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emptywheel:

NYT calls DOGE [sic] "more of a brand for an interlinked group of aspirational leaders who are on joint group chats and share a loyalty to Mr. Musk or Mr. Ramaswamy." https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/us/politics/elon-musk-doge-government-trump.html

Well, duh.

Sounds like a nothing burger to me. The federal government can’t put volunteers into federal agencies. The idea is a non-starter. DOGE is a dodge, as real as buying Greenland or invading Panama.
 

JD Vance on Los Angeles Fires: Some of these reservoirs have been dry for 15, 20 years. The fire hydrants are being reported as going dry while the firefighters are trying to put out the fires. There was a serious lack of competent governance in CA. It’s part of the reason why… pic.twitter.com/BFL8Zbhw2l

— Acyn (@Acyn) January 12, 2025

Hagerty: Before we put funds into place, we've got to find out exactly how we're going to hold these leaders accountable and what sort of policy changes are required pic.twitter.com/qIupaaW1w6

— Acyn (@Acyn) January 12, 2025

*Not applicable to red states.

Senator Bill Hagerty on Federal Aid for Los Angeles Fires: When Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk take a hard look at how we effectively deploy resources here, we’re going to have to see some very real changes pic.twitter.com/mil0YUdBDt

— Acyn (@Acyn) January 12, 2025

Hagerty: The failure of leadership in California that's been egregious whether it's Gavin Newsom prioritizing a fish over his citizens or a leader like Karen Bass who prioritizes DEI initiatives over the readiness of first responders. It’s pathetic what’s happened here pic.twitter.com/IJjy0LoIq0

— Acyn (@Acyn) January 12, 2025

Don’t let the truth get in the way, assholes.

Newsom: I don’t know what Trump is referring to when he talks about the Delta Smelt and reservoirs. The state reservoirs are full here in Southern California pic.twitter.com/Ouz9GMAmZt

— Acyn (@Acyn) January 12, 2025

Los Angeles fire officials say they were prepared for serious fires. They weren’t ready for four at once. https://t.co/v5mgQFbaOs

— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 11, 2025

Schiff: "The reservoirs were full at the initiation of these fires, but frankly they have the capacity to put out homes that may be a house, multiple houses -- not if the whole town is up in flames." pic.twitter.com/3Xpr5xqnCK

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 12, 2025

Elmo sticks his oar in:

Over a million acres burned in Texas last year and Elon Musk didn't say sh*t. pic.twitter.com/I8YPn1uPXv

— Art Candee 🍿🥤 (@ArtCandee) January 12, 2025

Space X has destroyed the environment around Boca Chica. That’s fine with Elmo. He prefers to pay fines (he can afford them), than be regulated and have the damage prevented. He’s not, in other words, one to talk.

Or to be listened to.

Meanwhile...

NEW: Nearly every California Republican in Congress fled the state to Mar-a-Lago as LA continues to burn. https://t.co/e5U1lVzTdh

— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) January 12, 2025

Imagine if Biden and the Dems had done this to us after the hurricane. https://t.co/LMGJg6aXOi

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) January 12, 2025

Do they really mean it, though?

Reporter: How troubled are you that there's a lack of communication between Los Angeles and the incoming Trump administration?

Bass: There isn't a lack of communication.. I have spoken with representatives of the incoming administration. pic.twitter.com/CqhHZhryOI

— Acyn (@Acyn) January 12, 2025

Useless as tits on a boar hog. 🐗