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From: akira, [DNS_Address]
Subject: US is on track to set a new record for homeless people with over 650K
URL: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/homeless-us-population-record-number-b2616845.html
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US is on track to set a new record for homeless people with over 650K living on the streets Cities reporting increases in unhoused people include Seattle, San Francisco, Washington, DC, Philadelphia and Miami Gustaf Kilander Washington DC Sunday 22 September 2024 The US is set to break a new record number of homeless people with more than half a million people living on the street this year. Data collected and reviewed by The Wall Street Journal from more than 250 homeless organizations have counted at least 550,000 homeless people so far, a 10 percent rise from last year’s reports. The numbers gathered from cities and rural areas show homelessness as it was on a single night earlier this year. The upward trend means that the US will probably reach and pass the 2023 estimate of 653,000 homeless people. It’s the highest number since the government began sharing such data in 2007. The final estimate of the number of unhoused people will depend on data not yet reported from areas such as New York City, which had the highest population of any city in 2023. Contributing to the most recent rise are migrants bused by Texas to cities such as Chicago and Denver. Large numbers of migrants have also arrived in New York, increasing the numbers last year. The most recent counts of homelessness in the United States were mostly conducted in January, shortly after there was a record number of unlawful border crossings. In the months that followed, there was a large decrease in crossings at the southern border and no migrants have been sent to Chicago or Denver since June. However, the counts were typically done before that time. It’s not just migrants adding to the expected record, since the end of aid during the pandemic, rising house prices and rents have forced people out of homes, homeless advocates say, The Journal noted. Members of the Los Angeles’ Inside Safe team help an unhoused person make their way from an encampment to a bus to be brought to interim housing, as part of an ‘Inside Safe’ operation in September. The US is on pace for its highest homeless population count ever. Members of the Los Angeles’ Inside Safe team help an unhoused person make their way from an encampment to a bus to be brought to interim housing, as part of an ‘Inside Safe’ operation in September. The US is on pace for its highest homeless population count ever. (Getty Images) Other issues spurring the numbers include crises of mental health and fentanyl – last year, the US set a new record for chronic homelessness, which includes disabled people who consistently are unhoused. Almost 400 groups conduct the counts and some have declined to share their figures before the 2024 report by the Department of House and Urban Development is released in December. The figures are still preliminary and are a view of a single moment when the counts were conducted. The counts are seen as being undercounts that can be severely affected by how many volunteers agree to take part or harsh weather conditions. HUD has said that some cities are making progress, citing this year’s decreases in unhoused individuals in Pheonix and Los Angeles. The agency pointed to government efforts, including helping veterans, $175 million for housing, and $40 million for legal aid for residents facing eviction. The department noted that it’s still reviewing the numbers for this year and that the counts from January might not be the same as today. Boston said its number of unhoused people rose by 11 percent, partly due to rising numbers of migrants. Some cities and areas report their figures separately, but the numbers reported show that the figures went from 4,430 in 2023 to just over 12,000 this year. The state said almost half of the 7,250 families in shelters in Massachusetts were migrants and the state is set to spend over $1 billion on shelters and other measures this fiscal year. Other cities that reported increases in homelessness include Seattle, San Francisco, Washington, DC, Philadelphia and Miami. Milwaukee saw a 16 percent decrease, according to The Journal. RECOMMENDED Photo editor explains why Trump’s use of bronzer gets worse with stress Watch live: Donald Trump campaigns in Reading, Pennsylvania on eve of election Top 5 Wealth Management Firms in The United States SmartAsset | Sponsored Atlanta Women Discover a Crazy Trick To Drop Weight (See Results) Odd Fitness Tips | Sponsored Powered by Taboola The number of unhoused people in Chicago increased by almost triple, reaching almost 19,000. Over 70 percent of the homeless people in the city were migrants in shelters. However, the number of migrants in shelters had been lowered by September. In January, the number of homeless people in Denver rose by 42 percent to around 14,300, a rise contributed to by migrants arriving by bus. The count took place when the number of migrants in shelters in the city was close to its highest point. In December last year, Texas sent 144 buses to the city. |
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From: akira, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Obama deported more people than Donald Trump
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From: mitra, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Obama deported more people than Donald Trump, hero of the day
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Isn't it interesting that one of your favorite anti- Biden posters is now stumping for trump? Wow. Which side is he on? Not Palestinian. |
