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"California Is Being Overrun By Rodents" – And We're Not Talking About The Politicians



California is being hit by a “plague of rats”...things are already so bad that many are calling for Governor Newsom “to declare a public health emergency”…

​Fri, 07/26/2019 - 19:25
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Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog,

California is being hit by a “plague of rats”, and some commentators are suggesting that this is exactly what they deserve. In fact, some have even gone so far as to suggest that the name of Los Angeles should be formally changed to “Los Ratas” because the rat problem is so severe there. From Crescent City in the north all the way down to Chula Vista in the south, the rats are seemingly everywhere. There are millions of them, and the more poison that people put out the more they seem to multiply. The state of California has never seen anything like this before, and it is getting worse with each passing month.



At this point, things are already so bad that many are calling for Governor Newsom “to declare a public health emergency”…

Pest control and public health experts are calling on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a public health emergency over what they say is a sharp rise in the state’s rodent population.
“California is being overrun by rodents – and without immediate emergency action by state and local government, we face significant economic costs and risk a public health crisis,” said Carl DeMaio, chairman of Reform California, at a news conference Tuesday at City Hall in downtown Los Angeles.

It would be difficult to overstate the severity of this crisis. According to a recent survey of California pest control companies, rat service requests are up “as much as 60% in the last 12 months”.
If you have ever lived some place where you can literally hear rodents crawling in the walls and in the ceiling, then you know how deeply unsettling it can be.
And in some instances, rodents are literally starting to fall out of the ceilings in California. Just consider this example…

Maggots and mice have fallen onto inmates’ dining tables at a California state prison where holes in the roof also allow rain and bird droppings to seep through and streak the walls, according to an inmate lawsuit that charges the state isn’t moving fast enough to repair deteriorating prisons.
California has committed $260 million over four years to repair leaking roofs and clear dangerous mold at more than two dozen deteriorating prisons where the cost of overdue maintenance is pegged at more than $1 billion.

A similar incident occurred at a Buffalo Wild Wings in Los Angeles last month while a customer was trying to order her dinner…

Customers at a Los Angeles, Calif., Buffalo Wild Wings were in for a stomach-churning incident when a rat reportedly fell from the ceiling and landed on a table.
Alisha Norman, who was visiting Los Angeles from Texas, was getting ready to order at the chain restaurant when she heard something crawling above her, she told FOX35. Soon after, a rat fell and landed on a menu on the table.

This isn’t some third world country that we are talking about. The state of California is the wealthiest state in the entire country, and they are being absolutely overrun by rats.
Of course it certainly doesn’t help that many California cities have a major trash collection problem. The following was published by NBC Los Angeles earlier this year…

Rat-infested piles of rotting garbage left uncollected by the city of Los Angeles, even after promises to clean it up, are fueling concerns about a new epidemic after last year’s record number of flea-borne typhus cases.
Even the city’s most notorious trash pile, located between downtown LA’s busy Fashion and Produce districts, continues to be a magnet for rats after it was cleaned up months ago. The rodents can carry typhus-infected fleas, which can spread the disease to humans through bacteria rubbed into the eyes or cuts and scrapes on the skin, resulting in severe flu-like symptoms.

As a result of all the trash and filth, even Los Angeles City Hall has become overrun by rats…

Officials at Los Angeles’ City Hall are considering ripping all of the building’s carpets up, as rats and fleas are said to be running riot in its halls.
A motion was filed by Council President Herb Wesson on Wednesday to enact the much needed makeover amid a typhus outbreak in the downtown area.
Wesson said a city employee had contracted the deadly bacterial disease at work, and now he’s urging officials to investigate the ‘scope’ of the long-running pest problem at the council building.

When there is a huge problem like this that gets national attention, it is inevitable that California legislators will throw a lot more money at the problem, but that hasn’t worked so well in other cases.
For instance, two years ago New York Mayor Bill de Blasio launched a 32 million dollar program to fight the rat problem in his city, but that didn’t help. In fact, the number of rat complaints actually increased by 38 percent last year…

New York, like other metropolitan cities including Philadelphia and Chicago, faces a major rat problem.
According to the New York Times, rat complaints have risen from 12,617 in 2014 to 17,353 last year. That’s a 38% jump citywide — and comes even after Mayor Bill de Blasio allocated $32 million in 2017 to reduce the number of the rodents.

And things are particularly bad on the Upper West Side. They may have mountains of money over there, but they just can’t seem to keep the rats away…

OpenTheBooks.com analyzed the number of calls for rats to 311 and found that, according to the Post, “the rats are running wild in this fancy area.”
A local publication called West Side Rag agreed that the Upper West Side has an extreme rat problem. “We’re like the Tom Brady of rats. All we do is win,” an article reads.

