Excited to announce the cat face bookmarks are now in the shop! These make an easy stocking stuffer for the book lover on your holiday list. 👀 #etsy #shopsmall #smallbusiness #book #read www.etsy.com/listing/4387...

On the other site, an 18-year-old Zohran canvasser described the legendary Wallace Shawn as "the actor who plays Dr. Sturgis on Young Sheldon" which is honestly adorable

The garment industry is the second largest polluter in the world, with oil being in the lead. Fast fashion is not sustainable, and there’s no denying it. It’s not only killing the planet, but garment workers suffer some of the worst labor practices in the world.

Scar Tissue Ep. 17: The Hunt open.substack.com/pub/hopefuls...

Scar Tissue Ep. 16: Therapy Pt. 2 open.substack.com/pub/hopefuls...

The Hope Machine #3: Thoughts on Substack, “Shit Takes”, and Collective Responsibility open.substack.com/pub/hopefuls...

I'm truly exhausted by tech. I don't want to keep up with all of the digisec stuff, the AI stuff, etc. etc. Put your stuff on a platform and they decide to shut down. Send your large files to someone and the company decides to usurp your ownership of your own work. It's just exhausting.

Every single story you are hearing from the Everglades Concentration Camp has been and is already taking place in hundreds of prisons and jails in the U.S. That's what PIC abolitionists have been trying to get the public to understand for decades.

I’m writing this approximately 50 days after entering the Department of Homeless Services’ shelter system in New York City.

A story of unconventional friendship of an elderly woman, middle-aged man, and young girl through foods and life difficulties in between. To learn more, here's the link: www.facebook.com/share/p/1AgL... #SweetBeanPaste #DurianSukegawa #translatedfromJapanesebyAlisonWatts #simplereview #booksky

It was in my mid 20s’ when I really learned the power of a single action. I was in my fourth year of college and my landlord suddenly retracted my lease renewal and began his year-long quest to evict me from my rent-stabilized apartment.

Universal Basic Income (UBI) Works! But Critics Hate Poor People So Yeah…

I became sick in the aftermath of covid. At that point I entered The Sick Times. First it was years of long-covid symptoms, and eventually I was diagnosed with lupus. While covid did not “cause” the auto-immune disease, it likely triggered it after having been dormant for most of my life. [...]

This is a season of trench warfare and we have to continue to fight because a law passed is NOT the end and I think we all know this. There will be implementation fight opportunities, there will be constant organizing and pushback. Nothing is permanent. Onwards.

anyway, in the wise words of @prisonculture.bsky.social :

Kill the fascist within you.

If you’re wondering where to start, a good place is always in your own backyard. Check in with your local food banks, clinics, and legal aid organizations and find out how you can help. Whether it’s donating food, time, or money, there are ways to show up for your friends and neighbors near you.

Content warning: Mention of suicidal ideation Year after year, I see more and more of the evils that capitalism and the powerful have birthed on this planet we call home. I’ve seen how the powerful are essentially death makers, killing the planet, those who inhabit it, all in the name of profit[...]

I became sick in the aftermath of covid. At that point I entered The Sick Times. First it was years of long-covid symptoms, and eventually I was diagnosed with lupus. While covid did not “cause” the auto-immune disease, it likely triggered it after having been dormant for most of my life. [...]

We are creating a new kind of culture where the care work we do for each other is so powerful that it can challenge a harmful system that dehumanizes others daily.

I am begging people not to look to the NYT for coverage of what's happening. The BBC, Le Monde, Ajazeera and others will have more truthful coverage.

We hear the phrase "work-life balance" all the time. One of the 3 most common objections to universal basic income is that people would work less. On balance, because less work means more life, that's the same thing as fearing that people would live more. Oh no, people lived 2 hours more per week…

Universal Basic Income (UBI) Works! But Critics Hate Poor People So Yeah…

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The article says there were 18 people so there was more than enough to house every single person at that camp.

1/2 • Los Angeles Rapid Response Network www.ccijustice.org/rapid-response • Immigrant Defenders Law Center Rapid Response Hotline www.immdef.org/blog/immdefr... • Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) www.chirla.org

2/2 • Mutual Aid LA Network (MALAN) mutualaidla.org • LA Street Care & Mutual Aid www.instagram.com/lastreetcare/ x.com/lastreetcare • Street Medic Aid & Supply Hub (S.M.A.S.H.) www.streetmedicaidandsupplyhub.org

I donated to a mutual aid fund in LA I follow since I saw they were passing out PPE to protestors and they said these are the places that need help the most right now. www.instagram.com/jailsupportla uniondelbarrio.org/main/ stopice.net www.instagram.com/nlg.la

A federal program provides extra help to make sure students experiencing homelessness get an education. Amid massive cuts to the federal government, the program's future is uncertain.

By @alejandrabee.bsky.social The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.

A new study shows that the stress of eviction and housing loss significantly increases rates of depression and anxiety in children—especially younger kids—making eviction prevention a critical public health strategy.

The path from eviction to unhoused is shorter than you think. In this first-person account, writer & journalist @soulandscribble.bsky.social details how evictions often lead to the loss of housing, safety, & security. prismreports.org/2025/04/10/t...

For those on #SSI #disability: How was the application process? Recertification hurdles? Do these payments meet your financial needs?

"He did everything he could to get me out—turning the heat and power off and even putting a hole in my living room wall." "Months in housing court did nothing." "At the time, I didn't know justice was something you could buy." #NewYork #USA #Housing

As wildfires swept through Los Angeles this year, the city’s 75,000 homeless residents were left behind—without evacuation plans, emergency services, or even access to critical survival resources.

With public fear over crime and homelessness at an all-time high, New York City’s mayoral candidates are rolling out competing plans to address homelessness—many of which focus heavily on mental illness. But are these policies real solutions or simply political responses to public anxiety?

Trump’s second term is already following the same playbook as his first—slashing housing, food, and healthcare assistance—pushing millions deeper into poverty and increasing homelessness at an alarming rate.

This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source. Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.

Trump’s second term is already following the same playbook as his first—slashing housing, food, and healthcare assistance—pushing millions deeper into poverty and increasing homelessness at an alarming rate.

“We have an affordable housing crisis just about everywhere in the country. We can’t afford to lose more affordable units, particularly as a result of a loophole in the law.” www.propublica.org/article/affo... Via: @propublica.org #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

As wildfires swept through Los Angeles, the city’s 75,000 homeless residents were left behind—without evacuation plans, emergency services, or even access to critical survival resources.

“Some of these people escrowed their rent, and they can’t afford these eviction cases. The city law clearly says if an apartment is not compliant, they can’t collect rent or evict residents.” www.metrotimes.com/news/detroit... Via: @metrotimes.com #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

The legislation would expand the criteria for town and cities to show they’re experiencing a housing emergency. Under current rules, localities can only opt into rent regulation if they conduct a survey to prove their housing vacancy rate is below 5 percent. bit.ly/4idgqkj

“If we just let people get evicted, if we let them become homeless and lose them to other cities, we’re going to look back on this moment and wish we could have done something differently.” Via: @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/... #housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+

They’re doing the meme

Worth noting how this number triples from one billion to three billion during the Biden administration.

Homeless youth are being left behind, with systemic barriers and inadequate support threatening their education, stability, and future.