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Jun 10
Last year, in the aftermath of Los Angeles’s devastating wildfires, Gavin Newsom promised to speed up “critical” wildfire-prevention projects.
Nearly 100,000 acres of land have been “fast-tracked” for fire management. So far, state-approved groups have completed projects covering less than 1 percent.
@christopherrufo @Shawn_Regan @kennethschrupp's latest: city-journal.org/article/cal…
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Jun 12
Today, @elonmusk became the world’s first trillionaire.
SpaceX’s historic IPO raised nearly $75 billion, resulting in a total valuation of $1.77 trillion and setting the record for the world’s largest stock market debut.
The numbers have left some observers bewildered. But investors are not buying SpaceX for last year’s earnings, or even next year’s. They are buying a company they believe will help unlock entirely new industries in the future.
It is, in effect, a multitrillion-dollar bet on humanity’s continued ability to push the limits of technology—this time beyond our own atmosphere.
@PolicyEngineer’s latest: city-journal.org/article/spa…
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Jun 12
In data centers, New York found a useful villain that could take the blame for rising electricity costs. If @GovKathyHochul signs the data-center bill, its one-year moratorium would take effect immediately—and the slowdown would almost certainly extend beyond 12 months.
@PolicyEngineer explains: city-journal.org/article/new…
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Jun 12
Incredible special episode of the @CityJournal podcast this week. A must-watch!
Jun 11
NEW: Zhenya Abbruzzese (@segm_ebm) joins me for a special @CityJournal podcast to discuss pediatric transition advocates' leading piece of evidence: the Utah review.
Conflicts of interest, omission of harms, failure to conduct formal synthesis, and more. Full interview 👇
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Jun 11
NEW: Zhenya Abbruzzese (@segm_ebm) joins me for a special @CityJournal podcast to discuss pediatric transition advocates' leading piece of evidence: the Utah review.
Conflicts of interest, omission of harms, failure to conduct formal synthesis, and more. Full interview 👇
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Jun 11
In California, funding for wildfire and forest programs has fallen from a peak of $1.1 billion in 2022 to $620 million in 2026. @GavinNewsom’s proposed budget for the coming year would reduce it even further to $457 million.
Read more from @christopherrufo, @Shawn_Regan, and @kennethschrupp: city-journal.org/article/cal…
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Jun 11
A subgroup within the DSA is preparing for a “national uprising against federal agents and police brutality.”
The Red Rabbits Security Commission is training cadres in tactics like armed and unarmed self-defense, blocking intersections, and fighting “fascists” with umbrellas.
@thestustustudio 🧵
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Jun 11
A recent panel, an introduction to the Red Rabbits’ nationally approved training, marked the commission’s first major public-facing appearance.
During the event, local chapters described a range of security preparations including martial-arts sparring, evacuation planning, wound-packing, radio communications, the use of umbrellas and signs to shield participants from and block “fascists,” and even chemical-exposure training, in which participants practiced being pepper-sprayed.
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Jun 11
The DSA may draw the attention of the IRS—likely with good reason.
As a 501(c)(4), the DSA must "operate primarily to further the common good and general welfare of the people of the community."
It’s hard to argue that a street-level security force geared toward disruption, confrontation, and resistance to law enforcement exists primarily to “further the common good.” Tactics such as blocking traffic with bicycles, training activists to escape physical holds, forming umbrella phalanxes to confront “fascists,” and conducting “takedowns on intersections” bear little resemblance to traditional social-welfare activities.
Instead, they suggest preparation for a broader “national uprising”—one of the organization’s stated directives.
Full report: city-journal.org/article/dem…
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Jun 10
This is what your own employees told our reporters. Are you disputing the data that was given to us by your own agency?
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Jun 10
Fire expert Gabriel Mann says there is a plan to prevent wildfires in California, but “it keeps getting stalled, primarily because of state bureaucracy that blocks all of this work.”
“See the color of this stuff behind me? It’s ready to burn.”
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Jun 10
Starting last year, Gavin Newsom “fast-tracked” land, now totaling nearly 100,000 acres, for fire management.
So far, state-approved groups have completed projects covering less than 1 percent.
@christopherrufo @Shawn_Regan @kennethschrupp investigated: city-journal.org/article/cal…
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It's been more than a year since this post, and projects covering less than 1% of "fast-tracked" land have been completed.
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This year has already seen some of the most destructive wildfires in California history, and we’re only in March.
That's why I'm proclaiming a state of emergency to fast-track critical forest management projects needed to protect our communities most vulnerable to wildfire.
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EXCLUSIVE: Since last year, Gavin Newsom has "fast-tracked" nearly 100,000 acres of land for fire-management work. But we have obtained internal documents showing that his administration has only completed projects on 798 acres—less than 1 percent.
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Violence linked to untreated serious mental illness has become increasingly normalized in New York. That acceptance is letting city leaders escape accountability for their failure to address the situation, @CarolynGorman_ writes. city-journal.org/article/new…
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Jun 9
The Supreme Court will soon decide whether granola jurisdictions like Boulder, Colorado, can export their energy preferences nationwide. The answer should be an easy “no”—I bet only Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s vote is in doubt—but the case is worth exploring because it surfaces a mature understanding of federalism.
Check out my latest essay, on Suncor v. Boulder County, in @CityJournal:
city-journal.org/article/sup…
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Jun 9
California has until today to respond to @GOPoversight’s probe into the state’s prison tablet program.
Friendly reminder that serial killer Sammy Amador is watching clips of family BBQs and porn from his prison tablet. @CityJournal
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College commencement addresses have become lightning rods for militant and performative activism by students who hijack what should be joyous celebrations. Thankfully, some university administrations are finally pushing back.
Read more from Paul du Quenoy: city-journal.org/article/uni…
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