Despite all of our advanced technology, we cannot even handle the rats.
Somehow it seems fitting that the rat epidemic is most severe in the areas that are on the cutting edge of America’s social decline. In life, you can try to run from the consequences of your actions, but they will catch up with you eventually.
As I have discussed previously, under ideal conditions rats can multiply very, very rapidly. In fact, it has been estimated that two healthy rats could potentially become 482 million rats in just three years.
Perhaps Californians should just give up and let the rats take over. After all, they couldn’t possibly do any worse than the politicians in the state are currently doing.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-...ut-politicians

These Are the Cities With the Worst Rat Problems in the Country


By JOE MCGAULEY
Published On 10/15/2018

25. Columbus, OH
24. Portland, OR
23. Houston, TX
22. Charlotte, NC
21. Milwaukee, WI
20. Cincinnati, OH
19. Pittsburgh, PA
18. Hartford, CT
17. Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Fl
16. Indianapolis, IN
15. Atlanta, GA
14. Seattle, WA
13. Boston, MA
12. Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX
11. Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
10. Denver, CO
9. Baltimore, MD
8. Cleveland, OH
7. Philadelphia, PA
6. Detroit, MI
5. San Francisco, CA
4. Washington, DC
3. New York, NY
2. Los Angeles, CA
1. Chicago, IL

https://www.thrillist.com/news/natio...s-ranked-orkin

foxnews.com

Trump slams ‘brutal bully’ Elijah Cummings, claims Baltimore district is ‘more dangerous’ than border

Trump tells black critic to clean up 'disgusting, rat and rodent infested' Maryland district

Why is so much money sent to the Elijah Cummings district when it is considered the worst run and most dangerous anywhere in the United States. No human being would want to live there. Where is all this money going? How much is stolen? Investigate this corrupt mess immediately!

President Trump is being accused of being a racist because he called out the deplorable living conditions in Baltimore, a city controlled by Democrats. He said it was a dangerous, disgusting, rat-infested mess. And I have the evidence to back up the president's tweets.



toddstarnes.com

Trump is Absolutely Correct - Baltimore is a "Disgusting, Rat and Rodent Infested Mess"

Four Florida cities among America’s worst for roof rats

By Sarah ElsesserPosted Oct 18, 2017 at 12:01 AMUpdated Oct 18, 2017 at 5:36 PM


When people think of rats, they might not think of Florida. However, new information shows the pesky rodents are populating Florida roofs.

Terminix, a company that deals with pest and rodent control, released a ranking of the most rat-infested roofs in the United States, WPLG reported, and four Florida cities are on the list.

>> Jupiter, Boynton restaurants cited for rodents; two others for roaches
1) Savannah, Ga.
2) Memphis, Tenn.
3) Miami
4) Sacramento, Calif.
5) Fort Myers
6) Los Angeles

7) Tampa
8) Dallas
9) San Diego
10) San Francisco
11) Honolulu, Hawaii
12) Phoenix


13) Houston

14) Jacksonville
15) San Antonio
>> Cafe is charging people to dine with rats

Roof rats usually start to surface during the fall when food becomes more scarce, WJXT reported.

But why are these creatures dangerous?

“They can cause so many diseases. They leave so many things in their fecal matter and saliva and urine,” Tyler Stovall, an exterminator in Jacksonville, told WJXT. “They usually come in through the attic, the soffits. If you’ve ever had trees touching the roof, that’s a really bad conducive condition because they pretty much got a highway right to the roof.”

Rats can also play a big role with house fires because they destroy insulation and attic wires, WJXT reported.

Read more at WJXT.

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/n...qimELx1D3ZCnN/

President Trump unleashed another Tweetstorm calling out Baltimore's corrupt Rep. Elijah Cummings for having the worst rat-infested district in America.
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Trump Triples Down On Calling Out Elijah Cummings For His Rat Infested Baltimore

Baltimore Resident ‘Trump is Not Racist … Cummings Has Done Nothing For Us’

Black people in Baltimore, including a black journalist, have come to the defense of President Donald Trump after he spoke on the conditions of the city.
On Saturday President Trump correctly blamed Cummings for the state of his district which is in disarray and crime ridden.
“Rep, Elijah Cummings has been a brutal bully, shouting and screaming at the great men & women of Border Patrol about conditions at the Southern Border, when actually his Baltimore district is FAR WORSE and more dangerous.
“His district is considered the Worst in the USA. As proven last week during a Congressional tour, the Border is clean, efficient & well run, just very crowded.
“Cumming District is a disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess. If he spent more time in Baltimore, maybe he could help clean up this very dangerous & filthy place,” he said.
“Why is so much money sent to the Elijah Cummings district when it is considered the worst run and most dangerous anywhere in the United States.
“No human being would want to live there. Where is all this money going? How much is stolen? Investigate this corrupt mess immediately!” he said.
The people of Baltimore, including journalist Kimberly Klacik, are not interested in the race card Democrats are playing as they back the president.
“It is so sad to see @VictorBlackwell & @CNN turn the light currently shining on #WestBaltimore into a race issue,” she said.
Is Baltimore infested?

