Miriam A
@miriam-mjoy.bsky.social
Parent, Shelterforce editor (all things housing!), contra dancer, singer, poet, queer, anti-racist, small-city lover, believer in good trouble and being just instead of nice, though am nice by nature/nurture. Mask TF up. Opinions are mine, not my org's.
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We can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the courage it fears, not the appeasement it feeds on.
Daaaaaang.
Daaaaaang.
He opens up his speech with a Debs quote. He talks about putting power in working class hands, and uses examples of the current working class: delivery workers, kitchen workers, nurses.
This honestly feels like a qualitative political shift, unquestionably for the better.
This honestly feels like a qualitative political shift, unquestionably for the better.
November 5, 2025 at 4:37 AM
We can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the courage it fears, not the appeasement it feeds on.
Daaaaaang.
Daaaaaang.
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Weird thing where people say “no one could have predicted it” when really what they mean is their political commitments and orientation were such that they ignored everyone who was predicting it
Sorry but “no one could have“ and you having your head stuck up your ass are two different situations
Sorry but “no one could have“ and you having your head stuck up your ass are two different situations
October 6, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Weird thing where people say “no one could have predicted it” when really what they mean is their political commitments and orientation were such that they ignored everyone who was predicting it
Sorry but “no one could have“ and you having your head stuck up your ass are two different situations
Sorry but “no one could have“ and you having your head stuck up your ass are two different situations
Confession time: when we run a profile of a group that is doing several totally different interesting things at once, it's SO hard to write a headline. So we didn't get the "including group homes proactively in a subdivision part" in. But now you know. shelterforce.org/2025/09/17/m...
Mixed Income, Net Zero, and Fish Friendly: Innovation at The Southard
A community land trust turned a difficult site in suburban Seattle into a sustainable, diverse, mixed-ownership-form development.
shelterforce.org
September 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Confession time: when we run a profile of a group that is doing several totally different interesting things at once, it's SO hard to write a headline. So we didn't get the "including group homes proactively in a subdivision part" in. But now you know. shelterforce.org/2025/09/17/m...
I'm so happy to be able to share all these positive stories about community ownership with you all. It's been a comfort to work on during these tough times.
🚨 New Series: Innovations in Community Ownership | Over the next 6 weeks, we’ll explore bold new ways communities are taking control of land + housing to ensure affordability, stability, and a real say in their futures.
Learn more: bit.ly/3JYmYqS
#CommunityOwnership #HousingJustice #UnderTheLens
Learn more: bit.ly/3JYmYqS
#CommunityOwnership #HousingJustice #UnderTheLens
September 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I'm so happy to be able to share all these positive stories about community ownership with you all. It's been a comfort to work on during these tough times.
Just made a batch of popcorn in my ancient microwave power presto popper in which every single kernel popped and it's not burned. Where do I apply for my trophy?
September 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Just made a batch of popcorn in my ancient microwave power presto popper in which every single kernel popped and it's not burned. Where do I apply for my trophy?
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Important to remember that everyone involved in renaming the DoD to the Department of War is afraid to take the subway.
September 5, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Important to remember that everyone involved in renaming the DoD to the Department of War is afraid to take the subway.
Good resource.
I started working on this worksheet on Sunday—with a still untreated broken ankle—because the conversations I had been having with my fellow Chicago organizers, and with other organizers around the country, made it clear that a structured approach would be helpful to some of our people.
Mapping Community Defense and Care in Our Neighborhoods
This worksheet can help us prepare for Trump's military interventions at the neighborhood level.
organizingmythoughts.org
August 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Good resource.
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THERE ARE NO SHELTERS IN DC FOR PEOPLE TO GO TO. 900 ppl sleep outside each night. There are 40 open shelter beds. Ppl will be arrested for being unable to afford rent.
Every reporter needs to ask Trump and his cronies where he wants people to go.
Maybe his new ballroom?
Every reporter needs to ask Trump and his cronies where he wants people to go.
Maybe his new ballroom?
August 13, 2025 at 1:01 AM
THERE ARE NO SHELTERS IN DC FOR PEOPLE TO GO TO. 900 ppl sleep outside each night. There are 40 open shelter beds. Ppl will be arrested for being unable to afford rent.
Every reporter needs to ask Trump and his cronies where he wants people to go.
Maybe his new ballroom?
Every reporter needs to ask Trump and his cronies where he wants people to go.
Maybe his new ballroom?
