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The reasons for homelessness are probably uncountable and I guess that those people exist in every country.
But #criminalizing homelessness by itself and making life for those people intentionally hard and uncomfortable is something where the USA gathered "reputation" and could do much better. Some countries support #homeless people with shelters when it's too cold to sleep outside or with many other things. With #humanity in mind people can be treated much different than in the USA.

Appeals #court ruling sets stage for contested #Texas #border #law to take effect

If #SCOTUS doesn’t intervene, the law #criminalizing *suspected* illegal #immigrants is expected to go into effect Sat.

A panel of federal judges has issued a ruling that paves the way for a controversial TX law empowering local #police to #arrest people suspected of entering the #UnitedStates illegally to take effect….
#GregAbbott #immigration
washingtonpost.com/nation/2024

The Washington Post · Appeals court ruling sets stage for contested Tex. border law to take effectBy Arelis R. Hernández
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#ADF is a full-throated, highly effective combatant in the #CultureWars, w/particular — & to many people, particularly offensive — views about #abortion & #LGBTQ+ #rights. It argued in favor of #criminalizing homosexual conduct & against #gays in the #military. It #litigated cases defending the rights of #Christian bakers & website designers to refuse to provide services for #SameSex weddings; it’s in #court right now arguing that the abortion drug #Mifepristone should be taken off the market.

I think that we should stop #criminalizing #pirating and I wish the #government would give #everyone $50,000 every month no matter what and I think that #people should stop treating sex #workers like they're scum of the #earth and I wish that we all cared a little more about #artists and #musicians and #dancers and #writers and I think we should stop acting like #gender and #sexuality is the same for #everybody and I think we should all #steal a little more

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Is it surprising that #FossilFuel interests have had a hand in drafting legislation that benefits them?

(Is the sky blue?)

"The American Legislative Exchange Council (Alec) helped draft legislation #criminalizing grassroots protests against pipelines, gas terminals and other oil and gas expansion projects in 24 states, under the guise of protecting critical infrastructure."

theguardian.com/us-news/2022/s

The GuardianRevealed: rightwing US lobbyists help craft slew of anti-protest fossil fuel billsBy Nina Lakhani