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From: akira, [DNS_Address]
Subject: 6 things to know about Trump's 'border czar' Thomas Homan
URL: https://news.yahoo.com/news/6-things-know-trumps-border-220555425.html
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6 things to know about Trump's 'border czar' Thomas Homan Talia Lakritz "President-elect Trump announced that Thomas Homan will serve as "border czar" in his administration. Homan served as acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement during Trump's first presidency. He was a proponent of the "zero tolerance" policy separating children from parents at the border. President-elect Donald Trump announced Sunday that Thomas Homan would join his administration as a "border czar" overseeing the security of US borders on land, air, and sea. Homan, 62, previously served as acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement during Trump's first presidency and as ICE's executive associate director of enforcement and removal operations under President Barack Obama. Here's a look at Homan's education, political leanings, and career in immigration. Representatives for Homan, The Heritage Foundation, and the Trump transition team did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Thomas Homan is a former police officer and Border Patrol agent. Thomas Homan.Andrew Harnik/AP Homan earned an associate degree in criminal justice from Jefferson Community College and a bachelor's degree from SUNY Polytechnic Institute. He worked as a police officer in West Carthage, New York, then became a Border Patrol agent in 1984. He rose through the ranks as a special agent and deputy assistant director for investigations before becoming assistant director for enforcement at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, headquarters in Washington, DC, in 2009. He was ICE's executive associate director of enforcement and removal operations under President Barack Obama. In his three years as executive associate director, Homan oversaw the deportation of over 920,000 people who entered the US illegally, according to ICE. ICE also arrested and deported 534,000 convicted criminals who entered the US illegally. Obama awarded Homan the Presidential Rank Award for Distinguished Service in 2015. Homan served as acting head of ICE during Trump's first presidency and was a proponent of the "zero tolerance" family separation policy. Donald Trump and Thomas Homan.The Washington Post via Getty Images Homan told The Atlantic's Caitlin Dickerson that he first pitched the idea of prosecuting parents who entered the US illegally and separating them from their children in order to deter families from attempting dangerous illegal border crossings. "The goal wasn't to traumatize," he said. "The goal was to stop the madness, stop the death, stop the rape, stop the children dying, stop the cartels doing what they're doing." When the "zero tolerance" policy was implemented in April 2018, thousands of families were separated at the US-Mexico border, sparking widespread protests. The United Nations Human Rights chief called the policy "government- sanctioned child abuse." Even after Trump signed an executive order ending the family separation policy in June 2018, government officials struggled to reunite parents with their children, who had been sent to shelters and foster care families across the US. Trump awarded him a Distinguished Service Medal in June 2018. He served as a visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation and contributed to its controversial Project 2025. Homan joined The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, as a visiting fellow in February 2022. He is listed as a contributor to Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation's blueprint for a second Trump presidency. The 922-page right-wing "playbook" advocates for policies such as eliminating the Department of Education, banning abortion medications, and promoting "marriage, work, motherhood, fatherhood, and nuclear families." He also worked as a contributor for Fox News. Homan retired from ICE and joined Fox News as a contributor in August 2018. He has appeared on "Hannity," "The Ingraham Angle," and "Fox & Friends," among other programs, to discuss US border policies and illegal immigration. On Sunday, Trump announced Homan would serve as his administration's "border czar." The specifics of Homan's job description as Trump's "border czar" remain to be seen, but at the National Conservatism Conference in July, Homan said he planned to "run the biggest deportation operation this country's ever seen." In a post on Truth Social announcing Homan's appointment, which does not require Senate confirmation, Trump wrote that Homan would oversee the country's maritime, aviation, and border security. "I've known Tom for a long time, and there is nobody better at policing and controlling our Borders," Trump wrote. "Likewise, Tom Homan will be in charge of all Deportation of Illegal Aliens back to their Country of Origin. Congratulations to Tom. I have no doubt he will do a fantastic, and long awaited for, job." Homan told "Fox & Friends" on Monday that he was "honored" to accept the position." |
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From: mitra, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: US is on track to set a new record for homeless people with over...
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And with the new administration we can expect trumpervilles, worker camps to build giant projects staffed by underpaid formerly homeless. Can't work? Enter the trumplican reservation and healthcare system: die quickly. |
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From: akira, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Yes, ignore current US policies...
