Michael Schellenberger

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Score -90
Michael Shellenberger
@shellenberger
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105d
You cut fire prevention; LA burned. You spent $24 billion on homelessness; it rose 40%. You reduced penalties for violent crime; it's 31% higher in California than in the US as a whole. And instead of taking responsibility, you're trying to become an influencer. It's pathetic.
6/9/2025, 2:54:27 AM
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Michael Shellenberger
@shellenberger
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3d
It's ideology-induced incompetence. California is run by people who hate civilization — for other people. They'll fight to the death to defend it for themselves and their neighbors.
Michael Shellenberger
@shellenberger
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149d
Nothing could have been done to stop the catastrophic L.A. fires that killed 24, incinerated 12k homes, and cost $250B, say the media. Nonsense, says an LA firefighter. The failure by Newsom & Bass to mobilize firefighters before the fires began led to an avoidable catastrophe.
Michael Shellenberger
@shellenberger
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3d
@KarenBassLA They're not going to be satisfied until the rest of LA burns down.
Michael Shellenberger
@shellenberger
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147d
They defunded the fire department, drained the reservoir, and cut the budget for fire prevention. Yes, incompetence. Yes, ideology. But the underlying reason they let LA burn is because, deep down, they hate civilization. Me with @JillianMichaels
Michael Shellenberger
@shellenberger
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3d
California has half the population as Germany and a bigger economy. We pay the highest taxes by far. And yet, not only does LA have nearly half the police per capita as Chicago, Mayor @KarenBassLA wants to lay-off 400 police officers.
Michael Shellenberger
@shellenberger
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3d
Everybody in L.A. knows there aren't enough police officers. It has little more than half as many per capita as Chicago. And yet @GavinNewsom @MayorOfLA @KamalaHarris and *every single* Democratic governor opposed calling out the National Guard.
Michael Shellenberger
@shellenberger
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3d
There's no shortage of police in L.A., said @GavinNewsom a few hours ago. In fact, L.A. has far fewer police per capita than other big cities. And now, the protesters have overrun the police and blocked the highway. Video: @AnthonyCabassa_

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