Actress <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kristen-bell">Kristen Bell</a> is facing backlash for comments she made about the donations being made to wildfire victims in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/california">California</a>.
The 44-year-old actress posted a video with “Parenthood” actress Joy Bryant urging people not to “send trash” when making donations. &#8220;This is Kristen and Joy coming at ya semi-live,&#8221; Bell said in the video she shared to Instagram. 
She continued, &#8220;So we went, we&#8217;re in LA and we went and volunteered yesterday at one of the donation centers and it was very cool to see everyone coming together but we noticed something that we kind of thought through and think we should share.&#8221;
Bryant added, &#8220;Yeah, people need a lot of things, including clothes and all kinds of things, but when we noticed that in the sorting of everything, we found stuff that [was] damaged or stained and people don&#8217;t need that.&#8221;
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&#8220;Garbage, we found some garbage, basically,” Bell said. “So we just wanted to remind everyone when you&#8217;re giving things, if you wouldn&#8217;t give it to your best friend, maybe don&#8217;t give it. Just because we want to be as respectful and dignified as possible.&#8221;
Bell asked that people donating items should wash and sort everything before giving it away. 
&#8220;If you&#8217;re donating, like, you know, old toys or anything, maybe make sure all the parts are there, wipe it down, so people that are coming to get items that their family needs, they don&#8217;t feel like they&#8217;re picking up something dirty or used,&#8221; Bell suggested.
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&#8220;Yeah, don&#8217;t send trash,&#8221; Bryant said, prompting Bell to repeat, &#8220;Just don&#8217;t send trash, that&#8217;s really like the basic—so if this is helpful, use it. If it&#8217;s not, ignore us.&#8221;
The caption of the Instagram post said, &#8220;Remember as you are gathering donations: 1. New, or gently used and clean items only. 2. Organize into sizes and label into sizes. 3. Thank you!!!! It helps the donation center sooo much xoxo.&#8221; 

Commenters on social media were divided, with many expressing outrage that Bell was judging the items people chose to donate.
&#8220;News flash most of us wear items that are torn or dirty. We can&#8217;t afford clothes with the price of groceries and gas and everything else,&#8221; one person wrote. 
&#8220;I totally get that and don&#8217;t think people should donate stained or ripped clothes&#8230;but also as I was going through my closet I thought if I was in that situation I would wear semi-old sneakers or old jeans (as long as washed!) especially to get through these first horrible weeks. I would wear a random mickey mouse tee. If I had nothing and my kids had nothing I wouldn&#8217;t care about an older random hoodie. Just my 2 cents,&#8221; another person agreed.
“Complaining about donations is kinda crazy,” a third commenter agreed.
The wildfires, which broke out Tuesday and are still not contained, have caused billions of dollars in damage to residences and businesses in Southern California. More than 180,000 people have been evacuated from their homes, and many have no homes to return to.

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Kristen Bell Gets Pushback For Saying Some Fire Victim Donations Are ‘Trash’

Kristen Bell Gets Pushback For Saying Some Fire Victim Donations Are 'Trash'

California

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Entertainment

Fires

Wildfires

House Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) said on Monday that he believes aid sent to California after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/wildfires" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wildfires</a> that have devastated places around <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/los-angeles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Los Angeles</a> &#8220;should probably&#8221; have conditions.
&#8220;Obviously, there has been water resource mismanagement, forest management mistakes — all sorts of problems,&#8221; Johnson told reporters, according to a video <a href="https://x.com/mkraju/status/1878885889150951465" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> to X by CNN&#8217;s Manu Raju.
&#8220;It does come down to leadership,&#8221; Johnson said, adding that it appeared state and local leaders were &#8220;derelict in their duty in many respects,&#8221; something that need to be taken into consideration.
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New — Asked Speaker Johnson about placing conditions on aid to California, and he tells us: “I think there should be conditions on that aid.” Said that’s his personal view before talking with the conference.
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&#8220;I think there should probably be conditions on that aid; that&#8217;s my personal view, we&#8217;ll see what consensus is,&#8221; Johnson said before mentioning that it would be part of the discussion.
The speaker also acknowledged that there is &#8220;some discussion&#8221; that a debt limit increase could be linked to disaster aid, but noted &#8220;we&#8217;ll see where it goes.&#8221;
Other top Republicans have criticized leading officials in Democrat-led California, including Governor Gavin Newsom, with the blazes <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/at-least-24-dead-from-los-angeles-county-fires-with-more-still-missing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">killing</a> at least 24 people and causing an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-fires-cause-an-estimated-50-billion-in-damages-on-track-to-be-most-expensive-in-history" target="_blank" rel="noopener">estimated</a> $50 billion in damages.
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/vance-rips-serious-lack-of-competent-governance-in-california-as-wildfires-destroy-la-area" target="_blank" rel="noopener">On &#8220;Fox News Sunday,&#8221;</a> Vice President-elect <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jd-vance" target="_blank" rel="noopener">JD Vance</a> said, &#8220;There is a serious lack of competent governance in California. And I think it&#8217;s part of the reason why these fires have gotten so bad.&#8221;
And Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/barrasso-strings-attached-to-any-u-s-money-given-to-california-after-democrats-mismanaged-fires" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> CBS News on Sunday that he expects &#8220;there will be strings attached to money that is ultimately approved,&#8221; citing the &#8220;gross failure this time.&#8221;
Raju <a href="https://x.com/mkraju/status/1878885889150951465" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> that &#8220;aid to rebuild after natural disasters often is approved without any conditions and with significant bipartisan support. But there could be a big fight over the California aid in the coming weeks.&#8221;
At least one Democrat member of Congress expressed disapproval in response to Johnson opining that aid to California should be conditional.
&#8220;This is a Mistake. If you start this, it will never end. When Dems retake the House, they will condition aid to Florida and Texas,&#8221; Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) <a href="https://x.com/JaredEMoskowitz/status/1878893219401933117">said</a> on X.
&#8220;Disaster Aid must stay non partisan,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I would fight Democrats should they try and do this. The Speaker can find many other ways to hold people accountable.&#8221;

