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Benjamin López
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My job is trains. Opinions mine, exhaustion perpetual. He/him/él 🏳️‍🌈
Focus on the fascistic takeover instead of shamefully attacking a Black member of Congress who had the courage to speak out, coward.
March 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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maybe instead of fantasizing about illegally annexing a foreign nation while firing a large share of the people who keep the country running, the US government could do something actually useful for its residents
February 19, 2025 at 4:23 AM
**Thank you, "ThinQ ON!" (A very normal thing to say out loud)
January 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Read other stories of people affected by encampment "sweeps" here:
“I Have Lost Everything”: The Toll of Cities’ Homeless Sweeps
Cities often take belongings — including important documents and irreplaceable mementos — when they conduct sweeps of homeless encampments. ProPublica gave notecards to people across the country so…
projects.propublica.org
December 27, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Reposted by Benjamin López
Michael Corkery, the author of the NYT article, goes to great lengths to set up crime as stemming from homelessness and addiction, while only lightly addressing how the previous governor destroyed mental health provision in this vast and poor state.

The story is about sabotage, more than anything.
December 25, 2024 at 7:46 PM
And in the best state, naturally 🌶️
December 18, 2024 at 8:46 PM