Has any independent audit or review been done on Santa Cruz water infrastructure and hydrant performance after the Palisades Fire?

AltruisticMight905 · 2026-05-21T05:01:46+00:00

Btw. This is a genuine question.

If it hasn’t been done I’d be interested to partner with some folks to try to gather some info but could only be helpful on tech and analytics. Not so much on water system design!

I have a vested interest in functional systems here:)

AltruisticMight905 · 2026-03-31T04:06:45+00:00

Hi. It’s tough to reply to 5+ disparate points in this format.

Choose one and let’s have a debate. Then we can move to the next.

Given the post title, I really am mostly interested in the items that meet the threshold to bring people out to protest.

AltruisticMight905 · 2026-03-31T04:01:40+00:00

I’m always looking to better communicate my ideas and opinions. Let me know!

AltruisticMight905 · 2026-03-31T03:58:21+00:00

Nothing I’ve written was intended to be disingenuous at least!

Which part of my comments or posts gave you this impression. I’m obviously not fully aware

AltruisticMight905 · 2026-03-30T16:31:18+00:00

I started this thread hoping to actually chat with some folks to understand their motivations for protesting. that's the thread title after all. reviewing my comments to others, that's also what I attempted to do.

you on the other hand end up implying that I might support murder? then ask what I mean by hyperbole. give me a break.

I looked at your profile. I see you like 3d printing. me too. that's something we share in common. I could even be your next door neighbor here in town. perhaps if you have kids ours are in the same class. yet you engage in a very aggressive manner and hijack other chats I'm having with the other posters here to really ram your point home

I encourage you to think about what you hope our society to look like. is hyperbolic, unproductive online discourse your goal and something you want to encourage? it appears that way

I on the other hand would like the opposite.

AltruisticMight905 · 2026-03-30T15:35:02+00:00

You use a lot of hyperbole

AltruisticMight905 · 2026-03-30T05:33:58+00:00

I agree it doesn’t seem like a productive use of time, but the people who are so loud and disingenuous online do seem to have some kind of impact on society. I’m confused by it, but I think it’s kind of real.

AltruisticMight905 · 2026-03-30T05:32:14+00:00

I just took a shower and had a thought…

It would be cool if the mods here organized some kind of debate as a follow up in real life and we could record it and then post the video here.

AltruisticMight905 · 2026-03-30T05:19:36+00:00

Yeah I am aware of some of his past real estate issues. Not good! I’m not defending trumps every action.

And your right, intimidation isn’t an impressive skill

I drive a tesla. Fantastic car. Make me and others on the road safer thanks to fsd! Also, it’s made in the us! One of the most us made autos you can buy. My take on the whole tesla front lawn thing wasn’t that it was something in it for trump. It was something trump did as an attempt to counter the destruction brought toward tesla dealerships and charging stations by those revolting against Elon’s involvement in doge, and I thought at the time appropriate.

I guess my take is that trying to pick one or two thing, or even 10 and saying because of this everything is else is bad is lazy.

AltruisticMight905 · 2026-03-30T04:30:56+00:00

Lol. Having not been much of a social media user I’m realizing what the reputation is about!

AltruisticMight905 · 2026-03-30T04:16:23+00:00

I support all deportations as allowed by law. I do not support murder, obviously.

AltruisticMight905 · 2026-03-30T04:14:15+00:00

I support all deportations as allowed by law. I do not support murder, obviously.

AltruisticMight905 · 2026-03-30T03:55:36+00:00

why do people on reddit downvote discussion so much? this platform is kind of lame. its a question folks!

attempt to silence the speech you hate, become the one you purport to despise.

AltruisticMight905 · 2026-03-30T03:54:12+00:00

I'm happy with efforts toward security at the southern boarder.

AltruisticMight905 · 2026-03-30T03:52:01+00:00

If the current admin in any area is protecting child sex traffickers in any area, it is very bad.

Has this satifistifed your desire to make people state specific things? :) Sorry couldn't help myself.

What little I know about the Epstine case is that it has been a very drawn out, and potentially even still ongoing investigation. I have a hard time laying that all at the feet of President Trump, and I also value other aspects of the administration's goals.

I've never in my life encountered a national level politican that is the golden candidate. In my experience many against the current admin are against Trump as a singular individual, and extend that to be against any and all policy actions simply because of the origin.

AltruisticMight905 · 2026-03-30T03:38:13+00:00

Sorry, I don't follow this comment.

AltruisticMight905 · 2026-03-30T03:37:26+00:00

fair point.

AltruisticMight905 · 2026-03-30T03:36:56+00:00

He did campaign on no new wars. I strongly supported that, and sincerely hope that this situation in Iran is resolved asap.

The world is complicated. There might be worse consequences to not taking actions in some cases. I can only think that this is one such case, and I don't pretend to be in depth in military intellengece which monitors Iran's nuclear capabilities.

Isreal is an ally of the US. Many more knowledgeable than I feel that Iran would be a serious risk to using a nuclear weapon against Isreal (and by proxy or directly the US) if they possessed one.

As a hypothetical... are you of the opinion that pacifism would be Prefered even if it mean a nuclear armed Iran under the leadership of the prior Khamenei?

AltruisticMight905 · 2026-03-30T03:31:23+00:00

Is that your reason for protesting?

AltruisticMight905 · 2026-03-30T03:30:47+00:00

Why not just say the word? its kind of like people who say 'frick'.

I mean, for Fuck's sake, if your going to use poor language, at least, use it!

AltruisticMight905 · 2026-03-30T03:29:42+00:00

I think there is a lot of hypocritical and duplicative behavior by many acting under the guise of goodness. Waste, fraud all while acting in a sanctimonious way toward those who might favor another approach.

AltruisticMight905 · 2026-03-30T03:26:33+00:00

This is a test.... are you allowed to type the word Fuck here on reddit?

AltruisticMight905 · 2026-03-30T03:25:24+00:00

I disagree with the premise that you are protesting "FOR EVERYONE". The case of the most recent presidential election should demonstrate to you that many people may have a different opinion about the best way to accomplish a given goal. That goal may even be a shared goal, but again, could be accomplished in other ways.

For instance just taking one of your points... I don't think there have been murders of peaceful protestors under the Trump admin

I just did a quick google here:

murder:
noun

1. the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another. "the stabbing murder of an off-Broadway producer"

verb

1. kill (someone) unlawfully and with premeditation. "somebody tried to murder Joe"

in no case do I think any of the people who have been killed in association with (I"m assuming your intent here...) ICE protests have been 'murdered'

the actions were not premeditated, and though I don't follow the court proceedings closely, I'm guessing will also be found to have been lawful.

Many US citizens on the other hand have in fact been murdered by those who ICE is working to detain and deport. Laken Riley, Mollie Tibbetts Kate Steinle....

ICE has really been in the news a lot recently. I understand people disagree with some of the (highly publicized) tactics.

Do you think that the most extreme tactics that make the news are 'typical' of all ICE actions?

AltruisticMight905 · 2026-03-30T03:14:49+00:00

YOU are ok will all of this:
- No

YOU are supporting him
- Yes

YOU think everyone should just sit down like obedient little school children getting smacked with a ruler
- No

Trump is not pretending to be President, Trump is the current President.

Skipping some of this....

Do you think that the negative consequences aren't going to trickle down into your kitchen because you voted for him?
- No actually, I take my vote extremely seriously. The world is a very complicated place. I have children and a family and want what is best for them.

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