Jesse Rabinowitz
@jesserbnwtz.bsky.social
Comms & campaigns @homeless_law. Jewish justice seeker. Howard MSW, guitarist, veggie lover. Tweets, mine. Alum:
@miriamskitchen @weareavodah @ajws. He/him
@miriamskitchen @weareavodah @ajws. He/him
This will cost billions, if not more. How many people could we feed? How many people could this house? How many doctor's visits could this fund?
Why is there always money for war but not to help people?
Why is there always money for war but not to help people?
"Retired Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery called the new $5 billion ships 'exactly what we don't need' ... 'That is not what these are focused on—they are focused on the president's visual that a battleship is a cool-looking ship'"
Kind of like how Trump is exactly what we don't need.
Kind of like how Trump is exactly what we don't need.
Trump plans new ‘Trump-class’ Navy ships bearing his name
President Donald Trump is expected to announce plans Monday for a new class of Navy warships that would bear his name, according to multiple news outlets citing a Pentagon official familiar with the p...
www.rawstory.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
This will cost billions, if not more. How many people could we feed? How many people could this house? How many doctor's visits could this fund?
Why is there always money for war but not to help people?
Why is there always money for war but not to help people?
Librarian spouse's 2025 Book List is out!
I can't recommend these 3 books highly enough
- Medgar and Myrlie by @joyannreid.bsky.social
- Written in the Waters by Tara Roberts
- Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum by
@ahylton26.bsky.social
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
I can't recommend these 3 books highly enough
- Medgar and Myrlie by @joyannreid.bsky.social
- Written in the Waters by Tara Roberts
- Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum by
@ahylton26.bsky.social
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Best Books of 2025
2025 is over. Here are some books. StoryGraph | goodreads | bit.ly/beccasbooklists Non-fiction (wait, don’t leave!) A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck by Sophie Elmhir...
docs.google.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Librarian spouse's 2025 Book List is out!
I can't recommend these 3 books highly enough
- Medgar and Myrlie by @joyannreid.bsky.social
- Written in the Waters by Tara Roberts
- Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum by
@ahylton26.bsky.social
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
I can't recommend these 3 books highly enough
- Medgar and Myrlie by @joyannreid.bsky.social
- Written in the Waters by Tara Roberts
- Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum by
@ahylton26.bsky.social
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Nobody should live or die without the dignity of a home, especially not in the richest country in the world.
Full statement: homelesslaw.org/statement122...
Full statement: homelesslaw.org/statement122...
December 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Nobody should live or die without the dignity of a home, especially not in the richest country in the world.
Full statement: homelesslaw.org/statement122...
Full statement: homelesslaw.org/statement122...
@janeese4dc.bsky.social will be DC's next Mayor. And that's a win for everybody who cares about justice, fairness, safety, solidarity, affordability, and community. It's not too late to donate! Thanks to DC's public financing, everything DC residents donate is matched 5:1. Link below.
December 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
@janeese4dc.bsky.social will be DC's next Mayor. And that's a win for everybody who cares about justice, fairness, safety, solidarity, affordability, and community. It's not too late to donate! Thanks to DC's public financing, everything DC residents donate is matched 5:1. Link below.
Things are bleak, but when our almost 18-month-old sees Chanukkah candles, he gets really excited and says "amen".
December 17, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Things are bleak, but when our almost 18-month-old sees Chanukkah candles, he gets really excited and says "amen".
A12 dead & 29+ injured in a shooting at a Chanukkah party in AUS.
Let's skip the "is this antisemitism" debate this time?
And no, the answer isn't more cops or authoritarianism. The answer is each other, solidarity, collective liberation. This is true especially when it feels hardest.
Let's skip the "is this antisemitism" debate this time?
And no, the answer isn't more cops or authoritarianism. The answer is each other, solidarity, collective liberation. This is true especially when it feels hardest.
December 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
A12 dead & 29+ injured in a shooting at a Chanukkah party in AUS.
Let's skip the "is this antisemitism" debate this time?
And no, the answer isn't more cops or authoritarianism. The answer is each other, solidarity, collective liberation. This is true especially when it feels hardest.
