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		Yeul on Jan 9, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: LA wildfires force thousands to evacuate, NASA JPL... Texas governor was in Acapulco and nobody blamed him. Anyway on topic an aunt of mine is a mayor of a small city (55k). Her opinion is that firefighters fight fires and having a politician walk around a disaster area with a hundred journalists isn't helping.

ExoticPearTree on Jan 9, 2025 | [–]

> Texas governor was in Acapulco and nobody blamed him.

Wasn't that Ted Cruz, the senator? During the blizzard?

stogot on Jan 9, 2025 | | [–]

That’s a good point. They’d be a distraction to the fire chiefs

throaway89 on Jan 9, 2025 | [–]

That was Newsom

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