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Local News interviewed a forest service Fire Captain, he can’t hire and train his seasonal fire fighters, which is what he is supposed to be doing now, so this summer when the increasing fire risk hits, he will literally be unarmed. So not only more forest is at risk but also home owners, and small businesses, hotels, restaurants, gas stations gone in a Puff of Magic MAGA smoke and mirrors.
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So basically Southern California and the Northwest are seriously fucked.
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The whole country
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Well, there's not a lot of trees where I live so I doubt southeastern Wisconsin is a high fire risk.
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Is that part of the Midwest prairie in your area
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Prairie fires are hard to start if you get a decent amount of spring rain.
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Not as much fuel either, especially if you keep the prairie raked, like in Finland
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Red-District DOGE Protests, Cited As Proof of Broad Musk 'Backlash,' Were Organized By Left-Wing Groups
In one case, a former Dem county board candidate and self-described 'political activist' helped organize a viral demonstration in Georgia
February 25, 2025
When angry voters confronted Rep. Rich McCormick over DOGE at a town hall held in the Georgia Republican's deep-red district, the , , and cited the scene as proof of emerging bipartisan "backlash" over Elon Musk's efforts to slash government spending. CBS included a quote from one of the protest's organizers, Maggie Goldman, describing her only as a McCormick constituent.
Goldman does live in McCormick's district, though she's far from a concerned supporter of the two-term Republican. A self-described "Democrat & Political Activist," Goldman, who did not respond to a request for comment, coordinated volunteers for Pete Buttigieg's presidential campaign in 2019 and 2020, . Shortly thereafter, she as a Democrat seeking to enact a "more inclusive policy agenda." Goldman has donated exclusively to Democrats and sent Kamala Harris's campaign more than $1,500 last year, . On her Facebook page, she boasted of the national media attention the McCormick protest received, sharing screenshots of headlines alongside the caption, "We really were on ."
Across the country, similar protests played out at House GOP town halls and district offices. The demonstrations drove mainstream media coverage of brewing backlash against the Trump administration as the lower chamber left Washington, D.C., for a week-long recess. Well-funded liberal organizations organized many of them.
The George Soros-funded groups and were at the center of the demonstrations. Both groups launched national "mobilization" efforts targeting the "" and "" during the recess period. MoveOn said its "members and allies will show up at congressional-led town halls and congressional offices around the country, targeting House Republicans whose votes will be crucial in opposing Trump and Musk's harmful policies." Indivisible issued a "Musk or Us Recess Toolkit" that showed members how to find their local town halls and urged them to "take the fight to Elon."
The groups' local organizers heeded the call, launching protests against House Republicans at town halls and district offices that garnered widespread media coverage. MoveOn the likes of Arizona's David Schweikert, California's Ken Calvert, and Virginia's Jen Kiggans, while Indivisible organized protests against Michigan's Tom Barrett and Wisconsin's Bryan Steil and Scott Fitzgerald, among others.
Local outlets mentioned Indivisible's role in the protests when covering them. Urban Milwaukee, for example, that Fitzgerald's town hall attracted "about 100 people, largely organized by an organization called Indivisible, mostly members of the Washington/Ozaukee County Democratic Party."
The New York Times and CBS also mentioned the Fitzgerald town hall, though neither included Indivisible's involvement.
The Times, after noting that Fitzgerald "was asked to defend the administration's budget proposals as voters demanded to know whether cuts to essential services were coming," acknowledged that "many of the most vocal complaints came from participants who identified themselves as Democrats." The outlet did not disclose that those participants had professional organizing help.
CBS, meanwhile, said Fitzgerald "faced pushback on the task force and calls for Congress to subpoena Musk to testify." It cited a "local news outlet" that "also reported that the Washington County Democratic Party had encouraged people to show up to the meeting with Fitzgerald with signs" but omitted Indivisible. So did the Washington Post, which covered the McCormick town hall and others by noting 14 paragraphs into a piece titled, "Back in their districts, GOP lawmakers get an earful on DOGE and Musk" that "liberal groups encouraged their members to show up to town halls in deep-red territory." The Post did not give any examples of those groups.
