Southern Californians are grappling with the reality that entire neighborhoods may have been lost because of diversity policies implemented by the highest ranks of the Los Angeles Fire Dept.
Fire Chief Kristin Crowley earned national acclaim for being the first female and first LGBT fire chief in the history of the LAFD. She also earned accolades for making diversity, equity and inclusion her top issue. She wanted to hire more LGBT and female firefighters.
And yet not a person who was rescued in the blazing infernos that engulfed Pacific Palisades requested a LGBT firefighter. They wanted the strongest, most capable firefighters to pull them out of the danger zone.
Regardless, the International Association of Fire Chiefs has been quietly promoting diversity for more than a decade.
Libs of TikTok recently uncovered the agency’s “inclusive language” guide — instructing chiefs to not use terms like “fireman” because the word is not gender inclusive. Instead, they are supposed to be called fire officers. […]
The International Association of Fire Chiefs instructs not to use the term “fireman” and instead use “fire officer” because it’s more gender inclusive and it can emotionaly impact firefighters. pic.twitter.com/JjUFvWUcde
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 12, 2025
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Independent Journalism Is Dying
Ever since President Trump’s miraculous victory, we’ve heard an incessant drumbeat about how legacy media is dying. This is true. The people have awakened to the reality that they’re being lied to by the self-proclaimed “Arbiters of Truth” for the sake of political expediency, corporate self-protection, and globalist ambitions.
But even as independent journalism rises to fill the void left by legacy media, there is still a huge challenge. Those at the top of independent media like Joe Rogan, Dan Bongino, and Tucker Carlson are thriving and rightly so. They have earned their audience and the financial rewards that come from it. They’ve taken risks and worked hard to get to where they are.
For “the rest of us,” legacy media and their proxies are making it exceptionally difficult to survive, let alone thrive. They still have a stranglehold over the “fact checkers” who have a dramatic impact on readership and viewership. YouTube, Facebook, and Google still stifle us. The freer speech platforms like Rumble and 𝕏 can only reward so many of their popular content creators. For independent journalists on the outside looking in, our only recourse is to rely on affiliates and sponsors.
But even as it seems nearly impossible to make a living, there are blessings that should not be disregarded. By highlighting strong sponsors who share our America First worldview, we have been able to make lifelong connections and even a bit of revenue to help us along. This is why we enjoy symbiotic relationships with companies like MyPillow, Jase Medical, and Promised Grounds. We help them with our recommendations and they reward us with money when our audience buys from them.
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Even our faith-driven precious metals sponsor helps us tremendously while also helping Americans protect their life’s savings. We are blessed to work with them.
Independent media is the future. In many ways, that future is already here. While the phrase, “the more the merrier,” does not apply to this business because there are still some bad actors in the independent media field, there are many great ones that do not get nearly enough attention. We hope to change that one content creator at a time.
Thank you and God Bless,
JD Rucker
