Truly appreciate @dennycarter.bsky.social’s pushback on the usage of the term “crackdowns.” Applied to everything that authoritarians want to criminalize, including houselessness, it makes the innocent criminal by implication, and implies aggression as the solution. The results are clear, and evil.
"Crackdowns" being described as legitimate immigration policy in mainstream discourse has helped get us where we are today. I wrote about it for BFT: badfaithtimes.com/bad-faith-an...
Bad Faith And The Legitimizing Of An Immigration 'Crackdown'
Right-wing framing of immigration depends on us accepting "crackdowns" as reasonable and even necessary
badfaithtimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Truly appreciate @dennycarter.bsky.social’s pushback on the usage of the term “crackdowns.” Applied to everything that authoritarians want to criminalize, including houselessness, it makes the innocent criminal by implication, and implies aggression as the solution. The results are clear, and evil.
well, they belong to the proletarian working class, seen as the phenomena of both unemployment and houselessness are necessary engines of wage control within capitalist society. Garlemald is interesting in that it's industrialized, but still aristocratic, not unlike Britain in the 18th.
November 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
well, they belong to the proletarian working class, seen as the phenomena of both unemployment and houselessness are necessary engines of wage control within capitalist society. Garlemald is interesting in that it's industrialized, but still aristocratic, not unlike Britain in the 18th.
my problem w/Hocul’s she’s basically 90’s Dem, ie moderate R who’ll never challenge hold white status has on public policy in US
Newsom’s a dick (bad on lgbtq, on houselessness, bad @ reading a room)
but he’s willing to fight donny hard
prop 50 campaign huge momentum-buster for gop gerrymandering
Newsom’s a dick (bad on lgbtq, on houselessness, bad @ reading a room)
but he’s willing to fight donny hard
prop 50 campaign huge momentum-buster for gop gerrymandering
November 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
my problem w/Hocul’s she’s basically 90’s Dem, ie moderate R who’ll never challenge hold white status has on public policy in US
Newsom’s a dick (bad on lgbtq, on houselessness, bad @ reading a room)
but he’s willing to fight donny hard
prop 50 campaign huge momentum-buster for gop gerrymandering
Newsom’s a dick (bad on lgbtq, on houselessness, bad @ reading a room)
but he’s willing to fight donny hard
prop 50 campaign huge momentum-buster for gop gerrymandering
100% #vegan @mirisata.bsky.social is participating in @veganizerpdx.bsky.social’s #WorldVeganMonth celebration with a delicious Jaggery Beef Curry that will benefit Portland Animal Welfare Team, which provides veterinary care to animals whose families are facing houselessness or extreme poverty.
November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
100% #vegan @mirisata.bsky.social is participating in @veganizerpdx.bsky.social’s #WorldVeganMonth celebration with a delicious Jaggery Beef Curry that will benefit Portland Animal Welfare Team, which provides veterinary care to animals whose families are facing houselessness or extreme poverty.
🎧 Current audiobook read 🎧
Jesus, Chapter 2 was rough… Imagine if we put nearly as much time, energy and money into solving climate change or houselessness as these guys do their sex robots 🫠 So far this is just as compelling as the author’s first book
#audiobook #nonfiction #menwhohatewomen
Jesus, Chapter 2 was rough… Imagine if we put nearly as much time, energy and money into solving climate change or houselessness as these guys do their sex robots 🫠 So far this is just as compelling as the author’s first book
#audiobook #nonfiction #menwhohatewomen
November 18, 2025 at 3:17 AM
🎧 Current audiobook read 🎧
Jesus, Chapter 2 was rough… Imagine if we put nearly as much time, energy and money into solving climate change or houselessness as these guys do their sex robots 🫠 So far this is just as compelling as the author’s first book
#audiobook #nonfiction #menwhohatewomen
Jesus, Chapter 2 was rough… Imagine if we put nearly as much time, energy and money into solving climate change or houselessness as these guys do their sex robots 🫠 So far this is just as compelling as the author’s first book
#audiobook #nonfiction #menwhohatewomen
This is like argument from the right here in the US that giving tents to people living on the streets encourages unsheltered houselessness, even though there aren't enough shelters or housing. Like trying to help them how we can until we solve the systemic problems is the cause of their misery.🐂💩🙃
November 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
This is like argument from the right here in the US that giving tents to people living on the streets encourages unsheltered houselessness, even though there aren't enough shelters or housing. Like trying to help them how we can until we solve the systemic problems is the cause of their misery.🐂💩🙃
I don’t wanna hear shit about the Kardashians or Taylor Swift until they stop using their private jets to go to 7/11 and help solve houselessness.
