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Thank you very much… We want to get that interest rate, is the reply.

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Senator Klobucher calls it right: Republicans need to DO THEIR JOBS!

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Never thank thugs.

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This is not a coup, it’s a hostile takeover. Remove top management and ax divisions, strip out assets, load the target with debt, and sell out before the public realizes a respected brand is worthless. A lot of ex-corporate types will recognize that metaphor.

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All over, cities claim their encampment sweeps and "abatement" efforts are accompanied by offers to connect unhoused people with resources. But shelters are full and the resources don't often don't match what people living outside need or want. Say, a dumpster or toilet. www.cpr.org/2025/01/31/m...

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“While having a shelter option is preferred, it is no longer a prerequisite of abatement.” Abatement=unannounced sweep. “This is not meant to be punitive; this is meant to be a tool in our overall approach to addressing unhoused folks in our community that are camping.” kdvr.com/news/politic...

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Encampment Removal Success? "Outreach workers offered housing and services that many of the residents declined, but no one asked [them] why they didn’t want the services." After a few months, cops came and gave them about three hours to clear out. peacehousecommunity.org/2024/12/20/s...

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Recent changes to a Minnesota Department of Corrections policy has made it even harder to send books to incarcerated people in the state. There's a petition. Please sign if you live in MN & please share with others: secure.everyaction.com/P-XtClM-dUiS...

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Has rent stabilization in St. Paul and its shadow in Minneapolis growth? “Most developers will tell you that rent control is a fiscal red flag, and a significant percentage of investors will simply not deal with cities where rent stabilization is a possibility.” www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...

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No way the Feds will come down on RealPage's AI-driven “market” rent setting tactics with a grifter landlord in the White House. One more way the technopolists will profit off the little guys unless we make this visible wherever the pricing collusion occurs. popular.info?r=3umn2&utm_...

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America's low-income housing cannot function as a system of crisis management, disconnected supports, and police sweeps. www.twincities.com/2024/12/31/s...

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“The people who cut our hair get an hour. I’m asking for 45 minutes with people who have complex problems going on that are intertwined with many other things.” Community clinics can’t make the numbers work. Rural areas are becoming healthcare deserts. www.twincities.com/2024/12/31/b...

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“This wasn’t insubordination. It was offering food and education to a child who needed it. And if that’s against the rules, then the rules are wrong.” I call this crossing against the light. The rules are on the books, not with people on the street. invisiblepeople.tv/principal-re...

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He closed encampments because of his job. He pitched a tent there and protected people because of his soul. www.startribune.com/as-a-minneap...

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Shoplifting is not just a poor person’s crime, nor is it rising as much as industry has advertised. So, as with gun deaths, let’s stop studying it. open.substack.com/pub/populari...

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Volunteer and book artist Wendy Fernstrum reports: "This year, possibly for the first time, the names of people who were formerly homeless and who had died outnumbered the names of people who died while homeless. This shows progress in housing the homeless." 1/2 www.kickstarter.com/projects/wfe...

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The mainstream message is that homelessness is a product of personal failure. But the system fails or even submarines the vulnerable in so many ways. coloradosun.com/2024/12/10/c...

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Countryboy Donald J Trump Jr. drives his truck in Palm Beach on dates with his new socialite squeeze. It's not his buddy's Cybertruck, 'cuz that ain't rural.

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This is the month for the Homeless Persons’ Memorial Vigil. Tonight, my friend Mikey will be remembered as a beloved regular at Peace House Community. He was a regular haircut client and gentle soul. When offered something, his frequent reply was, "I'm good, I'm good." He was.

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Building empty for years will be hollowed out and transformed into 143 income-restricted apartments for those making between 30 and 70 percent of the area median income. #Housing www.denverpost.com/2024/12/07/d...

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Among my homeless cohort, we talk about volunteering to make yourself feel good versus to do something to benefit others. It's possible to do both. This is one example of turning what you're doing anyway into something that does more good. www.kktv.com/2024/12/06/c...

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Colorado law preventing coop housing due to occupancy limits for unrelated adults was reversed this year. Coop living in a former mansion is hardly a solution for the poor with a $733 rent cap for 1BR but the new law opens other possibilities. denverite.com/2024/12/11/c...

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Lowering standards in response to dropping math scores will be a great Trump strategy for bringing back jobs to the US—in call centers and fast fashion sweat shops. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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“Let the rich become richer having the poor paying their mortgage.” Is this really shaming or the market at work against artificial scarcity? www.latimes.com/california/s...

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96% of health care financial resources are targeted at services delivered in medical facilities. The housing sector struggles with building affordable housing with support services. This is where health care funding and housing finance should come together. www.startribune.com/stable-housi...

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Don't confuse extraction with economic development. "Every business that comes to your town from elsewhere is automatically in the mining game, the extraction business. If they weren’t extracting money from your town, they would no longer be in business." commonedge.org/why-gardenin...

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Mental health challenges are compounded by homelessness and encounters with the legal system. This community is taking action at the intersection with supportive housing. www.gjsentinel.com/lifestyle/a-...

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In America, the creation of homeless people is not so dramatic, but it is of a piece. Peace.

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Denver Mayor compares progress on ending street homelessness to Sean Payton’s 2nd year coaching the Broncos. “What we know now is we have the raw ingredients we need to be able to put ourselves on a path to end street homelessness.” Next, permanent placement. www.denverpost.com/2024/12/05/d...

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New jails and prisons have become America's de facto public housing. wrrv.com/new-york-cit...

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