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Speaker Johnson Says Aid To Wildfire-Stricken California ‘Should Probably’ Have Conditions

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Reality star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">Spencer Pratt</a> said he plans to sue the state of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/california">California</a> after losing his $3 million home to the ongoing <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fire">wildfires</a> in the Los Angeles area.
The father of two made the announcement over the weekend while speaking with blogger Perez Hilton, noting how he was unable to get help from the Los Angeles Fire Department as his house went up in smoke. 
“They never came. The gate was still locked,” Pratt said, per <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-14273063/spencer-pratt-plans-sue-california-la-fires-mayor-karen-bass-criticism.html">The Daily Mail</a>. “They never came. I watched from my security cameras until our house burned down. There were no fire trucks.”
The reality star said he called 911 but they couldn’t help him. He claims he told the dispatcher that if they sent “one fire truck” down his street they “could stop [the fire from] coming down the whole freaking area.”
Pratt said he was told the fire department didn’t “have the assets.”
The reality star, who is best known for his role on “The Hills,” is married to fellow alum Heidi Montag. They’ve been posting multiple updates about the loss of their home. 
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&#8220;I&#8217;m watching our house burn down on the security cameras,&#8221; Pratt told fans in a Snapchat video taken from inside a car right after the fires broke out.
“The one positive sign I saw as our house burned down was our son’s bed burned in the shape of a heart,” he posted later on Instagram alongside Ring camera footage from inside his house. “A sign of how much love was in this house so thankful for all the years and memories there with our family.”
Early on Wednesday morning, Montag also shared a video of herself crying on Snapchat, saying she is &#8220;so sad our house is gone.&#8221;
Pratt posted a series of photos to TikTok on Friday showing him standing in front of his destroyed home. He included the caption, “Please stream any of [Heidi Montag’s] music on any platforms it will make a huge difference.”
His posts helped Montag’s 2010 album “Superficial” reach number one on iTunes on Saturday, beating out Bad Bunny’s “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” per <a href="https://variety.com/2025/music/news/heidi-montag-number-one-itunes-spencer-pratt-palisades-fire-1236272656/">Variety</a>. The album failed to chart at all when it was initially released. 
“Popstar Heidi Montag No. 1 on iTunes America,” Pratt said in response to the news. “Thank you everyone! Who needs a house, who needs clothes, who needs anything but this level of clout, pop, superstardom? Our sons are gonna be like, ‘My mom was No. 1 on iTunes America.’ Thank you to everyone who made this happen.”

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Reality Star Spencer Pratt Says He’s Suing State Of CA After Losing $3M Home