November 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I don’t wanna hear shit about the Kardashians or Taylor Swift until they stop using their private jets to go to 7/11 and help solve houselessness.
i had a positive TB test in the ‘90s SF requiring 1yr of meds. i got it from a drug recovery meeting & can never give blood again. i’m ever so lucky considering my own IV drug use & houselessness. there is no reason why i’m still alive when so many friends have passed.
Tuberculosis outbreak declared among Edmonton inner-city homeless population | Globalnews.ca
There's been 12 tuberculosis cases in 2025 linked to Edmonton's inner city and homeless population, which Alberta health officials say is a significant increase over past years.
globalnews.ca
November 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
i had a positive TB test in the ‘90s SF requiring 1yr of meds. i got it from a drug recovery meeting & can never give blood again. i’m ever so lucky considering my own IV drug use & houselessness. there is no reason why i’m still alive when so many friends have passed.
*Clean Water Nationwide.
*Goal of eliminating houselessness by providing opportunities and support.
*Investments in high speed rail travel
*FARM SUBSIDIES
*Expedited Pathway to citizenship for working undocumented migrants with no record.
*Goal of eliminating houselessness by providing opportunities and support.
*Investments in high speed rail travel
*FARM SUBSIDIES
*Expedited Pathway to citizenship for working undocumented migrants with no record.
November 16, 2025 at 11:13 AM
*Clean Water Nationwide.
*Goal of eliminating houselessness by providing opportunities and support.
*Investments in high speed rail travel
*FARM SUBSIDIES
*Expedited Pathway to citizenship for working undocumented migrants with no record.
*Goal of eliminating houselessness by providing opportunities and support.
*Investments in high speed rail travel
*FARM SUBSIDIES
*Expedited Pathway to citizenship for working undocumented migrants with no record.
Occupy Madison is making a real difference by creating tiny house villages for those experiencing houselessness. They’ve paid off 2 villages and are working on the 3rd. Your support can help provide rent-free living for 53 people. Please consider donating or sharing this cause. gofund.me/408e7c6fd
Donate to Help Occupy Madison Change Lives, organized by Occupy Madison
Occupy Madison is excited to have occupancy of our third tiny house village for people… Occupy Madison needs your support for Help Occupy Madison Change Lives
gofund.me
November 16, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Occupy Madison is making a real difference by creating tiny house villages for those experiencing houselessness. They’ve paid off 2 villages and are working on the 3rd. Your support can help provide rent-free living for 53 people. Please consider donating or sharing this cause. gofund.me/408e7c6fd
Some overcome extraordinary odds, like this scientist who once faced houselessness and went on to earn a PhD 👉 @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
But no student should have to fight through such conditions just to learn, grow, or dream.
But no student should have to fight through such conditions just to learn, grow, or dream.
From homeless to Ph.D.: How I found my way into research
“For much of my scientific training I feared I was behind my peers,” this grad student writes
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Some overcome extraordinary odds, like this scientist who once faced houselessness and went on to earn a PhD 👉 @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
But no student should have to fight through such conditions just to learn, grow, or dream.
But no student should have to fight through such conditions just to learn, grow, or dream.
We ❤️❤️❤️ New York State — but life here could be fairer and healthier for all. If you agree, sign up at www.nycures.org!
