Kaia Sand
@mkaiasand.bsky.social
Publishes unwantedpersons.com on alternatives to police, care-focused first responders. Also Tracking the Jackboot on authoritarian policing. Poet & artist. Bookings @ kaiasand.net
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Kaia Sand
@mkaiasand.bsky.social
· Jun 24
CAHOOTS, a decades-old crisis-response program based in Eugene, Ore., may die, but the alternative-to-policing movement it helped inspire is stronger than ever.
This Organization Proved There Was an Alternative to the Police. Now It’s Being Defunded.
In Eugene, Oregon, CAHOOTS, a decades-old crisis-response program, may disappear, but the programs it inspired have spread across the United States, including to nearby Portland.
www.thenation.com
My deep-dive on alternatives to police — and what we need to fight for — in the @thenation.com
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A number of local Chicago reporters/journalists have truly distinguished themselves over the past few weeks and I am so very grateful. It also shows that reporting is a public service when done well. Thank you all.
November 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
A number of local Chicago reporters/journalists have truly distinguished themselves over the past few weeks and I am so very grateful. It also shows that reporting is a public service when done well. Thank you all.
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This is far worse than anyone expected.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump Administration to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
This is far worse than anyone expected.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
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In the week since Mayor Wilson began enforcing the public camping ban, we are seeing MORE tents in East Portland. Those folks are just being swept into my district.
I told the mayor that this is what would happen and asked him to bring extra resources to East PDX to meet the displaced. He did not.
I told the mayor that this is what would happen and asked him to bring extra resources to East PDX to meet the displaced. He did not.
November 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
In the week since Mayor Wilson began enforcing the public camping ban, we are seeing MORE tents in East Portland. Those folks are just being swept into my district.
I told the mayor that this is what would happen and asked him to bring extra resources to East PDX to meet the displaced. He did not.
I told the mayor that this is what would happen and asked him to bring extra resources to East PDX to meet the displaced. He did not.
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Hey Casey,
I can share at least one example - the program GLITTER is a peer-led trash removal service by people with lived experience of homelessness for people currently on the streets. That is a program that funds trash removal without displacement. Please advocate for GLITTER funding!
I can share at least one example - the program GLITTER is a peer-led trash removal service by people with lived experience of homelessness for people currently on the streets. That is a program that funds trash removal without displacement. Please advocate for GLITTER funding!
November 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Hey Casey,
I can share at least one example - the program GLITTER is a peer-led trash removal service by people with lived experience of homelessness for people currently on the streets. That is a program that funds trash removal without displacement. Please advocate for GLITTER funding!
I can share at least one example - the program GLITTER is a peer-led trash removal service by people with lived experience of homelessness for people currently on the streets. That is a program that funds trash removal without displacement. Please advocate for GLITTER funding!
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Our amendment doesn’t cut those things.
Mayor Wilson could’ve called me to clarify and ask questions before blasting us in a newsletter, but of course he has to find a scapegoat when he doesn’t magically end homelessness on 12/1 by warehousing people.
Looking forward to clarifying this tomorrow.
Mayor Wilson could’ve called me to clarify and ask questions before blasting us in a newsletter, but of course he has to find a scapegoat when he doesn’t magically end homelessness on 12/1 by warehousing people.
Looking forward to clarifying this tomorrow.
The Impact Reduction Program also provides trash abatement, which is essential in maintaining clean, walkable sidewalks for all Portlanders. We shouldn‘t cut their budget.
November 10, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Our amendment doesn’t cut those things.
Mayor Wilson could’ve called me to clarify and ask questions before blasting us in a newsletter, but of course he has to find a scapegoat when he doesn’t magically end homelessness on 12/1 by warehousing people.
Looking forward to clarifying this tomorrow.
Mayor Wilson could’ve called me to clarify and ask questions before blasting us in a newsletter, but of course he has to find a scapegoat when he doesn’t magically end homelessness on 12/1 by warehousing people.
Looking forward to clarifying this tomorrow.
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"We don't want people to go hungry or miss another paycheck. But we *are* okay with them dying a little more slowly, without healthcare."
This is so bleak.
This is so bleak.
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 AM
"We don't want people to go hungry or miss another paycheck. But we *are* okay with them dying a little more slowly, without healthcare."