Reality Star Spencer Pratt Says He's Suing State Of CA After Losing $3M Home

Celebrities

Los Angeles

More Santa Ana winds are forecast to hit parts of Los Angeles County and wide swaths of Ventura County, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a &#8220;particularly dangerous situation&#8221; red flag warning lasting from 4 a.m. on Tuesday until noon on Wednesday.
The winds could range between 45 and 75 mph, threatening to ground important firefighting aircraft as the Palisades, Eaton, and Hurst Fires continue to burn. The National Weather Service Los Angeles has only issued the &#8220;particularly dangerous situation&#8221; red flag warning a few times in the past — twice in 2020 and not again until 2024, and now, 2025, The Los Angeles Times <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-13/particularly-dangerous-situation-red-flag-fire-weather-warning-issued-for-l-a-ventura-counties" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
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Heads up! Strong, locally damaging, NE/E winds will affect West LA Co. &amp; much of Ventura Co thru Wednesday. Critical fire weather is expected, so PLEASE have multiple ways of getting notifications in case of new fires &amp; prepare ahead of time. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/venturacounty?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#venturacounty</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cawx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cawx</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Socal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Socal</a> <a href="https://t.co/BuvqcwnktS">pic.twitter.com/BuvqcwnktS</a>
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National Weather Service meteorologist Rose Schoenfeld said the warning &#8220;is one of the loudest ways that we can shout,&#8221; adding, &#8220;This is a continued extreme fire weather and wind scenario.&#8221; The high wind gusts combined with humidity as low as 5% on Tuesday makes for an especially dangerous situation, and the weather service told Los Angeles County and Ventura County residents to avoid doing &#8220;anything that could spark a fire.&#8221; The Santa Ana winds could also further stoke the fires that have already ripped through more than 40,000 acres and killed at least 24 people in Southern California.
The Los Angeles Fire Department has already prepared for the intense winds. Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said on Sunday, “I want to reassure you that your LAFD, all of our regional partners, every single agency that has come from up and down this state and outside of the state — we are ready.”
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The L.A. Times reported that preparations for the high winds include reinforcing fire control lines, clearing brush away from buildings that survived the fires, and setting up staging areas where new fires could break out. L.A. County Fire Battalion Chief Christian Litz added, &#8220;If [aircraft] get grounded, we have actually built ourselves a little bit of barrier in time for crews to get in there.&#8221;
Cal Fire spokesman Gerry Magana <a href="https://www.cnn.com/weather/live-news/los-angeles-wildfires-palisades-eaton-california-01-13-25-hnk#cm5v9t5c400053b6nt9dhuay4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, &#8220;Usually, the limiting factor is gusts over 30 miles an hour, but the sustained winds – anything over 40 (mph) – is pretty much going to ground most aircraft.&#8221;
In a social media <a href="https://x.com/GavinNewsom/status/1878648757161701581" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> on Sunday night, California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom wrote, &#8220;Emergency responders are ready tonight. Pre-positioned firefighters and engines are spread around Southern California. Stay safe. Be ready to evacuate if you get the order.&#8221;
According to the L.A. County Medical Examiner, 16 people died in the Eaton Fire and eight in the Palisades Fire. More than a dozen people are still missing. The latest data from <a href="https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cal Fire</a> shows that the Palisades Fire is at 14% containment, the Eaton Fire is at 33% containment, and the Hurst Fire is at 95% containment.

Palisades fire

‘Extreme Fire Weather’: Authorities Warn Of More High Winds As L.A.-Area Fires Rage Into Week 2

'Extreme Fire Weather': Authorities Warn Of More High Winds As L.A.-Area Fires Rage Into Week 2

