Newsom<\/a> held a press conference to unveil his administration’s El Ni\u00f1o disaster-readiness strategy, which includes taking zero physical precautions so he can aggressively blame red states, fossil fuels, and Donald Trump after the state goes entirely underwater.<\/p>\n“For decades, California governors have wasted taxpayer dollars on outdated, narrow-minded infrastructure like clearing storm drains, dredging channels, and reinforcing levees,” Newsom said, announcing the statewide emergency declaration. “That\u2019s 20th-century thinking. Progressive leadership isn’t about stopping floods, it\u2019s about having a multi-platform media strategy ready to explain why the flood is actually Florida’s fault.”<\/p>\n
The administration\u2019s proactive finger-pointing strategy has already won rave reviews from Democrats, praising the governor for saving billions of dollars on physical flood barriers to allow those funds to be redirected toward a $12 billion study on the intersectional impact of mudslides.<\/p>\n
At press time, the California National Guard\u2019s rescue efforts were officially delayed by 72 hours, as crews patiently waited for the state’s new fleet of solar-powered rescue helicopters to charge under the dark, torrential storm clouds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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