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How getting a nosocomial infection, that could have been prevented, equates to "living one's life" is beyond me.
August 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
How getting a nosocomial infection, that could have been prevented, equates to "living one's life" is beyond me.
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More ambulances leaving Alligator Alcatraz. One at 10:30 am today and the other at 6:30 pm. Another at 11:57 pm last night, 6:10 pm on July 31st. Florida Department of Emergency Management, which operates the site, refuses to confirm hospitalizations but they are happening.
August 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
More ambulances leaving Alligator Alcatraz. One at 10:30 am today and the other at 6:30 pm. Another at 11:57 pm last night, 6:10 pm on July 31st. Florida Department of Emergency Management, which operates the site, refuses to confirm hospitalizations but they are happening.
I'm not a Christian, but I do admire those few who take the compassion and justice messages of that faith seriously, even when it's not easy. I knew on first listen I wanted to share this poem (and it was worth the work it took to track the poet down for permission). shelterforce.org/2025/07/16/p...
Poem: Hospitality
New Hampshire poet Matthew Richards reflects on the difficulty of living out what one professes to believe.
shelterforce.org
July 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I'm not a Christian, but I do admire those few who take the compassion and justice messages of that faith seriously, even when it's not easy. I knew on first listen I wanted to share this poem (and it was worth the work it took to track the poet down for permission). shelterforce.org/2025/07/16/p...
Putting together these remarks for a @groundedsolutions.bsky.social panel on housing messaging in an age of disinfo made a few things click for me—and based on the enthusiastic response I got, many others agreed. Perhaps it will be useful to you too! shelterforce.org/2025/07/14/h...
Housing Communicators: Don't Water Down Your Values to Appeal to Opponents
While many organizations try to adapt their messaging to reach a wider audience—which can be done—the research can help avoid some pitfalls along the way.
shelterforce.org
July 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Putting together these remarks for a @groundedsolutions.bsky.social panel on housing messaging in an age of disinfo made a few things click for me—and based on the enthusiastic response I got, many others agreed. Perhaps it will be useful to you too! shelterforce.org/2025/07/14/h...
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Lying by an officer should be a one-strike-you're-fired situation, and the officers who did so should all be prosecuted. I won't hold my breath. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Justice department drops cases against LA protesters after officers caught making false claims
Revealed: records show border patrol gave inaccurate testimony about people it jailed. Prosecutors now face ‘embarrassing’ dismissals
www.theguardian.com
July 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Lying by an officer should be a one-strike-you're-fired situation, and the officers who did so should all be prosecuted. I won't hold my breath. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Alligator Alcatraz = internment camp.
This broke me…
“32 individuals inside a cage. It was 81° where we were standing…inside it was probably even hotter. How do I know? Because there was individuals sweating with their shirt off, while they chanted libertad, libertad, libertad.” - State Sen Jones
This broke me…
“32 individuals inside a cage. It was 81° where we were standing…inside it was probably even hotter. How do I know? Because there was individuals sweating with their shirt off, while they chanted libertad, libertad, libertad.” - State Sen Jones
July 15, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Alligator Alcatraz = internment camp.
This broke me…
“32 individuals inside a cage. It was 81° where we were standing…inside it was probably even hotter. How do I know? Because there was individuals sweating with their shirt off, while they chanted libertad, libertad, libertad.” - State Sen Jones
This broke me…
“32 individuals inside a cage. It was 81° where we were standing…inside it was probably even hotter. How do I know? Because there was individuals sweating with their shirt off, while they chanted libertad, libertad, libertad.” - State Sen Jones
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Read Marisa today for the stories that you’ll see in the NYT tomorrow. Bonus: she won’t grant stupid white nationalists anonymity to settle witless fights with mayoral candidates.
It’s rich seeing major outlets who originally declined to write about FEMA’s shitty response in Texas just now publishing stories and without crediting my original reporting.
July 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Read Marisa today for the stories that you’ll see in the NYT tomorrow. Bonus: she won’t grant stupid white nationalists anonymity to settle witless fights with mayoral candidates.
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Support California farmworkers. When they strike do not buy produce. They are striking for immigrants rights. #huelgaparaladignidad #immigrantsrights
July 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Support California farmworkers. When they strike do not buy produce. They are striking for immigrants rights. #huelgaparaladignidad #immigrantsrights
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It’s fucked up the @nytimes.com is okay with using anonymous race science accounts to smear Zohran with hacked bullshit, but isn’t okay with Jamelle Bouie criticizing them for it.
