We have many times more empty houses and apartments than we do homeless people, but America can’t have laws limiting investments in single-family residences (which are being snapped up as passive investments by foreigners and Wall Street) because the industry owns so many politicians. Investment companies own about a quarter of all American single-family homes: last year, investors bought 22% of all American homes sold and “donated” millions to politicians. Many were purchased specifically to leave them sitting empty, because real estate goes up in value faster than even the stock market. By pulling all these houses out of the housing market, these investors and speculators are driving up — intentionally — the price of housing. And as the price of housing goes up, so does homelessness: there’s a linear relationship between the two when the price of housing in a community exceeds one-third of the community’s median income. So why can’t we regulate that? Why can’t there be at least some disincentive, some penalty, for this destructive form of investing? Citizens United.

This Supreme Court decision is destroying America — and no one is talking about it

what a week!

This blog supports a woman's right to choose. If that upsets you, too bad.

ICWA remains intact 🖤 at least there is that.

Only 200 years too late but SCOTUS has finally formally drafted and adopted a code of ethics. We will see if this leads to any punishment for any sketchy actions committed by any judges.

i just think it’s crazy that in the year of our lord 2022 the house is just now making effort in passing bills that would codify things like same-sex or interracial marriage, you know? and that it took a huge violation of human rights to do so??

Scenes from Washington Square Park and Union Square, NYC tonight. These fuckers think its over. They better think again.

https://mobile.twitter.com/SamuelLJackson/status/1540550316977885184

SAMUEL MOTHERFUCKING JACKSON!!!

@browngalmal

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I don’t even really know how to start this, but I guess stating the facts works. Yes. Roe v. Wade was overturned. June 24, 2022 will be a day of trauma, heartbreak and everything in between for millions upon million of women across the US. Women will remember where they were when they discovered it, how they felt all the blood drain from their face and their bodies go completely numb. Everyday after June 24, 2022 will be much of the same. 

We have every right to sob. We have every right to scream. We have every right to feel scared, angry and confused as to how we go about....simply trying to survive. 

Because that’s what we’re trying to do, isn’t it? Just trying to fucking survive. In a way, we’re literally in an abusive relationship with the government. With the politicians. The supreme court. Literally anyone who feels they have the right to control our bodies. We are in an abusive relationship with them. And like an abusive relationship usually goes, they use us, abuse us and isolate us from anyone who would be willing to help us get out of said abusive situation. And I say that as someone who has been in one. 

Today is like being in an abusive relationship and a trauma occurs. You’re hurt and broken- physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. After it’s done and you’ve grieved, you end up asking yourself “What the fuck do I do now?”

This is a long term battle, and we have to treat it as such. Trust me, I fucking hate saying it. It makes me physically sick as I type it. But we don’t have any other choice if we want to survive. In this situation, however, we don’t have to suffer alone. Here’s a couple things I can think of off the top of my head that we can do:

-Reach out to the other women in your life. In person or online. We are hurting, but we have each other. We have the ability to share love and give strength when another woman needs it. 

-GET RID OF YOUR PERIOD TRACKING APPS. Seriously. 

-Understand that the overturn of Roe v. Wade is going to impact each state differently. In the coming weeks and months, keep track of it. It’s going to be helpful to know which states will still allow it, and which will not. 

-Find valid links to documents that will include abortion funds and pro choice organizations that include state specific resources. Here’s an example of one: 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/149pPS2LoB2WWQL3lOkPbh-wiXW8D3uqhLbQ_AzWfqwE/edit#gid=0

-To women in Abortion safe sates: (for those who want to or have the means to) let women who need an abortion from a banned state know that you will help them cross over to a safe state to get to procedure. In any way you can. Say that you’re high school or college friends (past or present) and that you’re visiting for one reason or another. 

This is literally the bare minimum of what I could think of off the top of my head. There’s so much more, so if anyone shares this and wants to add anything please please please do so. 

This by no means fixes the situation, but it’s a way to get through it. Don’t let these people think that we’re going to lay down and take it. Reserve all the energy you have and use it to fight back and fight for each other.

We need to stay safe. We need to stay smart. We need to stay resilient. We need to stay strong. We need to survive. 

During Chicago's Pride parade, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said what many in the United States would like to say to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas (BKA Uncle Clarence) right now.