KT ☕🍵
@itchytoes.bsky.social
I like lists and leaving things better than I found them.
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20 states sue the Trump administration over cuts to homeless permanent housing funding
20 states sue the Trump administration over cuts to homeless permanent housing funding
A coalition of attorneys general and governors filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration's new conditions and cuts to a Department of Housing and Urban Development permanent housing program.
dlvr.it
November 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
20 states sue the Trump administration over cuts to homeless permanent housing funding
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A report by the @urbaninstitute.bsky.social demonstrates how federal government support to higher-income homeowners through tax breaks exceeds $300 billion annually—which is more than triple the amount of housing assistance and subsidies provided for low-income renters. https://ow.ly/eNnU50XrUSq
November 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
A report by the @urbaninstitute.bsky.social demonstrates how federal government support to higher-income homeowners through tax breaks exceeds $300 billion annually—which is more than triple the amount of housing assistance and subsidies provided for low-income renters. https://ow.ly/eNnU50XrUSq
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Trump is cutting funding that helps end homelessness.
And now, over 170,000 people are at risk of being pushed out of homes and back onto the streets.
We’re in a housing crisis.
The solution isn’t kicking people out of their homes – it’s building more housing.
And now, over 170,000 people are at risk of being pushed out of homes and back onto the streets.
We’re in a housing crisis.
The solution isn’t kicking people out of their homes – it’s building more housing.
November 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Trump is cutting funding that helps end homelessness.
And now, over 170,000 people are at risk of being pushed out of homes and back onto the streets.
We’re in a housing crisis.
The solution isn’t kicking people out of their homes – it’s building more housing.
And now, over 170,000 people are at risk of being pushed out of homes and back onto the streets.
We’re in a housing crisis.
The solution isn’t kicking people out of their homes – it’s building more housing.
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When an insurance company is deciding whether to pay for your medical treatment, it generates a file, which should contain all records associated with your case, including documents explaining why the claim was denied.
You have a right to see this file.
(Published May 2023)
You have a right to see this file.
(Published May 2023)
Health Insurance Claim Denied? See What Insurers Said Behind the Scenes
Learn how to request your health insurance claim file, which can include details about what your insurer is saying about you and your case.
www.propublica.org
August 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM
When an insurance company is deciding whether to pay for your medical treatment, it generates a file, which should contain all records associated with your case, including documents explaining why the claim was denied.
You have a right to see this file.
(Published May 2023)
You have a right to see this file.
(Published May 2023)
For every 100 households under the poverty line, there are only 34 housing units available in their price range.
This is from the 2024 @nlihc.org annual gap report.
Infinitely growing housing values causes homelessness. It's not sustainable.
This is from the 2024 @nlihc.org annual gap report.
Infinitely growing housing values causes homelessness. It's not sustainable.
August 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
For every 100 households under the poverty line, there are only 34 housing units available in their price range.
This is from the 2024 @nlihc.org annual gap report.
Infinitely growing housing values causes homelessness. It's not sustainable.
This is from the 2024 @nlihc.org annual gap report.
Infinitely growing housing values causes homelessness. It's not sustainable.
I love em dashes. :(
It’s absolutely insane to me that em dashes have generally been a favorite tool of writers since forever, but because tech companies stole the collective works of writers for their shitty AI programs, the presence of an em dash is now considered a red flag that AI was used to write something.
July 28, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I love em dashes. :(
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BREAKING: President Trump signed an executive order directing states to criminalize and institutionalize people experiencing homelessness, addiction, and mental health disabilities.
July 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
BREAKING: President Trump signed an executive order directing states to criminalize and institutionalize people experiencing homelessness, addiction, and mental health disabilities.
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The question is interesting, as the question could be restated whether there is a combination of projects that could produce the same number of jobs.
It is difficult to answer, but it would be interesting to ask what could have been built on the 290 acre site if Pima County put out an RFP first.
It is difficult to answer, but it would be interesting to ask what could have been built on the 290 acre site if Pima County put out an RFP first.
July 24, 2025 at 1:23 AM
The question is interesting, as the question could be restated whether there is a combination of projects that could produce the same number of jobs.
It is difficult to answer, but it would be interesting to ask what could have been built on the 290 acre site if Pima County put out an RFP first.
It is difficult to answer, but it would be interesting to ask what could have been built on the 290 acre site if Pima County put out an RFP first.
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Do people have the right to be homeless in public spaces? It’s a tough conversation, but here’s the truth: when we shift the argument from a right to housing to a right to homelessness, we lose public support.
Watch on our YouTube channel or listen wherever you get your audio podcasts
Watch on our YouTube channel or listen wherever you get your audio podcasts
July 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Do people have the right to be homeless in public spaces? It’s a tough conversation, but here’s the truth: when we shift the argument from a right to housing to a right to homelessness, we lose public support.
Watch on our YouTube channel or listen wherever you get your audio podcasts
Watch on our YouTube channel or listen wherever you get your audio podcasts
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war, economic anxiety, existential dread — and still no pop punk revival???? smh
June 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
war, economic anxiety, existential dread — and still no pop punk revival???? smh
Good, vote no. The desert is no place for an AI data center. TEP are opportunist assholes. They are already making a huge profit and are GREEDY.
June 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Good, vote no. The desert is no place for an AI data center. TEP are opportunist assholes. They are already making a huge profit and are GREEDY.
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An investigation in Phoenix marked the first time the DOJ had found the rights of homeless people were routinely violated.
Now the department is closing its investigation and retracting findings of constitutional violations.
By @nicolesantacruz.bsky.social
Now the department is closing its investigation and retracting findings of constitutional violations.
