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Burna down the road where shadows hide Feel the dark on every side Stand your ground when times get dark Gotta face the dark and embrace the fire the fusion of entertainment and enlightenment. This is the Glenn Beck Program. Hello, America. Welcome to the Glenn Beck Program. Today we're gonna talk about fires and responsibility, taking personal responsibility. I don't want to make it about politics, but in some ways, because in America today, everything is political, even responsibility. We're gonna have to cross those streams. But I pray that I can do it in a very compassionate way because people's lives are at stake. People have. But they are the right kind of people. You know what I'm saying? They're the people that everybody cares about. And that really bothers me because we were still, in fact, we're still in Lahaina. Mercury One is, we're in California. So you know that we're in California and doing everything we can there. But we're also still in North Carolina where people are shivering in tents, not able to get any help really from the government. And nobody seems to care about those people. But because I've seen this person in a movie or on TV or on Netflix, all of a sudden we're supposed to care. They are the people that have the most resource. They're not the people that just couldn't find a hotel. They're not the people who are looking for FEMA to give them their $700 so they can try to live on that. No. These are the people who have millions of dollars and can go and stay at, you know, the peninsula of Beverly Hill Hills. It's a, it's a tragedy, but it is an inconvenience. It is not life, life threatening for these people after they get out of the way of real danger with the fire, which is no small order. We're going to talk about the fire start to finish in 60 seconds. First, Leslie wrote in about our dog's experience with ruff greens. She says, when my ruff greens order arrived, I was excited to see what it could do for my two dog. They both love it. Shiloh is a mastiff lab. Wow. And can be picky. I bet. Don't argue with him. Both she and Liam are our greyhound. Will be seven soon. Both of them are showing signs of being a bit more active and healthier now. Thank you. Thank you, ruffgreens. You're welcome. Ruffgreens is a supplement developed by naturopathic doctor Dennis Black specifically to make your pet healthier. You sprinkle it on your pet's food and it's got vitamins, probiotics, enzymes, omega oils and antioxidants. And your dog can try it before you buy it. Improve your pet's coat, your indigestion, their indigestion and energy, and have fewer vet bills. In 2025, it's ruff greens. Roughgreens.com get the free trial bag normally 20 bucks. Just cover the shipping and get your dog in great shape. Ruffgreens ruffgreens.com promo code Glenn. Alrighty. So let's talk about what's happening in California. And my heart is truly heav for those people who have families in California, the people in California that have lost their homes or still fearing that they might lose their home. You know, this is a ra. If you've never seen a forest fire, you can't really describe. It's almost like a tornado. Unless you've been in a tornado or seen the. The damage afterwards, you really don't know what you're talking about with a tornado. It is unlike anything I've ever seen. Same thing with a forest fire. We had a small forest fire here up in the, up in the mountains of Idaho last summer. It was just about, I don't know, two miles down the street from me. Luckily, the winds weren't there. But if the winds had kicked up, it probably would have burned my house down. I mean, it is. You cannot describe a forest Fire it is. When it's out of control, you have no chance. Just get out of there. And my heart breaks for people who are going through this right now and breaks for the people of California. I. Let me address that person right now. If you happen to be in California, know that you're not alone. You may feel like the flames have stolen everything from you, but, and I was thinking about this. Well, this summer when I came back from that forest fire and thought all of this could be gone. The things that you have in your house, they are just things. But there are certain things, memories, pictures, things that you have collected over the years with your family that you know can't be replaced. And I know what that must feel like. But two things. One, you're alive, you have your family, and help is on the way. My charity, Mercury One, is, along with the Red Cross and everybody else, is working tirelessly to bring relief and comfort and assistance to those who are affected. Right now, we are, we are doing what our government is asking us to do. We don't want to get into the way of forest or firefighters. They have enough trouble. But I, I, I want to talk to you first with compassion about why this keeps happening and what California needs to do about it. This is not my state. This is their state. But if you're asking for our help. You know, one of the hardest things I've ever had to