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[–] matchphoenix@feddit.uk 72 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Republicans impeach one of their own for years of blatant corruption

Republicans: Why would Joe Biden do this?

[–] matchphoenix@feddit.uk 50 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Wisconsinites are paying these peoples’ salaries to do absolutely nothing

[–] matchphoenix@feddit.uk 21 points 1 year ago

Oh boy, now I get to pay to give Elon my dumb thoughts. Sign me right the fuck up!

[–] matchphoenix@feddit.uk 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Our investigation found that one cause of the prolonged vacancies is the flawed online waitlist system the state rolled out four years ago. Massachusetts replaced town-by-town waitlists with a single pool of applicants that 230 local housing agencies draw from. But the state failed to implement an efficient system for selecting potential tenants. Understaffed and underfunded local agencies have to screen applicants for income, criminal background and other eligibility criteria. Apartments are left in limbo as some candidates turn out not to qualify. Applicants often indicate they would accept housing in many towns, but then reject offers from communities that are far away from their current location.

Deb Libby, a Worcester grandmother with pancreatic cancer, has been on the waitlist for state-funded housing for almost a year. Credit: Jesse Costa/WBUR “I think it’s the most horrible, horrible, inefficient program,” said David Hedison, executive director at the housing authority in Chelmsford, a town 30 miles northwest of Boston. He said the agency spent six months contacting 500 people who were on the waitlist for a three-bedroom apartment, before it finally found one who responded and qualified for the unit. “The whole sense of helping residents in your community is gone,” he said.

Horrible inefficiencies and a terrible process. Good journalism and some terrible governance.

[–] matchphoenix@feddit.uk 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We’re 6 weeks out from seeing an Iran war plan with “12 hamburders and fries” written on it.

[–] matchphoenix@feddit.uk 55 points 1 year ago

Russian officials continue to accuse Ukraine of committing genocide. On Monday, Russia repeated allegations that the "Russophobic and neo-Nazi regime in Kyiv" was using the United Nations' 1948 Genocide Convention, to which both countries are a party, as a pretext to "drag" a case before the court.

This strategy of accusing the other side of exactly what you’re doing is so blatantly obnoxious. This sounds the exact same as “Black Lives Matters was the real insurrection”

[–] matchphoenix@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

"What is this fucking garbage? Blocked" posted to Margot Robbie Shows Solidarity with Writers Guild

But sure, I'm garbage. Block away dude.

[–] matchphoenix@feddit.uk 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Gotta respect some good character-growth, and learning from one’s mistakes. Between this and Ashton stepping down, we’ve really been demonstrating the power of the public shaming recently.

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