Miscellaneous
It's early in the fire season, but already California has seen the worst year on record, with over 3 million acres (or 3% of the state's landmass) burned by mid-September. We're joined by the Sunrise Movement's Moiz Mir to walk us through how we got into this hellscape, and what we can do moving forward. Trump stopped by Sacramento on Monday. He didn't do or say much of consequence, but he did make his usual reactive statements on climate science and asserted that California needs to thin out its forests. There was a somewhat awkward moment where Governor Gavin Newsom pushed back on Trump's climate-denying claims, for what that's worth. The governor's office also gave federal officials a comically simple pamphlet on some of the more concerning facts around California wildfires in recent years. It's nice to see the Newsom say that he's taking the science seriously. But as Moiz will reminds us, actions speak louder than words. Since April, Newsom has approved 48 new fracking permits throughout the state. The Sunrise Movement is gaining power and prominence, and has in part been credited with Senator Ed Markey's defeat of Joe Kennedy III, as well as Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush's stunning primary wins for Congress. Here in California, we discuss what's to be done with Democrats who don't get on board with the Green New Deal, or who take money from big oil. Finally, we discuss what went down out in the streets during Trump's Sacramento visit, in which a Volvo clipped two anti-Trump demonstrators, sending one to the hospital, and a California Highway Patrol vehicle abruptly sped up when a demonstrator that it tried to bump climbed onto the hood, sending the young man flying to the ground. He also required an ambulance. Are the stakes and temperature rising? From his podium, Trump brags about federal forces for extrajudicially killing the man who allegedly killed a rightwing agitator in Portland a couple weeks back. Down in Los Angeles, a man walked up to a county sheriff's vehicle and shot both deputies inside. How did we get here? And what happens next? Thanks for listening, defund the police and, as always: Patreon: patreon.com/voicesrivercity Twitter: @youknowkempa, @guillotine4you, @ShanNDSTevens, @Flojaune And thank you to Be Brave Bold Robot for the tunes.