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Posted without comment. (Original Post) surfered Yesterday OP
Just wait for the rebuilding phase malaise Yesterday #1
And who's going to help harvest all the fruits and vegetables? surfered Yesterday #2
Not malaise Yesterday #3
Pfffft... SheltieLover Yesterday #4
Now you know that they will be so very happy to get out there and harvest the vegetables LiberalArkie 23 hrs ago #16
ROFL malaise 22 hrs ago #19
Imagining the Meal Team Six mob heading into the fields conjures up an unpleasant picture. Magoo48 7 hrs ago #38
ding. AllaN01Bear 22 hrs ago #22
The Gravy SEALS? COL Mustard 8 hrs ago #37
More, please. 😋 multigraincracker Yesterday #5
Heard news stories of undocumented going to areas far from their homes to help protect property and fight fires paleotn Yesterday #6
Well, I will comment. Bless you Mexican firefighters and if any damned hateful MAGATs give you a hard time... hlthe2b Yesterday #7
I couldn't have said this better myself. Irish_Dem 23 hrs ago #11
Well California was part of Mexico before the US took it over! kimbutgar 23 hrs ago #8
dang you!!!!. i ws just going to mention that and you beat me to it. AllaN01Bear 22 hrs ago #23
Lincoln lost re-election to Congress because he spoke out against MadameButterfly 22 hrs ago #27
shhhhhh Codifer 19 hrs ago #33
One of their historical cities. Mblaze 23 hrs ago #9
Ciudad del rio de Nuestra Senora Reina de los angeles en Porciuncula soldierant 23 hrs ago #12
Nicely done there. If I remember right the zipcode was "6". MMBeilis 23 hrs ago #15
Well done 😀 Mblaze 4 hrs ago #41
They are risking their lives for Americans. Irish_Dem 23 hrs ago #10
ˇBomberos Mexicanos! Bo Zarts 23 hrs ago #13
Our department had a sister department in Mexico - El Grullo Mblaze 4 hrs ago #43
How is it that the world shows us love time and again Hope22 23 hrs ago #14
Canada & Mexico are sure letting actions speak louder than words. KS Toronado 22 hrs ago #20
Ohh Cha 22 hrs ago #17
Muchos gracias, Firefighters Mexicanos!!! electric_blue68 22 hrs ago #18
What good people canetoad 22 hrs ago #21
this smacks in the face of the rwjs comments , no body comes to help us. can you say smack down? AllaN01Bear 22 hrs ago #24
Some quotes from officials.... Newsom, Christine McMorrow, etc. IcyPeas 22 hrs ago #25
Charlie Kirk whined that the fire is so bad because there are not enough white firefighters. keithbvadu2 22 hrs ago #26
Sick fuck Evolve Dammit 20 hrs ago #31
Rep Jasmine Crockett ate his lunch over that comment. I wish I had her ability to respond yellowdogintexas 3 hrs ago #46
THANK YOU Mexican Firefighters! FakeNoose 21 hrs ago #28
Good neighbors! Clouds Passing 21 hrs ago #29
firefighters Kali999 21 hrs ago #30
Si se puede hermanos. nt Prairie_Seagull 20 hrs ago #32
Thank you, wendyb-NC 18 hrs ago #34
These guys are great! DENVERPOPS 17 hrs ago #35
In 1492 there were 8 million Tickle 7 hrs ago #39
Regretfully, and Shamefully, DENVERPOPS 4 hrs ago #44
K&R spanone 17 hrs ago #36
Thank you 🇲🇽 👏🏻 Meowmee 5 hrs ago #40
Thank you for your help. republianmushroom 4 hrs ago #42
surfered............ Upthevibe 3 hrs ago #45
Gracias orangecrush 2 hrs ago #47
So when will ICE be arresting and detaining these heros??? sdfernando 57 min ago #48

SheltieLover

(60,703 posts)
4. Pfffft...
Sat Jan 11, 2025, 04:51 PM
Yesterday

Get off their asses and actually do something useful? That's not in their playbook.

LiberalArkie

(16,742 posts)
16. Now you know that they will be so very happy to get out there and harvest the vegetables
Sat Jan 11, 2025, 05:59 PM
23 hrs ago

as soon as mein fuhrer requests them to.

Magoo48

(5,610 posts)
38. Imagining the Meal Team Six mob heading into the fields conjures up an unpleasant picture.
Sun Jan 12, 2025, 09:09 AM
7 hrs ago

Somehow disturbing.

paleotn

(19,693 posts)
6. Heard news stories of undocumented going to areas far from their homes to help protect property and fight fires
Sat Jan 11, 2025, 05:02 PM
Yesterday

Reporter actually asked them why? It's not their property. Maybe it was just the way the question was framed. It struck me kinda funny. I guess pitching in and doing the right thing, plus next time it might be their house, never occurred to the reporter? Trump's Amurka. Personally, I like the older one with values still alive among our undocumented people.

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/10/nx-s1-5254160/california-fires-los-angeles-latino-immigrants

hlthe2b

(107,141 posts)
7. Well, I will comment. Bless you Mexican firefighters and if any damned hateful MAGATs give you a hard time...
Sat Jan 11, 2025, 05:02 PM
Yesterday

then I can only hope they get their asses kicked to hell and back by grateful Californians.