The outlets had plenty of warning that deep-pocketed left-wing groups were organizing the demonstrations. Beyond their public press releases and toolkits, the Associated Press reported on Indivisible and MoveOn's plans to host rallies "outside town halls and congressional offices" in a piece , "The anti-Musk protest movement is expected to ramp up with Congress on recess." The AP published the piece on Feb. 17, days before the Times, Post, and CBS ran their pieces on the protests. None of the three outlets responded to requests for comment.
Indivisible has a long history of organizing town hall protests—and enjoys an expansive budget while doing so.
The group a "comprehensive list of all upcoming town halls" but did away with it in 2023, arguing that its local chapters are usually aware of event schedules in their area before the national group. It does, however, keep an and provides members with instructions on how to find town halls to add to it. Soros's Open Society Foundations has funneled to Indivisible since 2017. It's given MoveOn since 2016.
Indivisible's co-founder, Ezra Levin, by calling Musk a "major weak link" in the Trump administration. "I can't think of something that polls worse than the richest man in the world is coming after your Social Security check or your Meals on Wheels or your Head Start," he told the AP.
In some swing districts, focus group findings contradict that assessment. An Axios focus group that featured swing voters in Arizona—where Schweikert faced a MoveOn-backed protest— that 8 of the 11 participants approved of "Musk's efforts in the administration."
"Several expressed views that 'waste, fraud and abuse' are so prevalent that government agencies can be slashed or eliminated without hurting services on which they depend," the outlet reported.
For their part, Indivisible and MoveOn have both backed unpopular far-left policies. Indivisible "critical to defund the police and reinvest in community services that keep everybody safe" following George Floyd's death in 2020. Two years earlier, its political director "get rid of" Immigration and Customs Enforcement and "reimagine it and build something that actually works." MoveOn has taken similar positions, calling to from federal detention centers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Neither Indivisible nor MoveOn responded to requests for comment.
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Don't worry, TQ. As soon as the taxpayer money runs out, the "backlash" will peter out.Red-District DOGE Protests, Cited As Proof of Broad Musk 'Backlash,' Were Organized By Left-Wing Groups
In one case, a former Dem county board candidate and self-described 'political activist' helped organize a viral demonstration in Georgia
Elon Musk with President Donald Trump and son, X (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
February 25, 2025
When angry voters confronted Rep. Rich McCormick over DOGE at a town hall held in the Georgia Republican's deep-red district, the , , and cited the scene as proof of emerging bipartisan "backlash" over Elon Musk's efforts to slash government spending. CBS included a quote from one of the protest's organizers, Maggie Goldman, describing her only as a McCormick constituent.
Goldman does live in McCormick's district, though she's far from a concerned supporter of the two-term Republican. A self-described "Democrat & Political Activist," Goldman, who did not respond to a request for comment, coordinated volunteers for Pete Buttigieg's presidential campaign in 2019 and 2020, . Shortly thereafter, she as a Democrat seeking to enact a "more inclusive policy agenda." Goldman has donated exclusively to Democrats and sent Kamala Harris's campaign more than $1,500 last year, . On her Facebook page, she boasted of the national media attention the McCormick protest received, sharing screenshots of headlines alongside the caption, "We really were on ."
Across the country, similar protests played out at House GOP town halls and district offices. The demonstrations drove mainstream media coverage of brewing backlash against the Trump administration as the lower chamber left Washington, D.C., for a week-long recess. Well-funded liberal organizations organized many of them.
The George Soros-funded groups and were at the center of the demonstrations. Both groups launched national "mobilization" efforts targeting the "" and "" during the recess period. MoveOn said its "members and allies will show up at congressional-led town halls and congressional offices around the country, targeting House Republicans whose votes will be crucial in opposing Trump and Musk's harmful policies." Indivisible issued a "Musk or Us Recess Toolkit" that showed members how to find their local town halls and urged them to "take the fight to Elon."
The groups' local organizers heeded the call, launching protests against House Republicans at town halls and district offices that garnered widespread media coverage. MoveOn the likes of Arizona's David Schweikert, California's Ken Calvert, and Virginia's Jen Kiggans, while Indivisible organized protests against Michigan's Tom Barrett and Wisconsin's Bryan Steil and Scott Fitzgerald, among others.
