◥◤Kriston Capps
@kristoncapps
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Housing and design for @citylab. 🦋: kristoncapps 📸: kriston_capps 💌: [email protected]
District of Columbia
Joined March 2009
This is a story about Monarch, the fastest growing landlord in the Midwest. @sarahsholder and I tracked how Monarch uses evictions to squeeze tenants and spike rents — "popping the clutch," as Monarch's CEO puts it — even when evictions were banned. https://t.co/hmp9fskyqC
bloomberg.com
Evictions come fast and cheap in the Midwest U.S., where few protections exist and tenants are rarely guaranteed counsel. Here’s a story of a mega-landlord, a lawyer-influencer, and the tenants they...
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Hundreds of staffers at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development received layoff notices late Friday afternoon. From my colleague @kristoncapps — https://t.co/n8gs6t6KLS
bloomberg.com
Fair housing staffers who investigate claims of housing discrimination at field offices nationwide were among the hundreds of HUD staffers who received layoff notices.
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layoffs have hit HUD, with the deepest cuts coming for its fair housing office:
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio whispers in the ear of President Donald Trump after handing him a note about a Middle East deal saying “Very close. We need you to approve a Truth Social post soon so you can announce deal first”
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ICE is snatching up our neighbors, federal troops are headed into town to back them up, the city is depressed and angry. Architecture. . . is not sure which way to go. My latet @chicagobiennial dispatch in @CityLab on the flight-or-flight biennial.
bloomberg.com
Inflatables and fabrics dominate at the sixth edition of North America’s largest design exhibition, but gentle materials mask hard questions for architects and organizers.
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My time at @PostOpinions is sadly at an end! I loved editing our talented columnists and bringing in relevant outside voices from across the ideological spectrum. Unfortunately, they're going in a different direction now. I wish them luck. As for me, If you're up to something
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NEW: The government shutdown threatens to exacerbate the economic slowdown in the DC area, which is already reeling from months of Trump administration cuts. (w/ @kristoncapps)
bloomberg.com
A prolonged period of furloughs — or firings — could worsen a slowdown for the capital region.
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Mailer aside why would anyone work this hard to be the next delegate? Why would a person leave the Council for a non-voting seat in the House? The next DC delegate is not going to have the power of Eleanor Holmes Norton.
Ward 2 Councilmember @brookepintodc spent $85,000 of district funds to send a mailer to 97,750 DC residents highlighting the work of her judiciary committee according to Pinto’s office. The mailer was sent just days before Pinto announced citywide run for Congress. @nbcwashington
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Appreciate this shoutout from @daveweigel of the classic Big Three publications: NYT, Politico, Midcoast Villager. https://t.co/ueiLhevS8a
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Here's another one for theHatch Act, Anti-Lobbying Act whisperers
This shutdown voicemail has been playing on repeat for Americans in need for 60+ hours. Americans seeking HUD’s assistance will continue to be met with this message while Liberals in Congress persist with their government shutdown.
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HUD’s website has been updated with the following message: “The Radical Left in Congress shut down the government. HUD will use available resources to help Americans in need.”
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Me and @Eleanor_Mueller on how little the shutdown threat is mattering to voters - as seen most vividly in the NJGov/VAGov races. CW is that Dems will be hurt by a shutdown, and might want to avoid it to protect Spanberger/Sherrill. Not so!
semafor.com
In Virginia and New Jersey, both parties see other advantages and are making other campaign plans.
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New: Trump's HUD is moving to fire the civil rights attorneys who signed a whistleblower disclosure alleging the agency is pulling back from fair housing enforcement. A letter putting one on leave cites comments he made to New York Times & Washington Post
bloomberg.com
The fair housing attorneys said they face retaliation for signing a report criticizing the US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s leadership.
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This is a pop-up that appears when you visit https://t.co/I02GjL4G1K. I am not a lawyer so tell me, how does this not violate the Hatch Act? The Anti-Lobbying Act? Would it be legal for Democrats to (say) plaster https://t.co/QuhhGhCIpu with "Release the Epstein Files?"
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For days I've been asking HUD for the agency's shutdown plans. I guess this is part of it? This is new as of today:
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This is from @cbschicago reporter @asalrezaeitv this morning who was simply doing her job. It comes one day after journalist Steve Held was detained and then released.
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There's shouldn't be ties in football. 40-40 is a soccer-ass score
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All these white people mad about Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl performance… I hope next year they get Bad Bunny performing the whole set in Spanish.
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A tenants union is organizing renters at apartment buildings throughout the portfolio of a single private equity firm — an attempt to bring sectoral bargaining to negotiations with large landlords that cross state lines.
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AMC shares after Taylor Swift announces "Life of a Showgirl" release party 👀 First spike is at 9:30 after Hollywood Reporter exclusive on Taylor Swift's AMC launch party. Second spike at noon after she announced on Instagram
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