Let's skip the "is this antisemitism" debate this time?
And no, the answer isn't more cops or authoritarianism. The answer is each other, solidarity, collective liberation. This is true especially when it feels hardest.
There is good coverage of a Palantir co-founder & Trump bud calling for public hangings. It's unhinged.
What is missing is the same person's work to pass laws that make it a crime to be homeless. His lobbyists are pushing for a 1,300-bed homeless detention camp in Utah. That's also unhinged.
What is missing is the same person's work to pass laws that make it a crime to be homeless. His lobbyists are pushing for a 1,300-bed homeless detention camp in Utah. That's also unhinged.
December 9, 2025 at 8:28 PM
There is good coverage of a Palantir co-founder & Trump bud calling for public hangings. It's unhinged.
What is missing is the same person's work to pass laws that make it a crime to be homeless. His lobbyists are pushing for a 1,300-bed homeless detention camp in Utah. That's also unhinged.
What is missing is the same person's work to pass laws that make it a crime to be homeless. His lobbyists are pushing for a 1,300-bed homeless detention camp in Utah. That's also unhinged.
Trump's cronies just got rid of the Hep B vaccine for babies. This means more babies will get sick and even die from preventable deaths from liver cancer.
They voted for more babies to die.
They do not care about anybody but themselves.
They voted for more babies to die.
They do not care about anybody but themselves.
December 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Trump's cronies just got rid of the Hep B vaccine for babies. This means more babies will get sick and even die from preventable deaths from liver cancer.
They voted for more babies to die.
They do not care about anybody but themselves.
They voted for more babies to die.
They do not care about anybody but themselves.
It's wild that in the richest country in the world, every winter, we have to scramble to make sure people don't freeze to death when they sleep outside. And still, we know many will die.
Instead, we could solve homelessness with housing and support.
Boggles my mind every year.
Instead, we could solve homelessness with housing and support.
Boggles my mind every year.
December 5, 2025 at 12:04 AM
It's wild that in the richest country in the world, every winter, we have to scramble to make sure people don't freeze to death when they sleep outside. And still, we know many will die.
Instead, we could solve homelessness with housing and support.
Boggles my mind every year.
Instead, we could solve homelessness with housing and support.
Boggles my mind every year.
NEWS: Utah Gov's budget includes funding for a massive, forced, government-run homeless detention camp.
This is a five-alarm fire. Stay tuned for ways to fight this atrocity.
www.ksl.com/article/5141...
This is a five-alarm fire. Stay tuned for ways to fight this atrocity.
www.ksl.com/article/5141...
Cox proposes $30.7B budget with funding for homeless campus, child tax credits
Utah's governor unveiled his proposed $30.7 billion state budget Wednesday, which include funds for a homeless campus and expanded child tax credits for families with young kids.
www.ksl.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
NEWS: Utah Gov's budget includes funding for a massive, forced, government-run homeless detention camp.
This is a five-alarm fire. Stay tuned for ways to fight this atrocity.
www.ksl.com/article/5141...
This is a five-alarm fire. Stay tuned for ways to fight this atrocity.
www.ksl.com/article/5141...
This #GivingTuesday2025, this is a quick reminder to give cash directly to folks who live outside.
No strings. No judgment. Just give.
No strings. No judgment. Just give.
December 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
This #GivingTuesday2025, this is a quick reminder to give cash directly to folks who live outside.
No strings. No judgment. Just give.
No strings. No judgment. Just give.
DC! Happy Monday! @janeese4dc.bsky.social is running to be our next Mayor. And for the first time in a while, I feel hope.
Join me in becoming a day one donor. Donate at secure.actblue.com/donate/jlg-d...
Lets. Freaking. Go.
Join me in becoming a day one donor. Donate at secure.actblue.com/donate/jlg-d...
Lets. Freaking. Go.
Donate to Janeese Lewis George!
Janeese Lewis George is running for mayor to make DC more affordable, safe, and responsive for everyone across all eight wards. I’m proud to support her — will you join me?
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December 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
DC! Happy Monday! @janeese4dc.bsky.social is running to be our next Mayor. And for the first time in a while, I feel hope.
