Adeline Dimond

Why am I on Twitter?

Ok here goes: I was a full time Public Defender for over 6 years. I have been in private practice now (for the second time) for 16 years. I still take public defender cases on a contract basis and those cases make up about 15% of my practice. So since 2004 I have literally represented thousands of homeless clients and I can say the pathetic stories you have been told by the media, by TV & movies, and by those organizations that “help” the homeless is 100% BS. Let’s start: Claim 1) “You’re just one paycheck away from being homeless.” None, NONE, of the people chronically on the street were working and then were on the street after losing a good job. Less than 5% of the people who become homeless are there because of some personal tragedy like losing a job, a natural disaster, or a death in the family. Those that are homeless due to such an event do not stay homeless for long. They avail themselves of the MANY available services, both public and private, and are back on their feet within short order. These people help themselves and I know of no person who objects to assisting these folks as they help themselves and are just trying to get from point A to point B and then get back to supporting themselves. BUT, if you listen to the media, entertainment, and the homeless assistance grifters, this 5% represents ALL chronically homeless families folks. It’s a lie. Claim 2) “If you give the homeless free or subsidized housing they will soon be supporting themselves as responsible citizens” Absolute BS. 100 % of the chronically (not temporarily) homeless fall into 2 categories: A) those that are severely mentally ill &/or drug addicted B) People that just do not want to work, pay rent, or live as responsible human beings. I have a LOT of personal experience with both groups but let me begin with Group B. I have seen hundreds of these types and no matter what assistance is offered them, they only avail themselves of any help long enough to get some money and a warm bed for a bit, and then are back to “flying a sign” at an intersection. They don’t WANT to work a steady job. They don’t WANT to be responsible for paying rent or a mortgage or bills. They don’t WANT to live like normal folks. They want to get money by begging and then go buy booze or drugs and party at the homeless encampment at night. They literally live like perpetual hippies. Many of them can stand in the hot sun for 8 hours at a time taking money for suckers so they have the ability to work for a living BUT THEY DON’T WANT TO! They even work out shifts at the street corners with their buddies. One dude is there till lunch, one dude works the afternoon. “Flying a sign” is the grift. “Homeless vet” “Down and out” “Got laid off” You’ve all seen them. It’s. A. Grift. You are being conned. Big cities shuffle these guys to other cities by giving them free bus trips. Hundreds of homeless in southwest Missouri are shipped here every month from cities like Chicago and Memphis. They move from town to town and get free meals, clothes, bus passes, and other goodies and find a new intersection and a new camp and restart the grift over and over. To get transitional housing they would need to keep a regular job and not drink and not do drugs. They don’t want that. These folks are not alcoholics or addicts in the clinical sense, they just want to live off the charity of others and party at night. They are like perpetual teenagers and they never grow beyond that mentally as long as there are enough suckers to subsidize their lifestyle. The organizations that help the homeless, even religious ones, exist for federal & state grant money. They get more funding for every homeless person they “help.” They have zero incentive to make their “assistance” dependent upon a homeless person making any responsible changes. Thus the more homeless assistance organizations you have in your town, the more homeless people you will have. The cycle never ends Continued

Unless a mayoral candidate addresses the actual reasons shooting isn’t happening here, this kind of plea is not useful. They need to say they will work with the CA gov to address these two points: 1. The CA tax credit is almost impossible to get. Change that. 2. The CA tax credit does not apply to ATL. Change that. It’s not about the cap. Without elements 1&2, the CA tax credit is not competitive with those in the rest of the country/world.

candidate @cd4losangeles is now stating how she will fix the LA animal crisis. This video shows how City Council treated SUFP founder on 3/3/26 when she addressed dying dogs on Skid Row. You won't see Nithya in it because she WALKED OUT. Dogs aren't talking points. They are lives

I get that Spencer Pratt's mayoral candidacy is hard for many people to wrap their minds around. But anyone dismissing him out of hand either doesn't live in Los Angeles or doesn't leave their house. Our streets are inhumane. The status quo is unacceptable.