That’s, like, four different levels of racist simultaneously.
That’s, like, four different levels of racist simultaneously.
July 4, 2025 at 3:17 AM
It’s fucked up the @nytimes.com is okay with using anonymous race science accounts to smear Zohran with hacked bullshit, but isn’t okay with Jamelle Bouie criticizing them for it.
That’s, like, four different levels of racist simultaneously.
That’s, like, four different levels of racist simultaneously.
Any housers who celebrate this bill are showing that they only care about their piece of the LIHTC industrial complex and not the people they purport to serve. My latest editorial for @shelterforce.bsky.social.
Trump's Big Ugly Bill Is a Loss for Housing
The tax bill includes big increases in housing funding. But its other provisions are so harmful that the affordable housing field should not be celebrating.
shelterforce.org
July 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Any housers who celebrate this bill are showing that they only care about their piece of the LIHTC industrial complex and not the people they purport to serve. My latest editorial for @shelterforce.bsky.social.
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Trump’s Tax Scam now heads back to the House, where Republicans can only afford to lose 3 votes. The bill barely squeaked by with a single-vote margin the first time, and it’s only gotten more divisive since.
Anyone who tells you this is a done deal doesn’t know what the hell they’re talking about.
Anyone who tells you this is a done deal doesn’t know what the hell they’re talking about.
Trump’s Big Ugly Bill has passed the Senate. We can still defeat it in the House.
By Sarah Dohl, Indivisible Chief Campaigns Officer
indivisibleteam.medium.com
July 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Trump’s Tax Scam now heads back to the House, where Republicans can only afford to lose 3 votes. The bill barely squeaked by with a single-vote margin the first time, and it’s only gotten more divisive since.
Anyone who tells you this is a done deal doesn’t know what the hell they’re talking about.
Anyone who tells you this is a done deal doesn’t know what the hell they’re talking about.
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hey I am posting this because I didn't know it, and so others might not either: but the BBB has NOT PASSED YET-- it's passed the senate & now it must pass the house.
It's time to call reps RIGHT NOW. Johnson is going to push the vote ASAP before backlash can form so the calls need to start NOW.
It's time to call reps RIGHT NOW. Johnson is going to push the vote ASAP before backlash can form so the calls need to start NOW.
July 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
hey I am posting this because I didn't know it, and so others might not either: but the BBB has NOT PASSED YET-- it's passed the senate & now it must pass the house.
It's time to call reps RIGHT NOW. Johnson is going to push the vote ASAP before backlash can form so the calls need to start NOW.
It's time to call reps RIGHT NOW. Johnson is going to push the vote ASAP before backlash can form so the calls need to start NOW.
Seriously.
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social please focus on Congress (where a bill that is devastating for your constituents is being debated) and not on tearing down the winner of the Dem nomination for NYC mayor
June 30, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Seriously.
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NYC Comptroller Brad Lander: "I don't think the line for the [Democratic] party right now is between progressives and moderates; I think it's between fighters and folders."
June 28, 2025 at 1:08 AM
NYC Comptroller Brad Lander: "I don't think the line for the [Democratic] party right now is between progressives and moderates; I think it's between fighters and folders."
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Do they really think they can scare us with the word “socialist” when they are literally sending out men in masks with no warrants and no badges to disappear people off American streets?
I know what I’m scared of, and it’s not a socialist.
I know what I’m scared of, and it’s not a socialist.
June 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Do they really think they can scare us with the word “socialist” when they are literally sending out men in masks with no warrants and no badges to disappear people off American streets?
I know what I’m scared of, and it’s not a socialist.
I know what I’m scared of, and it’s not a socialist.
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A Muslim son of immigrants might become mayor of NYC in part because he cross endorsed and supported a Jewish candidate and Black candidate, and vice versa.
It's a beautiful American story for the rest of us. A nightmare for all the right people ;)
It's so New York.
It's a beautiful American story for the rest of us. A nightmare for all the right people ;)
It's so New York.
June 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
A Muslim son of immigrants might become mayor of NYC in part because he cross endorsed and supported a Jewish candidate and Black candidate, and vice versa.
It's a beautiful American story for the rest of us. A nightmare for all the right people ;)
It's so New York.
It's a beautiful American story for the rest of us. A nightmare for all the right people ;)
It's so New York.