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Jesse Rabinowitz @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social · 1d

Burning a judge's house whom Trump does not like is political violence. ICE rappelling from helicopters to handcuff naked kids is political violence. Homelessness is political violence.

Don't get it twisted.

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Jesse Rabinowitz @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social · 4d

ICYMI: Yesterday, ICE raided a homeless shelter in Chicago, and DC Police arrested a homeless veteran and destroyed his belongings.

Pay attention to attacks on homeless folks. They will spread to everybody that the admin does not like.

This is fascism, full stop.

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Jesse Rabinowitz @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social · 7d

5) It doesn't have to be like this. We have more than enough money to ensure that everybody has a safe place to live and the care they need. Trump wants budget cuts and detention camps; we need housing, not handcuffs.

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Jesse Rabinowitz @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social · 7d

4) This is part of Trump's plan to force homeless ppl into government-run detention camps. It is part of his authoritarian power grab and part of his white supremacist agenda.

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Jesse Rabinowitz @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social · 7d

3) Republicans control the White House, Congress, & SCOTUS. Instead of helping people and lowering rents, they are using their power to take away basic needs like housing, food, and healthcare from people in our communities who need them the most.

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Jesse Rabinowitz @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social · 7d

There is imminent (bad) news about homelessness from the Trump administration. Let's get a few things clear:

1) Homelessness is a housing problem. When rents go up, so does homelessness.
2) This move will force ~200,000 more ppl into homelessness

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Jesse Rabinowitz @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social · 9d

This is not normal.

Seen en route to the farmers' market in DC.

The cost to the taxpayers? $200 million.

Why can they always find money for guns and bombs and soldiers but not for housing and healthcare and food?

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Jesse Rabinowitz @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social · 12d

This is still the reality in DC. Deploying the National Guard to stand around and pick up trash will cost $200 million.

Why can they always find money for guns and wars but not housing and healthcare and food?

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Jesse Rabinowitz @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social · 15d

Shanah tovah. May this year be more just, more sweet, and more peaceful than last.

And may we all actively engage in the work of building this world together.

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Jesse Rabinowitz @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social · 19d

"Gov't inaction & failure to solve homelessness is violence. A system that can find money to send the National Guard to take over D.C., but refuses to fund housing, is violent. Gutting healthcare is violent. Kidnapping migrants is violent. Poverty wages are violent."

National Homelessness Law Center @homelesslaw.bsky.social · 19d

We are horrified by the violent rhetoric and violence targeting homeless people seen in the past week. Still, it is not new. For years, politicians and the media have demonized and vilified homeless people. Their actions have devastating and fatal consequences.

Our statement: buff.ly/c8CZLyw

National Homelessness Law Center Condemns Violence and Violent Rhetoric Targeting Homeless People - National Homelessness Law Center

National Homelessness Law Center Condemns Violence and Violent Rhetoric Targeting Homeless People (WASHINGTON, D.C - September 18th, 2025) Everybody needs a safe place to live. But instead of…

homelesslaw.org

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Jesse Rabinowitz @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social · 20d

One famous TV person went on air and said we should kill homeless people.

Another reported the news.

Can you guess which one got fired?

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Jesse Rabinowitz @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social · 23d

Telling millions of ppl on TV to kill homeless folks is political violence.

I bet it won't be breaking news. I bet folks won't care b/c it's directed at mostly Black & brown folks, not a white supremacist.

If all life is sacred, it means all life is sacred. Not just the life you agree with.

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Jesse Rabinowitz @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social · 29d

If you live outside of DC, please take action now!

National Homelessness Law Center @homelesslaw.bsky.social · 29d

ACTION ALERT: Tomorrow (9/10), Congress will discuss a bill that would put people in jail or fine them $500 for sleeping outside in DC.

Contact your reps today via bit.ly/STOPHB5163

In DC and across the country, we need #HousingNotHandcuffs #FreeDC

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Jesse Rabinowitz @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social · 29d

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Free DC sept 6

Shabbat shalom. My name is Jesse and I work at the National Homelessness Law Center, where I direct the Housing not Handcuffs Campaign. But more importantly, I live in DC with my family. I’m here toda...

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Jesse Rabinowitz @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social · 29d

What a holy weekend. It started w/ shabbat services with 100+ friends, followed by a march with 15k ppl demanding a free DC.

I spoke about Trump's attack on homeless folks in DC and how Trump's targeting of homeless folks is textbook authoritarianism

Full text in comments.

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Jesse Rabinowitz @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social · Sep 5

SHOW UP TOMORROW (Saturday) to march and rally for a #freedc. I'll be speaking at Freedom Plaza.

More info at bit.ly/we-are-all-dc

Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · Sep 5

TOMORROW. DC + allies nationwide. One voice, one demand. Together, we #FreeDC. Join us: freedcproject.org/event-list/w...

We Are All DC: A National March — Free DC

DC communities are joyful, powerful — and we're under attack. Armed National Guard soldiers are carrying guns through our neighborhoods. ICE and FBI agents are profiling, harassing, and violently arr...

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Jesse Rabinowitz @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social · Sep 5

Next: Trump to rename Dept of Housing and Urban Development to "Department of we are going to stop your rental assistance, force you into homelessness, and then arrest you for sleeping outside" as it more accurately describes the agency's new mission.

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Jesse Rabinowitz @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social · Aug 26

freedcproject.org/allies?fbcli...

Tell Congress to stand down federal forces and respect DC — Free DC

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Jesse Rabinowitz @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social · Aug 26

housingnothandcuffs.org/hnhact/?fbcl...

The Housing Not Handcuffs Act

A federal bill to end the cruel practice of arresting and ticketing people for experiencing homelessness.

housingnothandcuffs.org

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Jesse Rabinowitz @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social · Aug 26

Donate to orgs doing the work in DC. Some favs include Free DC, Miriam's Kitchen, Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, Pathways to Housing, Black Swan Academy, and Remora House.

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Jesse Rabinowitz @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social · Aug 26

- Contact your congresspeople to support the Housing not Handcuffs Act and ‪@raskin.house.gov‬ and ‪@vanhollen.senate.gov‬'s termination resolution
- If you live in a state that has sent troops to DC, demand your governor withdraw them
- figure out what your plan is when this comes to your town.

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Jesse Rabinowitz @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social · Aug 26

Trump's goal is to stop dissent, get people used to a permanent military presence & control cities w/ large Black communities + those who didn't vote for him.
He said he'll launch similar occupations across the US What will it take for you to believe him?

Action steps below

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Jesse Rabinowitz @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social · Aug 26

For folks not in DC:
- There are full-on police checkpoints most nights
- Gangs of 30+ federal agents roam DC
- National Guard folks w/ guns patrolling a Harris Teeter
- Every day, multiple friends see ICE kidnapping ppl
- Daycares are scared to have kids go on walks due to ICE

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Jesse Rabinowitz @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social · Aug 21

Another day, another high-ranking official in the Trump admin (this time JD Vance) spreading lies about folks experiencing homelessness.

The solution to homelessness is housing and support, not handcuffs, blame, and military takeover.

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Jesse Rabinowitz @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social · Aug 21

Thank you so much.

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