@TheGussReport @Noah__Goldberg @spencerpratt @latimes @DrPatrick @capostopinion @californiapost @joelpollak @LAcrimes @AleneTchek @DavidZahniser Do tell

It looks like @Noah__Goldberg is SUDDENLY exploring stories that it has ignored until only I have made an issue of them. Funny, the anti-@spencerpratt reporters @latimes need ideas. @DrPatrick @capostopinion @californiapost @joelpollak @LAcrimes @AleneTchek @DavidZahniser @latguild @FoxPhil @FOXLA @KTLAMorningNews @KTLA @ABC7 @NBCLA @JohnKobyltRadio @Johnnydontlike @lanewsguy

Says the woman who walked out of a Council meeting while @SUFPFoundation was speaking about dogs being tortured on skid row and in shelters. Monstrous.

The City Attorney has recently directed Nithya Raman not to participate in public policy votes that impact the entertainment industry due to conflict of interest rules.

@nithyavraman Why did you walk out of a Council meeting when @SUFPFoundation was speaking about dogs being tortured on skid row and in shelters?

Hollywood jobs belong in LA. Here’s how to help bring them back:

@joey_tuccio Got my current best friend from Hollywood Huskies

Here are some rescues that have helped us with animals on Skid Row (there are of course others that are great). Stand Up For Pits, The Labelle Foundation, Love Leo, Luxe Paws, Buddy's Rescue, Road Dogs, Doggie Bonez, California Doodle, Hollywood Huskies. I'll post more later.

@SUFPFoundation @nithyavraman @MicheleMcPhee @nickshirleyy @LaraLeaTrump @TomiLahren @spencerpratt @latimes @nytimes @californiapost @nypost @FoxNews @cd4losangeles - what the fuck

THIS IS HOW CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TREAT CONSTITUENTS WHEN BEING TOLD ABOUT DYING DOGS. SUFP Executive Director was given 60 seconds to speak. NOT ONE of them listed and @nithyavraman walked out while the others chit chatted and giggled with each other. THESE PEOPLE CONDONE CRUELTY

Basically, all I care about anymore is Lena Dunham discourse and saving animals from street psychopaths. Please direct all other inquiries elsewhere.

As Mayor, I will stand up a dedicated LAPD task force, Tactical PAWS: Policing Animal Welfare & Safety. We will end the horrific atrocities that Karen Basura and Nithya Raman have allowed on our streets. ZERO tolerance for animal abusers!

Thank you, @KTLA, for reporting on horrific animal cruelty taking place on Skid Row and other homeless encampments in L.A. This needs to be a shock and awe campaign that gets the public's attention and moves @LACity ake action NOW. This issue is non-partisan and non-negotiatiable

@TomSteyer Deranged take, Tom. - from a California Dem who can’t vote for any of the Dems running for governor

To Californians, you ARE the ongoing threat. The governor’s most important job is to protect Californians — that includes protecting them from ICE.

@jacktronprime Won't she just start peddling some bonkers theory that the prosecution is in on it?

The prosecution revealed that UVU cameras CAPTURED Tyler Robinson killing Charlie Kirk. The prosecution says the cameras captured Tyler Robinson going to the snipers perch, taking the shot at Charlie Kirk, and then running away into a wooded area. No wonder Crazy Candy the Bisexual Occultist is wetting her diaper: her entire shtick that she’s been building over the last six months is about to go down in flames. Never forget those who participated in this and those who refused to call it out for the sham it is.

@katieporterca Who is running this account? This weird pugilistic stuff is not working

I’d rather you walk me through what kind of industrial-strength mouthwash you use to get the taste of Trump’s boots out of your mouth now that he’s dumped you for Steve Hilton.

@ubirevera1 I too told her to fuck off when I got this same message

Just got this text from Nithya. I replied F¥CK off. And stop calling me an ANGELENO. No one calls me that except #dirtyLACity politicians. Does anyone believe this BS she’s selling? As a DSA?

@NewYorker You are so captured it’s sick

The Israeli historian Omer Bartov argues in his new book that a “state ideology” of Zionism has led to what he calls genocide in Gaza. newyorker.com/culture/the-ne…