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So a few weeks ago, I had the unique experience of sitting in my own living room and watching my city burn down around me.

The largest fires in the history of Los Angeles swept through the Pacific Palisades and Altadena,

two beautiful neighborhoods that now simply are not there anymore.

80,000 people evacuated, a close friend of mine evacuated in my home, and I packed a go bag.

Oh, by the way, let me just say, if you ever are in a disaster scenario, try to pack your go bag early in the day.

Don't do what I did and wait until like 10 p.m. to stuff a t-shirt and a couple hard drives into a knapsack.

Like, get that shit done in time.

So we sat there and we watched literal fire tornadoes ripped through the sky on the news.

The next day when I woke up and the sun was shining again, there was ash all over my driveway.

The remains of tens of thousands of real people's homes that were burned to the ground.

Some of my close friends lost everything in these fires.

And now, all of us in L.A., we're trying to pick up the pieces. We're donating

to GoFundMe's. We're buying air purifiers. We're dropping off clothes to donation centers

that are telling us we don't need any more clothes. Please donate money instead. We're doing our

best. And we're also all trying to figure out how the fuck did this happen and how do we stop it from happening again.

And that's been difficult because there's a lot of bullshit out there right now, as inspiring as it's been,

to see my city pulled together and support each other. And it really has been. It has made me love

Los Angeles deeply. It has also been beyond terrifying

to watch the disinformation machine spin up in real time and watch conspiracy theories and rumors

and lies fly about these fires and what caused them. In a time of crisis like this,

it's essential that we get real information about what happened

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