It is very hard to watch. I lived in San Diego in 2003 and experienced the Camp fire. If you haven’t been through it, you cannot comprehend how fast the fire moves.
Sadly common sense and coming together are two concepts we will feel have been abandoned as long as we have a divider in chief. I’m sorry you’re having to witness this up close and dangerous. Take care.
Humanity is just fucking itself right out of the Holocene.
These people on the right, think everyone who isn't Evangelical Christians are being punished....that's their fucking mentality. That some man in the sky with a beard is punishing all us heathens.
This is 100% because of global warming and has nothing to do with the budget cuts to the fire department, delayed construction of water reservoirs, COVID mandates forcing firefighters to quit, or DEI efforts to diversify firefighters.
MAGA are in a cult. It’s their fault for warming our globe.
Thinking of everyone in LA right now. Including my own extended family that I have not heard from. Sigh. My heart is with you all. You are so right on this.
Family is ok. So far. Very relieved. The devastation is hard to even grasp. Listening to rain on my roof this morning and desperately wishing I could send it down there.
my car is covered in ash (fire). my power was out for 2 days (wind). it has been a hellish week so far. some friends lost their homes, others are packed and ready to go. if the eaton fire jumps the 134 freeway then i'll have to evacuate too.
finger pointing and blaming doesn't help any of us.
I'm so sorry. I feel it viscerally. My family's property in the PNW burned this summer after dodging several other huge fires. My parents are in their late 80s and bought the land for their 30th anniv. Heartbreaking in their last chapter to have this. And MAGA. Sending ❤️
I went through the 2 hurricanes this past September and October. We were lucky. Many were not. My heart breaks for any one who is affected by these horrible wildfires or natural disasters. The fact that the future powers to be want to politicize this is like they did w the hurricanes is disgraceful
So sorry you're experiencing this. It was disgraceful to see the politicization of the hurricane destruction for our neighbors to the West in NC. That helps no one and just further divides us
I have evacuated before, and my daughter in LA is all ready to evacuate if need be. People don't realize how stressful, difficult and expensive it is to evacuate. You run into trying to figure out where to go with your pets, what routes are even open, who has vacancies. All the best to you. 💔
It impacted mine as well. Nightmares and always looking for a way out, looking at neighborhoods in terms of potential fire. Plus breathing smoke for over a month. I hope you're doing better. So far my daughter hasn't had to leave. She would have come to my place, but that route is now cut off.
Everything you mentioned feels all too familiar. Every year I wonder if we’ll be spared. The smoke is insidious and I’m extremely sensitive. We were spared last summer, but this winter has been extremely mild. I’m afraid this is the new normal. Hoping all goes well…🤞🏻💜
thank you for bringing N. C. and Fl. up. I think it would help if "we" don't just binge on the latest. The bigger picture lets more people see it. Less room for " that's happening over there". Turns it into " it's all around me".
I’m so sorry you and all of LA are having to go through this, Leigh. 💕Ignoring climate change is bad enough, but for the right wingers and oligarchs to be actively fighting against it is just unconscionable. They live here too. 🌎
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These people on the right, think everyone who isn't Evangelical Christians are being punished....that's their fucking mentality. That some man in the sky with a beard is punishing all us heathens.
MAGA are in a cult. It’s their fault for warming our globe.
I'm so sorry you & people in LA have to go through this. I feel sad for everyone involved.
Some of my friends are there. Thank God they're ok.
God bless the fire fighters and first responders. They deserve all the accolades & support. Also, thanks for helping, Canada 🇨🇦
finger pointing and blaming doesn't help any of us.