"Crews tore down a major encampment [of unhoused people] near the Kennedy Center on Thursday, with federal law enforcement removing residents and clearing out the remaining encampments across the city overnight. The removal is part of Trump’s federal takeover of the city’s police department and deployment of the national guard across the city."

~ Kirstin Garriss

#Trump#MAGA #military #fascism #homeless#WashingtonDC
/17

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/15/trump-washington-dc-unhoused-people

Are You a Public Housing Resident Behind on Rent? Received an Eviction Notice? Here’s What to Know.
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If you’re one of 1.6 million people living in public housing nationally, you have special protections meant to prevent low-income tenants from being evicted when they fall behind on rent. We created a guide to the process.
https://www.propublica.org/article/maine-eviction-safeguards-public-housing?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#Housing#Poverty#Homelessness#Homeless#PublicHousing#Maine

The visibility of homeless people on street corners, begging for food and housing, is an obvious sign that our economy is failing. I've seen a large increase in the number of people begging at intersections in my suburbs far outside of Chicago, steadily increasing since Covid lockdowns ended.

Dictators need to hide the homeless in order to hide their economic failures. (Also, without an address, the homeless can't vote, making them easier targets.)

Republicans have always preferred the more expensive "prisons and insane asylums" response to #homelessness , rather than the less-expensive and proven #HousingFirst solutions.

Much of this current White House statement on the subject tries to forestall and negate #HousingFirst discussions by demonizing the homeless and portraying them all as either insane or addicts, rather than just signs of an economy that is failing to meet the basic needs of millions of its citizens.

#Homeless#Homelessness#Housing#HousingCrisis @dangillmor

Foucault turning over in his grave. Nothing less than a purge. While you were sleeping.

Trump executive order to institutionalize homeless people

ENDING CRIME AND DISORDER ON AMERICA’S STREETS Executive Order

https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2025/07/26/new-executive-order-makes-it-easier-remove-homeless-people-city-streets/

New Trump executive order directs AG Bondi to reverse statutes that limit municipality’s ability to relocate homeless people. The goal is to shift these people into “long-term institutions..."

via @esqueer via @L1vY

#Trump #homeless #mentalillness#USA#MAGA

Foucault turning over in his grave. Nothing less than a purge. While you were sleeping.

Trump executive order to institutionalize homeless people

ENDING CRIME AND DISORDER ON AMERICA’S STREETS Executive Order

https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2025/07/26/new-executive-order-makes-it-easier-remove-homeless-people-city-streets/

New Trump executive order directs AG Bondi to reverse statutes that limit municipality’s ability to relocate homeless people. The goal is to shift these people into “long-term institutions..."

via @esqueer via @L1vY

#Trump #homeless #mentalillness#USA#MAGA

They've gone from sending:
- undocumented "illegal" immigrants
- documented "legal" immigrants

to concentration camps,

and have now moved onto rounding up and sending:
- the homeless
- individuals with mental illnesses

to concentration camps.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/07/ending-crime-and-disorder-on-americas-streets/

#EO#executiveOrder #homelessness #homeless#mentalHealth#ICE#concentrationCamps

They've gone from sending:
- undocumented "illegal" immigrants
- documented "legal" immigrants

to concentration camps,

and have now moved onto rounding up and sending:
- the homeless
- individuals with mental illnesses

to concentration camps.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/07/ending-crime-and-disorder-on-americas-streets/

#EO#executiveOrder #homelessness #homeless#mentalHealth#ICE#concentrationCamps

The crazy 'left wing city' of San Francisco just made staying in your RV in the city in one spot for more than 24 hours illegal. Only one supervisor voted against it.

And defunding or reforming the cops? Not with an increase of $27 million in additional funds.

https://missionlocal.org/2025/07/s-f-supervisors-approve-mayor-luries-budget-alongside-controversial-proposals/

#housing #homeless #sanfrancisco #classwar #poverty

The crazy 'left wing city' of San Francisco just made staying in your RV in the city in one spot for more than 24 hours illegal. Only one supervisor voted against it.

And defunding or reforming the cops? Not with an increase of $27 million in additional funds.

https://missionlocal.org/2025/07/s-f-supervisors-approve-mayor-luries-budget-alongside-controversial-proposals/

#housing #homeless #sanfrancisco #classwar #poverty

These 5 Charts Show How Hotels Became New York’s Response to Homelessness
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Social services agencies across the state now place nearly half of all individuals and families seeking shelter in hotels, leaving people without resources like food and help finding housing.
https://www.propublica.org/article/new-york-homelessness-hotels-five-charts?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#NewYork#Homelessness#Homeless#Housing#Hotel#Data

These 5 Charts Show How Hotels Became New York’s Response to Homelessness
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Social services agencies across the state now place nearly half of all individuals and families seeking shelter in hotels, leaving people without resources like food and help finding housing.
https://www.propublica.org/article/new-york-homelessness-hotels-five-charts?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#NewYork#Homelessness#Homeless#Housing#Hotel#Data

How Hotels, Once a Last Resort, Became New York’s Default Answer to Homelessness
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Statewide spending on hotels has more than tripled in recent years. The shift away from shelters has prevented families from accessing services like child care and help finding housing.
https://www.propublica.org/article/new-york-homelessness-hotels?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#NY#NewYork#Homelessness#Homeless#Hotel#Housing#Shelter