What Caused the Devastating CA Wildfires? An Investigative Journalist Brings Details, 1/13/25

As crews work to get containment on the Palisades Fire, many are asking how this happened and whether it could be a case of arson. Investigative journalist Cece Woods says she has some eye opening information. She joins the show to share it. As these fires started, many people ran for their lives, leaving animals behind. Now, they’re having trouble getting to their pets. We’ll talk to a pair of animal activists about what’s happening and how you can help. There was no shortage of political news over the weekend. We welcome iHeart television and radio political analyst Gary Dietrich to the show to discuss it all. The Mark Thompson Show 1/13/25Patreon subscribers are the backbone of the show! If you’d like to help, here’s our Patreon Link:https://www.patreon.com/themarkthompsonshowMaybe you’re more into PayPal.  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=PVBS3R7KJXV24And you’ll find everything on our website: https://www.themarkthompsonshow.comCourtney's Fire Links: DONATE TO THE FIREFIGHTERS+ Los Angeles Fire Department Foundationhttps://www.lafoodbank.org/+ California Fire Foundationhttps://cafirefoundation.org/+ Anti-Recidivism Coalition+ Write ‘Firefighter Fund’ On Your Donationhttps://antirecidivism.org/DONATE TO THE FAMILIES AND FIRST RESPONDERS+ California Community Foundation+ Donate to the ‘Wildfire Recovery Fund’https://www.calfund.org/+ Ventura County Community Foundation+ Donate to the ‘Wildfire Relief & Recovery’https://vccf.org/+ American Red Cross Los Angeles Divisionhttps://www.redcross.org/local/california/los-angeles.html+ Center for Disaster Philanthropy+ CDP California Wildfires Recovery Fundhttps://disasterphilanthropy.org/funds/cdp-california-wildfires-recovery-fund/DONATE TO THE FAMILIES AND FIRST RESPONDERS+ Los Angeles Regional Food Bank+ Disaster Relief Fundhttps://www.lafoodbank.org/+ GlobalGiving+ California Wildfire Relief Fundhttps://www.globalgiving.org/projects/california-wildfire-relief-fund/+ GiveDirectly+ Relief for Low Income Survivors+ Sends Cash to LA Families on Food Stamps Based on Their Locationhttps://www.givedirectly.org/lafires/+ Direct Relief+ California Wildfireshttps://www.directrelief.org/2025/01/as-southern-california-fires-rage-medical-aid-en-route/+ World Central Kitchen+ Chefs for Californiahttps://wck.org/news/first-alert-ca-fires-jan25+ GoFundMe+ Helping Families Affected By The LA Fires Restore Hopehttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pK5omSsD4KGhjEHCVgcVw-rd4FZP9haoijEx1mSAm5c/htmlview?urp=gmail_linkhttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1km3lEvdVY70P3875guzujp5xtoIFMr6jVZVxfpN3MeA/edit?gid=220233750#gid=220233750DONATE TO ANIMAL RESCUE AND WELFARE+ Social Compassion in Legislationhttps://socialcompassioninlegislation.org/+ Pasadena Humane Societyhttps://pasadenahumane.org/+ Los Angeles County Animal Care Foundationhttps://lacountyanimals.org/+ World Animal Protection US+ California Wildfire Emergency Animal Shelters and Rescue+ Support The Disaster Response Fundhttps://www.worldanimalprotection.us/latest/blogs/california-wildfire-emergency-animal-shelters-and-rescues/DONATE TO ANIMAL RESCUE AND WELFARE+ Best Friends Animal Society+ Los Angeles Wildfires Responsehttps://bestfriends.org/emergency-response/los-angeles-wildfires+ Kitten Rescuehttps://kittenrescue.org/+ spcaLA+ Help Animals Affected By Disasterhttps://spcala.com/+ Wags and Walks+ Support The Wildfire Fund Rescue Effortshttps://www.wagsandwalks.org/Palms & Pawshttps://www.instagram.com/animaladvocacynet/800-290-8129