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Nelson Black - Tampa, FL @nwblack3.bsky.social · 9h

OFN Policy Action Center | Opportunity Finance Network

ACTION NEEDED: In light of the administration’s mass layoffs announced today, OFN has confirmed that the entire CDFI Fund staff has received reductions-in-force notifications, resulting in termination...

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Nelson Black - Tampa, FL @nwblack3.bsky.social · 9h

Trump’s promised shutdown layoffs lead to at least 4,200 cuts at seven agencies | Aaron Seybert | 10 comments

Unwelcome news on a Friday afternoon. We are hearing the entire CDFI Fund has been given a notice of termination along with substantial portions of HUD, Treasury, Education, Environment, and HHS will...

Nelson Black - Tampa, FL @nwblack3.bsky.social · 1d

RIFs have absolutely gone out to at least one dept within Treasury: effective 12/12. Presumably to draw a line in the sand for Democrats. FYI @joshtpm.bsky.social, I sent this info directly to @talkingpointsmemo.com

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Nelson Black - Tampa, FL @nwblack3.bsky.social · 5d

If it were a car, I’d call it a homage to a Futurist painting, but, alas, it’s only a beer. Also, nice looking beer!

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Nelson Black - Tampa, FL @nwblack3.bsky.social · 7d

I see a dash of Mondrian 😬

Nelson Black - Tampa, FL @nwblack3.bsky.social · 8d

Just minding my own business while on break from the work, reading a lot, and all the books seem to be trying to tell me something… even the sci-fi book I picked up: “No country can develop without… ...

Just minding my own business while on break from the work, reading a lot, and all the books seem to be trying to tell me something… even the sci-fi book I picked up: “No country can develop without s...

Nearly 1 million renters across Florida are just one ‘curveball’ away from losing their housing, study finds

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David Jolly @davidjolly.bsky.social · 8d

Florida families are struggling to afford a place to live. Rent for multifamily units has climbed 39% from 2019-2023. We must work on actionable solutions to the affordability crisis and make Florida a place welcoming to all.
https://bit.ly/4pUO6aG

Homelessness among Florida families has surged in the last three years as soaring rents and a shortage of affordable housing push more residents into shelters, motels and the streets, a new University...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 8d

NEW: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

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Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 9d

My thoughts on the passing of Jane.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 10d

my latest is expanding on the observation that your view of the politics of opposition to the administration depend largely on your view of the election (gift link)

Opinion | Trump Has No Mandate to Destroy America

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Nelson Black - Tampa, FL @nwblack3.bsky.social · 10d

Current mood:
“…And on the pedestal, these words appear:
My name is Ozymandius, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.”

Nelson Black - Tampa, FL @nwblack3.bsky.social · 13d

Some advice from a mission-centric lender that I never seem to take myself: Take time away to rejuvenate. Do it regularly. Not like me, jammed into the between times. And if you can’t do that, then… |...

Some advice from a mission-centric lender that I never seem to take myself: Take time away to rejuvenate. Do it regularly. Not like me, jammed into the between times. And if you can’t do that, then ab...

Nelson Black - Tampa, FL @nwblack3.bsky.social · 15d

I was obsessed with a certain kind of filter I no longer remember….this is possibly my best shot in Paris…
Versailles, at night

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Nelson Black - Tampa, FL @nwblack3.bsky.social · 15d

Paris 2006, took this on our way to a late dinner

Nelson Black - Tampa, FL @nwblack3.bsky.social · 15d

Taking a short break from the work and reading Julien Gracq’s Balcony in the Forest (published in 1959, but about 1939), I came across this passage which seemed like a sort of warning to us here… | Ne...

Taking a short break from the work and reading Julien Gracq’s Balcony in the Forest (published in 1959, but about 1939), I came across this passage which seemed like a sort of warning to us here, toda...

Nelson Black - Tampa, FL @nwblack3.bsky.social · 17d

As a coda for the history “nerd,” I’d recommend The New York Times’ @jamellebouie.net‘s full interview with @ztameez.bsky.social on YouTube: lnkd.in/eBsfEzuP

Nelson Black - Tampa, FL @nwblack3.bsky.social · 17d

How appropriate to finish up Zaakir Tameez’ wonderful biography of Charles Sumner, a key figure in the 19th-c. history of the US, in Auburn and the FLX of NY, a region steeped in the history of human…...

How appropriate to finish up Zaakir Tameez’ wonderful biography of Charles Sumner, a key figure in the 19th-c. history of the US, in Auburn and the FLX of NY, a region steeped in the history of human ...

Nelson Black - Tampa, FL @nwblack3.bsky.social · 17d

How appropriate to finish up Zaakir Tameez’ wonderful biography of Charles Sumner, a key figure in the 19th-c. history of the US, in Auburn and the FLX of NY, a region steeped in the history of human…...

How appropriate to finish up Zaakir Tameez’ wonderful biography of Charles Sumner, a key figure in the 19th-c. history of the US, in Auburn and the FLX of NY, a region steeped in the history of human ...

Florida’s KidCare expansion in limbo as number of uninsured children jumps 20%

Nelson Black - Tampa, FL @nwblack3.bsky.social · 22d

I‘ve found @ztameez.bsky.social’s Chas.Sumner biography a great complement to the Jon Meacham book from a couple of years ago that focused on the years leading up to the Civil War. Two lenses on an important part of US history that is still resonating today.

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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor @usrepkathycastor.bsky.social · 24d

While the GOP in Congress is trying to rip away health care for millions of Americans, don't forget that Governor DeSantis has been preventing the expansion of health care for Florida's kids for almost 2 years AND breaking federal law by kicking kids off their coverage.

A legal challenge against Biden administration is unresolved after eight months under Trump.

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Nelson Black - Tampa, FL @nwblack3.bsky.social · 24d

Goodwill Industries Central Florida celebrates renovated campus | Nelson Black

The power of #NMTCs from Florida Community Loan Fund helped push still another great project over the finish line!

Nelson Black - Tampa, FL @nwblack3.bsky.social · 24d

New Boys & Girls Club in North Port advances with $1 million investment | Nelson Black

The power of #NMTCs helped push this great project over the finish line!

Nelson Black - Tampa, FL @nwblack3.bsky.social · 24d

You are very much ahead and can beat this pic of mine. Traveling for work I often think of Joni Mitchell:
“…White flags of winter chimneys
Waving truce against the moon
In the mirrors of a modern bank
From the window of a hotel room…”
No winter chimneys or moon, but modern bank from hotel room.

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Nelson Black - Tampa, FL @nwblack3.bsky.social · 24d

You’re amazing! I better quit while I’m ahead. 😏

Nelson Black - Tampa, FL @nwblack3.bsky.social · 24d

Something tells me you’ve got another for these Bruce Cockburn lines:
“Sunset is an angel weeping
Holding out a bloody sword…”