This is so bleak.
This is so bleak.
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That is why we need to move aggressively towards a Social Housing model— high quality, permanently affordable housing that will serve the vast majority of Portlanders, from the unhoused to the middle class.
October 31, 2025 at 11:42 PM
That is why we need to move aggressively towards a Social Housing model— high quality, permanently affordable housing that will serve the vast majority of Portlanders, from the unhoused to the middle class.
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But at the end of the day, the only real, lasting solution to homelessness is to provide deeply affordable housing for all. Unless we stop the flow of folks onto the streets, we’re never going to make real progress.
October 31, 2025 at 11:42 PM
But at the end of the day, the only real, lasting solution to homelessness is to provide deeply affordable housing for all. Unless we stop the flow of folks onto the streets, we’re never going to make real progress.
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I oppose the resumption of sweeps beginning tomorrow. They are costly, ineffective and cruel. At a time when our Federal government is literally starving our most vulnerable neighbors, we add to that by violently taking from them what little they have? My statement attached.
October 31, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I oppose the resumption of sweeps beginning tomorrow. They are costly, ineffective and cruel. At a time when our Federal government is literally starving our most vulnerable neighbors, we add to that by violently taking from them what little they have? My statement attached.
Wole Soyinka lost his US visa after criticizing the Trump administration kidnapping and arresting immigrants. He pointed out he doesn’t want to come to the US, anyway, unless circumstances change: “I wouldn’t take the initiative myself because there’s nothing I’m looking for there. Nothing.”
Wole Soyinka, Nigerian Nobel laureate and Trump critic, says US visa revoked
Soyinka, 91, who recently compared US president to Idi Amin, says ‘I have no visa – I am banned’
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Wole Soyinka lost his US visa after criticizing the Trump administration kidnapping and arresting immigrants. He pointed out he doesn’t want to come to the US, anyway, unless circumstances change: “I wouldn’t take the initiative myself because there’s nothing I’m looking for there. Nothing.”
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The sheer chaos that Trump unleashes daily is an underdiscussed method of his presidency imo. Exhibit A: on 22 June—only 3 months ago today—Trump bombed Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility & Fordow enrichment plant. It was in the news for a day or 3. It feels like an eternity ago. Chaos assists impunity.
October 23, 2025 at 1:12 AM
The sheer chaos that Trump unleashes daily is an underdiscussed method of his presidency imo. Exhibit A: on 22 June—only 3 months ago today—Trump bombed Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility & Fordow enrichment plant. It was in the news for a day or 3. It feels like an eternity ago. Chaos assists impunity.
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“Walmart was the top employer of SNAP recipients in five states and one of the top four employers in the remaining four states. McDonald’s was among the top five employers of Medicaid enrollees in five of six states and SNAP recipients in eight of nine states.”
www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/w...
www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/w...
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
October 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
“Walmart was the top employer of SNAP recipients in five states and one of the top four employers in the remaining four states. McDonald’s was among the top five employers of Medicaid enrollees in five of six states and SNAP recipients in eight of nine states.”
www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/w...
www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/w...
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People are literally going hungry and struggling to pay rent on every level and this is the move?? God these people are villainous
Oregon Business & Industry is behind a prospective ballot measure filed last week that seeks to give cities more authority to enforce anti-camping laws.
Proposed Oregon ballot measure would make it easier for cities to sweep homeless camps
The effort is backed by the mayor of Salem and Oregon’s largest business lobby.
www.opb.org
October 25, 2025 at 1:53 AM
People are literally going hungry and struggling to pay rent on every level and this is the move?? God these people are villainous
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Federal agents raided the WRONG HOME in Portland—no warrant, guns drawn on a family with a baby. ICE still arrested 2 people after realizing the mistake. ICE official on the aggressive tactics: "If people interpret that as aggressive, so be it."
ICE official defends agency's tactics amid fallout from raid on wrong home in Portland, Oregon
In footage shared widely on social media last week, federal immigration agents were seen breaking into a home Portland, Oregon — but the person they were looking for doesn't live there.
www.cbsnews.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Federal agents raided the WRONG HOME in Portland—no warrant, guns drawn on a family with a baby. ICE still arrested 2 people after realizing the mistake. ICE official on the aggressive tactics: "If people interpret that as aggressive, so be it."
