California Businessman Makes Joe Rogan Go Quiet with Never-Before-Told Details of LA Fires

Feb 7, 2025

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Walter Kirn

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Mike Baker

Mike Baker, a former CIA covert operations officer, and Walter Kirn, best-selling author and cultural critic, dive into the catastrophic failures of California leadership during recent wildfires. They discuss the alarming implications of budget cuts and mismanagement that exacerbated the crisis. The conversation takes a turn to the broader cultural landscape, analyzing how woke policies affect governance and women's sports, and highlighting the complex relationship between gender identity and activism. Tune in for sharp insights and thought-provoking commentary!

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ANECDOTE

Caruso on Rogan

Rick Caruso, after losing the LA mayoral election to Karen Bass, appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience.
He discussed California's leadership failures, including LAFD budget cuts and empty reservoirs during wildfires.

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Contrasting Outcomes

Walter Kirn compares Caruso's loss in LA to Trump's presidential victory.
He highlights the contrasting outcomes, with LA experiencing devastating fires under Bass's leadership.

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Newsom's Response

Governor Newsom claims California must "rebuild with science" after the fires.
He emphasizes climate change as a factor, neglecting preemptive measures like filling reservoirs.

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Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” talks to CIA Covert Operations Officer, Mike Baker, and the best-selling author of Up In The Air, Walter Kirn about Rick Caruso telling Joe Rogan the shockingly long list of catastrophic failures by California leaders like Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass concerning the LAFD budget cuts, empty reservoirs and more that helped make the recent LA wildfires one of the most damaging California fires in history; Gavin Newsom admitting to CNN’s Pamela Brown how the Pacific Palisades will not be allowed to rebuild in the same way and will have to center rebuilding around combatting climate change; JK Rowling reminding the left and Democrats how they helped give Trump a major win on protecting women’s sports from trans athletes by passing the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act; White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt explaining to Sage Steele how President Trump plans to make sure that his executive order on protecting women’s sports can’t simply be reversed by another president; Donald Trump calling out reporters from POLITICO to their faces after the DOGE exposed how much money USAID was funneling to them; Bret Weinstein telling Joe Rogan how he looks at Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren in a much different way now; and much more.

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