Local outlets mentioned Indivisible's role in the protests when covering them. Urban Milwaukee, for example, that Fitzgerald's town hall attracted "about 100 people, largely organized by an organization called Indivisible, mostly members of the Washington/Ozaukee County Democratic Party."
The New York Times and CBS also mentioned the Fitzgerald town hall, though neither included Indivisible's involvement.
The Times, after noting that Fitzgerald "was asked to defend the administration's budget proposals as voters demanded to know whether cuts to essential services were coming," acknowledged that "many of the most vocal complaints came from participants who identified themselves as Democrats." The outlet did not disclose that those participants had professional organizing help.
CBS, meanwhile, said Fitzgerald "faced pushback on the task force and calls for Congress to subpoena Musk to testify." It cited a "local news outlet" that "also reported that the Washington County Democratic Party had encouraged people to show up to the meeting with Fitzgerald with signs" but omitted Indivisible. So did the Washington Post, which covered the McCormick town hall and others by noting 14 paragraphs into a piece titled, "Back in their districts, GOP lawmakers get an earful on DOGE and Musk" that "liberal groups encouraged their members to show up to town halls in deep-red territory." The Post did not give any examples of those groups.
The outlets had plenty of warning that deep-pocketed left-wing groups were organizing the demonstrations. Beyond their public press releases and toolkits, the Associated Press reported on Indivisible and MoveOn's plans to host rallies "outside town halls and congressional offices" in a piece , "The anti-Musk protest movement is expected to ramp up with Congress on recess." The AP published the piece on Feb. 17, days before the Times, Post, and CBS ran their pieces on the protests. None of the three outlets responded to requests for comment.
Indivisible has a long history of organizing town hall protests—and enjoys an expansive budget while doing so.
The group a "comprehensive list of all upcoming town halls" but did away with it in 2023, arguing that its local chapters are usually aware of event schedules in their area before the national group. It does, however, keep an and provides members with instructions on how to find town halls to add to it. Soros's Open Society Foundations has funneled to Indivisible since 2017. It's given MoveOn since 2016.
Indivisible's co-founder, Ezra Levin, by calling Musk a "major weak link" in the Trump administration. "I can't think of something that polls worse than the richest man in the world is coming after your Social Security check or your Meals on Wheels or your Head Start," he told the AP.
In some swing districts, focus group findings contradict that assessment. An Axios focus group that featured swing voters in Arizona—where Schweikert faced a MoveOn-backed protest— that 8 of the 11 participants approved of "Musk's efforts in the administration."
"Several expressed views that 'waste, fraud and abuse' are so prevalent that government agencies can be slashed or eliminated without hurting services on which they depend," the outlet reported.
For their part, Indivisible and MoveOn have both backed unpopular far-left policies. Indivisible "critical to defund the police and reinvest in community services that keep everybody safe" following George Floyd's death in 2020. Two years earlier, its political director "get rid of" Immigration and Customs Enforcement and "reimagine it and build something that actually works." MoveOn has taken similar positions, calling to from federal detention centers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Neither Indivisible nor MoveOn responded to requests for comment.
ALL Left Wing Activism in this country has long been funded by tax dollars funneled to "Non Profits" by vile and corrupt Democrat Scum.
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And then @LotusBud will have to think for herself and try to come up with some nonsensical reasons to cry like baby.
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"cry like a baby"??
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The Daily Show host Jon Stewart accidentally slashed his hand open when he smashed a coffee mug while pounding his desk during a tirade opposing the cuts in federal expenditures being uncovered by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Stewart started the segment acting as if he supported government cost cutting, but then suggested that it was corporate subsides and defense spending that should be cut, instead of the cuts that DOGE has identified to date.
“How about we just take $3 billion in subsidies we give to oil and gas companies that already turned billions in profits? How long did that take? Oh, wait. How about we just close down the carried interest loophole on hedge funds? That’s $1.3 billion a year,” he exclaimed.
He went on, ranting, “Oh, how about we stop the $2 trillion we’ve given to defense contractors to build a fighter jet that blows when everybody knows the next war is going to be fought with drones and blockchain, whatever that is.”
