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Tenants are forming unions to fight mold, retaliation and rising rents — and their private-equity landlord is responding with classic union-busting tactics, even hiring a “union avoidance” firm.
@rebeccaburns.bsky.social & @thomasbirm.bsky.social report on the threats, surveillance and retaliation.
@rebeccaburns.bsky.social & @thomasbirm.bsky.social report on the threats, surveillance and retaliation.
As Tenants Organize, Landlords Embrace Old-School Union-Busting
Tenant union members say they’ve faced threats, surveillance and retaliation from their private equity landlord, which has retained a notorious “union avoidance” firm.
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December 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Tenants are forming unions to fight mold, retaliation and rising rents — and their private-equity landlord is responding with classic union-busting tactics, even hiring a “union avoidance” firm.
@rebeccaburns.bsky.social & @thomasbirm.bsky.social report on the threats, surveillance and retaliation.
@rebeccaburns.bsky.social & @thomasbirm.bsky.social report on the threats, surveillance and retaliation.
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The #Eldercare #Disabled crisis is right in front of your face and NO ONE is doing anything about it except witholding federal funds to support it.
THREAD: Our new investigation by @ottavias.bsky.social with @typeinvestigations.org uncovers Texas “boarding homes” where disabled and elderly people are neglected, trapped and exploited—and why this is a warning for the whole country.
inthesetimes.com/article/texa...
inthesetimes.com/article/texa...
December 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The #Eldercare #Disabled crisis is right in front of your face and NO ONE is doing anything about it except witholding federal funds to support it.
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“When I realized I wasn’t going to be allowed to leave, I slid onto the floor, thinking they would have to call an ambulance to help me up, They didn’t.”
From @inthesetimes.com, a frightening vision of the future of long-term care in America:
From @inthesetimes.com, a frightening vision of the future of long-term care in America:
Nowhere to Go: Inside the Texas Boarding Home System Where Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Are Widespread
"There is no interest in safeguarding this population by those in control. If there were, they would do it."
www.texasobserver.org
December 8, 2025 at 9:44 PM
“When I realized I wasn’t going to be allowed to leave, I slid onto the floor, thinking they would have to call an ambulance to help me up, They didn’t.”
From @inthesetimes.com, a frightening vision of the future of long-term care in America:
From @inthesetimes.com, a frightening vision of the future of long-term care in America:
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We're thrilled to also have this @inthesetimes.com and @typeinvestigations.org investigation, reported by @ottavias.bsky.social, published @texasobserver.org.
www.texasobserver.org/nowhere-to-g...
www.texasobserver.org/nowhere-to-g...
December 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
We're thrilled to also have this @inthesetimes.com and @typeinvestigations.org investigation, reported by @ottavias.bsky.social, published @texasobserver.org.
www.texasobserver.org/nowhere-to-g...
www.texasobserver.org/nowhere-to-g...
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Cuts to Medicare and Medicare will leave a projected 16 million people without health coverage and possibly close some 600 nursing homes nationwide. In this vacuum of care, experts expect more people to be funneled into boarding homes. 4/
December 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Cuts to Medicare and Medicare will leave a projected 16 million people without health coverage and possibly close some 600 nursing homes nationwide. In this vacuum of care, experts expect more people to be funneled into boarding homes. 4/
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Such facilities exist under different designations across the country, with a greater risk of abuse in states with higher poverty rates, lower levels of Medicaid access and a tendency to embrace deregulation, experts say. 3/
December 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Such facilities exist under different designations across the country, with a greater risk of abuse in states with higher poverty rates, lower levels of Medicaid access and a tendency to embrace deregulation, experts say. 3/
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Patchwork regulations and lack of oversight make residents susceptible to isolation, neglect, abuse and exploitation. No medical training is required to open a boarding home—even though residents often have extensive medical needs. 2/
December 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Patchwork regulations and lack of oversight make residents susceptible to isolation, neglect, abuse and exploitation. No medical training is required to open a boarding home—even though residents often have extensive medical needs. 2/
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Between 2020 and 2025, first responders found at least 100 vulnerable people without proper care, including food and medication, in Texas boarding homes. Many had to be hospitalized; some died. 1/ www.typeinvestigations.org/investigatio...
