#ScribesAndMakers Apr 25: Our featured creator does "a bit of educational activism on the side." Do you do any activism through your creative work?
A: We maintain that #HousingIsAHumanRight. This is a book about houses, after all. The afterward makes the clear statement that several stories deal with: that greed and historical prejudices make housing a privilege for some.
We will also be donating 20% of our meagre profits to the local Habitat for Humanity.
The new collaboration between Tom Waits and Massive Attack drops today, so it’s playing on #SpinThisHouse. A statement on both the violent suppression of dissent and the epidemic of Veteran homelessness, this protest song and audio-visual cenotaph is a must hear/watch.
I just want to grow some plants in peace, but instead, capitalism demands I help other people gain wealth.
#capitalism #stress #NoProfitForWar #HousingIsAHumanRight #ExistanceIsEverythinh
@rood Absolutely shameful.
$25k ex gratia doesn't fix homelessness when you've got stage four cancer and nowhere to go. These weren't holidaymakers—they were people who bought their homes in good faith.
The WA government sold crown land with a vacant possession clause. That's a political choice. Prioritising tourism profits over vulnerable lives. We need stronger tenure protections now.
Move Over Spanberger... #SummerLee to Deliver Working Families Response to Trump State of the Union
“I’m going to say what too many politicians won’t: The system is rigged, the obscenely wealthy are profiting from it, and working people deserve more than scraps.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/lee-state-of-the-union
from #CommonDreams
Stephen Prager
Feb 20, 2026
As Democrats plan boycotts and counterprogramming to President Donald #Trump’s State of the Union address next week, #progressives are readying their own response to resist not just the historically unpopular commander-in-chief, but the centrist faction of their own party.
For years, the State of the Union has served as a platform for rising stars in the opposition party. The Democrats are rolling out the newly minted Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger, a darling of the party establishment.
#MedicareForAll
#TaxTheRich
#NoArmsToIsrael
#GreenNewDeal
#HousingIsAHumanRight
#News #politics #USpol #WorkingFamiliesParty
Unsurprisingly, Australians aged 60 to 80, commonly known as boomers, are the largest beneficiaries of the existing CGT system, as they have a higher proportion of assets.
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/whos-using-the-capital-gains-tax-discount-and-how-much-does-it-cost-the-budget/rmli0xslw
Such tax concessions should really only be permitted in instances where investors are constructing new housing stock rather than just bidding up the price of old bricks and mortar."
'Yet another tax slug’: Howard, Costello pan capital gains proposal
When removing a special privilege feels like an attack.
Howard /Costello introduced that privilege, yet now it seems like a right.
NYC is the city that represents hope in the United States. More cities and towns should emulate NYC and Mamdani.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/nyregion/mamdani-pinnacle-housing.html
#zohranfornyc
#punishlandlords
#protenents
#tenentrights
#housingisahumanright
@heiglandreas @bipolaron @anon_opin Granted, one could setup a non-profit / tennant-owned #cooperative or public-owned administration structure...
Housing needs to be regulated as hard as possible - period!
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