“This could result in a positive change. @RepCummings could help get his district in order. Listen to one of his constituents explain the ‘rats & rodents’ problem.”

It is so sad to see @VictorBlackwell & @CNN turn the light currently shining on #WestBaltimore into a race issue. This could result in a positive change. @RepCummings could help get his district in order. Listen to one of his constituents explain the “rats & rodents” problem. pic.twitter.com/LTG8AnT27x— Kimberly Klacik (@kimKBaltimore) July 27, 2019

She also interviewed a black resident of Rep. Cummings district named Michelle who had a ton to say about the issue.
“What (President Trump) said was definitely true. (Cummings) hasn’t done anything for us” she said. “He’s worried more about (caring for illegal aliens at the border) than his own people”
“Trump is not racist … I’m glad he put (Cummings) on blast. The rats just didn’t come. These houses just didn’t get torn down, they’ve been like this,” she said.

Baltimore resident Michelle on CNN’s Victor Blackwell suggesting Trump was racist for his tweet:“Trump is not racist … I’m glad he put [Cummings] on blast. The rats just didn’t come. These houses just didn’t get torn down, they’ve been like this”(2/2) pic.twitter.com/yfW7Cd0vhg— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) July 27, 2019

Baltimore resident Michelle on CNN’s Victor Blackwell suggesting Trump was racist for his tweet:“Trump is not racist … I’m glad he put [Cummings] on blast. The rats just didn’t come. These houses just didn’t get torn down, they’ve been like this”(2/2) pic.twitter.com/yfW7Cd0vhg— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) July 27, 2019

https://newson-24.com/baltimore-resi...othing-for-us/

Trump Shreds Pelosi, Your Race Card Has Been Revoked

President Donald Trump just shredded House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi for her playing of the race card against him in defense of Rep. Elijah Cummings.
On Saturday President Trump correctly blamed Cummings for the state of his district which is in disarray and crime ridden.
“Rep, Elijah Cummings has been a brutal bully, shouting and screaming at the great men & women of Border Patrol about conditions at the Southern Border, when actually his Baltimore district is FAR WORSE and more dangerous.
“His district is considered the Worst in the USA. As proven last week during a Congressional tour, the Border is clean, efficient & well run, just very crowded.
“Cumming District is a disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess. If he spent more time in Baltimore, maybe he could help clean up this very dangerous & filthy place,” he said.
“Why is so much money sent to the Elijah Cummings district when it is considered the worst run and most dangerous anywhere in the United States.
“No human being would want to live there. Where is all this money going? How much is stolen? Investigate this corrupt mess immediately!” he said.
It did not take long for Speaker Rep. Pelosi to grab her race card and go after the president with the same weapon used against her by New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
“[email protected] is a champion in the Congress and the country for civil rights and economic justice, a beloved leader in Baltimore, and deeply valued colleague.
Are Democrats playing the race card?

“We all reject racist attacks against him and support his steadfast leadership,” Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi said, citing no evidence of racism.
But President Trump was not going to take that ridiculous attack against his character and, on Saturday, he tore into her.
“Someone please explain to Nancy Pelosi, who was recently called racist by those in her own party, that there is nothing wrong with bringing out the very obvious fact that Congressman Elijah Cummings has done a very poor job for his district and the City of Baltimore.
“Just take a look, the facts speak far louder than words! The Democrats always play the Race Card, when in fact they have done so little for our Nation’s great African American people.
“Now, lowest unemployment in U.S. history, and only getting better. Elijah Cummings has failed badly!” he said.

Someone please explain to Nancy Pelosi, who was recently called racist by those in her own party, that there is nothing wrong with bringing out the very obvious fact that Congressman Elijah Cummings has done a very poor job for his district and the City of Baltimore. Just take…— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 28, 2019

….a look, the facts speak far louder than words! The Democrats always play the Race Card, when in fact they have done so little for our Nation’s great African American people. Now, lowest unemployment in U.S. history, and only getting better. Elijah Cummings has failed badly!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 28, 2019

https://newson-24.com/trump-shreds-p...-been-revoked/