By @nicolesantacruz.bsky.social
DOJ Abandons Effort to Address Phoenix’s Treatment of Homeless People
The Justice Department retracted findings of constitutional violations in Phoenix and five other jurisdictions. Advocates say the move could further embolden cities and police departments to…
www.propublica.org
May 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
An investigation in Phoenix marked the first time the DOJ had found the rights of homeless people were routinely violated.
Now the department is closing its investigation and retracting findings of constitutional violations.
By @nicolesantacruz.bsky.social
Now the department is closing its investigation and retracting findings of constitutional violations.
By @nicolesantacruz.bsky.social
What if instead of requiring people on Medicaid to work, we fined employers with employees on Medicaid?
May 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
What if instead of requiring people on Medicaid to work, we fined employers with employees on Medicaid?
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HUD is quietly reversing housing grant cuts—but only after lawsuits. Fair housing orgs are still at risk. Full story: bit.ly/43aJe77
#housing #policywatch #fairhousing
#housing #policywatch #fairhousing
Blocked, Restored, Blocked Again—Housing Funds Are in Legal Limbo
The Trump administration has blocked multiple affordable housing funding streams. We look at which funds have been frozen, which have been reinstated, and which are in the courts.
bit.ly
May 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
HUD is quietly reversing housing grant cuts—but only after lawsuits. Fair housing orgs are still at risk. Full story: bit.ly/43aJe77
#housing #policywatch #fairhousing
#housing #policywatch #fairhousing
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Eliminating the Continuum of Care and defunding all permanent supportive housing would be almost unthinkably devastating. It would put hundreds of thousands of people who qualify for a high level of care back onto the streets. This is a 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 emergency.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/u...
Trump Seeks to End Permanent Supportive Housing for the Chronically Homeless
More than 300,000 people live in such housing, all chronically homeless and disabled. Many are veterans.
www.nytimes.com
May 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Eliminating the Continuum of Care and defunding all permanent supportive housing would be almost unthinkably devastating. It would put hundreds of thousands of people who qualify for a high level of care back onto the streets. This is a 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 emergency.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/u...
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May 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
YES
Seattle voters just passed a corporate payroll tax to fund social housing—defying Amazon, Microsoft, and other opponents who spent big to block it. This win backs a public authority to build 300+ mixed-income units yearly. Read more: bit.ly/3RIzvzs
#Seattle #SocialHousing #TaxTheRich
#Seattle #SocialHousing #TaxTheRich
buff.ly
May 9, 2025 at 8:26 PM
YES
This makes me sick
New from @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social:
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked even me.
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked even me.
The Price of Remission
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked ...
www.propublica.org
May 8, 2025 at 1:25 PM
This makes me sick
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Permanent supportive housing emerged three decades ago as a solution to chronic homelessness, initially with bipartisan support. Proponents say it saves lives by getting chronically homeless people off the streets, where they die at high rates.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/u...
Trump Seeks to End Permanent Supportive Housing for the Chronically Homeless (Gift Article)
More than 300,000 people live in such housing, all chronically homeless and disabled. Many are veterans.
www.nytimes.com
May 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Permanent supportive housing emerged three decades ago as a solution to chronic homelessness, initially with bipartisan support. Proponents say it saves lives by getting chronically homeless people off the streets, where they die at high rates.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/u...
Do you want to know what the #1 solution to homelessness is?
It's housing. You can't be unhoused in housing.
Trump's budget eliminates permanent supportive housing (PSH). There are over 350,000 households in PSH.
It's housing. You can't be unhoused in housing.
Trump's budget eliminates permanent supportive housing (PSH). There are over 350,000 households in PSH.
May 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Do you want to know what the #1 solution to homelessness is?
It's housing. You can't be unhoused in housing.
Trump's budget eliminates permanent supportive housing (PSH). There are over 350,000 households in PSH.
It's housing. You can't be unhoused in housing.
Trump's budget eliminates permanent supportive housing (PSH). There are over 350,000 households in PSH.
Trump's budget proposal cuts all funding for housing for homelessness (CoC), instead focusing only on shelter (ESG) while additionally gutting public housing funding and capping all public housing assistance to two years. The budget also destroys funds used to build affordable housing.
May 4, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Trump's budget proposal cuts all funding for housing for homelessness (CoC), instead focusing only on shelter (ESG) while additionally gutting public housing funding and capping all public housing assistance to two years. The budget also destroys funds used to build affordable housing.
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“In an impersonal system like foster care, you don’t have that emotional and financial support that helps a lot of children get on their feet.”
gothamist.com/news/young-p...
via @gothamist.com
#housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism
gothamist.com/news/young-p...
via @gothamist.com
#housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism
Young people are stuck longer in foster care because they can’t find housing, report says
About a third of young people who age out of New York City’s foster care system are being forced to stay either in foster care or in group homes, the report states.
gothamist.com
April 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
“In an impersonal system like foster care, you don’t have that emotional and financial support that helps a lot of children get on their feet.”
gothamist.com/news/young-p...
via @gothamist.com
#housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism
gothamist.com/news/young-p...
via @gothamist.com
#housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism
Astounding violation of privacy.
Sorry to be a broken record, but:
"Even data resources that are within the federal government are difficult to obtain." <-- Yes, that's because it's illegal.
This pseudoscientific autism database is just another excuse to violate the Privacy Act of 1974
www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-...
"Even data resources that are within the federal government are difficult to obtain." <-- Yes, that's because it's illegal.
This pseudoscientific autism database is just another excuse to violate the Privacy Act of 1974
www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-...
April 22, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Astounding violation of privacy.
@katiehobbs.bsky.social and @azagmayes.bsky.social taking serious action and making me proud to live in AZ.
April 21, 2025 at 11:10 PM
@katiehobbs.bsky.social and @azagmayes.bsky.social taking serious action and making me proud to live in AZ.