do is I had a friend I went to church with, and he called me one time and he said, glenn, I really need, I don't remember what it was. Let's just say thousand dollars, because I, I gotta get, I gotta get home. Some family stuff. And I, I was about to say yes, but in my, in my faith, we, it's the largest welfare program, I think, in the world. And we take care of, you know, not just our own, but anybody who lives in the district of that particular church. The bishop is responsible for them, and we have to take care of our neighbors. And so with that, it's very orderly. You know, when you have a problem or if there is a problem with a neighbor or something, you go to the church and say, hey, my neighbor who's not a member of the church is really in trouble. Can, can you help? And they usually will. But with that, there are certain things that you have to do. You, like, you just don't get free money. You know, you, you have to change your life. You'll take classes on how to, you know, manage money or whatever the thing is. And so I said to this person, I was Just about to say yes, and I said, hey, have you talked to the bishop yet? And he said, no, no, I haven't. Now, that's unusual in my faith. If you have a big problem, especially with money, you normally would go to the bishop. And I said, okay, let me call you back. And I called the bishop and I said, hey, so and so just called me and I can do this, you know, is there anything I'm missing here? And he said, clan, I'm so glad you called me. He said, yes. He said this. This particular individual is struggling and we've been helping him for a while, but he won't connect with the problem and correct the problems. And he said he's doing this from time to time. He'll call people and they'll just give him money. And then that hurts it. He said, so I'm going to ask you to do the thing that is probably going to be the hardest thing you've ever done. I know you have the money to help. Please don't, because it will set him back and not let him feel the full ramifications. And I said, okay. So I had to call my friend back and say, I can't right now. And I felt awful. I felt absolutely awful about it. But if we don't talk and face the problem, you're never going to solve it. Now this, again, is not my problem. California, you're not my problem. Okay? I mean, I want to help. And as, as a citizen of America, you're another citizen. You are my neighbor. I want to help. I want to help people all around the world. But first you have to help yourself. You know, natural disasters, most times are out of our control. The extent of the destruction in California, you know, could be mitigated if we made smarter choices about how, you know, Californians manage their land and their resources and their votes. California has been playing with fire literally for a long time. Their forests are full of underbrush, dead trees, dried vegetation, which is kindling for those flames the material builds up on the forest floor. It's a perfect condition for fire. If you're going to start a fire, go to California because that, that's perfect condition. I'm not saying that literally, by the way, but it doesn't have to be this way. You know, you go to places like Sweden or Finland or Austria, countries that have large vulnerable forests. They understand the importance of forest management and they prioritize the clearing out of the underbrush and the dead trees. And they, because they're a little socialist in nature, they do it In a sustainable way. They partner with local industries that will take that material from the forest floor and they use it as biomass energy for other products. So it doesn't just reduce the fire risk, it creates jobs and a healthier ecosystem here in America. Some states do it right. I mean, Florida has fires, but not like California. Why? Because they do controlled burns, forest thinning, routine practices. You know what, honestly, God, does this lightning before, before we would put forest fires out or could, lightning would strike and that would burn the forest down and it replenishes the soil and everything else. Well, we don't want to do that because our houses are now surrounded in, you know, by trees and forest and everything else. So we have to either do a controlled burn or we have to go in and take all of that stuff that lightning would have taken out to replenish everything. But California's won't do that. Why? The answer lies in bureaucracy and priorities and, and really, honestly, eggheads, you know, these people from the cities that want to manage our forest have no idea. It's common sense. The environmental regulations, the lawsuits that block or delay any kind of forest management ideology has gotten in the way of the practical, the life saving solutions. And this has to change California. It has to. You see devastation every year. And you know, honestly, I, I really don't like insurance companies. Um, but insurance companies, what they do, it's honestly, it's legal gambling. They are gambling that you are going to pay them more money than they have to pay out as a collective, somebody's