California wildfires

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Points to ponder 

 
Insurrection Barbie

@DefiyantlyFree
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He is correct. It’s the policies. It’s the mismanagement.

https://x.com/DefiyantlyFree/status/1878578152399917143

 

https://x.com/shellenberger/status/1878477118570385644 

Michael Shellenberger


@shellenberger
Had a massive water reservoir been online, it wouldn't have made much difference to LA firefighters, say the media. In fact, it would have made a massive difference. And now a whistleblower has come forward to say the reservoir should never have been drained in the first place.

Billionaire Lynda Resnick, her family owns 60-75% of the water in California - Her family donates HUGE amounts of money to Democrats - She donated to stop Gavin Newsom’s recall - They use over 150 billion gallons of water every year - Her family was in the 1994 secret meeting that officially ended water being a public right in California - They're the largest agricultural owners in California, and their farms use more water than all homes in Los Angeles combined - Lynda and Stewart Resnick own Fiji Water, POM Pomegranate Juice, Wonderful Pistachios, and many other food companies - They've faced lawsuits related to their water management practices, with allegations of profiting from selling water stored in the Kern Water Bank to non-members at a profit, violating public utility laws - The Resnicks have been accused of using their wealth to influence water policy and politics They pay off Democrats and Gavin Newsom specifically to keep their scam going

https://www.forbes.com/sites/chloesorvin...ater-bank/

 
As the West Coast’s megadrought worsens, one farming company has long been scrutinized for its outsize role in the arid region’s water supply. 
Wonderful, the closely held company owned by billionaires Stewart and Lynda Resnick, can buy up huge amounts of water whenever it needs more. Most of the Resnicks’ water comes from long-term contracts and other water from land rights they have from the farms they own. Around 9% of the total water used by Wonderful is bought out on the open water market. While that’s not a huge amount of the water it uses, the company can outspend pretty much every other farmer in the region, which can influence water prices.