Summary

As California battles its worst wildfire, consuming 28,000 acres and killing five, MAGA figures, including Trump and Elon Musk, blame DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion) initiatives instead of climate change.

Trump attacked Gov. Gavin Newsom over false claims about water policies, while right-wing media targeted Kristin Crowley, LA’s first LGBTQ fire chief, for prioritizing DEI.

Musk amplified conspiracy theories, and MAGA commentators linked DEI to the state’s firefighting challenges.

Critics dismissed these claims, citing unprecedented fire strain, climate change, and misinformation.

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      21 hours ago

      Because when a white man hosting CNN implies that non-white people are less capable just by virtue of being non-white men it’s not only incredibly racist it’s appalling and deserves punishment. Adults can handle some bullshit but every child who hears that they are less intelligent, less capable, more lazy or whatever the latest white supremacist argument is, they internalize that shit. I fully believed women were inferior to men in intellect and less deserving of many things because that’s what I grew up hearing at home, from my father, to his 2 daughters. I still feel undeserving of my job. I can’t wait for him to die painfully so the conservatives lose a vote. There’s no fixing him, and now his son parrots the same talking points. He has never worked a job in his life, yet moans about immigrants in the country.