CURRENT EVENTS — NOVEMBER

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Trump Administration Expected to Drastically Cut Housing Grants​

In a major shift, HUD’s plan would direct most of the $3.5 billion in homelessness funds away from Housing First to programs that prioritize work and drug treatment.

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Trump Administration Expected to Drastically Cut Housing Grants

In a major shift, HUD’s plan would direct most of the $3.5 billion in homelessness funds away from Housing First to programs that prioritize work and drug treatment.
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“The Trump administration has developed plans for a wholesale shift in homelessness policy that would slash support for long-term housing programs, according to a confidential grant-making plan, and critics say it could quickly place as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people at risk of returning to the streets.

Pivoting from housing aid, the administration’s approach would shift billions to short-term programs that impose work rules, help the police dismantle encampments, and require the homeless to accept treatment for mental health or addiction.

The expected shift, which would be the most consequential in a generation, is detailed in a 100-page notice from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, slated for release in coming days, that would govern more than $3.5 billion in Continuum of Care funds, the main source of federal money for homelessness.…”

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nycfan said:

Trump Administration Expected to Drastically Cut Housing Grants​

In a major shift, HUD’s plan would direct most of the $3.5 billion in homelessness funds away from Housing First to programs that prioritize work and drug treatment.

www.nytimes.com

Trump Administration Expected to Drastically Cut Housing Grants

In a major shift, HUD’s plan would direct most of the $3.5 billion in homelessness funds away from Housing First to programs that prioritize work and drug treatment.
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com

“The Trump administration has developed plans for a wholesale shift in homelessness policy that would slash support for long-term housing programs, according to a confidential grant-making plan, and critics say it could quickly place as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people at risk of returning to the streets.

Pivoting from housing aid, the administration’s approach would shift billions to short-term programs that impose work rules, help the police dismantle encampments, and require the homeless to accept treatment for mental health or addiction.

The expected shift, which would be the most consequential in a generation, is detailed in a 100-page notice from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, slated for release in coming days, that would govern more than $3.5 billion in Continuum of Care funds, the main source of federal money for homelessness.…”

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“… While President Trump has long pledged to pursue tougher homelessness policies, such as camping bans and treatment mandates, the long-anticipated document, reviewed by The New York Times, outlines changes that would go much deeper and faster than expected.

By cutting aid for permanent housing by two-thirds next year, the plan risks a sudden end of support for most of the people the Continuum places in such housing nationwide, beginning as soon as January. All are disabled — a condition of the aid — and many are 50 or older. The document does not explain how they would find housing.

… Devon Kurtz, an analyst with the conservative Cicero Institute, a Texas think tank that advises the Trump administration, disputed the idea that the funding shift would lead to mass displacement of formerly homeless people. Existing programs could preserve their funding by adapting to the new rules, he said — adding work requirements, for instance, or treatment mandates.

“Nobody in this administration wants 170,000 people turned out on the street — I can guarantee you,” he said. “But we have to raise the bar on these service providers. This alarmism is only going to scare the hell out of homeless people.”…”
 
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🎁 —> This Is the Future of U.S. Foreign Aid Under Trump
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“During his recent visit to Hanoi, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth inked a new pact with Vietnam to reaffirm U.S. cooperation on sensitive war legacy issues. The memorandum of understanding covered several key issues from the Vietnam War era, including Agent Orange decontamination, unexploded ordnance removal, and betterinformation exchange to determine the whereabouts of killed or missing soldiers from both countries.

… This is an important and positive development for both Washington and Hanoi. Perhaps more significantly, it also suggests that the Trump administration isn’t necessarily against dispensing aid after the shuttering of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) by the Department of Government Efficiency run by Elon Musk earlier this year—especially when that aid goes to key allies and partners.

Take the example of Vietnam: In 2023, Hanoi elevated bilateral ties to be at the level of a comprehensive strategic partnership—on par with China, India, Russia, and several other powers. This elevation of the U.S.-Vietnam relationship could strengthen overall ties and help Washington counter Beijing. It stands to reason that the Trump administration might want to keep relations with Hanoi and other partners in good health. Releasing U.S. assistance that had been blocked by the USAID shutdown—or even increasing it, as Washington did when it topped up its original grant package for Agent Orange removal with an additional $130 million for a total of $430 million in aid—simply makes good strategic sense.

Vietnam is just the latest example of several nations that have benefited from the Trump administration’s new take on U.S. foreign aid, codified under Executive Order 14169 with the title “Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid.” When Trump signed the order on Jan. 20, it set off a 90-day pause and review of nearly all aid; among the few exceptions, Taiwan was a notable carve-out. More recently, Washington has been revisiting the issue and slowly rolling out new funding decisions.

Welcome to post-USAID foreign policy under Trump.…”
 
nycfan said:
“During his recent visit to Hanoi, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth inked a new pact with Vietnam to reaffirm U.S. cooperation on sensitive war legacy issues. The memorandum of understanding covered several key issues from the Vietnam War era, including Agent Orange decontamination, unexploded ordnance removal, and betterinformation exchange to determine the whereabouts of killed or missing soldiers from both countries.

… This is an important and positive development for both Washington and Hanoi. Perhaps more significantly, it also suggests that the Trump administration isn’t necessarily against dispensing aid after the shuttering of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) by the Department of Government Efficiency run by Elon Musk earlier this year—especially when that aid goes to key allies and partners.

Take the example of Vietnam: In 2023, Hanoi elevated bilateral ties to be at the level of a comprehensive strategic partnership—on par with China, India, Russia, and several other powers. This elevation of the U.S.-Vietnam relationship could strengthen overall ties and help Washington counter Beijing. It stands to reason that the Trump administration might want to keep relations with Hanoi and other partners in good health. Releasing U.S. assistance that had been blocked by the USAID shutdown—or even increasing it, as Washington did when it topped up its original grant package for Agent Orange removal with an additional $130 million for a total of $430 million in aid—simply makes good strategic sense.

Vietnam is just the latest example of several nations that have benefited from the Trump administration’s new take on U.S. foreign aid, codified under Executive Order 14169 with the title “Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid.” When Trump signed the order on Jan. 20, it set off a 90-day pause and review of nearly all aid; among the few exceptions, Taiwan was a notable carve-out. More recently, Washington has been revisiting the issue and slowly rolling out new funding decisions.

Welcome to post-USAID foreign policy under Trump.…”
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“… Of course, the Trump administration has not yet restored U.S. aid to every country in the world that holds strategic value on the geopolitical map. It is very likely that it never will, at least not for most.

Thus, the Trump administration’s realignment ofU.S. assistance should be carefully observed for other common themes and criteria in order to better understand Washington’s new approach.

For now, at least, the theme seems to be this: If a country is of strategic value to the United States in its competition against China, some aid will continue. It may not bethe only or primary factor, but strategic relevance is helpful in convincing the Trump administration to restore past aid.“
 
Reading this thread makes me so mad. Pick a page. Throw a dart. Any single solitary news item you land on here—had it been a Dem president doing it, the right would absolutely be LOSING ITS SHIT right now. Yet, we have about 100 things on this thread that are categorically beneath the dignity of the Oval Office and the right doesn't give ONE SINGLE FUCK about any of them. SHAME ON THESE PEOPLE. When the Dems regain any semblance of power again (and they eventually will), I want them to go absolutely fucking NUCLEAR on anyone and everyone who enabled this shit circus, who stood by and watched unashamedly as this FUCKING CULT attempted to flush our country, our Constitution, our democracy, our American value system, our dignity, and damn near everything else straight down the toilet. To hell with all of them.

Sorry, but I've just had enough and needed to get this off my chest.
 
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