M.O. Castaneda

Paralegal @ACLU_socal. Views & opinions expressed are my own.

[Film The Police LA @FilmThePoliceLA]

They should have just said nothing.

[People's City Council - Los Angeles @PplsCityCouncil]

DON’T GIVE MONEY to this FireAidLA “benefit concert.” The $ raised will be distributed by LAPD funders & Olympics boosters

Give directly to people impacted by the fires or mutual aid groups or put $ on the books of incarcerated firefighters (links in thread👇)

[evil flat-chested wench @troytheboyy]

incarcerated youth firefighters = child slave labor

[People's City Council - Los Angeles @PplsCityCouncil]

Incarcerated youth firefighters are risking their lives fighting wildfires in Los Angeles for $10/day.

PUT SOME $ ON THEIR BOOKS! Go to https://t.co/ONBGJQLp8S, select California, “inmate #” & enter one of these:

[People's City Council - Los Angeles @PplsCityCouncil]

Things weve supported for years, how they sound now:

- defund police, fund services & community (LAPD & the mayor are defunding the city)
- cancel the fucking olympics
- protect tenants- stop evictions, rent freeze
- seize the hotels, house the unhoused
- listen to @lacontroller

[Film The Police LA @FilmThePoliceLA]

Since KHive wants to open their mouths, let’s not forget when Kamala Harris was Attorney General she *fought early release* of some minimum security inmates.

Why? Because Harris’ dept said they needed the inmates to stay in prison to FIGHT WILD FIRES.

[People's City Council - Los Angeles @PplsCityCouncil]

Yemeni people are amazing 🖤

House of Mandi, a Yemeni restaurant in Westwood, is offering free meals for anyone forced to evacuate due to the fires.

House of Mandi is great & the food is delicious. What a great offer.
https://t.co/8zIl9lhli1

[RootsAction @Roots_Action]

Incarcerated firefighters are battling LA’s wildfires, saving lives while their own lives are marked as disposable.

“Prison labor is used in so many different aspects of our capitalist society. Our spending priorities are so skewed.” @SonaliKolhatkar

[Qasim Rashid, Esq. @QasimRashid]

Short story.

Days after the 2023 Lahaina fires I flew to Hawaii to provide pro bono legal aid to fire victims navigating everything from home insurance & biz contracts, recovering legal docs, immigration status, & more. I supported ~50 families, and there was 1 constant theme with each client.

Private equity vultures were contacting and offering them pennies on the dollar for their destroyed properties. Just absolute vultures exploiting people's desperation and depression. I suspect the same will happen in SoCal, & sadly many will capitulate. It's criminal—or at least it should be.

My takeaway: We need better protections for people suffering these disasters. People have lost everything & are not in a state of balance & security. Vultures exploit that fear to make a quick buck. Too few protections exist right now, if any at all. That must change—b/c this isn't sustainable.

[People's City Council - Los Angeles @PplsCityCouncil]

It’s the community stepping up for each other right now in place of the government. As it’s always been. We keep us safe.

[People's City Council - Los Angeles @PplsCityCouncil]

The incarcerated youth firefighters at Pine Grove are currently risking their lives on the fires in LA.

Working 48 hour shifts with no sleep. These are their faces.

[Film The Police LA @FilmThePoliceLA]

Harrowing experience of a Pacific Palisades resident escaping the inferno.

Imagine being surrounded by flames and they wouldn’t help you.

[Wu Tang is for the Children @WUTangKids]

This is some truly insane shit

[Film The Police LA @FilmThePoliceLA]

The public is allowed to stand on the public sidewalk.

[Amnesty International USA @amnestyusa]

"H.R. 9495 is ripped from a dictator’s playbook. While it offers a façade of due process, this bill is broad, dangerously vague, and offers no protection against abuse. Members of Congress must not let it get further.” @dpaulobrien  https://t.co/2JyxyZf8EI

[jordan @JordanUhl]

The House just passed HR 9495, that would allow the Treasury department to unilaterally kill non-profit groups.

15 Demss voted for it:
Allred
Caraveo
Case
Cuellar
Davis (NC)
Golden (ME)
Gonzalez, V.
Lee (NV)
Moskowitz
Panetta
Perez
Schneider
Suozzi
Torres (CA)
Wasserman Schultz

[M.O. Castaneda @MO_ACLU]

I just wrote a letter: Tell your Reps: VOTE NO on H.R. 9495! Defend nonprofit workers NOW.. Write one here: https://t.co/ifcUJpowNN

[People's City Council - Los Angeles @PplsCityCouncil]

One of racist Kevin de Leon’s parting gifts to Council District 14 is the cancellation of tree lightings through the district. It no longer serves his ego or self interests.

[99% Johnny Graz @jvgraz]

In a world of Michael Rapaports, be a Danny DeVito.