Join me in becoming a day one donor. Donate at secure.actblue.com/donate/jlg-d...
Lets. Freaking. Go.
Join me in becoming a day one donor. Donate at secure.actblue.com/donate/jlg-d...
Lets. Freaking. Go.
BOWSERS OUT BOWSERS OUT BOWSERS OUT
November 25, 2025 at 7:27 PM
BOWSERS OUT BOWSERS OUT BOWSERS OUT
STATEMENT : "Let us be clear: Donald Trump's approach to homelessness does nothing to address the sky-high cost of rent, which remains the main cause of homelessness. Instead, his reckless actions are cruel and backward and will force even more people to sleep outside”
Today, instead of using their power to help people pay rent, access healthcare, or lower the cost of groceries, Trump doubled down on backwards polices that will force 170,000 people-who are currently stably housed- back into homelessness.
Our statement: buff.ly/qA4H2kk
Our statement: buff.ly/qA4H2kk
Trump's new ideological mandates will force 170,000 people back into homelessness - National Homelessness Law Center
Trump's new ideological mandates will force 170,000 people back into homelessness (WASHINGTON, D.C - November 14th, 2025) Today, instead of using their power to help people pay rent, access…
buff.ly
November 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
STATEMENT : "Let us be clear: Donald Trump's approach to homelessness does nothing to address the sky-high cost of rent, which remains the main cause of homelessness. Instead, his reckless actions are cruel and backward and will force even more people to sleep outside”
As soon as the shutdown ends, we expect Trump to move forward with his plan that will force 170,000 people – largely seniors and people with disabilities – back onto the streets.
Full statement below. Please share.
Full statement below. Please share.
As soon as the federal government reopens, we expect the Trump Administration to implement draconian changes to homeless services funding that will force 170,000 people who are now stably housed back into homelessness.
Read our full statement:
Read our full statement:
Trump’s Attacks on Homeless Communities Will Worsen When Shutdown Ends - National Homelessness Law Center
Trump’s Attacks on Homeless Communities Will Worsen When Shutdown Ends 170,000 people will be forced back
buff.ly
November 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
As soon as the shutdown ends, we expect Trump to move forward with his plan that will force 170,000 people – largely seniors and people with disabilities – back onto the streets.
Full statement below. Please share.
Full statement below. Please share.
I'm in Detroit. It's 25 degrees & dropping. I met a woman who has slept outside for 5 months. Yesterday, all of her belongings, incl her blankets, were thrown away. She has nowhere else to go.
It doesn't have to be like this. Housing + support solves homelessness. We need political will.
It doesn't have to be like this. Housing + support solves homelessness. We need political will.
November 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I'm in Detroit. It's 25 degrees & dropping. I met a woman who has slept outside for 5 months. Yesterday, all of her belongings, incl her blankets, were thrown away. She has nowhere else to go.
It doesn't have to be like this. Housing + support solves homelessness. We need political will.
It doesn't have to be like this. Housing + support solves homelessness. We need political will.
So, it turns out that focusing on the sky-high cost of housing is a winning issue.
(and you know, having a candidate who is brilliant, understands messaging, and is not a 7,000-year-old white dude)
(and you know, having a candidate who is brilliant, understands messaging, and is not a 7,000-year-old white dude)
BREAKING: MAMDANI HAS WON according to Decision Desk
November 5, 2025 at 2:30 AM
So, it turns out that focusing on the sky-high cost of housing is a winning issue.
(and you know, having a candidate who is brilliant, understands messaging, and is not a 7,000-year-old white dude)
(and you know, having a candidate who is brilliant, understands messaging, and is not a 7,000-year-old white dude)
This is DC. This is not normal. Authoritarians want us to get used to even more uniformed folks with even more guns. They want us to look away.
Don't.
This. Is. Not. Normal.
Don't.
This. Is. Not. Normal.
November 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
This is DC. This is not normal. Authoritarians want us to get used to even more uniformed folks with even more guns. They want us to look away.
Don't.
This. Is. Not. Normal.
Don't.
This. Is. Not. Normal.
These aren’t #Halloween costumes. This is the military takeover of DC, as seen on today’s morning walk.
