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Melissa Tampa FL
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Life long learner: Loves students, science, reading, cooking, crafting & pets. Liberal Jesuit Roman Catholic: loves seeking truth & asking questions, understands 2 eyes & ears, but 1 mouth w/ ADHD! Board games over mind games always. My ❤️ & Blessings!
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February 23, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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"Covering the border to explain our immigration crisis is like covering an ER to explain the COVID pandemic" - journalist Enrique Acevedo, from the first edition of @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social's new newsletter on immigration:
The Media Isn’t Ready for Trump’s Mass Deportation Moment
“This is not a border story—it’s a national story.”
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January 9, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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Oregon in 2025:
The Anti-Vax Trail: You have died of preventable disease
January 9, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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With alt text. URLs from image 3 linked below:

Satellite Fire Map
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Latest Evacuation Map
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Sign up for LA County Emergency Alerts
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Real time fire alerts
app.watchduty.org
Shelter Studio DDLA - 944 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles CAMP LA - 2723 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica Sender One Westwood - 10887 Lindbrook Dr, Los Angeles Sender One LAX - 11220 Hindry Ave, Los Angeles Mud\WTR:gather (mudwtrgather) - 2515 Main Street, Santa Monica Black Lantern Books / Black Lantern Coop, 6533 West Blvd. Inglewood, CA 90302 LA All Saints Church -32 N Euclid Avenue, Pasadena Zala Lawyers, Hotel rooms in Sherman Oaks for evacuees, DM @ginazapanta_ on Instagram Re/Creation Cafe, 4500 Washington Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90016 St Sarkis Armenian Church, 58 S Sierra Madre Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91107 Reality Center, 1428 2nd St #400, Santa Monica, CA 90401 Arcadia Public Library, 20 West Duarte Road, Arcadia, CA 91007 Arcadia Community Center, 375 Campus Drive Arcadia, CA 91007 Pacific Community Center, 501 S. Pacific Avenue Glendale, CA 91204 LA Dream Center Emergency Shelter, 2301 Bellevue Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90026 Sepulveda Recreation Center, 8825 Kester Ave, Panorama City, CA 91402 Northridge Park, 10120 Reseda Blvd, Northridge, CA 91324 Evacuation Shelter - Ritchie Valens Recreation Center, 10736 Laurel Canyon Blvd, Pacoima, CA 91331, USA El Camino Real Charter High School, 5440 Valley Circle Road, Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Westwood Recreation Center, 1350 S. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90025 Pasadena Convention Center, 300 E. Green Street, Pasadena, CA 91101, pets on leashed and carriers Friends in Deed Bad Weather Shelter, Trinity Lutheran Church, 997 East Walnut Street, Pasadena, CA 91106 All Power Books, 4749 W. Adams Boulevard The Sidewalk Project LA, 768 Stanford Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90021 Junior High LA, 603 S Brand Blvd, Glendale, CA 91204 Odyssey Games, 1795 E. Colorado Blvd. Passadena CA Animal Boarding Agoura Animal Care Center (small animals) – 29525 Agoura Road, Agoura Hills LA Equestrian Center Large Animal Shelter (large animals) - 480 W. Riverside Drive, Burbank Pierce College Equestrian Centerb (large animals) – 6201 Winnetka Ave, Woodland Hills Paw Works (small animals) - Oxnard Milo's Sanctuary (small/large animals) – 550 W. Rancho Vista Blvd Ste D #106, Palmdale Industry Hills Expo Center Stables (horses) - 16200 Temple Ave City of Industry Compton Cowboys (horse hauling) – Compton, LA Belle's Boarding (small animals) - 5751 W Pico Blvd Los Angeles Western Veterinary Center, Medical & Surgical Hospital - 4990 Reyes Adobe Road, Agoura Hills Feed Play Love (pets) - 5850 W 3rd St, Los Angeles The Rose Bowl (large animals), 1001 Rose Bowl Dr, Pasadena My Pet Garden (Cats & small/medium dogs) - 2245 East Colorado Blvd., Suite 106, Pasadena Animal Wellness