MadameButterfly

(2,096 posts)
27. Lincoln lost re-election to Congress because he spoke out against
Sat Jan 11, 2025, 06:48 PM
22 hrs ago

the US invading Mexicao (California). Manifest Destiny being very popular politically.

Codifer

(812 posts)
33. shhhhhh
Sat Jan 11, 2025, 09:22 PM
19 hrs ago

don't tell nobody but them goldarn ruskies had a bit of Cali too.

and, well before any of "us" got here, it was occupied for many thousands of years by some other folks (who did NOT fuck up the environment).

soldierant

(8,069 posts)
12. Ciudad del rio de Nuestra Senora Reina de los angeles en Porciuncula
Sat Jan 11, 2025, 05:38 PM
23 hrs ago

I think that's all of it and I think I spelled it correctly but I'm open to correction if I didn't.

Bo Zarts

(25,760 posts)
13. ˇBomberos Mexicanos!
Sat Jan 11, 2025, 05:44 PM
23 hrs ago

I have worked with Mexican fire crews in south Arizona, and they are great!

Mblaze

(444 posts)
43. Our department had a sister department in Mexico - El Grullo
Sun Jan 12, 2025, 12:10 PM
4 hrs ago

We were able to donate an aid car to them. There was a lottery for who got to drive it down. Of course it went to those who could speak Spanish.

Hope22

(3,239 posts)
14. How is it that the world shows us love time and again
Sat Jan 11, 2025, 05:52 PM
23 hrs ago

Even though our leader treats them like dirt. We did that!

canetoad

(18,383 posts)
21. What good people
Sat Jan 11, 2025, 06:23 PM
22 hrs ago

I'm happy when other countries help a friend or neighbour in times of trouble. The US used to be like that.

AllaN01Bear

(23,535 posts)
24. this smacks in the face of the rwjs comments , no body comes to help us. can you say smack down?
Sat Jan 11, 2025, 06:27 PM
22 hrs ago

IcyPeas

(22,900 posts)
25. Some quotes from officials.... Newsom, Christine McMorrow, etc.
Sat Jan 11, 2025, 06:33 PM
22 hrs ago
Newsom wrote on X: "Firefighters from Mexico are en route to the Eaton fire — joining more than 10,000 personnel already on the ground. California is deeply grateful for President Claudia [Sheinbaum]'s support as we work to suppress the Los Angeles wildfires. Our partnership and shared commitment to helping communities in need is greatly valued."

Christine McMorrow, Deputy Director of Strategic Communications, told Newsweek in an email: "Currently we have 13 people from the British Columbia Fire Service enroute to the Palisades Fire to shadow Incident Management Team 2, per an interagency MOU between CAL FIRE and the British Columbia Fire Service. Staff are working to coordinate the logistics to bring 90 firefighters from Mexico City to California. They will be assigned when they arrive, possibly in the next day or two."

Mexico's National Civil Protection Council on X wrote: "Tomorrow, the Mexican delegation will leave on a solidarity mission to protect lives and nature. Mexico is with the United States. Solidarity has no borders," according to a translation.

keithbvadu2

(40,730 posts)
26. Charlie Kirk whined that the fire is so bad because there are not enough white firefighters.
Sat Jan 11, 2025, 06:39 PM
22 hrs ago

Yet no one sees him joining the team.
Blames lesbians.
Yet no one sees him joining the team.

yellowdogintexas

(22,883 posts)
46. Rep Jasmine Crockett ate his lunch over that comment. I wish I had her ability to respond
Sun Jan 12, 2025, 01:08 PM
3 hrs ago

to these people so spontaneously and correctly

wendyb-NC

(3,904 posts)
34. Thank you,
Sat Jan 11, 2025, 10:32 PM
18 hrs ago

Thank you, to Mexico and the fire fighters. You are heroes, may you be safe from harm doing this job and live long prosperous lives after, as we wish to all who are battling the fires and those who live there and are affected, whatever they need, toward recovery. .

DENVERPOPS

(10,301 posts)
35. These guys are great!
Sat Jan 11, 2025, 11:06 PM
17 hrs ago

Interestingly, the Native Americans are known to be the best at fighting forest fires.

We should employ them in large numbers..... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh? WHAT? there aren't very many around anymore ????????????

I guess the 74 Million MAGAot's past relatives weren't immigrants that came to North America, and killed off 30-60 million Native Americans before stealing their land......

Tickle

(3,230 posts)
39. In 1492 there were 8 million
Sun Jan 12, 2025, 09:48 AM
7 hrs ago

Native Americans. In 1776 native American population was 4 million and the white population was moved in and the rest, as they say is history. There was never 40 to 60 million native Americans to be abused.

DENVERPOPS

(10,301 posts)
44. Regretfully, and Shamefully,
Sun Jan 12, 2025, 12:59 PM
4 hrs ago

The actual number will never be known.........different noted "authorities," and "historians" give VASTLY different estimates, which in all honesty, due to non-existent record keeping, are not even educated guesses..............

These estimates, are anywhere from 900,000 to 18,000,000 to even 112,000,000.

At any rate, I think that it would be hard for ANYONE, to consider the Native American "population" simply....... "ABUSED"

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