sitting in the End Homelessness DC conference at a session on federal policy. Steve Berg asks audience how many people' states rely on Medicaid to fund homelessness services. bunch of hands raised throughout the room

“Do you do federal advocacy?” “Sorry, I don’t, but I can get you connected to that person” “Oh, I just asked because you look like the kind of guy who does federal advocacy.” #NAEH2025

“Your own compassion is the one thing you can depend on when everything else is uncertain” Steve Berg, #NAEH2025

“Through many dark hour I’ve been thinkin’ about this That Jesus Christ Was betrayed by a kiss But I can’t think for you You’ll have to decide Whether Judas Iscariot Had God on his side”

This was the best episode.

Anyone who is inclined to blame the American working class for Trump's assault on immigrants, read this interview with youth baseball coach Youman Wilder, who fended off ICE agents accosting his players earlier this month in New York City. Just read the whole damn thing: 🧵 1/5

Homelessness wasn't always an issue in L.A. — it accumulated through decades of policies that chipped away at affordable housing, replaced good jobs with low-wage work, and left vulnerable people with nowhere to land when they fell. latimes.com/california/sto…

Serial killers are targeting homeless people as they sleep—and it’s happening again and again. This isn't random. It's the result of a society that devalues unhoused lives. We must name it to stop it. invisiblepeople.tv/why-serial-kil…

He was a scab and a rat who busted union building attempts for pro wrestlers who desperately needed them. 40 years later, they are dying young, crippled, and broke. This is part of his legacy.

Places all over the country are helping people move from homelessness into housing. That’s the solution

Slack is this amazing tool that interrupts your train of thought all freaking day long. It is a deadline assassin.

CIA can't operate without it. Pentagon can't function without it. And Wall Street can't trade without it. Yet most people have no idea what Palantir does behind closed doors. Here’s how the U.S. government allowed a $300B surveillance company to track your every move: 🧵

Today, I published what is probably my most important article in quite a long time. In this piece, I revealed how the Trump administration is covertly manipulating social media platforms & algorithms to boost the administration’s narrative and suppress opposing lines of thought.

People are not criminals or dangerous, by virtue of their unhoused status. People are struggling to afford rent and food in an expensive city. We should not have homelessness in our nation’s capital. But the path to ending homelessness is housing, not displacement.

Stop arguing over crime statistics. Even if DC was in the grip of some sort of crime wave, these actions would still be brazen and authoritarian. These are emergency powers. There is no emergency.

Sounds very familiar.

Damn right, it’s not your lane.

I’m generally not a fan of having people read and interpret the news for me. But this happens to be really good. instagram.com/reel/DNWprigCZ…

A President who wanted to solve homelessness would draw a straight line between this news & more unhoused people. Then they would find ways to increase rental assistance, stabilize rent costs & increase supply. That would be solution oriented. redfin.com/news/rental-tr…

Contrary to Trump's claims, people are staying away from DC due to his deployment of national guard troops and takeover of the city's law enforcement. Restaurant reservations are down. Hispanic workers are afraid to leave their homes. Streets are quiet. It's a total mess.