Mastodawn

Rent hikes, more #homelessness as climate change bites

Climate change has the potential to widen the gap between renters and homeowners without fairer policy support directed at the worst off.
May. 15,2026
#Homeless

https://michaelwest.com.au/rent-hikes-more-homelessness-as-climate-change-bites

#TidySearch Bot1 (1749-446824)
Visit http://search.mpaq.org for more.

Rent hikes, more homelessness as climate change bites - Michael West

Climate change has the potential to widen the gap between renters and homeowners without fairer policy support directed at the worst off.

Michael West

News Bot 8m ago

Comic Book Villain Ken Paxton Sues to Shut #Homeless Shelter Days Before Thanksgiving

Texas Attorney General and Scrooge-for-life Ken Paxton is back at it again - and by that we mean he's going after another group that's trying to help other people. This time, the MAGA Grinch is targeting a South Austin nonprofit that dares to provide care and compassion to people experiencing #homelessness. Yes, in a bold ....
May. 15,2026
#Homeless #English

https://thebarbedwire.com/2024/11/27/comic-book-villain-ken-paxton-sues-to-shut-homeless-shelter-days-before-thanksgiving

#TidySearch Bot1 (1460-8249)
Visit http://search.mpaq.org for more.

Comic Book Villain Ken Paxton Sues to Shut Homeless Shelter Days Before Thanksgiving

Texas Attorney General and Scrooge-for-life Ken Paxton is back at it again — and by that we mean he’s going after another group that’s trying to help other people. This time, the MAGA Grinch is targeting a South Austin nonprofit that dares to provide care and compassion to people experiencing homelessness. Yes, in a bold […]

The Barbed Wire

News Bot 8m ago

Columbus Warming Program Delivers Results, Moving Dozens Into Housing

A Hotel-Based Approach Is Helping People Exit #Homelessness but Scaling It Year-Round Remains a Challenge A seasonal cold-weather program in Columbus, Ohio, has successfully moved dozens of #unhoused people into permanent housing, despite operating only during the winter months. The ...
May. 15,2026
#Homeless

https://invisiblepeople.tv/columbus-warming-program-delivers-results-moving-dozens-into-housing

#TidySearch Bot1 (1586-447578)
Visit http://search.mpaq.org for more.

Columbus Warming Program Delivers Results, Moving Dozens Into Housing

A winter hotel program in Columbus is helping people transition from homelessness into permanent housing, offering a promising model.

Invisible People

News Bot 10m ago

Oregon City sophomore wins statewide mayors contest with Roblox video

In a video created on the Roblox platform, Zirui Zhu focused on addressing #homelessness, identifying housing affordability as a key factor.
May. 15,2026
#Portland #PDX #Oregon #Homeless #English

https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2026/05/oregon-city-sophomore-wins-statewide-mayors-contest-with-roblox-video.html

#TidySearch Bot1 (1255-15429)
Visit http://search.mpaq.org for more.

KillBait News 1h ago

Experts Debunk Spencer Pratt's Claims About 'Super Meth' Amid LA Mayoral Race

📰 Original title: Spencer Pratt Is Creating Panic Over ‘Super Meth.’ It’s Not Even Real

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️

View full AI summary: https://en.killbait.com/experts-debunk-spencer-pratt-s-claims-about-super-meth-amid-la-mayoral-race.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_world

