Bravo to Kanye West who performed this morning at the largest homeless shelter in Los Angeles, Union Rescue Mission
Kanye's support for Union Rescue comes at a critical time: while the # of homeless in America declined 10% last 10 years, it *rose* 22% in Calif.
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Kanye's support for Union Rescue comes at a critical time: while the # of homeless in America declined 10% last 10 years, it *rose* 22% in Calif.
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First, the man who runs Union Rescue Mission, Rev. Andy Bales, is as close to a living saint as exists
In 2016, @abales lost the lower half of his leg to a flesh-eating bacteria from contamination on Skid Row in L.A., home to ~5,000 of LA county's astonishing 60,000 homeless.
In 2016, @abales lost the lower half of his leg to a flesh-eating bacteria from contamination on Skid Row in L.A., home to ~5,000 of LA county's astonishing 60,000 homeless.
@abales Given the failure of politicians including @GavinNewsom to act, Bales urged @realDonaldTrump to intervene
“We’ve been crying out for a National Guard-like response."
Bales' Union Rescue provides food, showers & shelter to 1,350 people camped nearby.
forbes.com/sites/michaels…
“We’ve been crying out for a National Guard-like response."
Bales' Union Rescue provides food, showers & shelter to 1,350 people camped nearby.
forbes.com/sites/michaels…
@abales @GavinNewsom @realDonaldTrump According to Bales and other experts, California made homelessness worse by making perfect housing the enemy of good housing, by liberalizing drug laws, and by opposing mandatory treatment for mental illness and drug addiction.
forbes.com/sites/michaels…
forbes.com/sites/michaels…
@abales @GavinNewsom @realDonaldTrump “Arizona is a red state that doesn’t spend a ton on its services but is the best scenario in every aspect," says @JohnSnookTAC. "World-class coordination with law enforcement. Strong oversight. They don’t let people fall apart and then return to jail in 30 days like California."
@abales @GavinNewsom @realDonaldTrump @JohnSnookTAC Bales says homelessness is making people violent. “We are seeing behaviors I’ve never seen. They are so bizarre that I don’t even feel right describing them. Extreme violence of an extreme sexual nature. I have been doing this for 33 years & never seen anything like it.”
@abales @GavinNewsom @realDonaldTrump @JohnSnookTAC We Californians have failed badly. @GavinNewsom is the most responsible. He has been in power 22 years & his coalition for over 50 years. But all of us who live in California, including those of us who unthinkingly advocated radical drug decriminalization, are responsible.
@abales @GavinNewsom @realDonaldTrump @JohnSnookTAC Kanye has done a major public service to draw attention to the homeless crisis and to a vital institution led by a vital person. Let's hope he galvanizes action
"Don’t call me secular. I was distracted from what God was calling me to do" @kanyewest
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"Don’t call me secular. I was distracted from what God was calling me to do" @kanyewest
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me when I heard @kanyewest had celebrated first anniversary of the glorious #SundayService Choir at @URM with @abales yesterday 
ICYMI:
Here are the real-life heroes who are calling on us to save America’s most beautiful state from itself by helping its most desperate people get the help they need
I made a year-end donation to @URM and hope you will too:
urm.org/n/donate-8/
I made a year-end donation to @URM and hope you will too:
urm.org/n/donate-8/
ICYMI: Kanye's new record, "Jesus is Born," is inspiringly beautiful gospel music.
"Count Your Blessings"
"Count Your Blessings"
Rev. @abales is on street to protest inaction on mental illness, drug addiction & violence
44k people, 3 deaths/day, 1 murder/week of or by a homeless person — in LA alone
Every day without action is an affront to our humanity
@GavinNewsom @MayorOfLA
44k people, 3 deaths/day, 1 murder/week of or by a homeless person — in LA alone
Every day without action is an affront to our humanity
@GavinNewsom @MayorOfLA
