California Catastrophe | 01-09-25

Sid & Friends In The Morning

On this Thursday edition of Sid & Friends in the Morning, the wildfires incinerating southern California only worsened overnight, with the body count being at least five dead as of this morning. The utter disregard that elected officials and emergency personnel generally have for their citizens in California is partially to blame, with firefighters and water supply inventory being alarmingly low for a state that has always been prone to droughts and subsequently, wildfires. In other news of the day, Mark Zuckerberg and Meta are doing away with fact-checking on the social media platform Facebook, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum claps back at incoming President Donald Trump for saying he'll rename the Gulf of Mexico, and Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop floats the idea of a "reverse" congestion pricing fee for those entering The Garden State. Curtis Sliwa, Rich Lowry, Elizabeth Barcohana, Bill O'Reilly, Eleonora Srugo and Taylor Middleton Scavo join Sid on this Friday-eve installment of Sid & Friends in the Morning.

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