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...which have helped create the crisis and blame the future president. We're going to see a lot of this here over the next few months because it's so easy to do. It's a pre-packaged reflex... All it takes is intellectual dishonesty and a lack of integrity. We've got those posters here in spades. |
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From: mitra, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Yes, ignore current US policies...which are now moot
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The White House is packing up. The Senate has a comfortable Red majority. The fate of the homeless and millions of others rides on the new administration. I didn't mention blame in my post, why are you accusing me of it? Oh, right. It diminishes what actually was said. Clever. Double disrespect. 1. First you recharacterize what I did say falsely, then 2. attack that as if I did it, not you and your twisted fantasy. Still kicking Biden to make the way clear for the "future president"? |
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From: akira, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Yes, ignore current US policies...which are now moot
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why would I care to have the respect of someone I don't have a modicum of respect for? |
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From: akira, [DNS_Address]
Subject: willful, intentional complicity in genocide will be Biden's legacy
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as it should be. |
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From: akira, [DNS_Address]
Subject: US has 'undeniable complicity' in Gaza war killings, say former US off
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Israel and Hamas at War Human Rights US has 'undeniable complicity' in Gaza war killings, say former US officials "WASHINGTON, July 2 (Reuters) - A dozen former U.S. government officials who quit over U.S. support for Israel's war in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday accused President Joe Biden's administration of "undeniable complicity" in the killing of Palestinians in the enclave. In a joint statement, opens new tab, the 12 former government officials said the administration was violating U.S. laws through its support for Israel and finding loopholes to continue shipping weapons to its ally. Both the White House and the State Department had no immediate comment on the statement. WHY IT IS IMPORTANT There has been mounting international criticism of Israel's conduct in Gaza and of U.S. military and diplomatic support for its ally in a war that has so far killed nearly 38,000 people and created a humanitarian crisis. The resignations of the 12 U.S. officials reflects some dissent within the government over its support for Israel. Washington has pushed for the protection of civilians in Gaza and has called on Israel to improve aid access. Among the people who signed the joint statement were former members of the State Department, Education Department, Interior Department, White House and the military. KEY QUOTES "America's diplomatic cover for, and continuous flow of arms to, Israel has ensured our undeniable complicity in the killings and forced starvation of a besieged Palestinian population in Gaza," the former officials said in the statement. They urged the U.S. government to use its "necessary and available leverage" to bring the war to an end and to ensure the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza and Palestinian prisoners in Israel. They also demanded that the U.S. government support Palestinian self-determination and fund an "immediate expansion of humanitarian assistance" in Gaza. CONTEXT Nearly 38,000 people have been killed during the war in Gaza, the local health ministry says, with many more feared buried in rubble as nearly the entire enclave has been flattened and most of its 2.3 million population displaced. There is also widespread hunger in Gaza. The war has led to genocide allegations that Israel denies." |
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From: akira, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Western Officials Warn of War-Crimes Complicity ... a moral failure
URL: https://consortiumnews.com/2024/02/02/western-officials-warn-of-war-crimes-complicity/
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BELGIUM, BIDEN ADMINISTRATION, DENMARK, EUROPEAN UNION, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, ISRAEL, LEGAL, NETHERLANDS, PALESTINE, U.S., UNITED KINGDON, WAR CRIMES Western Officials Warn of War-Crimes Complicity February 2, 2024 "The “Transatlantic Civil Servants’ Statement on Gaza” signals mounting dissent inside Western governments over support for Israel’s war on Gaza as famine and disease spread across the enclave. By Jake Johnson Common Dreams More than 800 government officials in the United States and Europe released a letter Friday criticizing their countries’ leaders for providing unconditional military and diplomatic support to Israel as it inflicts disaster on Gaza’s population. [The 800-plus figure is ascribed to an organizer of the letter who is quoted anonymously, for fear of reprisal, in a report in The New York Times.] The authors of the letter, who remain anonymous, wrote that their attempts to voice concerns internally about their governments’ support for Israel’s assault on Gaza “were overruled by political and ideological considerations.” “We are obliged to do everything in our power on behalf of our countries and ourselves to not be complicit in one of the worst human catastrophes of this century,” the letter reads. “We are obliged to warn the publics of our countries, whom we serve, and to act in concert