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Palisades Fire live updates: Wildfires spread in Los Angeles, prompting mandatory evacuations, as Santa Ana winds expected to intensify

He who smelt it, dealt it.

Florida man ‘maliciously’ started Palisades fire, then tried to cover his tracks, authorities allege

Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, is accused of starting the initial fire on New Year’s Day that rekindled to become the Palisades fire days later. He was arrested Wednesday in Florida and charged with destruction of property by means of fire, which carries a minimum of five years in federal prison.

Among the evidence collected from Rinderknecht’s digital devices was a dystopian image he generated on ChatGPT depicting a burning city with people trying to flee, said Bill Essayli, acting U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, at a news conference Wednesday.

Rinderknecht called 911 to report the fire, then offered to help firefighters battle the blaze, according to an affidavit by an agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Prosecutors accused Rinderknecht of lying about where he was when he made his first 911 call.

While some residents said they saw fireworks in the area on Jan. 1, authorities said they don’t believe fireworks were a factor in the initial fire, called the Lachman fire. Rinderknecht allegedly set the fire “maliciously” with an open flame — “likely a lighter” that ignited combustible material like vegetation or paper, according to the ATF agent’s affidavit. [I understand he had a long neck BBQ lighter in his car.]

He made “false statements” to investigators, prosecutors alleged, saying he first saw the fire after he left the Hidden Buddha clearing and walked down the trail toward his car. However, GPS data from his phone showed he was in the clearing when he first called 911.

Son of missionaries accused of setting destructive Palisades fire

They recall him as the shy and quiet son of missionaries, who could sometimes grow “bratty” or excited when challenged.

In the Hollywood neighborhood where he lived and worked as an Uber driver, one acquaintance described him as “a really nice guy.” Yet he was embroiled in an ugly legal conflict with a neighbor in his apartment complex that included accusations of abuse and drug use.

[Previously he lived in Palisades, near the fire's origin.]

The Skull Rock trailhead — which was cited in the government’s criminal complaint — was located just steps from their home, the old roommate said, and the pair would often hike the route.

In the fall of 2018 — before he lived in Hollywood — Rinderknecht and a girlfriend used Airbnb to rent a room in a San Fernando Valley home, according to the landlord, who spoke to The Times on the condition of anonymity for fear of harassment.

As the weeks wore on, however, the landlord grew concerned. She overheard Rinderknecht speaking to his girlfriend, and said he was disrespectful, even cruel. She suspected that he was using illicit substances and that he was damaging her home’s walls and window blinds.

The landlord said that sometimes, she would overhear the girlfriend crying, or saying that her family wanted her to leave Rinderknecht and fly back home.

“He disregarded all the rules. If I said don’t do this, he’d be very upset and talk back to me,” the landlord recalled. “I called Airbnb to kick him out.”

[After kicking them out, she had $2,000 in repairs to deal with.]

According to public records and posts on social media, the 29-year-old has roots in Florida, Hollywood, Pacific Palisades and the south of France, where his parents did missionary work.

Rinderknecht’s mother, Jennifer, is originally from Florida, according to Pastor Shawn Hurley with Meadowbrook Baptist Church in Lima, Ohio. His father, Joel, is a French citizen, and the couple live in France.
If I was in charge, he would have to work/treated like a slave, until he's dead. I have no respect for a monster that caused such a nightmare.
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There’s a Giant Flaw in Human History

You have not begun well then. I would never hear such a derogatry word used in a formal paper about another formal paper. That would have immediated disqualified you from even submitting anything lol. Remembering that when you say "your nonsense" your actually speaking about the researchers paper.
This explains why your posts are incoherent, you do not even comprehend basic English.
"Your nonsense" pertains to you not the researchers, it explains why you are confused in being unable to distinguish who the criticisms are directed against.
Never said that. I am just linking the screen shots of the stages of how the analogy was done. You can see those screen shots in context. I am not hiding anything. However the researchers done the tests and analysis is how I want to relay their work. As you say I don't know as I am not an expert.
Once again this indicates your failure to understand simple English, in this case the word 'context'. If your screen shots were in context and defined accordingly they would not be so misleading.
All I am intested in is relaying as best I can what the researchers are saying. It is fact they developed a new software to handle these vases. As I am not familar with different applications I could not even tell lol. But I am not saying that spoecific pages are what they developed. Just that they had to develop or adjust a software application to properly handle these vases. Thats exactly what was said.

Nope, just relaying exactly what was said in the article. In fact its almost word for word if you watch the video at the points I mentioned.

This is another logical fallacy a non sequitor. Obviously as mentioned this is unfunded research. Like all researchers you are on a budget and have to find other ways. Karoyl even makes as he says an unabashed appeal to any tech companies to help. Which has been the case in other projects. If it was not for the connections with Dunn and others in the Aerospace industry UnchartedX would not have access to the tech either.

