BLM isn’t what it used to be. There’s less money to be made when some drug dealer get shot by cops. But the LA wildfires are big news and so Al Sharpton and Ben Crump, the lawyer behind so many of the BLM cases, are in town. That’s obviously not good news for anyone except for their bank accounts and whoever makes Al’s suits.

The Rev. Al Sharpton will visit Pasadena on Thursday to lead a memorial service and a rally for victims of the Los Angeles fires. Accompanying him will be attorney Ben Crump, who represents families of people killed in the fires, along with several relatives of the deceased.

A rally. But of course.

“The wildfires scourging Los Angeles these last few weeks have been a devastating humanitarian and natural disaster,” Sharpton said in a statement Friday. “People have lost their homes, their memories, and ultimately their lives to this devastation, while some have sought to use this horrific event to score political points. This Thursday, I will join with attorney Crump to bring the community together to mourn those we have lost and galvanize them to recover, restore, and rebuild.”

If anyone knows about using a tragedy to score political points, it’s the Rev. Al.

Sharpton’s organization cited a recent UCLA study that said Black residents in Altadena were disproportionately affected by home losses in the Eaton Fire.

Wildfires destroy homes. Black people hardest hit.

So why are Al and Ben in LA? It’s not for the funerals. It’s for the ambulances. Crump is suing Edison SoCal on behalf of what his press release calls a “black angel”. And I imagine they’re looking to get in as many of the payouts from the lawsuits as possible. That is Rev. Al’s religion after all.