How Climate Change Could Upend the American Dream
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Americans have long accumulated wealth by owning their homes, but a new study predicts that spiking insurance rates and climate disasters now herald an era of widespread losses.
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Fuck you, you fucking douchebag.
You want people to have more #children?
#Healthcare. #Housing. #Daycare. #Maternity and #paternity leave. #Child #tax credits. A #livingwage. Four day workweek. Etc.
Nah: deny #women the right to have an #abortion and make everyone #poor and desperate, right? Goddamned #plutocrat assholes.
Plus, you raised an absolute festering pustule of a son, #ElonMusk. So don't you dare lecture anyone about #parenting, Cruella.
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Justice Department Sues Six of the Nation’s Largest Landlords in Effort to Stop Alleged Price-Fixing in Rental Markets
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Federal prosecutors allege that the landlords have used RealPage pricing software to collude and artificially raise rents. The legal action is the latest development stemming from a 2022 ProPublica investigation.
Want to Report on Homelessness? Here’s What Our Sources Taught Us About Engaging Responsibly.
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Homelessness is at a record high, and there are many investigative stories to tell. We’ve compiled some of the tips and lessons we learned from our sources for other reporters pursuing this coverage.
Donald Trump’s choice to lead HUD has a history of voting against protections for poor tenants. And Trump’s choice to lead the IRS once pushed to abolish the agency entirely.
Revisit ProPublica’s reporting on some of Trump’s key appointees:
https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-appointments-cabinet-propublica-reporting?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Trump #Government #Housing #Tax #Environment #Business #Health
Dear Representative Ocasio-Cortez;
If you want to impress me:
bring back the #GreenNewDeal
Quit cowering from reality:
Where #Housing and #Energy costs meet #infrastructure and #ClimateResilience insecurity.
We need a new deal. Again.
Get fearless.
#aoc
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The Housing Loophole That Lets Wealthy Investors Raise Rents on Poor Tenants
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As the U.S. struggles with a housing shortage, investors continue to exploit a gap in an affordable housing law to raise rents on 115,000 apartments. Congress has repeatedly failed to act.
#News #Housing #RealEstate #Tax #AffordableHousing #Poverty #Congress
DOGE can now access a HUD system that includes addresses domestic violence survivors have relocated to for safety, medical records in disability cases and credit reports in lending discrimination cases.
Few of the records are redacted or anonymized.
U.S. Housing Agency Considers Launching Crypto Experiment
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development, which oversees billions in aid and insures more than a trillion dollars in mortgages, is pondering using the blockchain and a stablecoin. One HUD official derided it as “monopoly money.”
#News #Housing #Crypto #Government #USPolitics #Trump #Blockchain
Federal Investigators Were Preparing Two Texas Housing Discrimination Cases — Until Trump Took Over
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The government spent years probing allegations that a Dallas HOA created rules to kick poor Black people out and that Texas discriminated against minority residents in Houston after Hurricane Harvey, only to suddenly reverse course under Trump.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-hud-texas-housing-discrimination-cases-dallas-houston?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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Upholding Canadian Values in the 2025 Federal Election
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bmrrFxNnX6YhDsgo_44Roq-Qgdjd3UxueaGTqIAYcVw/edit?usp=sharing
CAVE: collaborate, advocate, vote, educate
#CalPol #CanadaVotes #2025CdnElection #democracy #CanadianValues #diversity #multiculturalism
#ElbowsUp #never51
#populism #conservatism #housing #FoodSecurity #inflation #unions #solidarity
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Upholding Canadian Values in the 2025 Federal Election
All Canadians are encouraged to participate in the 2025 Canadian federal election on Monday April 28, 2025.
Protect core Canadian values
Equality & inclusion
Accessible healthcare
Affordable housing
Food security
Truth & reconciliation
Climate action
Accountability, transparency, responsibility
Research candidate platforms thoroughly
Attend local candidate debates
Understand how proposed policies may impact our community
Consider long-term societal implications, not just short-term promise
Make an informed choice based on evidence,
fairness, and the future you want to see.
Non-partisan voting resources
[1] https://www.elections.ca
[2] https://egale.ca/votewithpride/
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Canadian_federal_election
[4] http://www.canada.ca/en/democratic-institutions.html
[4.1] https://www.canada.ca/en/democratic-institutions/services/protecting-democratic-institutions.html
[4.2] https://www.canada.ca/en/democratic-institutions/services/protecting-canada-general-election-2025/resisting-disinformation-during-election.html
[5] CBC News Election Coverage: Comprehensive, balanced reporting
[6] Apathy is Boring: Youth & senior voter engagement
[7] Canadian Anti-Hate Network: Countering misinformation & extremism](/proxy/post_attachment/86396/0491fa8a04.png "🇨🇦 Our Shared Future 🇨🇦
Upholding Canadian Values in the 2025 Federal Election
All Canadians are encouraged to participate in the 2025 Canadian federal election on Monday April 28, 2025.
Protect core Canadian values
Equality & inclusion
Accessible healthcare
Affordable housing
Food security
Truth & reconciliation
Climate action
Accountability, transparency, responsibility
Research candidate platforms thoroughly
Attend local candidate debates
Understand how proposed policies may impact our community
Consider long-term societal implications, not just short-term promise
Make an informed choice based on evidence,
fairness, and the future you want to see.
Non-partisan voting resources
[1] https://www.elections.ca
[2] https://egale.ca/votewithpride/
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Canadian_federal_election
[4] http://www.canada.ca/en/democratic-institutions.html
[4.1] https://www.canada.ca/en/democratic-institutions/services/protecting-democratic-institutions.html
[4.2] https://www.canada.ca/en/democratic-institutions/services/protecting-canada-general-election-2025/resisting-disinformation-during-election.html
[5] CBC News Election Coverage: Comprehensive, balanced reporting
[6] Apathy is Boring: Youth & senior voter engagement
[7] Canadian Anti-Hate Network: Countering misinformation & extremism")
Representatives Demand Housing Agency Halt Any Cryptocurrency Experiments
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Following reporting by ProPublica, three Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee have warned HUD against using crypto, which they said could be “dangerous, speculative, and harmful to working families.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/hud-cryptocurrency-blockchain-democrats-maxine-waters?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Housing #Tech #Congress #Democrats #Crypto #Cryptocurrency
A Lawyer Who Helped the Kushners Crack Down on Poor Tenants Now Helps Renters Fight Big Landlords
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“It was like a heavyweight sparring featherweights,” the attorney said about his time representing companies owned by Trump’s in-laws, whose apartments were known for shoddy maintenance and aggressive legal tactics.
https://www.propublica.org/article/kushner-kushnerville-apartments-tenants-lawsuits-andrew-rabinowitz-lawyer?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post