But the fallacy that somehow finding a way around this issue by creating your own softward to specifically handle these unprecedented vases is somehow going to produce false results does not follow. Karoyl also states that they addressed the alignment issue and consulted experts and not just the 3 scientists you once again use another logical fallacy as being somehow unqualified because they are part of something you don't like the results of.
Given you do not understand what the word 'your' means I'm afraid there is very little hope of you comprehending multiple words such 'logical fallacy' and 'non sequitor'. Your motivation for such terms is described by a word which you will clearly struggle to understand it's called 'projection'.
They also consulted Zeiss and other specialist to develop the software. For all you know it may end up being groundbreaking and pioneering work.
And this a term that you will really struggle with as it involves Latin, it's the 'argumentum ad ignorantiam' fallacy.
I have noticed all these red herrings and little unfounded complaints about method. Which tells me you acknowledge that there is precision in these vase. Your just trying to reduce that precision anyway you can.
This has got to be one of your stupid comments.
Ok so I have three independent testers who have actually done tests and formal analysis and published the work. As opposed to someone on social media making a lot of logical fallacies. I know which way I will go. You will have to do better than that to convince me lol.

Just the tone of your posts and the name calling disqualifies you from any formal credibility.
This encapsulates (sorry for the big word) what happens when you struggle with simple English.
I asked a very simple question show me the test results of these three independent testers for me to be the judge.
While a six year old may not understand the technical background, they will understand the sentence construction and meaning, you clearly don't.
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For myself…

I am here to ask you for prayers for myself (as well as family and other friends) but one of my dear friends I’ve met through the internet passed away yesterday (Friday) afternoon. I received word by 9pm EST as she lived in Wales. She visited the US and spent four days with me here in July for a concert. I’m absolutely heartbroken and feel myself slipping into a deep depression. I just want to wake up from this nightmare! :cry:

The Desperate Mullahs of Iran

Iran: The Critical Factor: 11th October 2025
The news from the Middle East over the past week is about the successful agreement to cease the war in Gaza.

This deal, orchestrated by Trump and forced on Hamas by their Islamic neighbours, is in no way, a final solution. Neither Israel or Hamas will give up their weapons, or their basic territory.
The whole situation is just a return to the status quo, of 2 years ago.
The Palestinians will set themselves up again, as aid for reconstruction, food and even toilet paper pours in. They have nothing and they do nothing; except breed more people to be indoctrinated into hatred of the Jews.

But there is no news coming from Iran. This should be our greatest concern, as the crazy Mullahs are rebuilding their nuclear facilities as quickly as possible.
They have enough enriched uranium to make several bombs, ones that can be fitted onto the missiles they already have. As many Prophesies tell us, they will attempt to destroy Israel.

This peace agreement seems very likely to be the one Paul Prophesies in 1 Thessalonians 5:3, where the peoples are happy and say: Peace and safety; but not for long, as then;- sudden destruction comes upon them.
This will be the exact fulfilment of Psalms 83:1-18, Psalms 7:12-16, and the many other Prophesies about the great and terrible Day of the Lords fiery wrath. ‘ Be assured it will come! Ezekiel 33:33
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Was listening to a program talking about mental health.

My mental health issues Part #3)

This is something that happens far too often as well, and I have to write down some of these specific examples or I will forget all about them in time, or all of the time, and some will say it's just coincidence, but if you ask me, it happens way too often to just be mere coincidence if you ask me all of the time.

I was watching/listening to a program/sermon and at the time they were talking about the woman who told Jesus “surely the dogs eat from the crumbs falling from the masters table” and was talking about how would you like to be called a dog, etc. And I started thinking about in my mind right when that was being said, about what I just wrote about a little while ago (My mental health issues Part #2) and how I was going to tell my counselor about identifying with dogs or a dog when she was talking about them the last time to just give her a specific example, so when those two things coincided, right then, outside my windows on the street outside and right at that very moment in time, a dog started going off or barking loudly for a little while outside, as if the previous two, the coinciding of what I was listening/paying attention to, and the thoughts that were going on in my mind at the time, was being manifested, or was also causing something else to be happening from a different source on the outside. Most will say coincidence, and I would understand that, but if I could remember all of the specific number of times that this happens with me (cause it's often, or a lot a lot of the time) then you might think it has to be more than mere coincidence also. It made me jump on the inside a little bit when it happened, or when it does happen all of time, and if it's not my own mind doing it or making it happen, then it's something else doing it or making it happen, as if to let me know that it knows, and has access to all of it, and can cause all of it to coincide, or is maybe knocking on the doorways of my mind sometimes.

Another thing that happens is when I talk back to what I'm listening to a lot, words will also coincide a lot of the time, so that we say some of the exact same words, at the exact same time. I usually ignore it to finish saying what I am wanting to say though most of the time, but it happens a lot, or a lot of the time. But as to the former example mentioned earlier, about the dog or dogs or whatever, that always happens to me a lot of the time, what I'm paying attention to and the thoughts that come up in my mind about it at the time, when those two coincide, so will something else on the outside a lot of the time, and it can trigger me sometimes.

