So, we’ve got a staggering 65,000 people displaced by fires in Washington state, and what do we see from the likes of CNN and NBC? A perfunctory nod to the disaster while they scramble back to their “climate change crisis” playbook. It’s the same tired narrative—blame the weather while ignoring the disaster management failures and bureaucratic incompetence that exacerbated the situation.

Let’s be real: how many times have we seen these outlets ignore the real stories on the ground? Instead of focusing on the people—individuals and families uprooted from their homes—CNN offers us a glossy report that feels like an extension of their climate agenda. They love a good human tragedy when it plays into their doomsday rhetoric, but let’s not pretend they care about the people affected. Their headlines scream for clicks, not solutions.

Meanwhile, Fox News is happy to play the reactionary game, framing these wildfires as part of a “liberal environmentalist hoax.” Both sides of the media aisle want your attention for their agendas, while real victims struggle to find shelter and support. It’s a disgrace. They posture as if they care, but you can bet they won’t follow up as soon as the camera stops rolling.

It’s high time we demand honest coverage that centers on the actual crisis, the displaced families, and not these media puppets looking to score points off human suffering. Until we challenge this narrative, the cycle will continue—more disasters, more deflection, and absolutely no accountability.