Don’t usually do *this* but, thread: Monday, SCOTUS debates the criminalization of homelessness. That means many folks are sounding off on the topic. I’ve spent 4 yrs covering this for @washingtonpost, and need to reality-check assumptions getting thrown around this week (1/x) Specifically, my issue is an idea that underpins a lot of the convo, articulated here in a Post column by George Will. The piece makes a lot of points about the legal debate, appeals court reversals. Not a lawyer, not my wheelhouse, points could be valid? No idea. But this: (2/x)

On today's @washingtonpost A1, you'll find my latest story: an inside look at a well-funded effort on the political right to target, vilify, and defund a key piece of the social safety net, the "housing first" approach to homelessness 1/x The latest numbers show homelessness has increased by record levels in the US over the last year. That explosion has sparked a debate: are we trying to fix homelessness the right away if the problem is getting worse? 2/x

THREAD: At midnight CDC’s eviction moratorium dies. For + year, I’ve been reporting on the CDC order's impact and failings, on the difference it made for folks. Here’s a rundown of the takeaways, and why the country will be very different tmrw, w/links. (1/?) Evictions still happened. The order was big for renters. But it had problems. Loopholes. Judges had room to read it how they wanted. “Russian roulette,” an attorney, explaining if it worked. This was not a nationwide halt, as is sometimes suggested. (2) washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2020/…

Like many on @postlocal I’ve been out all year at DC protests. Sat’s Trumppolooza was the most violent/tense/angry. No question. Read

https://twitter.com/mjcontrera/status/1337931246635257858

@postlocal Just some pics from the night