I'm not looking for attention, but am actively aware that posting these kinds of things can attract it sometimes though, but it's not why I'm telling you this, as I like to be not paid attention to most of time. I'm mainly doing it to see if there are any others out there that are like me, or are having the same kinds of things going on or happening to them as me, and if they are handling it better or worse than me, and if it's better than me, then what is their secret really? But beyond that, or except for drawing those kinds of people, I prefer not to be paid attention to most of the time.

God Bless.
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Was listening to a program talking about mental health.

My mental health issues Part #3)

This is something that happens far too often as well, and I have to write down some of these specific examples or I will forget all about them in time, or all of the time, and some will say it's just coincidence, but if you ask me, it happens way too often to just be mere coincidence if you ask me all of the time.

I was watching/listening to a program/sermon and at the time they were talking about the woman who told Jesus “surely the dogs eat from the crumbs falling from the masters table” and was talking about how would you like to be called a dog, etc. And I started thinking about in my mind right when that was being said, about what I just wrote about a little while ago (My mental health issues Part #2) and how I was going to tell my counselor about identifying with dogs or a dog when she was talking about them the last time to just give her a specific example, so when those two things coincided, right then, outside my windows on the street outside and right at that very moment in time, a dog started going off or barking loudly for a little while outside, as if the previous two, the coinciding of what I was listening/paying attention to, and the thoughts that were going on in my mind at the time, was being manifested, or was also causing something else to be happening from a different source on the outside. Most will say coincidence, and I would understand that, but if I could remember all of the specific number of times that this happens with me (cause it's often, or a lot a lot of the time) then you might think it has to be more than mere coincidence also. It made me jump on the inside a little bit when it happened, or when it does happen all of time, and if it's not my own mind doing it or making it happen, then it's something else doing it or making it happen, as if to let me know that it knows, and has access to all of it, and can cause all of it to coincide, or is maybe knocking on the doorways of my mind sometimes.

Another thing that happens is when I talk back to what I'm listening to a lot, words will also coincide a lot of the time, so that we say some of the exact same words, at the exact same time. I usually ignore it to finish saying what I am wanting to say though most of the time, but it happens a lot, or a lot of the time. But as to the former example mentioned earlier, about the dog or dogs or whatever, that always happens to me a lot of the time, what I'm paying attention to and the thoughts that come up in my mind about it at the time, when those two coincide, so will something else on the outside a lot of the time, and it can trigger me sometimes.

I'm not looking for attention, but am actively aware that posting these kinds of things can attract it sometimes though, but it's not why I'm telling you this, as I like to be not paid attention to most of time. I'm mainly doing it to see if there are any others out there that are like me, or are having the same kinds of things going on or happening to them as me, and if they are handling it better or worse than me, and if it's better than me, then what is their secret really? But beyond that, or except for drawing those kinds of people, I prefer not to be paid attention to most of the time.

God Bless.
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Democrat AG candidate called for 'two bullets' in the head of his opponent along with killing his children.

Yeah, let Trump get caught on a hot mic about "jokingly" calling for the murder of anybody and you would be singing a different tune.
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Again, I am not surprised that a liberal such a yourself finds it funny to joke about killing the children of your political opponents.
I'm not sure about children, but do attacks on spouses count?


or...


Okay? So let's not pretend it's only the left who can make crass, stupid jokes. I mean sure, you can be fine with it when your guys do it, and clutch your pearls when the other guys do it, but the fact remains: it's all free speech. Telling a bad or tasteless joke doesn't automatically disqualify anyone from any job. Whether or not the voters see it that way, though, is up to them.

-- A2SG, which is why a slight plurality of them voted for a convicted felon last time 'round.....
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Charlie Kirk on Mary

Keep reading. He literally obeyed her. And the term woman was a sign of respect.
But what order did Mary give Him that He obeyed? She just told Him what the situation was. She didn't say, "You perform a miracle and provide them with wine. I do agree that "woman" was a term of respect,
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The History of the “Two Laws” Theory in Romans 3:20

So faith plus works required for salvation. Not biblical.
Yes...not biblical, except for...the bible.

"Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord." Heb 12;14

"To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life." Rom 2:7

"For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God’s sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous." Rom 2:13

“Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city. Outside are the dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. Rev 22:14-15

“Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.” Matt 19:17

Where the new-age Reformed theology gets it wrong is wherever they determine that the new covenant consists of the freedom to enter heaven without regard to one's righteousness. But, in truth, faith is the means, the doorway, to authentic righteousness, not the freedom to disregard it. It's freedom from unrighteousness, from slavery to sin (Rom 6), not freedom from righteousness and the obligation it demands of us:

"Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live. For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God." Rom 8:12-14

"When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness. What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death! But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life." Rom 6:21-22

But it's just biblical stuff...
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Fear, pain and hunger: The dire impact of shutting down USAID in Africa, leaving a vacuum for China and Russia

Please, explain. Because the way I see it, warning people of their path to eternal Hell fire is far greater than telling a patient they are pre-diabetic and need to eat healthier and exercise more.
It looks like I was wasting my time telling you that I was wasting my time.

It's quite valuable. Please don't waste any more of it.
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