Great episode! It's crisis events like this that radicalize people, we can't let the political current of this moment pass us by. Here is your call to action to join an org! PSL's campaign 2024 slogan was "End capitalism before it ends us." This is exactly what we were talking about.
@Eyelash4023 сағат бұрын
I think it’s worth highlighting over and over again, it’s not right vs. left. It’s TOP vs. BOTTOM.
@LeninsCat3Күн бұрын
Amazing work as always, Breht
@Macaveli91Күн бұрын
Was looking for a good informative socialist podcast and decided to give yours a try, first episode I've listened to and it's great. Thank you. Unite.
@thisdudegotrealКүн бұрын
49:25 Bike Oven mentioned. Much love to Chicken Leather a true legend of this city!
@axShinsei19 сағат бұрын
Solid info, ty!
@publicutilityКүн бұрын
Red menace was mentioned. Will the recent red menace podcast be added to this channel? ✌💞💪🖖🤙🌱 Fellow earthlings
@BobtheRedead13 сағат бұрын
I've always prefered "climate chaos" to "climate change" as a term. "Change" can be argued to be a good thing, particularly in colder climates that also responded a bit too favorably to "global warming." "Climate chaos" also addresses increased instances of natural disasters and extreme weather patterns like hurricanes and droughts. It also centers the idea that our models for predicting natural disasters are insufficient because reality is even worse than our worst-case predictions.
@automaton1119 сағат бұрын
None of these fires are in urban areas or “the city.”These are all in areas along the hills and foothills. Areas covered with brush. What’s weird is that fire season is usually in the summertime. Because of the extreme winds, these fires spread quickly compared to usual. And they are affecting the rich areas.
@j_r_juniorКүн бұрын
Without ignoring the tragic contours of these wildfires, it is absolutely important for all of us, especially those on the left, to acknowledge the need to scale back Los Angeles as currently constituted. The city is the utter embodiment of frivolity and hubris of US empire and is implicitly unsustainable. People are talking about rebuilding and this is the absolute wrong and backwards idea. If dollars are to be spent in response to this crises, then they need to be spent relocating residents to more sustainable and less risky areas. I acknowledge that people have a nostalgic connection to Los Angeles through generational ties, but that is not a sufficient rationale to expose future generations to these severe hazards. I say this having spent a number of years living in LA-I get it, it’s a largely lovely place to reside; however, the idea that we should continue to subsidize this contrived cosmopolis simply because the residents get to skip out on regular precipitation and cold weather is utterly absurd. Do people think insurers are just going to turn around and start writing fire policies in these areas again? This event having occurred makes the likelihood of it happening again GREATER, not less. The left in particular needs to lead this conversation about unwinding Los Angeles-otherwise, all the talk about sustainability and environmental conscientiousness means nothing.
@presterjohn1697Күн бұрын
It grieves me to say this but Pacific Palisades is now a massive superfund site on a scale similar to Chernobyl & Fukushima. All of chemicals, construction materials, cars, household items, furniture are now toxic airborne particulates. They've leached heavily into the topsoil. It's not safe go near these areas at all and that includes post-disaster redevelopment.
@publicutilityКүн бұрын
Developers are at the gates. Oprah and the rock will raise money and exploit the "victims" to buy up real estate like they did in Maui.
@BobtheRedead13 сағат бұрын
Chemist here. There is no nuclear waste like with Chernobyl or Fukushima. There ARE many toxic chemical fumes generated by the fires, though. Polyurethanes (PUs) are a big one. They're used in many fake leather goods like sofas and jackets. Fumes from burning PU leather couches are a common cause of death in housefires. They're really only a risk in unventilated areas, though, and dissipate quickly in the open air. They are not solid particulates. Many soluble things getting into the water system will completely wreck water pipes, though. There will be many other serious issues with redevelopment, like lack of affordable housing as mentioned in this podcast. Most new developments are high-end condos and not high-density units. Rent controlled leases disappear when their buildings do. The majority of working class people in LA won't be able to come back. Rich people won't be able to buy fire insurance for rebuilt houses, either. Seawater used as a last resort to extinguish fires will literally salt the earth and prevent plant regrowth. All civic water infrastructure will be heavily corroded from everything that washes down. It's hard to even imagine how enormous of an undertaking it will be to rebuild LA. Most people won't be able to come back. I hope everyone is as safe as they even can be, given everything.