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Kinda funny how there were so many fires last year when Trump was running for office, but not many this year...

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/08/12/gary-maynard-columbus-ohio-accused-arson-dixie-fire-california/8101826002/

In federal court documents, prosecutors and an agent with the U.S. Forest Service accuse Maynard of setting more than a half-dozen dangerous fires over the course of several weeks near the Lassen National Forest and Shasta Trinity National Forest.

He also had a doctorate in sociology - the study of human and group behavior. I bet he was hoping these fires would influence people in a big way. Like, accelerating action on climate change, or taking down capitalism etc...

Does anyone recall last year, when the oregon fires happened, someone here posted a great satellite time lapse that showed how the fires spread south across the state, opposite the wind, and happened to be spreading in places along a major highway. I always thought those fires were arson. If anyone recalls that thread, please post it.

Here's one relevant thread:

https://patrick.net/post/1335078/2020-09-14-climate-change

@Hircus I found the one I think you mean:

https://patrick.net/post/1335041/2020-09-11-curious-distribution-of-oregon-and-n-ca

With this image:

Patrick says

@Hircus I found the one I think you mean:

https://patrick.net/post/1335041/2020-09-11-curious-distribution-of-oregon-and-n-ca

With this image:

That's the one, thanks!

Now I just gotta figure out how to find historical data.