💔 Over 154,000 NYC public school students experienced houselessness last year. @sunyofficial.bsky.social estimates 8% of undergrads and 5% of grad students face housing insecurity.
💔 Over 154,000 NYC public school students experienced houselessness last year. @sunyofficial.bsky.social estimates 8% of undergrads and 5% of grad students face housing insecurity.
New York Cures – NY-CURESNew York Cures Website
www.nycures.org
November 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
We ❤️❤️❤️ New York State — but life here could be fairer and healthier for all. If you agree, sign up at www.nycures.org!
💔 Over 154,000 NYC public school students experienced houselessness last year. @sunyofficial.bsky.social estimates 8% of undergrads and 5% of grad students face housing insecurity.
💔 Over 154,000 NYC public school students experienced houselessness last year. @sunyofficial.bsky.social estimates 8% of undergrads and 5% of grad students face housing insecurity.
Columbia's B265-25 targets people experiencing houselessness by criminalizing people in public spaces and threatening 1A rights. It could apply to peaceful protests, fundraising efforts, or distribution of direct services and goods. Tell your Council Member: these are not our values. NO on B265-25.
November 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Columbia's B265-25 targets people experiencing houselessness by criminalizing people in public spaces and threatening 1A rights. It could apply to peaceful protests, fundraising efforts, or distribution of direct services and goods. Tell your Council Member: these are not our values. NO on B265-25.
and not well informed.
Policing houselessness and undertaking actions to make housing slower and more expensive… this is failure.
Policing houselessness and undertaking actions to make housing slower and more expensive… this is failure.
November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
and not well informed.
Policing houselessness and undertaking actions to make housing slower and more expensive… this is failure.
Policing houselessness and undertaking actions to make housing slower and more expensive… this is failure.
Housing is the solution to houselessness, and creating affordable housing as affordability plummets under this regime is going to continue to be a very intense challenge. It’s going to take a broad based effort to bring back around
November 14, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Housing is the solution to houselessness, and creating affordable housing as affordability plummets under this regime is going to continue to be a very intense challenge. It’s going to take a broad based effort to bring back around
Visible houselessness redounds to Republicans politically. Because “crime.”
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 14, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Visible houselessness redounds to Republicans politically. Because “crime.”
"Sweeping" a homeless encampment is plainly cruel, abusive, and ought to be prosecuted as a crime against humanity. There are myriad studies and orgs which point to good, humane solutions to houselessness, but city leaders are often too lazy, callous, and stupid to bother trying.
Here's a piece on what sweeps do: projects.propublica.org/homeless-enc...
Swept Away: What Cities Really Take When They Sweep Homeless Encampments
People say having their possessions — from birth certificates to loved ones’ ashes — taken in “sweeps” traumatizes them, exacerbates health issues and undermines efforts to find housing and get or kee...
projects.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:27 AM
"Sweeping" a homeless encampment is plainly cruel, abusive, and ought to be prosecuted as a crime against humanity. There are myriad studies and orgs which point to good, humane solutions to houselessness, but city leaders are often too lazy, callous, and stupid to bother trying.
This doesn’t work, it’s much more expensive to administer and just wastes money, it leads to less affordable housing, more criminalization, more folks experiencing houselessness, higher unemployment & addiction rates as people struggle more. But that’s the point. Sigh. I hate it here.
The Trump administration plans to slash support for long-term housing programs and shift billions to short-term programs that impose work rules, help the police dismantle encampments, and require the homeless to accept treatment for mental health or addiction.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Trump Administration Expected to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This doesn’t work, it’s much more expensive to administer and just wastes money, it leads to less affordable housing, more criminalization, more folks experiencing houselessness, higher unemployment & addiction rates as people struggle more. But that’s the point. Sigh. I hate it here.
It's been nearly two days since I've gotten any donations and I still need $2,985. Please help out how you can. I need to be able to afford food and I need to be able to pay rent. My situation has gotten dire and I'm at risk of houselessness.
#TransCrowdFund #DisabilityCrowdFund
#TransCrowdFund #DisabilityCrowdFund
You can donate at any of the following places to help:
Paypal: paypal.me/deathpigeon
Cashapp: cash.app/$deathpigeon
Venmo: venmo.com/u/Zara-Storm
Please at least share this. Thank you so much for any help you can give.
#TransCrowdFund #DisabilityCrowdFund
Paypal: paypal.me/deathpigeon
Cashapp: cash.app/$deathpigeon
Venmo: venmo.com/u/Zara-Storm
Please at least share this. Thank you so much for any help you can give.
#TransCrowdFund #DisabilityCrowdFund
November 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
It's been nearly two days since I've gotten any donations and I still need $2,985. Please help out how you can. I need to be able to afford food and I need to be able to pay rent. My situation has gotten dire and I'm at risk of houselessness.
#TransCrowdFund #DisabilityCrowdFund
#TransCrowdFund #DisabilityCrowdFund
For her policies on houselessness alone, this is such an important win 💕
This will be unsurprising to anyone following my count updates, but here’s the Seattle Times homepage: www.seattletimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:55 AM
For her policies on houselessness alone, this is such an important win 💕
To all my neighbors and citizens of Placer Navada My houselessness issue? I didn't put it on myself. Every one of us knows what's going on in the community. In all three counties. Including El Dorado County.
November 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
To all my neighbors and citizens of Placer Navada My houselessness issue? I didn't put it on myself. Every one of us knows what's going on in the community. In all three counties. Including El Dorado County.
Institutionalization and residing in urban counties increases the risk of future houselessness. Over 83% of disabled people in prisons previously lived in another institution. Around 900,000 people under 64 live in healthcare facilities, often due to a lack of affordable housing.
November 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Institutionalization and residing in urban counties increases the risk of future houselessness. Over 83% of disabled people in prisons previously lived in another institution. Around 900,000 people under 64 live in healthcare facilities, often due to a lack of affordable housing.
@mayorkwilson.bsky.social claims that the vacancies are a success somehow, instead of a sign something isn’t working with houselessness on the rise. I’m grateful that some of our councillors like @councilormorillo.bsky.social & @councilorgreen.bsky.social are speaking up about this inhumane policy
Mayor Wilson's sweeps and shelters aren't working. "Wilson’s overnight shelters have remarkably high vacancy rates. Data collected by the city and shared with Multnomah County show some shelters up to 80% vacant on average night over a recent two-month period." www.opb.org/article/2025...
Courts, homeless service providers await answers as Portland camping ban enforcement looms
The ban is set to be enforced starting Nov. 1, but some key players say they are in the dark.
www.opb.org
November 12, 2025 at 1:53 AM
@mayorkwilson.bsky.social claims that the vacancies are a success somehow, instead of a sign something isn’t working with houselessness on the rise. I’m grateful that some of our councillors like @councilormorillo.bsky.social & @councilorgreen.bsky.social are speaking up about this inhumane policy
Houselessness is a complex issue of which we've managed to address basically none. As a record number of people are dying on our streets and a record number of houseless persons now live on the streets of Portland.
Public property is not a free-for-all. There are rules.
Cop-out answer from you.
Public property is not a free-for-all. There are rules.
Cop-out answer from you.
November 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Houselessness is a complex issue of which we've managed to address basically none. As a record number of people are dying on our streets and a record number of houseless persons now live on the streets of Portland.
Public property is not a free-for-all. There are rules.
Cop-out answer from you.
Public property is not a free-for-all. There are rules.
Cop-out answer from you.
The economy is collapsing, the oligarchs are stripping the last vestiges of a social safety net, and even more so than in 2008 many of us are a little bad luck away from houselessness.
Solving this problem is a shared struggle.
Solving this problem is a shared struggle.
November 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The economy is collapsing, the oligarchs are stripping the last vestiges of a social safety net, and even more so than in 2008 many of us are a little bad luck away from houselessness.
Solving this problem is a shared struggle.
Solving this problem is a shared struggle.