house might burn down, you might have something catastrophic cancer or something that costs a buttload of money. But they're betting that all of the people in their community, they're sharing the risk and not everybody's gonna get cancer at the same time. That way they can make money. It's legalized gambling. Honestly it is. Well, that's the way insurance works. And I don't like insurance companies because many times they're, you know, scamming people or hurting people. However, let's not blame the insurance companies for getting out. If I'm a company and I have to make a bet I'm pulling out of California, it's landslides, it's fires, it's floods, it's every year whole swaths of the state are, are, are burning down to the ground. What kind of bet is that? How do you keep a country? Now what they'll say is they'll do what they did when you couldn't get flood insurance on the coastlines. We used to say well, then don't live there. Or if you live there, accept the risk yourself. Okay. Instead, we didn't think that was fair. So we came up with government funding. If you couldn't get flood insurance, no longer was it. Don't live in a flood zone. Build your house somewhere. I don't know if you've seen the country, but there's lots of open space. Don't build in a flood zone. Instead, we wanted to help everybody live their dreams. So now we pay as a federal government for insurance for the coastlines. Why? Okay, the other issue is water. And let me tell you what the problem is in California now we know what the immediate problem is. They don't have firefighters, don't have water coming through the fire hydrants. Why is that? Next. First, let me tell you about Cozy Earth. Normally I don't use the word luxury and affordable at the same time. But when you're talking about the kind of products that you will find in, you know, rich people's homes, celebrities homes, it's usually luxury and it's usually not a price that is comfortable or comfortable for you paying most of the time that's true. But occasionally a company like Cozy Earth comes along and revolutionizes the game. Cozy Earth's bedding, their pajamas, their bath products are designed specifically for you. 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And that is a major issue in California and has been foreign forever. However, California take responsibility for the fires to some degree. You haven't built a new major reservoir since 1979. That was four decades ago. Now, I don't know if you know this, but 40 years ago, the population of your state was not the population that it is now. So the reservoirs that you had 40 years ago is way out of step with your population and your needs. Today, your water storage capacity is exactly the same as it was almost half a century ago. And on top of that, and this is something Trump has addressed recently, billions, with A B, billions of gallons of rainwater flow straight into the ocean every year. Because you don't, you haven't built the infrastructure to capture and store the rainwater. Now, imagine what could be different if you had reservoir and aqueducts and desal desalination plants to store and provide water for all of the dry seasons. Water is life. California has spent decades neglecting its water infrastructure while prioritizing projects that make no meaningful impact on people's lives. This is not a failure just of government. It is a failure of vision. When the, when the, the, when a leader is not around, when the people lack leadership, there is no vision. And without vision, people perish. That's what's happening now on leadership. I'm sorry to make this about politics, but you have to learn the lesson. It has to be said how you vote matters. Look at Los Angeles. The progressive mayor cut the fire department's budget to fund other programs to give money and housing, they say, for the homeless. But it's also illegal programs, and she gave it to NGOs. Now these NGOs, they're not fighting fires in the, in the, in comparison of the cost of lives, homes and communities that have been lost in these fires, those NGOs, there's no comparison. Dollar for dollar, you have to have leadership that prioritizes the safety and the well being of the citizens over their political agendas. And that's not happening in Los Angeles. Okay, it wasn't happening in Lahaina either. Same goes for the environmental policies. Progressive leaders block sensible forest management practices because they're more concerned about pleasing activists than protect. They're more concerned about the dead trees in the forest than they are about the live animals who live in that forest. It's not compassionate. It's dangerous. Mercury one. We help everybody. I don't care where you come from, I don't care who you voted for. We are there for you. But we're also in North Carolina and other areas reeling from the hurricanes. We're also still in Lahaina, and no one's talking about those guys. And they will be out of a home for years. They're not the Celebrity influencers who can afford to stay in a luxury hotel. 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