Los Angeles County

Weather

Canada is a cold place, and to get around my home of Ontario comfortably during the winter I’m lucky to have a top-shelf pair of American premium leather cowboy boots by Durango. They’re perfect, except for the part where they supposedly can increase my risk of cancer.
Yes, because my boots comply with California’s Proposition 65, they came with a Cancer and Reproductive Harm <a href="https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-07-23/prop-65-product-warnings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warning label</a> in the event I were to excessively lick or dine upon my footwear. Everything from DVD players to couches now carry these labels if they’re sold in California, in case a consumer were to ingest them instead of watch a movie or take a nap. Considering the earth’s sun is a well-known carcinogen, it’s a wonder California hasn’t legislated some kind of labeling on the menacing gaseous ball elevating the cancer risk of everyone beneath its rays.
Perhaps the U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy will take action after he’s done frightening consumers about alcohol. Murthy’s latest <a href="https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/alcohol-cancer/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">advisory report</a> on “the causal link between alcohol consumption and increased risk for at least seven different types of cancer” <a href="https://www.today.com/health/diet-fitness/alcohol-cancer-risk-rcna186367" target="_blank" rel="noopener">has America spooked</a>. We experienced the same tactics in Canada.
The political collapse of Prime Minster Justin Trudeau in Canada temporarily killed a <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/tasker-canada-alcohol-problem-health-warning-labels-1.6850180" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bill</a> that would have had Canada <a href="https://www.medcentral.com/biz-policy/should-alcohol-labels-have-a-cancer-warning" target="_blank" rel="noopener">follow Ireland</a> in slapping cancer warnings on all alcoholic beverages. It’s part of a movement within the public health establishment via the <a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/alcohol">World Health Organization</a>, to shift world governments away from the message of “drink responsibly” and toward “<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/tasker-canada-alcohol-problem-health-warning-labels-1.6850180" target="_blank" rel="noopener">no amount is safe</a>”.
Consumers should know the risks associated with alcohol consumption, but what exactly are those risks?
First, Dr. Murthy’s report is what’s known as an observational study, which means conclusions are drawn without experiments featuring variables and controls. These reports study large pre-existing data sets and can show correlation, not causation, of illness associated with certain products like alcohol. It is literally not possible for observational studies to demonstrate cause and effect.
Second, the data sets informing the research are biased toward <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24825591/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">respondents underreporting</a> their level of drinking. It is to be expected then that the data for moderate drinkers is systematically enmeshed with that of heavy drinkers who underestimate their weekly intake.
The result is that moderate drinking ends up looking more risky than it might otherwise be on a chart illustrating a correlation between alcohol consumption and certain cancers.
The Canadian Centre for Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) <a href="https://www.ccsa.ca/canadas-guidance-alcohol-and-health" target="_blank" rel="noopener">led</a> the charge for warning labels in Canada, and their own findings illustrated the same kind of disproportionate response being mimicked by Dr. Murthy in the US. The CCSA’s report argued that a male who consumes 2 drinks per day may increase their <a href="https://financialpost.com/opinion/david-clement-happy-festivus-earful-for-you" target="_blank" rel="noopener">absolute</a> colorectal cancer risk by 0.0028 percent. If you add the increased risk for all cancers measured by the CCSA (liver, colorectal, esophagus, larynx, and oral/pharynx) related to alcohol consumption, the total absolute increase in cancer risk for a male drinking 2 drinks per day is 0.0099, or 9.9 one-hundredths of a percent.
These are not the kind of numbers you’d take seriously if they were on the warning label, and it’s not especially helpful to slap tobacco-style cancer warnings on products that are exponentially less harmful. The <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/lung-cancer/risk-factors/?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/lung/basic_info/risk_factors.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CDC</a> estimates that smoking increases cancer risk by 15-30 times when compared to non-smokers.
Smoking comes with an increased cancer risk that is more than 1,000%. Two alcoholic drinks per day, however, is only an increase of 0.0099% in risk. These things are not the same.
A <a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2839311">2016 paper</a> from Harvard Kennedy School laid out the best case against an overzealous warning label regime like California’s Prop 65 and the movement to associate alcohol with the hazards of cigarettes. Harvard said of Prop 65 that it “fails miserably at distinguishing between large and small risks; that is to say between wolves and puppies.” The cancer warning label movement “cries wolf” over statistically insignificant risks and deters consumers from taking labels seriously when a genuinely dangerous product comes to market in the future.
It is not good for consumers when warning labels are a <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskAnAmerican/comments/lvkiys/proposition_65_should_i_worry/">punchline</a>, but that’s precisely what happens when cancer warnings are on cigarettes and <a href="https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/GettyImages-171179611.jpg">Starbucks self-serve</a> sugar stations.
The connection between heavy drinking and certain cancers of the mouth and throat is generally accepted by researchers, including the most recent report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) about the health impacts of alcohol. NASEM <a href="https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/28582/review-of-evidence-on-alcohol-and-health">showed the same</a> uptick in the risk for breast cancer with moderate drinking but did not replicate a connection between moderate drinking and the rest of the other afflictions.
Any consumer should scratch their head when the Surgeon General’s alcohol warning is that “evidence shows that this risk may start to increase around one or fewer drinks per day.”
May start? Fewer than one drink per day? This barely clever wording means Dr. Murthy cannot demonstrate total sobriety as having a 0.0 correlation with developing cancer.
This strategic uncertainty should tell you something about the claims being made by Vivek Murthy and public health authorities in places like Canada. The conclusions don’t make that much sense. For example, Dr. Joseph Sparano, deputy director of the Tisch Cancer Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, <a href="https://www.today.com/health/diet-fitness/alcohol-cancer-risk-rcna186367">told NBC’s Today</a> “Drinking may explain some of the increased cancer risk we are seeing in young people – Cancers in people under the age of 50 have been increasing at a rate of 1-2% per year over the last 15 years.”
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But nothing is said about the <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/claraludmir/2023/06/27/why-genz-is-drinking-less-and-what-this-means-for-the-alcohol-industry/">years</a> of <a href="https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220920-why-gen-zers-are-growing-up-sober-curious">coverage</a> on reliable trendlines <a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/509690/young-adults-drinking-less-prior-decades.aspx">showing</a> adults under 35 drink less frequently and in lower quantities than any prior generation. Older cohorts are <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/30/health/seniors-alcohol-consumption.html">driving</a> the majority of alcohol consumption, and recent Center for Disease Control <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db374.htm">data</a> shows us that 5.1% of American adults are heavy drinkers, meaning a man who consumes more than 14 drinks per week and a woman who has more than seven. That slim cohort represents 75% of the cancer cases related to alcohol consumption.
If public health authorities are going to increase their focus on alcohol, it should be on heavy drinkers and tested messages of moderation and responsible drinking. 
Comparing the risks of moderate drinking to smoking is statistically false and misleading for consumers. The U.S. Surgeon General’s words carry incredible weight throughout the world, and like with California’s overzealous risk labeling system, Murthy risks squandering even more public trust in a public health advisory that can’t prove its own claims.
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David Clement is the North American Affairs Director for the Consumer Choice Center. Follow him on X: <a href="https://x.com/ClementLiberty">@ClementLiberty</a>
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Reality star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/khloe-kardashian">Khloe Kardashian</a> had strong criticism for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/los-angeles">Los Angeles</a> Democratic Mayor Karen Bass amid the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fire">wildfire</a> crisis which has caused tens of billions of dollars in damage and forced residents to flee their homes.
 The 40-year-old mom of two made her opinion known over the weekend when she shared a clip of LA Fire Chief Kristin Crowley on social media discussing a $17.5 million budget cut to her department, per <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/01/11/entertainment/khloe-kardashian-rips-la-mayor-karen-bass-amid-wildfire-disaster-you-are-a-joke/">the New York Post</a>.
In the clip, Crowley told a Fox 11 reporter that the city failed her department.
The influencer wrote, “I stand by YOU Chief Crowley!!!! You spoke the truth and you had tears in your eyes because I can tell you didn’t even want to say that but it was THE TRUTH!!!!”
“Thank you for being honest,” the caption said. “Mayor Bass you are a joke!!!!”
The outlet noted that Khloe and other members of her family who live nearby were forced to evacuate as fires raged on in the area. 
Kardashian also shared an image of a memo sent by the LAFD to the board of fire commissioners stating that the budget cut would “severely limit the department’s capacity to prepare for, train for, and respond to large-scale emergencies, including wildfires.”
The celeb shared in a follow-up post that firefighters and other first responders are “truly inspiring.” 
“The work you do is nothing short of heroic,” Kardashian wrote. “We are deeply grateful to your unwavering commitment to keeping us safe…Please know that your efforts do not go unnoticed, and we are forever grateful for everything you are doing.”
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Kardashian was criticized as a hypocrite by several social media users who brought up a previous <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-08-22/kim-kardashian-kevin-hart-california-drought-water-waste">news report</a> revealing that the Kardashians were among the biggest water wasters in parts of Los Angeles County.
At least 24 people are dead, and more than a dozen others are missing as the fires continue to burn in the Los Angeles area. According to the latest updates from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, at least three major fires are still burning in Los Angeles County.
Bass was also criticized for being out of the country when the fires broke out despite being warned that the risk was high. The LA mayor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/let-me-finish-karen-bass-snaps-at-reporter-who-dares-to-question-her-leadership">avoided questions</a> from a reporter about her role in the disaster, but she has been active on social media, speaking directly to residents via X.
“Angelenos, we&#8217;re still going through it and to any of you and all of you that have experienced a loss, the grief, the anger, the just utter shock. I&#8217;ve seen the devastation. It is unbelievable the amount of loss that people have experienced, but we have to get through this crisis and I know that we will,&#8221; Bass <a href="https://x.com/MayorOfLA/status/1878295018810876077">said</a> in a tweet.