Nowhere to Go: Inside the Texas Boarding Home System Where Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation are Widespread - Type Investigations
www.typeinvestigations.org
December 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Between 2020 and 2025, first responders found at least 100 vulnerable people without proper care, including food and medication, in Texas boarding homes. Many had to be hospitalized; some died. 1/ www.typeinvestigations.org/investigatio...
"The freedom fighter’s complicated life calls us to test our tongues against the burning sting of truth."
Atarah Israel on the revolutionary life of Assata Shakur.
Atarah Israel on the revolutionary life of Assata Shakur.
Assata Shakur’s Autobiography is the Road Map to Freedom We Still Need
The freedom fighter's complicated life calls us to test our tongues against the burning sting of truth.
inthesetimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
"The freedom fighter’s complicated life calls us to test our tongues against the burning sting of truth."
Atarah Israel on the revolutionary life of Assata Shakur.
Atarah Israel on the revolutionary life of Assata Shakur.
THREAD: Our new investigation by @ottavias.bsky.social with @typeinvestigations.org uncovers Texas “boarding homes” where disabled and elderly people are neglected, trapped and exploited—and why this is a warning for the whole country.
inthesetimes.com/article/texa...
inthesetimes.com/article/texa...
December 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
THREAD: Our new investigation by @ottavias.bsky.social with @typeinvestigations.org uncovers Texas “boarding homes” where disabled and elderly people are neglected, trapped and exploited—and why this is a warning for the whole country.
inthesetimes.com/article/texa...
inthesetimes.com/article/texa...
Mientras Estados Unidos se enfrenta a los mayores recortes del sector médico en su historia, Texas presenta una visión aterradora del futuro de la atención médica a largo plazo.
Sin escape: Dentro del sistema de casas de huespedes en Texas donde el abuso, la negligencia, y la explotación son comunes
Mientras Estados Unidos se enfrenta a los mayores recortes del sector médico en su historia, Texas presenta una visión aterradora del futuro de la atención médica a largo plazo.
inthesetimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Mientras Estados Unidos se enfrenta a los mayores recortes del sector médico en su historia, Texas presenta una visión aterradora del futuro de la atención médica a largo plazo.
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Read the full investigation now: inthesetimes.com/article/texa...
In Spanish: inthesetimes.com/article/sin-...
In Spanish: inthesetimes.com/article/sin-...
Nowhere to Go: Inside the Texas Boarding Home System Where Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation are Widespread
As the United States faces the largest healthcare cuts in its history, Texas presents a frightening vision of the future of long-term care.
inthesetimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Read the full investigation now: inthesetimes.com/article/texa...
In Spanish: inthesetimes.com/article/sin-...
In Spanish: inthesetimes.com/article/sin-...
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“There is no interest in safeguarding this population by those in control. If there were, they would do it. [Texas is] not a poor state. This is not a poor country. If there were a true interest in supporting the full range of our citizenry, they would do it.”
December 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
“There is no interest in safeguarding this population by those in control. If there were, they would do it. [Texas is] not a poor state. This is not a poor country. If there were a true interest in supporting the full range of our citizenry, they would do it.”
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Experts expect a surge in the number of uninsured people across the country following the recent cuts to Medicaid . “There is no doubt in my mind that we are increasing the market for [boarding] homes,” says one.
December 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Experts expect a surge in the number of uninsured people across the country following the recent cuts to Medicaid . “There is no doubt in my mind that we are increasing the market for [boarding] homes,” says one.
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“How can the police not see?” one former boarding home resident asks. “I’m telling you, they’re beating up my housemates, we’re alone, we’re bedridden, there’s nobody to take care of us. You don’t know what’s going on?”
December 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
“How can the police not see?” one former boarding home resident asks. “I’m telling you, they’re beating up my housemates, we’re alone, we’re bedridden, there’s nobody to take care of us. You don’t know what’s going on?”
