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ATTENTION EVERYONE IMPACTED BY THE FIRES IN AND AROUND LOS ANGELES COUNTY
          	please be safe guys!! if you can:
          	Stay off the roads. People need to evacuate, and traffic jams are dangerous!! If we block the roads, we block people from getting to safety. 
          	Wear a mask, use air purifiers, and keep those who have respiratory issues indoors! Air quality is sucky right now, so be careful. 
          	IF YOU ARE IN AN EVACUATION WARNING ZONE, PREPARE TO EVACUATE. Pack a go bag, run through an emergency plan with your family and friends, and make plans in case you have to get out quickly. 
          	Stay calm, and if you are able bodied in an evacuation zone, try to help neighbors and friends escape. Either leave your keys in your car or take it with you - cars blocking roads cause problems for evacuees and firefighters. 
          	Offer support to those who need it. If you have any friends or family in evacuation zones or warning areas, contact them and ensure they’re safe. Take in families or extend help if they need it. 
          	I’m not sure if anyone can just walk up and volunteer at evacuation centers, but if you can, try and make it easier on those whose lives have just been completely uprooted. 
          	Try and conserve water! Firefighters are running out of water to fight the fires…their resources are already strained, so anything we can do to help is great. 
          	Respect those on the front lines! They’re doing so much to keep us safe and lots of people owe their lives to them. 
          	As of now, 12:28 01/08/25, the palisades fire has burned over 1,100 acres; the eaton fire is over 2,000; the hurst fire is over 500 acres; and there are two others at around 30 and 11 acres
          	there are 6 school closures in the evacuation zones, plus a few more public school and several private school closures. other schools (including mine) have minimum days today. please be safe if you’re in school or work today!

swim_read_repeat

@WeirdAs__BiTrash glad you guys are safe!! I’m very lucky that i live in an area that has not been affected much but there is a lot of smoke and ash and definitely very hazy in the distance. Winds have died down for us but new fires just keep popping up T-T
          	  School cancelled today and tomorrow though for LAUSD so that’s good (i go to Venice, which is only a couple miles south of the palisades fire evac zone)
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WeirdAs__BiTrash

@swim_read_repeat very thankful I’m not very close, no smoke where I am as of now, but we’ve had all the insane winds that made the fire so much worse so trees are down everywhere and there’s been power outages. These winds almost always happen at LEAST once a year but these ones are bad. Stay safe <3
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swim_read_repeat

ATTENTION EVERYONE IMPACTED BY THE FIRES IN AND AROUND LOS ANGELES COUNTY
          please be safe guys!! if you can:
          Stay off the roads. People need to evacuate, and traffic jams are dangerous!! If we block the roads, we block people from getting to safety. 
          Wear a mask, use air purifiers, and keep those who have respiratory issues indoors! Air quality is sucky right now, so be careful. 
          IF YOU ARE IN AN EVACUATION WARNING ZONE, PREPARE TO EVACUATE. Pack a go bag, run through an emergency plan with your family and friends, and make plans in case you have to get out quickly. 
          Stay calm, and if you are able bodied in an evacuation zone, try to help neighbors and friends escape. Either leave your keys in your car or take it with you - cars blocking roads cause problems for evacuees and firefighters. 
          Offer support to those who need it. If you have any friends or family in evacuation zones or warning areas, contact them and ensure they’re safe. Take in families or extend help if they need it. 
          I’m not sure if anyone can just walk up and volunteer at evacuation centers, but if you can, try and make it easier on those whose lives have just been completely uprooted. 
          Try and conserve water! Firefighters are running out of water to fight the fires…their resources are already strained, so anything we can do to help is great. 
          Respect those on the front lines! They’re doing so much to keep us safe and lots of people owe their lives to them. 
          As of now, 12:28 01/08/25, the palisades fire has burned over 1,100 acres; the eaton fire is over 2,000; the hurst fire is over 500 acres; and there are two others at around 30 and 11 acres
          there are 6 school closures in the evacuation zones, plus a few more public school and several private school closures. other schools (including mine) have minimum days today. please be safe if you’re in school or work today!

swim_read_repeat

@WeirdAs__BiTrash glad you guys are safe!! I’m very lucky that i live in an area that has not been affected much but there is a lot of smoke and ash and definitely very hazy in the distance. Winds have died down for us but new fires just keep popping up T-T
            School cancelled today and tomorrow though for LAUSD so that’s good (i go to Venice, which is only a couple miles south of the palisades fire evac zone)
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WeirdAs__BiTrash

@swim_read_repeat very thankful I’m not very close, no smoke where I am as of now, but we’ve had all the insane winds that made the fire so much worse so trees are down everywhere and there’s been power outages. These winds almost always happen at LEAST once a year but these ones are bad. Stay safe <3
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swim_read_repeat

Guys I’m so fricked I messed up (overworked) my ankle and now it’s super super tight and it hurts and it has been getting better but now it’s bad again and I RACE ON SATURDAY MORNING IN CHAMPIONSHIPS REPRESENTING THE VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY TEAM I AM NOT OKAY
          PLUS I’m getting sick so I’m coughing AND I have a swim meet right after the race T-T

Cyansong

Oh damn swimming while sick and exhausted will suck-
            Good luck at the championships! You got this!!
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swim_read_repeat

Hi all, not trying to get super political but since the election is coming up real soon and I’m not eligible to vote, please please please vote blue!! I get that Kamala isn’t the perfect candidate: NO ONE is going to be a perfect candidate. But please do some research on Trump. No matter how bad you think Kamala is going to be for our country, TRUMP IS WORSE. 
          I am saying this as the daughter and granddaughter of immigrants, who gave up their lives to come here for a better life. 
          I am saying this as an asexual and possibly aroace person. 
          I am saying this as a girl who wants the rights to decide what I can and can’t do with my body. 
          I am saying this as an Asian-American who is proud of her cultures. 
          
          I am saying this as a minor who cannot vote. 
          
          Please vote. Your voice counts. 
          
          Every
          Vote
          Counts
          
          Please vote blue

Potterhead101807

++++++++++++
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Cyansong

Thank you! Just look at project 2025. Trump says he’s not part of it, but a lot of people close to him are. People that were in his cabinet in 2016 hate him and are urging people not to vote for him.
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Undead_beautyqueen_7

@swim_read_repeat THANK YOU!!
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keep-fighting167

Hey Em, Just wondering if it would be okay for me to share a story of mine in our awareness book which we haven't published yet
          
          Thanks Em
          Love Ya
          Brooke

swim_read_repeat

@keep-fighting167 that’s all right ilysm I’m so glad you can share your story <3
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keep-fighting167

Hey,  the chapter im writing includes a lot of things that went on in my life which are sensitive topics, but i feel if i didnt share my story here i dont think i ever would, I Just want to let you know if you read the chapter then just beware x
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keep-fighting167

Thats okaayyyy babes, Im sharing everything in one chapter as idk if i could write more than one
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swim_read_repeat

Anyone getting hit by the heatwave or the hurricane or [why are there so many weirdo natural disasters] please stay safe!!

Potterhead101807

@swim_read_repeat I just got out of a heatwave as well but I’m hoping for the best for everyone near the hurricane
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WeirdAs__BiTrash

@swim_read_repeat thankfully we like just got out of our heatwave, it’s still mid- high 80s but it’s gonna be mid- high 70s next week, and not as bad as the 90s it’s been
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Cyansong

My area just got out of a heatwave. It was over a hundred a few days ago, now it’s near 70s
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