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As some of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/it-looks-like-a-war-zone-aerial-view-shows-devastation-caused-by-fire-in-pacific-palisades" target="_blank" rel="noopener">most destructive fires</a> in Los Angeles County history continue to rage, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Democrat-controlled state legislature on Sunday agreed to set aside $50 million to fight the Trump administration and defend illegal immigrants.
The vote on the deal could take place as soon as this week — before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office next Monday, according to POLITICO. California Republicans slammed Newsom and the Democrats for focusing on fighting Trump while fires continue to burn in Southern California.
The deal, first proposed by Newsom immediately after Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in November, came out of a special session that began on December 2. The deal sets aside $25 million to fund the California Department of Justice&#8217;s fight against the Trump administration in court and $25 million to shield illegal immigrants from deportations, detention, and wage theft, POLITICO <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/13/newsom-california-democrats-trump-legal-fights-00197784" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
“This funding agreement cements California’s readiness to serve as a bulwark against Trump’s extremist agenda,” said Senate Budget Chair Scott Wiener.
In a November <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/07/newsom-california-legislative-session-trump-resistance-00188119" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> announcing the special session, Newsom said, “The freedoms we hold dear in California are under attack — and we won’t sit idle.&#8221;
Republicans have called for a special session to focus solely on the response to the fires, and Newsom, during an appearance on the Left-leaning podcast, &#8220;Pod Save America,&#8221; said he is “happy to do whatever moves the needle forward.”
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Assembly Minority Leader James Gallagher blasted Newsom&#8217;s deal with state Democrats, saying in a statement, “At a time when California should be laser focused on responding to the devastating wildfires in LA, Democrat lawmakers’ priority is creating a $50 million slush fund to hire government lawyers for hypothetical fights against the federal government and to defend criminal illegal immigrants from being returned to their home countries.”
California Senate Democrats pushed for funding to help illegal immigrants as Trump has vowed to carry out mass deportations upon taking office. Since the 1980s, California has held the highest number of illegal immigrants among any state. According to Pew Research <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/07/22/what-we-know-about-unauthorized-immigrants-living-in-the-us/#:~:text=The%20six%20states%20with%20the,California%20(1.8%20million)" target="_blank" rel="noopener">numbers</a> from 2022, California&#8217;s illegal immigrant population sits at around 1.8 million, which is nearly 200,000 more than Texas.
“Senate Democrats are particularly proud to provide funding for providers of legal aid services, which know our communities’ needs best and are best positioned to defend at scale the millions of individuals and families that will be impacted by the incoming Administration’s extreme agenda,” state Sen. Wiener added.

