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Palisades Fire live updates: Wildfires spread in Los Angeles, prompting mandatory evacuations, as Santa Ana winds expected to intensify

Deadly Eaton fire ignited by Southern California Edison, feds allege in lawsuit

Federal prosecutors on Thursday sued Southern California Edison over its alleged role in the deadly Eaton fire, a blaze that killed 19 people and destroyed more than 9,000 homes and other structures in Altadena and the surrounding area.

In a civil complaint, prosecutors allege that the Eaton fire was ignited by “faulty power infrastructure or by sparks from faulty power infrastructure owned, maintained, and operated” by Edison.

The government also sued Edison on Thursday for its alleged role in the Fairview fire, which burned near Hemet in 2022. Prosecutors are seeking tens of millions of dollars in damages from Edison, alleging the company’s negligence caused both fires.

Essayli stressed that the intention is for the utility company and “not the ratepayers” to bear the burden of the costs.

[As a ratepayer, I'm very interested to hear how that's going to work.]
Don't they have public liability insurance to cover such instances? Of course their premiums will go up as a result of any major claims made, which I suspect will be passed on to their source of income, ie. ratepayers.
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Trump dispenses with trials, orders military strike on alleged Venezuelan drug-trafficking boat (Now up to 2, 3, 4...)

Are the military personnel who fired the weapons 'murders' seeing how their intent was to kill narco terrorists to save countless lives from the poison they were trying to sell?

...the problem is not the intent of the military personnel. I suppose one could argue they were following an illegal order...but that's a separate argument.

The fact is, their superiors (Hegseth, presumably with Trump's approval), ordered the execution of 11 people without providing any opportunity for them to:
a) Surrender
b) Defend themselves in court

[Normally, the Coast Guard, or the US Navy operating under Coast Guard direciton, would interdict such a vessel.]

At this point, we can't even assume all 11 invididuals were "narco terrorists". It's highly unlikely they would choose to many a 40' boat with 11 operators....
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What Does the Lord Jesus Mean by “Doing the Will of the Heavenly Father “?

The Lord Jesus said, “Not every one that said to Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of My Father which is in heaven “ (Matthew 7:21). From this, it is evident that entering the kingdom of heaven is not a simple matter; it’s not merely a matter of believing in the Lord. To enter the kingdom of heaven, we must strive to become those who do the will of the Heavenly Father. But what does it mean to do God’s will?

Good question. This is a very very important topic.
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Trump calls Epstein disclosures battle ‘a Democrat hoax’

GROK CONVERSATION

No, there is no hard evidence—such as an explicit statement from Trump himself, official White House directives, or documented actions by his administration—directly confirming that Trump opposes the release of Epstein-related files
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American boys have become less supportive of gender equality (i.e. men and women should receive equal job opportunities and pay)

For instance, they mention that the decrease is happening regardless of social media usage, regardless of dating activity, regardless of whether or not there's a father in the home, and is actually declining less for young males who watch less video content.
That's interesting, though I note that the survey just looks at how much social media/video content they're consuming, not the nature of that content. The article notes that the hypothesis that the "manosphere" and internet subcultures are responsible for the shift isn't confirmed by the survey, but neither does the survey reject the hypothesis. A relatively small amount of "significant" social media or video content could easily be enough to teach negative attitudes about women. Also consider the impact of audio content like podcasts, which don't appear to be addressed. While many podcasts are available as videos, that's not necessarily how they are consumed.
Depending on the type of college educated mother, it could be either
A) if they see their mother playing the role of "boss lady" all the time and either insulting, ordering around, or emasculating their father, that can shape perceptions in a negative direction

or

B) if they observe their friends with stay-at-home moms having a mother who's more engaged in the lives of their children and more "available" rather than heavily career focused mom who skips the soccer game for a work project, or spends half of their b-day party out in the hallway on a conference call, that can create some perceptions as well.
or

C) Lack of parental engagement means that parents are less likely to recognize and correct anti-social behavior in their kids.
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Minnesota Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar Suddenly Somehow Worth $30 Million, According to Report

Grok Conversation​

In short, while the rumor persists and raises questions about Omar’s personal life, no hard evidence—only speculation and unverified claims—supports the assertion that she married her brother.
Luv Grok conversation!
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Newsome pushed back against Democracy to achieve his political goals

Imagine if he delivers the House to the Democrats!
I don't doubt it is in his imagination -
Given that there are no declared candidates, it is meaningless.
agreed the candidates vying for position are pretty much meaningless. It's just a political stunt.
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Trump dispenses with trials, orders military strike on alleged Venezuelan drug-trafficking boat (Now up to 2, 3, 4...)

I am curious, is making money by bringing poisons into a country that kills thousands not murder? What exactly is your definition of 'murder?'
Would that also apply to people who spread deadly diseases, after refusing to take reasonable measures to reduce the spread?

Would it apply to people who release deadly chemicals into waterways or into the air?

Would it apply to people who sell weapons?

Indeed, would it apply to anything the political right does that harms people?
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Minnesota Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar Suddenly Somehow Worth $30 Million, According to Report

Curious - is this the brother she married?

Grok Conversation​

In short, while the rumor persists and raises questions about Omar’s personal life, no hard evidence—only speculation and unverified claims—supports the assertion that she married her brother.
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What are you reading?

They seem to be tryting to bridge each others views, to be getting closer to what each sides positions are in this issue of theology
I read an article online by the guy who presents the progressive covenantalism argument where he summarized the dispensational POV, and I kind of agree with what he presented, but I haven’t seen any of the dispensational guys say the same thing. LOL. So maybe it’s a progressive dispensational thing.
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RFK. Jr Threatens Pediatricians Over Vaccine Recommendations and Liability

JFK. LOL.
They are currently, about equally informed on health matters.

Sorry for the misstype.

Literally the first words in the article in the OP are "The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)..." It's pretty safe to say their conflicts of interest are germane to this discussion.
The article mentions Trump too.
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Trump dispenses with trials, orders military strike on alleged Venezuelan drug-trafficking boat (Now up to 2, 3, 4...)

Murder requires intent. Their intent is to make money, not to kill Americans or an attack to take over the United States.

The 'Ketamine Queen' who sold ketamine to Matthew Perry is not being charged with murder.

Neither was Perry's personal assistant who literally injected the fatal doses of ketamine.
Are the military personnel who fired the weapons 'murders' seeing how their intent was to kill narco terrorists to save countless lives from the poison they were trying to sell? If a father intended to kill a man who broke into his home to rape and kill his daughter a murderer? If a man is given the death penalty, is it the judge, the executioner, or both the murderer?
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What Does the Lord Jesus Mean by “Doing the Will of the Heavenly Father “?

The Lord Jesus said, “Not every one that said to Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of My Father which is in heaven “ (Matthew 7:21). From this, it is evident that entering the kingdom of heaven is not a simple matter; it’s not merely a matter of believing in the Lord. To enter the kingdom of heaven, we must strive to become those who do the will of the Heavenly Father. But what does it mean to do God’s will?
God's will is that we believe in, trust on and obey the Son.

The Son's will is that we love God and neighbor as the Son has loved us.
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