Part II: Playing with Fire and How DEI Policies Let LA Burn

The following article, Part II: Playing with Fire and How DEI Policies Let LA Burn, was first published on The Black Sphere. The United States is the land of plenty, yet when it comes to providing water—a basic necessity for life—we’re starting to look like a Third World country. It’s a surreal problem, given that one of our citizens has mastered feats like landing rockets back on Earth. So why can’t we solve water crises in places like California? The truth is as simple as it is damning: incompetence and greed. NEWS: TV crews are using SpaceX’s @Starlink to broadcast their live fire coverage in LA. “The only reason you’re able to see us right now is because of Starlink. There’s absolutely no cell service at all in this whole area.” pic.twitter.com/7EXT0IQ5HG — Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) January 9, 2025 California, with all its wealth and technological prowess, could solve its water issues if it wanted to. Areas of the country regularly flood while others face severe droughts. The solution—moving excess water to areas in need—isn’t rocket science. The same man who lands spaceships back to earth manufactures earth boring equipment. One would think we could dig tunnels from areas of...