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The death toll from the devastating Los Angeles County fires has risen to 24, with more than a dozen people still missing and at least three blazes still burning. 
The L.A. County Medical Examiner <a href="https://me.lacounty.gov/2025/press-releases/update-medical-examiner-fire-related-deaths-at-5-p-m-on-january-12/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Sunday that 16 people had been killed in the Eaton Fire and another eight had been killed in the Palisades Fire, making some of the <a href="https://34c031f8-c9fd-4018-8c5a-4159cdff6b0d-cdn-endpoint.azureedge.net/-/media/calfire-website/our-impact/fire-statistics/top-20-deadliest-ca-wildfires.pdf?rev=dddeac543dd84d21a4b01ad6bed5f48c&amp;hash=6A2BD57BB8EC29DB9EC0C94F92B00F52" target="_blank" rel="noopener">deadliest</a> fires in California history. The fires have so far burned more than 40,000 acres and destroyed 12,000 structures. 
With the number of missing expected to rise, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna <a href="https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-wildfires-southern-california-4997fb4d4490fdaa9f2d5cf8cd5f2be7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> 12 people were missing from the Eaton Fire zone near Pasadena, with another four from the Palisades Fire near the coast. 
Victims <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/11/us/california-wildfires-victims/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">identified</a> so far included 85-year-old Annette Rossilli, Anthony and Justin Mitchell, Erliene Kelley, 66-year-old Victor Shaw, Rodney Nickerson, Rory Callum Sykes, 55-year-old Randall Miod, Charles Mortimer, and Dalcye Curry. Several died trying to protect their homes. 
The coroner&#8217;s office reported that one of the deaths was at the hospital, while the others were reported at the scene of the fires.
According to the <a href="https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents" target="_blank" rel="noopener">latest updates</a> from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, at least three major fires are still burning in Los Angeles County. The data show 13% containment for the Palisades Fire (23,713 acres), 27% containment for the Eaton Fire (14,117 acres), and 89% containment for the Hurst Fire (799 acres).
“There are still active fires that are burning within the Palisades area, making it extremely, extremely dangerous for the public,” said LA Fire Chief Kristin Crowley Sunday morning. “There’s no power, there’s no water, there’s broken gas lines, and we have unstable structures.”
The National Weather Service said Sunday that the Santa Ana winds, which fueled the fires last week with gusts up to 100 miles per hour, would continue this week. 
“Critical fire weather conditions will continue for coastal southern California including the areas of the Palisades and Eaton fires through Wednesday due to moderate to locally strong Santa Ana winds. Red Flag Warnings are in effect,” the National Weather Service <a href="https://x.com/NWS/status/1878633500368339080" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>
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Top California Democrats have faced criticism over their handling of the fires, including from President-elect Donald Trump. 
“The fires are still raging in L.A. The incompetent pols have no idea how to put them out. Thousands of magnificent houses are gone, and many more will soon be lost. There is death all over the place,” Trump said on Sunday. “This is one of the worst catastrophes in the history of our Country. They just can’t put out the fires. What’s wrong with them?”

