Joseph Flett
@joeflett.bsky.social
Torontonian. Passions include public health, equity, policy development, and problem solving Experienced researcher, communicator, and leader
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In other obvious news, “A recent study shows that encampment bans & other policies that criminalize homelessness don’t keep people from living on the street. The analysis did not find any reduction in homelessness in any cities studied as a result of such ordinances.”
Homes and supports. Obviously.
Homes and supports. Obviously.
A New Study Proves Criminalizing Homelessness Doesn’t Reduce Homelessness
"The deterrence logic doesn’t hold": A recent analysis finds that encampments bans and other local ordinances aimed at unhoused populations don't actually lead to decreased homelessness.
nextcity.org
June 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
In other obvious news, “A recent study shows that encampment bans & other policies that criminalize homelessness don’t keep people from living on the street. The analysis did not find any reduction in homelessness in any cities studied as a result of such ordinances.”
Homes and supports. Obviously.
Homes and supports. Obviously.
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
June 28, 2025 at 4:38 AM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
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A summer of streetcar chaos is almost upon us. And TTC riders are already frustrated: 'Is this the best plan?'
www.thestar.com/news/gta/a-s...
www.thestar.com/news/gta/a-s...
A summer of streetcar chaos is almost upon us. And TTC riders are already frustrated: ‘Is this the best plan?’
Three heavily used downtown streetcars routes are all being funnelled along the same stretch of Queen Street to allow for maintenance and construction.
www.thestar.com
May 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
A summer of streetcar chaos is almost upon us. And TTC riders are already frustrated: 'Is this the best plan?'
www.thestar.com/news/gta/a-s...
www.thestar.com/news/gta/a-s...
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The Vice President and the National Security Advisor discussing how they pre-targeted a building housing civilians.
March 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The Vice President and the National Security Advisor discussing how they pre-targeted a building housing civilians.
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This is new: “A source with direct knowledge of the discussions told NBC News that Trump is heavily focused on Canada in conversations with aides, who believe he is completely serious about making the country the 51st state—even with Trudeau out of power”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump's quest to conquer Canada is confusing everyone
Canadians and Republicans alike are confounded as President Donald Trump increasingly links a trade war to his push to annex America's northern neighbor.
www.nbcnews.com
March 14, 2025 at 11:39 PM
This is new: “A source with direct knowledge of the discussions told NBC News that Trump is heavily focused on Canada in conversations with aides, who believe he is completely serious about making the country the 51st state—even with Trudeau out of power”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
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“For the KGB, it was a charm offensive. They had collected a lot of information on his personality so they knew who he was personally. The feeling was that he was extremely vulnerable intellectually, and psychologically, and he was prone to flattery.“
Seems relevant.
Seems relevant.
‘The perfect target’: Russia cultivated Trump as asset for 40 years – ex-KGB spy
The KGB ‘played the game as if they were immensely impressed by his personality’, Yuri Shvets, a key source for a new book, tells the Guardian
www.theguardian.com
March 5, 2025 at 12:56 AM
“For the KGB, it was a charm offensive. They had collected a lot of information on his personality so they knew who he was personally. The feeling was that he was extremely vulnerable intellectually, and psychologically, and he was prone to flattery.“
Seems relevant.
Seems relevant.
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Canada already announced a $1.3 billion border plan a month and a half ago, so it sounds like the only concession Trump is getting here is someone with the title of ”Fentanyl Czar“?
www.canada.ca/en/public-sa...
www.canada.ca/en/public-sa...
February 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Canada already announced a $1.3 billion border plan a month and a half ago, so it sounds like the only concession Trump is getting here is someone with the title of ”Fentanyl Czar“?
www.canada.ca/en/public-sa...
www.canada.ca/en/public-sa...
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It’s time for Canada to import Japanese zoning, Korean and Spanish transit construction practices, Dutch road design, and Swiss building codes.
February 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
It’s time for Canada to import Japanese zoning, Korean and Spanish transit construction practices, Dutch road design, and Swiss building codes.
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i mean. trudeau is right. donald trump represents a betrayal of everything america promised to be. canada has been our ally for a hundred years, through the fires of two world wars, the cold war, all the great struggles of the twentieth century--and this is how we repay that? it's disgusting
February 3, 2025 at 1:08 AM
i mean. trudeau is right. donald trump represents a betrayal of everything america promised to be. canada has been our ally for a hundred years, through the fires of two world wars, the cold war, all the great struggles of the twentieth century--and this is how we repay that? it's disgusting
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There hasn't actually been a serious border security problem between Canada and the US.
Wanna know a good way to create one? Create incentives in the tens of billions of dollars for successful smuggling operations.
Wanna know a good way to create one? Create incentives in the tens of billions of dollars for successful smuggling operations.
February 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
There hasn't actually been a serious border security problem between Canada and the US.
Wanna know a good way to create one? Create incentives in the tens of billions of dollars for successful smuggling operations.
Wanna know a good way to create one? Create incentives in the tens of billions of dollars for successful smuggling operations.
Reposted by Joseph Flett
Reposted by Joseph Flett
When we look back at atrocities we wonder why people in authority are so quick to obey inhumane orders. Wonder no more. Good people easily do evil things.
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
January 24, 2025 at 10:07 PM
When we look back at atrocities we wonder why people in authority are so quick to obey inhumane orders. Wonder no more. Good people easily do evil things.
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Sometimes I look at the art on my walls and think about how the idea of art may be older than the idea of walls.
November 25, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Sometimes I look at the art on my walls and think about how the idea of art may be older than the idea of walls.