Tonight, millions of Americans will get kicked off vital food assistance. More ppl than ever sleep outside in modern history. 60% of ppl struggle to make ends meet.
Tonight, millions of Americans will get kicked off vital food assistance. More ppl than ever sleep outside in modern history. 60% of ppl struggle to make ends meet.
October 31, 2025 at 12:31 PM
These aren’t #Halloween costumes. This is the military takeover of DC, as seen on today’s morning walk.
Tonight, millions of Americans will get kicked off vital food assistance. More ppl than ever sleep outside in modern history. 60% of ppl struggle to make ends meet.
Tonight, millions of Americans will get kicked off vital food assistance. More ppl than ever sleep outside in modern history. 60% of ppl struggle to make ends meet.
This is a five-alarm fire. Utah is working on a 1,200-bed, remote detention camp for people who can't afford rent. This includes hundreds of locked beds, forced medication, & the potential for forced labor.
BREAKING: Inspired by Trump, Utah moves forward with plan to force homeless people into detention camps.
“It’s what they did in World War II in Japanese detention camps--similar to rounding up Jews or other people Nazis didn’t like.” @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social
buff.ly/0B3ndrk
“It’s what they did in World War II in Japanese detention camps--similar to rounding up Jews or other people Nazis didn’t like.” @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social
buff.ly/0B3ndrk
In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape
State officials promise large-scale involuntary addiction and mental health treatment at Salt Lake City’s edge. Critics see “a prison, or a warehouse.”
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
This is a five-alarm fire. Utah is working on a 1,200-bed, remote detention camp for people who can't afford rent. This includes hundreds of locked beds, forced medication, & the potential for forced labor.
This morning, my spouse spotted 7 National Guard members picking up trash in DC's Malcolm X Park.
This "deployment" costs taxpayers $1.1 million / day.
Why is there money for this but not for food, housing, or care?
This "deployment" costs taxpayers $1.1 million / day.
Why is there money for this but not for food, housing, or care?
October 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
This morning, my spouse spotted 7 National Guard members picking up trash in DC's Malcolm X Park.
This "deployment" costs taxpayers $1.1 million / day.
Why is there money for this but not for food, housing, or care?
This "deployment" costs taxpayers $1.1 million / day.
Why is there money for this but not for food, housing, or care?
.@realDonaldTrump is spending $300 million to tear down the East Wing and build a ballroom for his billionaire buds.
$300 million could get at least 7500 homeless folks off the streets and into housing with support for 1 year.
But let them eat cake, right?
$300 million could get at least 7500 homeless folks off the streets and into housing with support for 1 year.
But let them eat cake, right?
October 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
.@realDonaldTrump is spending $300 million to tear down the East Wing and build a ballroom for his billionaire buds.
$300 million could get at least 7500 homeless folks off the streets and into housing with support for 1 year.
But let them eat cake, right?
$300 million could get at least 7500 homeless folks off the streets and into housing with support for 1 year.
But let them eat cake, right?
There used to be benches at Union Station, but they removed them because homeless people had the audacity to sit on them. And now, nobody can sit unless they pay.
Anti-homeless policies hurt us all.
Why can the gov't find $$ to deploy the military to US cities but not to help people in need?
Anti-homeless policies hurt us all.
Why can the gov't find $$ to deploy the military to US cities but not to help people in need?
October 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
There used to be benches at Union Station, but they removed them because homeless people had the audacity to sit on them. And now, nobody can sit unless they pay.
Anti-homeless policies hurt us all.
Why can the gov't find $$ to deploy the military to US cities but not to help people in need?
Anti-homeless policies hurt us all.
Why can the gov't find $$ to deploy the military to US cities but not to help people in need?
Virginia, vote for my bud @jonesjay.bsky.social
We grew up together, and he is a true mensch.
Vote for @abigailspanberger.com, too!
We grew up together, and he is a true mensch.
Vote for @abigailspanberger.com, too!
October 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Virginia, vote for my bud @jonesjay.bsky.social
We grew up together, and he is a true mensch.
Vote for @abigailspanberger.com, too!
We grew up together, and he is a true mensch.
Vote for @abigailspanberger.com, too!