Kristen Elizabeth

Los Angeles firestorms, literal and political. January 13, 2025

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I see Bluesky is filled with onlyfans and bot accounts … NOT INTERESTED!!!
Disappointing 🤦‍♀️

I fear there is deep truth here.

This is why when I check in with friends, I apologetically say something like, “You okay? I don’t know where anything is.”

I hate social media but can’t build my nonprofit without it

Today, the SCOTUS refused to stay Donald's sentencing. And the 11th Circuit just overturned Judge Cannon's ruling blocking the release of Jack Smith's report.

Donald is having the kind of day he deserves--a really bad one.

Tomorrow's gonna be a bonkers news day. Rudy Giuliani has a contempt hearing in front of Judge Beryl Howell for continuing to defame Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, Trump could be sentenced in Manhattan, and the 11th Circuit could rule on whether the Jack Smith report gets released. Buckle in!

Here’s tomorrow’s front page of the @latimes. All our fire coverage is here, and the paywall has been lifted: www.latimes.com/california/l...

I’m with you 100%!

This is gonna be fun…

A street is orange from flames and you can see the high winds in the palm trees. Sparks fly down the street

A fire truck is engulfed in parks and flames are seen on the hill. The entire photo is red and orange from the fire

A fireman with a hose runs across the front of a house in flames in the background

The inside of a house is a ball of flames. The only visible thing inside is a burning Christmas tree

These extraordinary photos of the LA fires have been shared widely on social media, often without crediting the photographer.

These are all the work of Ethan Swope, an LA-based photojournalist working for AP.

You can follow his remarkable reporting here👇
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You will read countless times today that the LA mayor cut the LA Fire Department's budget by $23 million.

That is a lie.

The budget was actually *increased* by $50 million.

“For my next attention seeking trick, I will have you concentrate on Greenland, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Panama Canal—instead of my absurdly unqualified cabinet picks or that I have no real plans to fix the border or bring down food prices. Look, America, a rabbit!”

Fire hydrants ran dry in Pacific Palisades as a major wildfire raged Janisse Quiñones, CEO of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, said the fight to contain the flames has put immense strain on the system.

Water is becoming a major issue in the Southern California fires.

As crews battled the wildfire in Pacific Palisades, they put so much strain on the water system that the fire hydrants ran dry.

The fires have also fed ash into the water supply, leading to a boil order notice.

Sending you so much love! It’s scary fast! We had our kids leave Encino this afternoon.

Glad you’re good!

Right!!?!! Anyone who’s lived there knows the dangers! And if you’ve never lived there you can’t comprehend the major threat!

A screenshot of a Donald Trump Truth Social post saying “oh Canada” with the American Stars and Stripes imposed over the entire continent of North America.

Imagine you are Canadian and the President-Elect of the United States, a convicted criminal with an arsenal of nuclear weapons, just posted this:

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Finally moving away from Meta!