A couple of weeks ago, several reputable outlets confidently explained how DOGE would be most likely a paper tiger, an advisory committee that won't achieve anything, much like previous ones. In fact, a similar such story by @TheConversationUS just came across my feed again.

Good reporting […]

The United States is in anti-intellectualism crisis. Ignoring experts' warnings in almost every field and then being shocked when disasters happen. Please, listen to the nerds.
#aviation #disaster #americanairlines #faa

I have a very long, possibly book-length take on LLMs that has been brewing since May 2015 but basically: wow humans love to take something that works extremely well in a certain narrow domain and then bend over backwards to insist it will solve every problem in the universe. (That's a nearly […]

If this isn't blocked, nearly every homeless shelter in my state will close. Yours too, probably. By the end of the month if not earlier.
#usa #homelessness #housing

When I'm researching something online like a bread recipe or how to fix something, I've started trying to avoid articles written after 2020. I've stumbled upon recipes and explainers that just don't seem correct and I can't help but think that at least 25% of this is gen AI slop. I need a good […]

If youre in the USA, btwn now and the end of the month, a city/town near you will be conducting a census for the local homeless pop. Not revolutionary work, it's not even gonna directly improve anyone's life. But if you volunteer for the night you may learn a bit about who is running the local […]

Re-introducing myself again! 👋🏾

Looking for people to learn from and eager to share my knowledge with others.

Interested in learning more about: #DataEthics #datajustice #databillofrights #privacy

I know about:
#housingcrisis #HousingPolicy #housing4all #homelessness #socialhousing […]

Is there an app like BookWyrm or Goodreads but for the home chef, where you can track and share what you cooked, what ingredients were in it, how good it was, etc?

I'm not an expert (literally a beginner trying to learn the basics), but it's seems wild to me that we let local governments store critical information on corporate clouds that have little incentive to protect our data. We need more people to have the knowledge on how to self host this […]

So one of Trump's first actions was to pardon everyone who tried to violently overthrow the United States government four years ago.

Think about that, journalists, as you continue to normalize a regime that plans to wipe out what you do (if you do it with integrity, that is).

"homelessness on a trajectory to triple to more than 294,000 people by 2035."

We don't just need more housing we need to protect existing affordable housing and keep income matched to housing cost.

Yesterday's #housing reading was a reminder that the search for solutions to the housing crisis need to go beyond planning and construction.

The authors' analysis of the economic geography of labour and inequality shows the limitations of supply-side zoning and planning reforms.

reading notes 🧵👇

It's going to be absolutely frigid in the southern states. I'm scared for everyone who lives outside and won't have a warm and safe place to go.

#homelessness #housingcrisis

Microsoft is shrinking it's security staff with these layoffs. It really feels like all these tech behemoths are abandoning us all at once, huh?

https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-layoffs-hit-security-devices-sales-gaming-2025-1

Based on my experience, veteran rehousing programs are much better at ending people's homelessness because the programs are better funded, have less restrictive funding, and landlords are slightly less likely to deny a vet when they apply for an apartment. We should fund all housing programs as […]

Is there a podcast or something that provides a recap on all the fediverse news that's happening the past week or month? I'm interested in knowing how things are developing but I can't be as Online as I used to be.

It's not Housing First if you need to pass a profit-seeking landlord's sniff-test to get housed. Even if you get housing, you didn't get it cuz the system prioritized your housing status over all else, you still passed someone's criteria-check.

Until our cities have access to as many public […]

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