I love teppanyaki. Benihana (or now our local teppanyaki restaurant, no Benihana here) has been my birthday go to since I was 6.

Birds aren’t real

The appeals courts just ruled 5-0 that Fox Corp cannot escape the $2.7 BILLION lawsuit against them, they are Fox News and both control and are responsible for what it airs…the same lawsuit Dominion was going to win when they settled for $788 million…expect another similar settlement or more because they have now admitted the crimes and knowing lies as part of the Dominion settlement.

Russian nesting bottles?

Continuing to burn, now in the world famous neighborhoods of Brentwood, Belaire, and they’re evacuating Encino.


Some estimates are now saying $150 billion + (including lost commerce)….and growing.
(Side note- estimates to “rake the forest clean” as fire deterrent like some have suggested are about $1 Trillion per year in California alone and would require every undocumented immigrant in America and then some to do the job, so no deportations.)

Multiple people have been arrested for starting these and other fires in LA. A man with a propane torch was caught lighting Xmas trees and garbage cans that seem to be the start of the Kenneth fire, a woman was caught starting fires near Palisades on the 8th (her fires were reportedly put out, so maybe not the start of that fire) and there’s footage of what’s claimed to be people starting fires in what looks like down town LA tonight.

Qanon nut and maga Pizzagate gunman Edgar Maddison Welch was just killed when he pulled a gun on police during a traffic stop.
How is maga not officially a terrorist organization?

I still have multiple distinct vivid memories from when I was between 18 months and 2 years old…memories I verified were real and accurate decades later with the people involved. I have some vague memories of even earlier, around 1.
Obviously if this is a “rule”, it’s flexible.

I just had a realization….there are now 5000 households from Palisades alone that are “homeless” (except those with second houses) and sounds like another 5000 around LA.
It’s a good bet these are mostly the same people who consistently voted against low income housing in LA, definitely NIMBY. They now find themselves competing for the few available rental properties.
In the short term that’s karmic. In the long term, I wonder what it means for their homeless population and wonder if we can expect an exodus since services and opportunities are about to dry up.
Good time to be in demolition/construction in LA.

On a side note, thousands of animals are now homeless, lost, hurt, or in need of supplies in LA. If you can donate directly to a local rescue, do it. Don’t donate to national charities that spend 98% on advertising and administration costs, donate directly to rescue organizations that spend donations on animals.

The Palisades Fire has exploded to more than 19,000 acres with 6% containment as of early Friday morning. The fast-moving Eaton Fire is at 13,000 acres and 0% contained. The Hurst Fire is at least 771 acres and 37% contained, while the newer Kenneth Fire is at 1,000 acres and is 35% contained.
Estimates are $50-$60 billion in losses with over $10 billion in homes lost so far and rising. Winds are forecast to drop slightly tomorrow but rise again significantly on Sunday.

One of two “super scoopers” on loan from Canada is out of commission after hitting a civilian drone this morning, further hampering efforts. Fortunately the plane managed to land safely with a hole in its wing and not crash into residential LA.
It is a crime to fly a drone in an active disaster area, with a $75k fine and up to 12 months in prison.
Firefighters lost water pressure when PG&E shut off electricity to the pumps that maintain water pressure to keep the lines from sparking new fires, again hampering fire fighting efforts. They are working on getting generators attached to the pumping stations to restore pressure.
At least one new fire started in LA today, suspected of being arson.
This already looks to be the most costly natural disaster in American history, and it is still unfolding.

I hope Biden manages to deliver the aid he has promised before he leaves office. The felon will clearly try to block any aid to a blue state out of personal spite and will leave us to fend for ourselves. (If only we could do the same)

Yep. It’s awful. A total anarchic hell scape everywhere. Believe it all. Stay away. Nobody wants to live HERE.

Don’t come begging for a handout red states. You insist California is a failed economy, we should start taking more from the federal budget than we contribute just like you have for decades. (California pays around $400 BILLION in federal taxes and gets about $140 BILLION back every year, meaning we provide about $260 BILLION in “welfare” to other (red) states yearly)

That’s longer than most versions!
Here’s another view at least.