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I think what would help folks feel safe is the following:
1) Turn off KATU
2) Log Off NextDoor
3) Go Outside
1) Turn off KATU
2) Log Off NextDoor
3) Go Outside
On TriMet, calls for police service fell by almost half from 2021 to 2024. Still, when the agency surveyed thousands of riders and non-riders across the Portland metro area last year, only about half the respondents said they’d feel safe riding TriMet.
Portland police rejoin TriMet’s transit police for the first time since 2020
But safety on the public transportation system has remained an issue for some riders and staff.
www.opb.org
October 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I think what would help folks feel safe is the following:
1) Turn off KATU
2) Log Off NextDoor
3) Go Outside
1) Turn off KATU
2) Log Off NextDoor
3) Go Outside
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Portland City Council issued the following statement in response to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on the potential deployment of National Guard troops in Portland:
Portland City Council Remains United Against Federal Overreach
www.portland.gov
October 20, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Portland City Council issued the following statement in response to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on the potential deployment of National Guard troops in Portland:
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"The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit today overturned a temporary restraining order put in place by a federal judge in Portland – removing the legal impediment that was preventing the Trump Administration from sending National Guard troops to Portland."
9th Circuit rules that National Guard can deploy to Portland
The appeals court overturned the ruling of a lower court judge in Oregon, and clears the way for President Trump to deploy the National Guard to Portland.
www.opb.org
October 20, 2025 at 7:52 PM
"The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit today overturned a temporary restraining order put in place by a federal judge in Portland – removing the legal impediment that was preventing the Trump Administration from sending National Guard troops to Portland."
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Hey Portland, I want to clear up any confusion or questions about the recent ruling in the 9th Circuit. Today, on October 20th, 2025, a panel of judges ruled 2-1 to put a stay on the temporary restraining order (TRO) that blocked federalization of the Oregon National Guard. 🧵
October 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Hey Portland, I want to clear up any confusion or questions about the recent ruling in the 9th Circuit. Today, on October 20th, 2025, a panel of judges ruled 2-1 to put a stay on the temporary restraining order (TRO) that blocked federalization of the Oregon National Guard. 🧵
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9th Circuit in a divided decision lets Trump send National Guard troops into Portland reasoning the lower court judge that blocked the deployment “accorded no deference to the President’s determination that he could not execute federal laws with regular forces"
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Trump can send troops to Portland, appeals court says
A federal judge had blocked President Donald Trump from dispatching the National Guard to Portland.
wapo.st
October 21, 2025 at 1:09 AM
9th Circuit in a divided decision lets Trump send National Guard troops into Portland reasoning the lower court judge that blocked the deployment “accorded no deference to the President’s determination that he could not execute federal laws with regular forces"
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New developments in my 3 year Epstein investigation, this time regarding JP Morgan Chase and its CEO, Jamie Dimon. This is a long thread, but worth sticking around for.
October 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
New developments in my 3 year Epstein investigation, this time regarding JP Morgan Chase and its CEO, Jamie Dimon. This is a long thread, but worth sticking around for.
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1. ICE has sharply increased its spending on weapons in 2025, according to an analysis of federal gov't data by Popular Information.
Records reveal ICE has increased spending on “small arms" — a category that includes guns, armor, chemical weapons, and explosives — by 700% compared to 2024 levels
Records reveal ICE has increased spending on “small arms" — a category that includes guns, armor, chemical weapons, and explosives — by 700% compared to 2024 levels
October 20, 2025 at 12:37 PM
1. ICE has sharply increased its spending on weapons in 2025, according to an analysis of federal gov't data by Popular Information.
Records reveal ICE has increased spending on “small arms" — a category that includes guns, armor, chemical weapons, and explosives — by 700% compared to 2024 levels
Records reveal ICE has increased spending on “small arms" — a category that includes guns, armor, chemical weapons, and explosives — by 700% compared to 2024 levels
No Kings protests, mapped by @theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
No Kings protests, mapped by @theguardian.com
Inequality is a deep wound
Wealthy Americans Are Spending. People With Less Are Struggling.
www.nytimes.com
October 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Inequality is a deep wound
October 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM