Kathryn Sabbeth
@ksabbeth.bsky.social
teaching, writing, and litigating about courts, civil justice, housing, & eviction • working on Courts & Capital (under contract with Cambridge) • prior writing: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1537444 LPE Blog, the Appeal & others
Huge congrats @brian-goldstone.bsky.social on getting the platform to share the insights of workers pushed into homelessness. I'm already planning to show a recording to my students!
Some news: tomorrow at 9am, Ted Koppel + CBS Sunday Morning will air a two-part story on the devastating surge of full-time workers being pushed into homelessness.
I'll be interviewed along with two families from There Is No Place for Us. It would mean a lot if you'd watch and help spread the word.
I'll be interviewed along with two families from There Is No Place for Us. It would mean a lot if you'd watch and help spread the word.
November 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Huge congrats @brian-goldstone.bsky.social on getting the platform to share the insights of workers pushed into homelessness. I'm already planning to show a recording to my students!
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you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
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More than 5,000 rent-stabilized units connected to the Pinnacle Group are going up for auction in 2026.
Residents are warning would-be buyers not to overlook the years of disrepair that made those units unlivable.
Read their story: bit.ly/47EBZYw
#HousingJustice #RentStrike
Residents are warning would-be buyers not to overlook the years of disrepair that made those units unlivable.
Read their story: bit.ly/47EBZYw
#HousingJustice #RentStrike
Rats, Faulty Heating, and Mushrooms on the Ceiling: Inside the Fight Against Pinnacle
As more than 5,000 rent-stabilized units head for auction, residents warn would-be buyers of disrepair that made those units unlivable.
bit.ly
November 13, 2025 at 4:06 AM
More than 5,000 rent-stabilized units connected to the Pinnacle Group are going up for auction in 2026.
Residents are warning would-be buyers not to overlook the years of disrepair that made those units unlivable.
Read their story: bit.ly/47EBZYw
#HousingJustice #RentStrike
Residents are warning would-be buyers not to overlook the years of disrepair that made those units unlivable.
Read their story: bit.ly/47EBZYw
#HousingJustice #RentStrike
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“There’s also so many tragic stories of people’s breadwinning family members who have been abducted. They don’t deserve to be evicted right now; it is unsafe for them.
They deserve to stay in their homes.” chicagoreader.com/news/ice-eviction-moratorium-pritzker-johnson/
They deserve to stay in their homes.” chicagoreader.com/news/ice-eviction-moratorium-pritzker-johnson/
Chicago tenants demand eviction moratorium amid federal invasion
Housing organizers are warning against putting people out on the street “as long as ICE is in our city.”
chicagoreader.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:14 AM
“There’s also so many tragic stories of people’s breadwinning family members who have been abducted. They don’t deserve to be evicted right now; it is unsafe for them.
They deserve to stay in their homes.” chicagoreader.com/news/ice-eviction-moratorium-pritzker-johnson/
They deserve to stay in their homes.” chicagoreader.com/news/ice-eviction-moratorium-pritzker-johnson/
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The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
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The regime despises poor people, yes. And importantly it does not fear poor people as a political force. It's important to take both of these together to understand what they are doing with SNAP. They do not believe that they will incur lasting political costs for their current actions.
November 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The regime despises poor people, yes. And importantly it does not fear poor people as a political force. It's important to take both of these together to understand what they are doing with SNAP. They do not believe that they will incur lasting political costs for their current actions.
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The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to permit the government to starve Americans.
November 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to permit the government to starve Americans.
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“I don’t know what else we have to do. I’ve complained. I called the cops. I called them to do the repairs, many of which I’ve done on my own, with my own money.”
Via: @nextcity.org & @shelterforce.bsky.social
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
#housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+
Via: @nextcity.org & @shelterforce.bsky.social
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
#housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+
‘Paying Rent to This Landlord Is Rewarding Neglect’: NYC Tenants Rally as Pinnacle Faces Bankruptcy
As Pinnacle Group’s rent-stabilized buildings head to auction, residents on rent strike are warning would-be buyers not to overlook the years of disrepair that made them unlivable.
nextcity.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
“I don’t know what else we have to do. I’ve complained. I called the cops. I called them to do the repairs, many of which I’ve done on my own, with my own money.”
Via: @nextcity.org & @shelterforce.bsky.social
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
#housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+
Via: @nextcity.org & @shelterforce.bsky.social
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
#housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+
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Her husband was at Broadview one month and she was never able to talk to him. Not until he was already in Mexico. He had been in Chicago for 20 years. Her husband shared that the numbers of people there were astounding. It just makes me think how many people that are not counted/just disappeared.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Her husband was at Broadview one month and she was never able to talk to him. Not until he was already in Mexico. He had been in Chicago for 20 years. Her husband shared that the numbers of people there were astounding. It just makes me think how many people that are not counted/just disappeared.
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ICE raids day care and arrests teacher with citizenship papers;
Alderperson Andre Vasquez says city can't wait for elections to fix Trump-era chaos, urges Chicagoans to act
Nov 5, 2025 Chicago, IL
Alderperson Andre Vasquez says city can't wait for elections to fix Trump-era chaos, urges Chicagoans to act
Nov 5, 2025 Chicago, IL
November 7, 2025 at 2:59 AM
ICE raids day care and arrests teacher with citizenship papers;
Alderperson Andre Vasquez says city can't wait for elections to fix Trump-era chaos, urges Chicagoans to act
Nov 5, 2025 Chicago, IL
Alderperson Andre Vasquez says city can't wait for elections to fix Trump-era chaos, urges Chicagoans to act
Nov 5, 2025 Chicago, IL
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NYMag blew up its story about ICE's increased presence at 26 Federal Plaza, and pasted it on a wall a few blocks away on Broadway
November 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
NYMag blew up its story about ICE's increased presence at 26 Federal Plaza, and pasted it on a wall a few blocks away on Broadway
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By the way, in the footage after Sandwich Guy said he was trying to draw the officers away from where they were, he declared, “I succeeded.”
November 4, 2025 at 7:45 PM
By the way, in the footage after Sandwich Guy said he was trying to draw the officers away from where they were, he declared, “I succeeded.”
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This thread about the sandwich guy trial is amazing.
“A sandwich that Lairmore testified he somehow felt through his ballistic armor on his chest, armor that is specifically made strong enough so that it stops a bullet from piercing a soldier’s heart.”
November 6, 2025 at 11:51 AM
This thread about the sandwich guy trial is amazing.
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SANDWICH GUY AVOIDS TOASTER
We have reached a verdict: Not guilty.
November 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
SANDWICH GUY AVOIDS TOASTER
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Fascinating to watch MSM frame Mamdani’s win as some random event by repeatedly saying that NYC is not like most of America.
Like…of course not, it’s one of our biggest, most populous cultural and economic centers. That’s why we are all watching.
Like…of course not, it’s one of our biggest, most populous cultural and economic centers. That’s why we are all watching.
November 5, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Fascinating to watch MSM frame Mamdani’s win as some random event by repeatedly saying that NYC is not like most of America.
Like…of course not, it’s one of our biggest, most populous cultural and economic centers. That’s why we are all watching.
Like…of course not, it’s one of our biggest, most populous cultural and economic centers. That’s why we are all watching.
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Zohran opens his victory speech: "As Eugene Debs once said, I can see the dawn of a better day for humanity."
Unapologetic. Unafraid.
Unapologetic. Unafraid.
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Zohran opens his victory speech: "As Eugene Debs once said, I can see the dawn of a better day for humanity."
Unapologetic. Unafraid.
Unapologetic. Unafraid.
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Huge win.
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Huge win.
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I don't think people outside of NYC fully see how incredibly RACIST Cuomo's campaign has been. It rivals any of the most racist campaigns of the 20th century. Just racism all the way down.
November 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I don't think people outside of NYC fully see how incredibly RACIST Cuomo's campaign has been. It rivals any of the most racist campaigns of the 20th century. Just racism all the way down.
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Not just Kavanaugh stops. Kavanaugh ransacking of apartments. open.substack.com/pub/migranti...
SCOOP: Latino Tenants Told to Vacate After Georgetown ICE Raid
Witnesses describe multi-agency sweep at Wisconsin & O St. NW; 10–12 taken; Latino units “tossed;” ammunition left in the hallway, and tenants told to vacate.
open.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Not just Kavanaugh stops. Kavanaugh ransacking of apartments. open.substack.com/pub/migranti...
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The other thing about this is how little space it leaves for genuine belief. Do you think undocumented people deserve dignity, tracking can harm students, affirmative action redresses inequity, the death penalty is wrong, EVs help mitigate climate change? Fuck you. Drop your beliefs.
Here with yellow checkmarks we have five examples of real things that Gavin Newsom and leading California Democrats espouse. Not a straw man.
My take is Democrats should drop these ideas, ideas that do not sound at all like economic populism to me.
My take is Democrats should drop these ideas, ideas that do not sound at all like economic populism to me.
October 30, 2025 at 12:51 AM
The other thing about this is how little space it leaves for genuine belief. Do you think undocumented people deserve dignity, tracking can harm students, affirmative action redresses inequity, the death penalty is wrong, EVs help mitigate climate change? Fuck you. Drop your beliefs.
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I found this a really illuminating thread on what demonstrations do and why they matter.
In social movement studies, we talk about how marches and protests expand the threshold of acceptable risk so that people take more and bigger social risks IN PUBLIC, EN MASSE. This is extremely important for the bourgeois white folks holding signs and building social rapport.
Not a shitpost: #NoKings is feel-good performative activism for comfortable mostly upper and upper middle class white folks and that’s good, actually. Millions of people in the streets protesting a fascist regime is good. It is good for the normie baseline to be massive displays of public dissent.
October 19, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I found this a really illuminating thread on what demonstrations do and why they matter.
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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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“The alleged efforts by HUD leadership to dismantle decades of progress are shameful, betray the American public & represent a profound abuse of taxpayer dollars”
🔗 notus.org/housing/layoffs-housing-urban-development-fair-housing-office
🔗 notus.org/housing/layoffs-housing-urban-development-fair-housing-office
October 23, 2025 at 4:35 PM
“The alleged efforts by HUD leadership to dismantle decades of progress are shameful, betray the American public & represent a profound abuse of taxpayer dollars”
🔗 notus.org/housing/layoffs-housing-urban-development-fair-housing-office
🔗 notus.org/housing/layoffs-housing-urban-development-fair-housing-office
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The US government is disappearing people, lying to judges and the press.
Six months after ICE apprehended 47 people, including nine kids, in Hays County, Tex., County Judge Ruben Becerra says DHS has ignored his attempts to get answers:
“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”
“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”
How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force
Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challeng...
www.propublica.org
October 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The US government is disappearing people, lying to judges and the press.
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✊New Yorkers take to the streets around 26 Federal Plaza to protest ICE’s violent raids, arrests & detentions of immigrant communities.
We will not back down while our neighbors are being cruelly targeted by this administration.
We will not back down while our neighbors are being cruelly targeted by this administration.
October 22, 2025 at 11:31 PM
✊New Yorkers take to the streets around 26 Federal Plaza to protest ICE’s violent raids, arrests & detentions of immigrant communities.
We will not back down while our neighbors are being cruelly targeted by this administration.
We will not back down while our neighbors are being cruelly targeted by this administration.