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Instead of asking him about his brilliant ideas for solving climate change, I’d like us to ask him why he’s apparently so comfortable watching it all burn down.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Fire can cook food or it can burn down your house.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

"The Commons could burn down at any time."

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026

The idea was to deny wind-borne embers fuel that can burn down dwellings — a problem fresh on lawmakers’ minds after Oregon’s devastating 2020 fire season destroyed more than 2,000 homes.

From Salon • Aug. 8, 2025

They were going to burn down the cake!

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli




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