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For those who don&#8217;t spend their Sunday mornings glued to the television — and their Sunday afternoons attempting to dig through a week&#8217;s worth of network and cable news media spin — The Daily Wire has compiled a short summary of what you may have missed.
On Sunday, as multiple wildfires still rage out of control in California, what to do about them and how to prevent such a tragedy from happening in the future was top of mind on many of the political talk shows. As one might expect, media personalities were quick to jump to the aid of Democrats — who are often only too happy to politicize natural disasters when they occurred in red states — were desperate to put a stop to the criticism being leveled at California&#8217;s leadership (or lack thereof) with regard to the fires.
Deanne Criswell, head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), joined host Jonathan Karl on ABC News&#8217; &#8220;This Week&#8221; to discuss the &#8220;dangerous situation&#8221; still unfolding in Southern California.
&#8220;The red flag warnings have been reissued, the winds are coming back, and we still want to make sure that people are in a safe place,&#8221; Criswell said. The winds had abated enough to allow for air support to fly in water and fire retardant over the last day, but they are expected to pick up again and the situation is still extremely volatile.
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FEMA&#39;s Deanne Criswell tells <a href="https://twitter.com/jonkarl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JonKarl</a> that the wildfires in California are still creating a “dangerous situation.” 
“The red flag warnings have been reissued, the winds are coming back, and we still want to make sure that people are in a safe place.” <a href="https://t.co/DaiAqGdfIK">https://t.co/DaiAqGdfIK</a> <a href="https://t.co/E6hxHKtpFs">pic.twitter.com/E6hxHKtpFs</a>
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Criswell, fresh off her agency&#8217;s scandalous behavior in the southeast — refusing to knock on doors and offer federal assistance where signs supporting President-elect Donald Trump were visible — assured Karl that the federal government was prepared to handle the aftermath of the devastating fires in addition to what was already on their plate.
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FEMA&#39;s Deanne Criswell tells <a href="https://twitter.com/jonkarl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JonKarl</a> that the agency has funding to support the wildfire response in California, as well as “recoveries from Hurricanes Helene and Milton and the other 179 declarations that we had last year alone across the United States.” <a href="https://t.co/9L2wIzgR1g">https://t.co/9L2wIzgR1g</a> <a href="https://t.co/anOvr3S7Ko">pic.twitter.com/anOvr3S7Ko</a>
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Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) also spoke to Karl about the fires ravaging his home state, praising firefighters and likening the devastation to that seen in war zones. &#8220;The heartbreak is just overwhelming,&#8221; he said.
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“The heartbreak is just overwhelming.” 
California Sen. Adam Schiff tells <a href="https://twitter.com/jonkarl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JonKarl</a> that the level of devastation in his home state due to the wildfires reminds him of visiting war zones, praises firefighters for the “extraordinary job they’re doing.” <a href="https://t.co/ztBCpzSppZ">https://t.co/ztBCpzSppZ</a> <a href="https://t.co/XL43g6Prb4">pic.twitter.com/XL43g6Prb4</a>
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Schiff suggested that the best response to the fires would be to put forth an independent commission to review what had transpired. &#8220;What went right in our response? What went wrong in it?&#8221;
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Sen. Adam Schiff calls for an independent commission to review the response to the California wildfires. 
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The new California senator, elected to fill the seat that was initially vacated when the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) passed away, also called on President-elect Trump to join with California in an effort to prevent future disasters.
Schiff, who spent the majority of Trump&#8217;s last term attempting to either impeach him or simply smear him as a Russian asset, claimed on Sunday, &#8220;It’s going to be really important for the incoming president to work with all of us in California to make sure that we get the resources we need to put out these flames &#8230; to get the relief to get back on our feet.&#8221;
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“It’s going to be really important for the incoming president to work with all of us in California to make sure that we get the resources we need to put out these flames &#8230; to get the relief to get back on our feet,” California Sen. Adam Schiff says. <a href="https://t.co/ANK2epHI2F">https://t.co/ANK2epHI2F</a> <a href="https://t.co/ygCxGG6ESk">pic.twitter.com/ygCxGG6ESk</a>
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On CBS News&#8217; &#8220;Face the Nation,&#8221; FEMA&#8217;s Criswell also spoke with host Margaret Brennan — and she argued that despite the growing evidence to the contrary, California had been adequately prepared to confront the massive blaze.
&#8220;I think that they were very prepared,&#8221; Criswell said — despite multiple reports of budget cuts to local fire departments, empty reservoirs, and empty fire hydrants. She went on to blame the excessive winds — which are a common problem in Southern California — for the difficulties first responders have faced in battling the fires. &#8220;[They] have never seen 100 mph winds that are fueling the fire.&#8221;
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When asked why the Los Angeles area was so unprepared for these wildfires, <a href="https://twitter.com/FEMA_Deanne?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FEMA_Deanne</a> says, &quot;I think that they were very prepared.&quot; But she adds the firefighters &quot;have never seen 100 mph winds that are fueling the fire.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/JELhORdFoE">pic.twitter.com/JELhORdFoE</a>
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Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) echoed Schiff&#8217;s sentiments in calling for bipartisan efforts in helping California to rebuild.
&#8220;These wildfires don&#8217;t have any political affiliation,&#8221; she told Brennan. &#8220;They don&#8217;t belong to any political party. This devastation has affected thousands upon thousands of people who just ran out of their homes with nothing in their hands, and are trying to rebuild, and they need help.&#8221;
She called on President-elect Trump and newly re-elected House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to visit the affected area, saying that they need to &#8220;witness the devastation for themselves.&#8221;
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There are plans to invite President-elect Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson to the areas of California afflicted by the wildfires and &quot;witness the devastation for themselves,&quot; says Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA).
&quot;These wildfires don&#39;t have any political affiliation,&quot; she says.… <a href="https://t.co/Lhb9U7F7M8">pic.twitter.com/Lhb9U7F7M8</a>
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Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) also weighed in, noting that if the federal government was going to assist California after obvious failures in preparation, that there would be &#8220;strings attached&#8221; to any funding provided.
&#8220;It has to do with being ready the next time because this was a gross failure this time,&#8221; he said.
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&quot;There will be strings attached&quot; to any disaster and recovery aid Congress will &quot;ultimately&quot; approve for the California wildfires, says Senate Majority Whip <a href="https://twitter.com/SenJohnBarrasso?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenJohnBarrasso</a>.
&quot;It has to do with being ready the next time because this was a gross failure this time,&quot; he tells… <a href="https://t.co/ym9WvXaDoa">pic.twitter.com/ym9WvXaDoa</a>
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Meanwhile, Governor Gavin Newsom joined NBC News&#8217; &#8220;Meet the Press&#8221; — where he said that Trump had not yet responded to an invitation to tour the damaged areas of his state.
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Trump has not responded to invitation to survey L.A. wildfire damage, Gov. Newsom says <a href="https://t.co/OP9KQebWTM">https://t.co/OP9KQebWTM</a>
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Saying that the fires would be viewed as one of the worst natural disasters to be recorded in American history, Newsom also claimed that he still had complete confidence in the leadership in place — including L.A.&#8217;s Democratic Mayor Karen Bass, who was on a taxpayer-funded trip to Africa when the fires began.
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Gov. Newsom says he has ‘faith in our leaders’ as L.A. Mayor Karen Bass faces scrutiny <a href="https://t.co/l6WlHoYtdP">https://t.co/l6WlHoYtdP</a>
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The man with a blowtorch who was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/police-arrest-arson-suspect-behind-massive-new-california-fire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arrested</a> last week in the Los Angeles area, where a number of wildfires have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/death-toll-from-la-fires-rises-to-14-county-sheriff-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wreaked havoc</a> over the past several days, is an illegal immigrant from Mexico, according to a new report.
Fox News reporter Bill Melugin <a href="https://x.com/BillMelugin_/status/1878618919054823502" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared</a> new details in a post to X on Sunday evening, noting that he got his information from insiders from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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NEW: Per ICE sources, the man seen in a viral video being subdued by residents &amp; arrested by police w/ a blowtorch near the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KennethFire?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KennethFire</a> in West Hills is an illegal alien from Mexico named Juan Manuel Sierra-Leyva. He is in custody on a probation violation &amp; has NOT been charged…
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&#8220;Per ICE sources, the man seen in a viral video being subdued by residents &amp; arrested by police w/ a blowtorch near the #KennethFire in West Hills is an illegal alien from Mexico named Juan Manuel Sierra-Leyva. He is in custody on a probation violation &amp; has NOT been charged w/ arson,&#8221; Melugin said.
&#8220;I&#8217;m told ICE will place a detainer request on him with the L.A. County Sheriff&#8217;s Department, but they do not expect it to be honored due to California&#8217;s Sanctuary State law,&#8221; Melugin added. &#8220;I&#8217;m told Sierra-Leyva will have a court appearance tomorrow. Again — he has not been charged w/ arson and is in custody only on a probation violation at the moment, as multiple agencies have been interviewing him.&#8221;
The Daily Wire previously reported that the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/police-arrest-arson-suspect-behind-massive-new-california-fire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on Thursday night a suspect had been detained in the Woodland Hills area in possible connection to the Kenneth Fire in the nearby West Hills. Newsweek posted <a href="https://x.com/Newsweek/status/1877844775547592770" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video</a> showing what it said were neighbors banding together to stop the arson suspect. The man had been walking with a bike and what appeared to be a yellow blow torch before being stopped by the citizens. At the end of the video, police took the individual into custody.
However, authorities said on Friday that the man had been arrested on a felony probation violation and was not facing arson charges,&#8221; according to <a href="https://ktla.com/news/local-news/man-detained-near-kenneth-fire/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KTLA</a>.
&#8220;After the interview and additional investigative steps, looking at some additional evidence that was present, they made the determination that there was not enough probable cause to arrest this person on arson or suspicion of arson,&#8221; said LAPD Divisional Chief Dominic Choi, who also noted that the investigation was &#8220;ongoing.&#8221;

