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The rich are not the only ones losing homes at this point by any means. This was not a wealthy neighborhood:

Daron's next-door neighbour at house 281, Dillon Akers, was at work at a donut stand in the Topanga mall - about 40 miles away - as smoke started filling their neighbourhood.

Since the election, Trump has promised to immediately impose a 25% tariff on Mexican and Canadian imports, along with increasing existing tariffs on Chinese imports by 10%. On the campaign trail, Trump said he would put tariffs of 10% to 20% on all imports.

Economists widely agree that prices will increase with tariffs. Though the policy is meant to encourage American companies to produce their goods domestically, the global supply chain has become so entangled and interconnected that for many companies, the most simple thing will be to pass the cost of tariffs on to consumers – executives from multiple companies, including Walmart, Columbia Sportswear and AutoZone, have said they will do as much.

In a November Harris/Guardian poll, nearly half (44%) of respondents said they were planning purchases before Trump entering office, while nearly two-thirds (62%) said they were at least adjusting their financial plans for next year.

It's like a run on the banks, except it's a run on the Walmarts.

"You're really out to lunch! Look at this world you've cooked up! And you expect to take over another universe?"

The local TV stations have not been much help either. I guess there's nothing to know? You'd think there would be some local news that two TV stations and a newspaper might think about covering.

I was literally listening to "Hold On, I'm Comin'" when I saw this headline. Crazy coincidence.

Edit: If you want to see one hell of a live performance, check those two at the height of their careers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fowldx4hRtI

(Mods: that auto-suggested title is different from the one on on the page itself, but it's honestly a better headline in terms of the article's contents. Let me know if i need to change it.)

On Thursday, Rep. Andy Harris told Newsmax that money for wildfire aid isn’t a priority for Republicans because “we just put more money into FEMA before we left for the Christmas holidays,” and the Maryland Republican claimed that Los Angeles “mishandled the fire department so egregiously that they ought to bear some of the burden for that rebuilding.”

I love finding out a song by a famous artist wasn't original to them. Especially when that famous artist is also a famous asshole.

I realize it must seem weird that I am sharing this local news story, but the reason I am sharing it is the part at the end, something that I have really been dreading:

After he was arrested Obua was treated at a local hospital. While he was there he spoke with a nurse and told her that there was a “multimillion-dollar money scam going on between a couple of doctors in the same office as the victim,” court records state. “He made reference to the CEO that was shot and killed most recently in New York City and stated that this situation was very similar.”

I absolutely sympathize with what Luigi Mangione did, but I have been worried since it happened that it would spur copycats who might not be so discerning or might hit a target that (probably) does not deserve it.

Thankfully, in this case, the doctor was not killed.

For what it's worth, reviews of the doctor seem to be either he's amazing or he's terrible, but nothing about money.

https://www.healthgrades.com/physician/dr-manish-gera-3xdlm