"},"modified":"2025-02-18T17:17:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T22:17:57","slug":"la-fires-what-really-caused-the-devastation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/la-fires-what-really-caused-the-devastation\/","title":{"rendered":"LA Fires: What REALLY Caused the Devastation?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>In this episode of Fired Up, host <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/william-del-pilar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">William Del Pilar<\/a><\/strong> and the panel discuss the catastrophic LA fires that have devastated over 29,000 acres, highlighting failures in crisis management, urban planning, and water management. The conversation shifts to the accountability of leadership, particularly Mayor Karen Bass, and the impact of budget cuts on the fire department&#8217;s effectiveness. The group also discusses Meta&#8217;s recent changes in content moderation and Zuckerberg&#8217;s admissions regarding government influence. The panel wraps up with rapid-fire hot takes on various current events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"LA Fires: What REALLY Caused the Devastation?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SsK-IHaZ0JM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"wp-image-877\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Mobile-Smartphone-icon.png\" alt=\"LA Fires: What REALLY Caused the Devastation? | Fired Up Ep 59 mobile video link\" 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