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Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) said during an interview over the weekend that he does not support the Laken Riley Act, named after 22-year-old Laken Riley, who was murdered by 26-year-old Venezuelan illegal alien Jose Ibarra.
Padilla made the remarks about the bill, which has received strong support from both parties, during a Sunday interview on NBC News&#8217; &#8220;Meet The Press&#8221; with Kristen Welker.
&#8220;So my understanding is there was a procedural vote to allow the measure to come up in the Senate for purposes of allowing a debate, allowing us to offer amendments,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The bill currently, as written, is first of all, it&#8217;s not immigration policy. Second of all, it is already in law that those who commit violent crimes can and should be detained and are in that deportation process.&#8221;
Welker had to press Padilla two more times to answer whether he would support the bill after Senators voted 84-9 to advance it in the U.S. Senate.
&#8220;As currently written I&#8217;m a no, because it opens the doors for people simply being charged, without a conviction, to be detained and deported,&#8221; he said, trying to defend illegal aliens. &#8220;That includes minors, that includes Dreamers, that&#8217;s shoplifting a pack of bubble gum. There has to be more of a focus on a piece of legislation like this.&#8221;
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California Governor Gavin Newsom passed the buck when asked during an interview over the weekend if the &#8220;buck stops&#8221; with him in relation to the state&#8217;s poor response to the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles.
Newsom, who <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/01/11/us-news/california-gov-gavin-newsom-cut-100m-for-fire-prevention-before-deadly-wildfires-report/">cut $100 million</a> from California&#8217;s fire prevention budget, made the remarks during an interview that aired Sunday on NBC News&#8217; &#8220;Meet The Press&#8221; when asked about the investigation that he ordered into why there were water supply issues.
He said that he wants the investigation to answer the question of &#8220;What the hell happened? What happened to the water system?&#8221;
He suggested that they could have run out of water due to the amount of water being used or that there would have been a problem with &#8220;pipes&#8221; or &#8220;electricity.&#8221;
&#8220;I want to know those facts,&#8221; he claimed. &#8220;I want them objectively determined, and let the chips fall where they may.&#8221;
Newsom then tried to deflect blame, saying: &#8220;This is not about finger pointing.&#8221;
When asked if he was launching the investigation to deflect blame off himself, Newsom responded: &#8220;I&#8217;m not, how could it be when we&#8217;re doing an independent investigation and we just want the adjudication of the facts?&#8221;
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&#8220;As I say, it&#8217;s not about finger pointing,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It&#8217;s about answering the questions you and everybody wants answered.&#8221;
When asked point blame if &#8220;the buck stop with you,&#8221; Newsom did not answer the question and instead claimed that people were trying to &#8220;take cheap political shots&#8221; at him.
&#8220;Well, I mean, you&#8217;re governor of California. You might as well be the mayor of California,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We&#8217;re all in this together. We&#8217;re all better off when we&#8217;re all better off, and we&#8217;re all better off when we&#8217;re working together to take care of people and to make sure people are supported.&#8221;
&#8220;We&#8217;re empathetic,&#8221; he claimed. &#8220;And we&#8217;re here not just in the immediacy of the crisis, but we&#8217;re here after the crisis, as opposed to creating a crisis in the middle of this by trying to divide people and play political, take cheap political shots.&#8221;
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