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Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

It costs a lot less to house people.

Agreed. I just thought Kaitlin's comparison was compelling but didn't quite hit the mark for me. Sorry for posting. No animosity intended to anyone. Bike safe.

Except the "don't wear a croptop" equivalent in this situ is actually "don't ride your bike on the same road as me" not "use a flag". Using a flag is more like wearing a print croptop that says "I have pepper spray". It's active defiance + a warning, not acquiescence.

If you aren’t uncomfortable learning our country’s history, you are learning propaganda.

That there’s a police state.

Question: “Do you know how many Americans the Israeli military has killed in the past 20 months?”

Sen. Susan Collins: *silence*

Question: “No insight on the Americans killed by the Israeli military, Senator?”

Collins: “I’m pro-Israel”

Israeli military used 500lb bomb in strike on Gaza cafe, fragments reveal Exclusive: Experts say use of heavy munition in Monday’s strike that killed dozens may constitute a war crime

This feels a bit worse than a chant at a music festival? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Zionists are desperate to criminalise anti-Zionist speech because they realise that, after 630 days of live-streamed genocide, everyone can see it is a violent extremist ideology and people are turning against it in a massive way.

A post by JD Vance . It says: Everything else—the CBO score, the proper baseline, the minutiae of the Medicaid policy—is immaterial compared to the ICE money and immigration enforcement provisions.

Rarely has MAGA policy been so clearly articulated.

Denying sick Americans healthcare doesn’t matter as long as their masked, racist security force gets funding - By Order of the Vice President.

Wanna play Death Stranding 2 but it's a PS5 exclusive. This is the first time I've been bitten by this particular industry practice and I'm quite bitter about it.

Tell your colleagues to their face

Imagine if the Democratic Party actually helped Zohran instead of trying to kneecap him at every step. A better party is immediately possible if they stop shoving money into the anti-trans combination Racism Dial/Money Toilet and instead get behind candidates people actually want.

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it’s insane that having empathy is becoming a political liability for so many americans

What's your setup? I've been thinking of making a rear rack attachment specifically for carrying pizzas but idk if I get pizza enough to make it worth

Absolutely worth it in my experience

Immigration (and exmigration) is good, has increased human welfare and human liberty, has broadened societies, and is a demonstration everywhere of a society’s dignity

I think this is the first time I've lived walking distance from a grocery store and I'm out of my mind about it. I'll walk there several times a day. Oh did I forget to grab something? No big deal I'll simply Walk To The Store

Lectric, Rad Power, and Aventon are budget brands I see recommended a lot. I have a Lectric XP 3.0 that has served me well for the last 4 months/500+ miles of Utah winter. Looks like they're having a sale on the XP 3.0 for $800 rn

Perplexity CEO says its browser will track everything users do online to sell 'hyper personalized' ads | TechCrunch Perplexity is building its own browser is to collect data on everything users do outside of its own app to sell ads.

perplexity's products are malware, pass it on

A protest sign that says "ICE = GESTAPO" with a crowd of protesters behind on the steps of the Utah State Capitol.

A protest sign that says "ABOLISH ICE" with a crowd of protesters behind on the steps of the Utah State Capitol.

An electric bike at a protest with a sign attached to the back that says "ICE = GESTAPO".

A beautiful day to protest in Utah. #50501

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"people are being grabbed off the street and being sent to foreign prison camps and it could happen to you" is not even remotely an exaggeration

if that's not a fight worth having, what is

Alt-text: Poster advertising a nationwide protest at Utah State Capitol on April 19th, featuring a stylized Statue of Liberty. Transcribed Text: MARCH DOWN STATE STREET AFTER RALLY NATIONWIDE PROTEST UTAH STATE CAPITOL 2-4 PM THIS SATURDAY APRIL 19TH UTAH 50501 #50501 #UTAH50501 @UTAH50501

We just got word that we'll be doing a march, so it's official, march down state street after if you want!! 🎉✨

Fundamentally the issue is clear: if I leave my home and choose the most polluting and antisocial form of transport my local authority makes this easy; if I try to be responsible, pro-social and healthy, my local authority makes this hard

Enshitification comes for all, but I feel like bikes are more resilient because of how relatively simple they are. It's a lot easier to build a bike than a car. E-bikes will be worse than analog bikes though for sure. Anything that can connect to an app has a steep enshitification curve.