Foundation (pets) - Contact for address Free Items Free N95 Masks - 6325 Pacific Blvd St 300, Huntington Park • Be U Vietnamese Restaraunt - 557 N Hoover St, Los Angeles If Not Now - Free rides to evacuation centers - DM Instagram/Google forms Skid Row People's Market - Free Masks 5th and San Pedro, Los Angeles Selahnhc - 2930 Hyperion Ave, LA, Silverlake Community Church (2pm-4:30pm) It's Bigger Than Us - 4308 Crenshaw Blvd Los Angeles All Power Books - 4749 W. Adams Boulevard, West Adams Lagartijas Climbing Crú: Gear Drive - Los Angeles Hollywood Food Coalition - 5939 Hollywood Blvd (Salvation Army campus), Los Angeles The People's Struggle SFV Greater LA Area Food Share of Ventura County - College Park, Ventura Junior High LA - 603 S Brand Blvd, Glendale Every Table - Local Shelters, Los Angeles Odyssey Games - 1795 E. Colorado Blvd. Passadena Distribution Hubs Anderson Munger Family YMCA - 4301 W. Third Street, Los Angeles Koreatown YMCA - 433 Vermont Ave. Los Angeles Cricket Party Services - 633 South Palm Ave, San Gabriel Valley It's Bigger Than Us - 4308 Crenshaw Blvd, Los Angeles All Power Books - 4749 W. Adams Boulevard, West Adams The Sidewalk Project LA - 768 Stanford Ave., Los Angeles Lagartijas Climbing Crú: Gear Drive - Los Angeles • Hollywood Food Coalition - 5939 Hollywood Blvd (Salvation Army campus), Los Angeles The People's Struggle SFV - Greater LA Area Food Share of Ventura County - College Park, Ventura • Every Table - Local Shelters, Los Angeles Information (full links are in post): Satellite Fire Map from NASA Latest Evacuation Map from Genasys Sign up for LA County Emergency Alerts Real time fire alerts from Watchduty Donation location accepting blankets, water, and more: Hand Brewed Beer 9771 Variel Ave Chatsworth Fire relief efforts update at IBTU HQ: If you'd like to donate items, please come directly to IBTU HQ: 4308 Crenshaw Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90008 We will be open today 1/8 until at least 8PM and accepting donations until then. At the end of each day, we'll post the following day's hours of operation and needs, as the situation is rapidly changing. To keep our phone lines open for those in urgent need and coordinating large donation drops, we ask that if you are an individual with items, you simply show up in person instead of calling or DMing. We are accepting the following items: Household supplies: Pillows and pillow cases, bedding (sheets, comforters), sleeping bags, flashlights and batteries, cat and dog food, power banks. Comfort items: Warm scarves or shawls, stuffed animals or plush toys, coloring books and crayons, small toys or games, storybooks, blankets, eye masks or earplugs (for sleeping), slippers or cozy socks, portable blankets or lap throws. Clothing (no used clothing): Undergarments (new, all sizes), socks (new), shoes (gently used or new). Personal care: Toothbrushes and toothpaste, soap and body wash, first aid supplies, shampoo and conditioner, deodorant, feminine hygiene products, towels and washcloths. All items must be new and in original packaging.
January 9, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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Quick wisdom on disaster donating: do NOT under any circumstances donate clothes. There’s not time & volunteers to sort it. It’s hard to distribute, too. It takes up literally tons of storage space. It’s better to give gift cards, as they put money back into local stores & people get what they want.
January 9, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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dieworkwear.bsky.social
This list of resources is continually updated. You can find the list here:

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
MALAN Fire & Wind Storm Resources
docs.google.com
January 9, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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dieworkwear.bsky.social
For SoCal friends,

Here is a list of resources for shelter, animal boarding, free items, and distribution hubs. These places can also use donations (e.g., food, water, masks, and blankets). Please consider donating if you can.

For more info, visit Instagram: mutualaidla
January 9, 2025 at 3:23 AM
melissatampafl.bsky.social
Happy New Year ... May this year be filled with making beautiful memories to treasure the rest of our years.
January 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM