brian-goldstone.bsky.social
Author of There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America • essays and reporting in The New York Times, Harper's, The New Republic, Jacobin & elsewhere
https://bit.ly/thereisnoplaceforus
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My god
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A devastating update to this story:
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"The only explanation is that they want to demoralize it beyond repair, demoralize the land, demoralize children, demoralize the elderly until there is nothing, no chain, no hope."
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Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert: "What we are doing in Gaza now is a war of devastation: indiscriminate, limitless, cruel, and criminal killing of civilians. It's the result of government policy—knowingly, evilly, maliciously, irresponsibly dictated. Yes, Israel is committing war crimes."
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Thank you!
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thank you so much, Eric - this means a lot
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The honor was mine, truly. So grateful for such a thoughtful, meaningful conversation.
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thank you, dear Christina
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Huge thanks to our mutual friend, @thrasherxy.bsky.social, for first introducing me to this consistently amazing podcast!
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A line I keep returning to from Libby Watson's review in @thenation.com: "Each story is incontrovertible evidence that the American dream is a lie and that hard work, loving your family, getting good grades, or whatever other bullshit this country supposedly reveres doesn't guarantee a safe living."
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We had such a fucking great conversation about this book with Brian on the show back in May. 10/10 recommend reading on.soundcloud.com/pF7QYuN4sBDb...
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Thank you so much for reading the book and for your kind words. It really means a lot.
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To be more precise: cities rarely—not never—"provide the one thing unhoused people actually need: housing." But the gap between what's needed and what gets funded remains unconscionably wide in most cities across the country.
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"The use of drones is just the latest escalation in a disturbing trend... Instead of investing in real housing solutions, the county is doubling down on tactics that traumatize, intimidate and further destabilize those who are already vulnerable."