with transnational colleagues.” “Israel has shown no boundaries in its military operations in Gaza, which has resulted in tens of thousands of preventable civilian deaths,” the letter continues. “There is a plausible risk that our governments’ policies are contributing to grave violations of international humanitarian law, war crimes, and even ethnic cleansing or genocide.” The letter was coordinated by government officials in The Netherlands, the U.S., and European Union bodies and endorsed by civil servants in 10 countries, including Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Josh Paul, a former U.S. State Department official who resigned in October over the Biden administration’s decision to continue arming Israel as it pummeled Gaza, called the new letter “a remarkable statement from hundreds of individuals who have devoted their lives to building a better world.” “One-sided support for Israel’s atrocities in Gaza, and a blindness to Palestinian humanity, is both a moral failure, and, for the harm it does to Western interests around the globe, a policy failure,” Paul told HuffPost. “At a time where our politicians seem to have forgotten them,” Paul added, the letter “is a much-needed reminder of the core values that bind the transatlantic relationship, and a proof that they endure.” Paul told The New York Times that he knew the organizers of the letter, which marks the latest sign of mounting dissent inside Western governments over their support for Israel’s war on Gaza as famine and disease spread across the enclave. United Nations experts warned earlier this week that Gazans are “enduring apocalyptic humanitarian conditions, destruction, mass killing, wounding, and irreparable trauma.” Berber van der Woude, a former Dutch diplomat who resigned in 2022 over her government’s support for Israel’s oppression of Palestinians, also spoke out in support of the new letter from U.S. and European civil servants. Rights groups have accused the Dutch government of complicity in Israeli war crimes, pointing to the export of military supplies. “Being a civil servant doesn’t absolve you from your responsibility to keep on thinking,” van der Woude told the Times on Friday. “When the system produces perverse decisions or actions, we have a responsibility to stop it. It’s not as simple as ‘shut up and do what you’re told’; we’re also paid to think.” The unnamed officials implored their governments to stop telling the public that “there is a strategic and defensible rationale behind the Israeli operation and that supporting it is in our countries’ interests.” Israel claims it is targeting Hamas, but one human rights monitor estimates that upwards of 90 percent of those killed by Israeli forces in Gaza were civilians. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this week that U.S. and Israeli officials believe that up to 80 percent of Hamas’ tunnels are still intact after nearly four months of incessant bombing, which has killed more than 27,000 Gazans. To end the bloodshed, the civil servants demanded that their governments “use all leverage available — including a halt to military support — to secure a lasting cease-fire and full humanitarian access in Gaza and a safe release of all hostages.” They also urged world leaders to “develop a strategy for lasting peace that includes a secure Palestinian state and guarantees for Israel’s security, so that an attack like 7 October and an offensive on Gaza never happen again.” " Jake Johnson is a staff writer for Common Dreams. This article is from Common Dreams. Views expressed in this article and may or may not reflect those of Consortium News. |
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From: akira, [DNS_Address]
Subject: UN: 'It Is Important to Call a Genocide a Genocide,’
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31 October 2024 'It Is Important to Call a Genocide a Genocide,’ Consider Suspending Israel’s Credential as UN Member State, Experts Tell Palestinian Rights Committee excerpt: "Feda Abdelhady-Nasser, Deputy Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, took the floor at the beginning and end of the meeting. She said that Palestinians in Gaza have endured “no chapter darker” than the past year, with tens of thousands of civilian deaths, 902 families entirely wiped out, thousands crushed to death under rubble and 2 million forcibly displaced and hunted down by the Israeli occupation forces. With northern Gaza turning into the epicenter of the onslaught, those left are facing starvation and must choose between ethnic cleansing and submission to colonial domination. Israel is also “waging an open war on the UN”, she added as she questioned its continued UN membership. Despite committing these crimes, it has been shielded by the United States’ veto in the Security Council. She also highlighted its punitive measures against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), while at the same time, acknowledged the outpouring of solidarity from around the world. “The days have never been darker, but the prospects for justice have never been greater.” Do not forsake the Palestinian people, do not take their resilience for granted, “do not normalize genocide, do not become numb”, she said." |
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From: akira, [DNS_Address]
Subject: I only posted this 1 time...(NT)
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From: mitra, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: willful, intentional complicity in genocide will be Hamas' legacy
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And all their willing helpers. Whether they know, acknowledge it or not. Poor people trained to hate & anger, the easy answer. |
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