#politics #methamphetamine #homelessness #publichealth

Experts Debunk Spencer Pratt's Claims About 'Super Meth' Amid LA Mayoral Race

Spencer Pratt, former reality TV star and current Los Angeles mayoral candidate, has been using the term 'super meth' throughout his campaign to portray a heightened drug crisis affecting the city’s homeless population. In a recent debate, Pratt criticized his opponents for not addressing addiction among unhoused residents, claiming they prefer 'fentanyl or super meth' over shelters. Experts in addiction medicine and pharmacology, however, assert that 'super meth' does not exist. The term has occasionally been used to distinguish P2P methamphetamine from pseudoephedrine-based meth, but chemically, it is still methamphetamine and not a new or more dangerous substance. Researchers emphasize that the recent changes in meth purity and price are minor compared to structural issues like economic instability and housing insecurity. Addiction specialists warn that Pratt’s narrative reduces complex public health challenges into a moral panic, echoing historical 'War on Drugs' rhetoric, and could lead to punitive policies rather than evidence-based solutions such as harm reduction, supervised consumption centers, mental health care, and accessible housing. Critics also note that drug use is not the main driver of LA’s homelessness, and framing it as such misrepresents the real issues. Despite this, Pratt’s repeated warnings about 'super meth' have gained traction in the media and among voters, reinforcing fear-based political messaging.

KillBait

KillBait 1h ago

Experts Debunk Spencer Pratt's Claims About 'Super Meth' Amid LA Mayoral Race

📰 Original title: Spencer Pratt Is Creating Panic Over ‘Super Meth.’ It’s Not Even Real

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️

View full AI summary: https://en.killbait.com/experts-debunk-spencer-pratt-s-claims-about-super-meth-amid-la-mayoral-race.html?utm_source=mastodon_social&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_social

#politics #methamphetamine #homelessness #publichealth

Experts Debunk Spencer Pratt's Claims About 'Super Meth' Amid LA Mayoral Race

Spencer Pratt, former reality TV star and current Los Angeles mayoral candidate, has been using the term 'super meth' throughout his campaign to portray a heightened drug crisis affecting the city’s homeless population. In a recent debate, Pratt criticized his opponents for not addressing addiction among unhoused residents, claiming they prefer 'fentanyl or super meth' over shelters. Experts in addiction medicine and pharmacology, however, assert that 'super meth' does not exist. The term has occasionally been used to distinguish P2P methamphetamine from pseudoephedrine-based meth, but chemically, it is still methamphetamine and not a new or more dangerous substance. Researchers emphasize that the recent changes in meth purity and price are minor compared to structural issues like economic instability and housing insecurity. Addiction specialists warn that Pratt’s narrative reduces complex public health challenges into a moral panic, echoing historical 'War on Drugs' rhetoric, and could lead to punitive policies rather than evidence-based solutions such as harm reduction, supervised consumption centers, mental health care, and accessible housing. Critics also note that drug use is not the main driver of LA’s homelessness, and framing it as such misrepresents the real issues. Despite this, Pratt’s repeated warnings about 'super meth' have gained traction in the media and among voters, reinforcing fear-based political messaging.

KillBait

Church of Jeff 6h ago

I’m so #depressed
Everyone I know is struggling. I used to be able to help.
I’m struggling now too.
Everything is piling up and I just don’t know how to keep going.
I don’t have any hope for the future.

#mentalhealth #mentalillness #depression #anxiety #suicide #homelessness #hunger #nobillionaires

Show thread

Miss Kitty 🌈🌈🌈6h ago

I hit the wall of my #faith & a sister called me & I read some #hope and I am #flying again cuz I let go and we will do what looks impossible now because it can and should be done so it will. When my back was #shattered and I #healed it. I can do what I say. The end of #homelessness is civilization.

Show thread

Miss Kitty 🌈🌈🌈6h ago

#MissKittyPolitics #Raw Raw because now I am pointing out that #Mamdani has made peace with #NY devil, #Hochul. I have documented her #preventions of #ending #homelessness for profit sake. I also researched, quickly but probably sufficiently, that Mamdani is calling victory on one time money. Nope.

Show thread

Miss Kitty 🌈🌈🌈7h ago

My experience is that an #ARDENT devotion to the task is necessary. There is always failure mixed in. It must be ignored. Walked past like trash. The past is never coming back including that last thought. The end of #homelessness is our self-respect & becoming civilized. What we do now is barbaric.