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I am not a Democrat. I am not a Republican. I am an American. What are you?

The difference between die-hard right-wing Republicans and everyone else is this: GOPers threaten to withhold support for LA residents who lost EVERYTHING. Non-voters, centrists, liberals would never do that. Lots of Republican voters lost their homes too. #lafires #LosAngeles

@Hotshot_Movie Your movie is beautiful, great job. Thank them for doing what I and so many physical can't do.

Some people run *towards* the flames. Get a crazy firsthand POV of what it's like inside biggest wildfires, and witness the insanely brave men and women who fight them by *hand*. #Hotshot is now the #1 firefighter film of all time. Now streaming! hotshotmovie.com

@Hotshot_Movie When I was a "Hotshot" forest service firefighter, they wouldn't let us use water except on the cold side of the fire trail. Those fires that are happening in LA will NOT be controlled by water or more firemen until the wind stops, even then the fires create their own wind.

If you think water is the problem, here's an extended scene in our film that illustrates how ineffective water becomes when a wildfire really gets going, and just how gnarly things get when the winds bite it. It gets so hot, the water vaporizes before it hits the flames.

@edgarrmcgregor @VicLagina01 Actually, it'll be worse here because of the heat. If it totally stops raining we're doomed.

@VicLagina01 This was my point.

More photos today of how stupid-lush the mountains north of Los Angeles are after our wettest 18-month period in 117 years of weather record keeping: After these fuels dry out this summer, wildfires are going to go nuclear this fall.

@edgarrmcgregor @VicLagina01 I live in Central Texas and worry that 30 years from now, we'll have LA climate. And LA will simply not be there :-[.

@ClimateSoluti0n Nuked into oblivion

These are the exact powerlines in question that started the #EatonFire with downtown Los Angeles in the background. This photo was taken on November 9, 2019.

Despite all we've lost, there is still so much to save. There is a future worth fighting for. Become a climate activist. Please.

The amount of people who misunderstand the difference between climate change causing wildfires (basically not a thing) and climate change making existing wildfires worse is staggering. We truly must open the schools.

Our thoughts are with the people of Los Angeles. Canadians will always step up to help our closest neighbours & friends. This is a Canadian water bomber. The clownish antics & threats of a President in his final term won’t change that. Our strong friendship will survive him.

Bystander footage captures firefighting planes picking up water from the Pacific Ocean and flying over homes in Los Angeles in an effort to battle wildfires raging in California. Follow live wildfire updates: abcnews.go.com/US/live-update…

Watch this interview: “My parents have been in this house for 75 years and they've had the same insurance AND THESE INSURANCE PEOPLE DECIDED TO CANCEL THEIR FIRE. We're going through this and it just happened and they don't have fire insurance!”

@limerX10 @JLRINVESTIGATES Broke millennials don't ditch their socials and don't let their money sit in their venmo accounts. I think she is gone. If the money aint in the account anymore, someone hacked her. Wouldn't be surprising given how much identifying info these so-called "sleuths" post about her.

Unbelievable. People are sending Hannah Kobayashi money on Venmo. Wishing her well & hoping she has fun in Mexico.

@alleygorey @SF_investigates Not a shred of empathy in this one ☝️

@SF_investigates I think the reason why her father jumped is because she called him, told him everything and he jumped from embarrassment and shame of her as a daughter…

Hannah Kobayashi is married, as is her ex-boyfriend. Here's why I am disclosing this information: Hannah's family and now legal counsel has repeatedly criticized the LAPD, claiming they are dissatisfied with the investigation into her situation. Time and again, they have spoken about an African American man who was allegedly controlling and drugging Hannah, clearly implying that he was involved. However, as of November 16th, the family is fully aware that both Hannah and her ex-boyfriend are involved in green card marriages for profit. They even suspected that the ex-boyfriend is responsible for scamming Hannah out of her money and contributing to her behavior. Despite this, the family—specifically her sister, aunt, and father—continued to publicly emphasize how "cooperative" the ex-boyfriend has been, and create fear of an African American male seen with Hannah, which they wouldn't provide proof of the surveillance image. It is likely that the LAPD is already aware of this green card scheme and has determined that it is not a priority. If green cards have not been issued, there is no crime. Even if they had been issued, this is a relatively common crime and likely wouldn't be prosecuted. The real issue is that the family has misrepresented the situation while utilizing public resources, private donations, and public pleas for help. They have not been honest about the circumstances, even though they have been aware of them all along. I have repeatedly stated that this should be handled privately with the involvement of an investigator and a medical professional to evaluate Hannah. Instead, today, they announced that they are seeking additional funds to expand the investigation and search into Mexico. This is unnecessary and deceptive. They need to stop blaming the LAPD for supposedly failing in their duties, stop asking for public donations and resources, and stop misrepresenting this as a public crisis. I reluctantly felt compelled to release this information due to their continued public pleas for donations, even though I did not want to do so. I hope that no further details will need to be shared. Those with insider knowledge are aware of where Hannah likely is. I hope the U.S. Consulate will check on her welfare, after which this case should be closed. Hannah appears to have been hurt and betrayed by someone she trusted. Other family dynamics may also be at play here. However, this is a private matter and should not be treated as a public search funded by the public nor dumped in LAPD's lap to clean up even after learning she is safe and left voluntarily. #HannahKobayashi

@Realdealerllc @SF_investigates the leaps you internet people make is astounding.

@SF_investigates I feel really bad for saying this and I might get a lot of heat over saying it! But how do we know that the father is really deceased??? Or is this part of their money grabbing as well?? 👀

@ninaturner Exactly. Instead of reminding people that our planet is on fire and corporations are bleeding regular workers dry we got, "We are OK with fracking, look at GDP! And Liz Cheney loves us!"

Corporatists and neo-cons got the presidential campaign of their dreams. Don’t dare blame progressives. We’re the answer, not the problem.