“Holy shit! I can’t believe it,” the comedian yelped. “I just saved us billions of dollars in 11 seconds! Just call me Big Balls!”
Stewart next targeted pharmaceutical companies for “allowing” Americans to engage in negotiating drugs prices after taking billions in subsidies.
“It would be embarrassing if it was a small drop in the bucket and that the American people didn’t expect that we should negotiate for all their fucking drugs because we’ve already paid for them with our subsidies! Fucking thanks! Come on!” he yelled as he pounded the table.
But as he pounded the table, his fist came down on a ceramic coffee cup, smashing it to pieces and slicing open several of his fingers.
“I’ll be going to the hospital,” he then said sheepishly after glancing down at his bloody fingers.
But, before all that Stewart also attacked the whole idea of DOGE as being built merely on “hate.”
Before slashing his fingers on the cup, Stewart indicated that he thinks DOGE is “rash” and “animated by malice.”
“Even if this project of DOGE is animated by malice for administrators and is seemingly rash and occasionally cutting off critical government functions out of haste the savings alone will be worth it on the Doge website, they posted $16 billion saved just in cancelled contracts interesting if true,” he exclaimed.
Stewart did not give any examples of “critical government functions” being cut by DOGE because there are no such examples.
Further, his suggestion that defense spending should be cut before funding studies that addict Japanese quails to cocaine belies the fact that spending on defense is an actually legitimate constitutional expenditure, whereas funding studies that addict birds to cocaine is not.
Of course, DOGE has already noted that defense spending will be investigated. So, Stewart has no leg to stand on with the point.
Stewart started the segment acting as if he supported government cost cutting, but then suggested that it was corporate subsides and defense spending that should be cut, instead of the cuts that DOGE has identified to date.
“How about we just take $3 billion in subsidies we give to oil and gas companies that already turned billions in profits? How long did that take? Oh, wait. How about we just close down the carried interest loophole on hedge funds? That’s $1.3 billion a year,” he exclaimed.
He went on, ranting, “Oh, how about we stop the $2 trillion we’ve given to defense contractors to build a fighter jet that blows when everybody knows the next war is going to be fought with drones and blockchain, whatever that is.”
“Holy shit! I can’t believe it,” the comedian yelped. “I just saved us billions of dollars in 11 seconds! Just call me Big Balls!”
Stewart next targeted pharmaceutical companies for “allowing” Americans to engage in negotiating drugs prices after taking billions in subsidies.
“It would be embarrassing if it was a small drop in the bucket and that the American people didn’t expect that we should negotiate for all their fucking drugs because we’ve already paid for them with our subsidies! Fucking thanks! Come on!” he yelled as he pounded the table.
But as he pounded the table, his fist came down on a ceramic coffee cup, smashing it to pieces and slicing open several of his fingers.
“I’ll be going to the hospital,” he then said sheepishly after glancing down at his bloody fingers.
But, before all that Stewart also attacked the whole idea of DOGE as being built merely on “hate.”
Before slashing his fingers on the cup, Stewart indicated that he thinks DOGE is “rash” and “animated by malice.”
“Even if this project of DOGE is animated by malice for administrators and is seemingly rash and occasionally cutting off critical government functions out of haste the savings alone will be worth it on the Doge website, they posted $16 billion saved just in cancelled contracts interesting if true,” he exclaimed.
Stewart did not give any examples of “critical government functions” being cut by DOGE because there are no such examples.
Further, his suggestion that defense spending should be cut before funding studies that addict Japanese quails to cocaine belies the fact that spending on defense is an actually legitimate constitutional expenditure, whereas funding studies that addict birds to cocaine is not.
Of course, DOGE has already noted that defense spending will be investigated. So, Stewart has no leg to stand on with the point.
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And trump will blame Biden
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I blame Orange Thanos. All the cool NPCs are doing it.
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So either it was a problem when it was Obama -- or it's not a problem now.
The same thing can't be great when it's your guy and tragedy when it isn't.
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Red-District DOGE Protests, Cited As Proof of Broad Musk 'Backlash,' Were Organized By Left-Wing Groups
In one case, a former Dem county board candidate and self-described 'political activist' helped organize a viral demonstration in Georgia
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