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Guess Where The Billions Spent On Fixing Homelessness Are Going?!? w/ Keith McHenry

2025/5/28
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Jimmy Dore: 我认为存在一个腐败的无家可归者产业综合体,他们通过操纵选票和挪用资金来牟利。我亲眼目睹了洛杉矶的无家可归者问题,尽管人们总是投票支持提高税收来解决这个问题,但这些钱从未真正到达无家可归者手中。像Dr. Valicia Adams Kellum这样的官员,他们利用职权给自己支付高额薪水,并将数百万美元输送到她丈夫的虚假组织,甚至试图用公共资金支付她的开放式酒吧费用。这种行为不仅petulant,而且非常非法。我认为,我们之所以了解这些信息,是因为有伟大的当地记者和勇敢的举报人,他们揭露了这些腐败行为。无家可归问题无法解决,是因为有人通过诈骗纳税人的钱来牟利,解决问题会让他们失业。 Sightbringer: 我认为无家可归者问题是一个精心设计的骗局,政客和机构负责人需要危机,街头状况越糟糕,他们就能制造出更多的新资金需求。公共机构将数百万美元输送给非政府组织,这些组织由内部人士、朋友和配偶运营,他们获得资金时几乎没有竞争性投标,然后抬高自己的薪水,从朋友那里租用办公空间,并聘请前竞选工作人员担任顾问。他们衡量活动,而不是衡量结果,因为如果以结果来评判,他们将在一年内失去资金。如果你批评这个结构,你就会被指责攻击有色人种女性,破坏公平,不理解创伤知情模式,这是利用身份政治来阻止任何改革。大多数记者不会触及这个问题,因为他们依赖于进入市政厅的机会,他们不想被贴上反无家可归者的标签。每年预算都在增长,每年都会出现更多的帐篷,顾问们说,我们只需要更多的时间,更多的资金,更多的信任。这不是关于帮助人们,而是一种工业规模的欺诈,一场变成职业阶梯的危机,一场被货币化的悲剧,一场故意保持开放的伤口,因为假装治愈它有权力、声望和利润。 Keith McHenry: 我认为我们需要一场革命来解决这个问题。我亲眼目睹了Santa Cruz的城市经理也是食品银行的财务主管,食品银行的社区联络员是“夺回圣克鲁斯”反无家可归组织的负责人。当地媒体从未报道过“食物代替炸弹”在疫情期间每天为无家可归者提供食物的事实。我们需要某种方式让政治体系感到恐惧,从而屈服于我们的意志。我们需要制定一个策略,让这些人害怕我们拿着火把和干草叉来,因此他们会给我们比现在更好的残羹剩饭。美国离开阿富汗后,海洛因变成了芬太尼。圣何塞警察工会的一名工作人员利用警察工会的联邦快递账户,将大量的芬太尼成分卖给美国各地的人。我的祖父在二战期间组织了一个海洛因分销系统,以便向美国的黑人社区倾销海洛因,这样他们就不会组织起来要求与白人同等的福利。我希望“食物代替炸弹”这个词能引起美国人民的共鸣。我每周都会接到几十个来自没有食物的老年人的电话,他们希望我开车到他们在农村美国的地方给他们送食物。在拜登政府领导下,无家可归者增加了32%。

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This chapter delves into the corruption within the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, alleging that billions of dollars intended to alleviate homelessness have been misused. It exposes how crisis manufacturing, nonprofit laundering, and bureaucratic capture perpetuate the problem, ensuring the system remains unaccountable and the crisis continues.
  • Billions of dollars meant for solving homelessness in LA misused
  • Corruption within the LA Homeless Services Authority
  • Nonprofit laundering and bureaucratic capture
  • Crisis manufacturing to secure more funding

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L.A.’s top homeless services official Va Lecia Adams Kellum engaged in major misconduct, including hiring unqualified friends into powerful positions, trying to destroy public records and behaving inappropriately at a conference, according to two whistleblower claim letters.

The letters were written by an attorney on behalf of two former L.A. Homeless Services Authority employees who alleged they were wrongfully fired for speaking up against wrongdoing by Adams Kellum. 

Jimmy speaks with Food Not Bombs founder Keith McHenry about the persistent problem of homelessness in American cities and how institutionalized graft and self-dealing ensure that no solution will make a dent in the ongoing crisis.

Plus segments on the Biden administration doling out $93 billion to suspicious recipients after Kamala’s loss, CNN’s unhinged freakout over “Free Palestine” and Tim Dillon schooling a CNN host about the comedy climate today.

Also featuring Kurt Metzger and Stef Zamorano!