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As the US faces the largest healthcare cuts in its history—set to strip $500 billion from Medicare and $1 trillion from Medicaid, leaving 16 million ppl without coverage & possibly closing 600+ nursing homes nationwide—Texas’ boarding home model could represent a painful preview of things to come.
December 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
As the US faces the largest healthcare cuts in its history—set to strip $500 billion from Medicare and $1 trillion from Medicaid, leaving 16 million ppl without coverage & possibly closing 600+ nursing homes nationwide—Texas’ boarding home model could represent a painful preview of things to come.
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Such facilities exist under different names across the US, with greater risk of abuse & neglect in states with higher poverty rates, lower levels of Medicaid access & a tendency to embrace deregulation, experts say. Often, that means the South, but the problem is far from limited to Southern states.
December 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Such facilities exist under different names across the US, with greater risk of abuse & neglect in states with higher poverty rates, lower levels of Medicaid access & a tendency to embrace deregulation, experts say. Often, that means the South, but the problem is far from limited to Southern states.
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Combing through local news coverage, @inthesetimes.com and @typeinvestigations.org found that, between 2020 and 2025, first responders found 100+ vulnerable people without proper care, including food & medication, in TX boarding homes. Many had to be hospitalized; some died.
December 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Combing through local news coverage, @inthesetimes.com and @typeinvestigations.org found that, between 2020 and 2025, first responders found 100+ vulnerable people without proper care, including food & medication, in TX boarding homes. Many had to be hospitalized; some died.
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After the home operator was charged with murdering one resident, the story became national news. But tabloidesque true crime headlines about Texas' “Killer Caretaker” don’t convey the full horror of the case: that these homes represent a much larger, and more systemic problem.
December 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
After the home operator was charged with murdering one resident, the story became national news. But tabloidesque true crime headlines about Texas' “Killer Caretaker” don’t convey the full horror of the case: that these homes represent a much larger, and more systemic problem.
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At the time of the boarding home operator's arrest, Arlington police were investigating 13 cases of residents at her homes who had died over the previous year and a half, including at least three instances in which she had taken ownership of her late residents’ property.
December 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
At the time of the boarding home operator's arrest, Arlington police were investigating 13 cases of residents at her homes who had died over the previous year and a half, including at least three instances in which she had taken ownership of her late residents’ property.
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Arlington police already knew the home. An investigation into five homes its owner operated found residents with significant disabilities had experienced severe neglect: deprived of food, water & medical care; isolated from friends & family & prevented from leaving or contacting the outside world.
December 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Arlington police already knew the home. An investigation into five homes its owner operated found residents with significant disabilities had experienced severe neglect: deprived of food, water & medical care; isolated from friends & family & prevented from leaving or contacting the outside world.
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“When I realized I wasn’t going to be allowed to leave, I slid onto the floor, thinking they would have to call an ambulance to help me up,” she remembers. “They didn’t.”
Instead, her caregivers pulled her onto a mattress on the floor, where she remained for the rest of her time in the home.
Instead, her caregivers pulled her onto a mattress on the floor, where she remained for the rest of her time in the home.
December 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“When I realized I wasn’t going to be allowed to leave, I slid onto the floor, thinking they would have to call an ambulance to help me up,” she remembers. “They didn’t.”
Instead, her caregivers pulled her onto a mattress on the floor, where she remained for the rest of her time in the home.
Instead, her caregivers pulled her onto a mattress on the floor, where she remained for the rest of her time in the home.
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She was taken to a room and placed on a bed. The adult undergarment she needed to wear was rarely changed, and she was only fed instant noodles and mayonnaise sandwiches. She was also given a new drug she hadn’t been prescribed , which she now believes was used to sedate her.
December 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
She was taken to a room and placed on a bed. The adult undergarment she needed to wear was rarely changed, and she was only fed instant noodles and mayonnaise sandwiches. She was also given a new drug she hadn’t been prescribed , which she now believes was used to sedate her.