10RedBalloons @10redballoons.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Thanks - that gave me a smile. The knee jerk reaction was something we considered - but the story of the DARPA challenge has too much in it to consider for how we, as a people, can work together to do seemingly imposisble things. Content currently in pause as we build something. 031
10RedBalloons @10redballoons.bsky.social · 23/06/2026#Homelessness #SweepCosts #HousingNotHandcuffs 051
10RedBalloons @10redballoons.bsky.social · 23/06/2026#Homelessness #SweepCosts #HousingNotHandcuffsAct 030
10RedBalloons @10redballoons.bsky.social · 23/06/2026#Homelessness #SweepCosts #HousingNotHandcuffsJusticeNetwork 000
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10RedBalloons @10redballoons.bsky.social · 23/06/2026#Homelessness #StateCampingBans #GloriaJohnsonVCityOfGrantsPass 000
10RedBalloons @10redballoons.bsky.social · 23/06/2026#Homelessness #StateCampingBans #ContinuumOfCare 000
10RedBalloons @10redballoons.bsky.social · 22/06/2026See every emerging threat as it lands. The Housing Not Handcuffs project tracks new criminalization laws, sweeps, and detention proposals as they surface, state by state. Bookmark the tracker: housingnothandcuffs.org/emergent-th… 163
10RedBalloons @10redballoons.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Back the bill that would end the bans. The Housing Not Handcuffs Act, introduced in Congress, would decriminalize sleeping outside and fund housing instead. Tell your reps to co-sponsor it: housingnothandcuffs.org/hnhact 185
10RedBalloons @10redballoons.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Find the lawyers who fight these cases. The National Homelessness Law Center's Housing Not Handcuffs Justice Network connects over 100 litigators challenging camping bans. Reach the network and its case library: homelesslaw.org/housing-not-handcuf… 110
10RedBalloons @10redballoons.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Tell Congress to reject homeless detention camps. The Housing Not Handcuffs campaign sends your message straight to your reps through VoterVoice, one click. Take action: housingnothandcuffs.org/nodetention… 122
10RedBalloons @10redballoons.bsky.social · 22/06/2026The full case file shows how the shelter-bed argument was litigated and lost. Gloria Johnson v. City of Grants Pass, No. 20-35752, is free on CourtListener, run by the nonprofit Free Law Project. Read the filings: www.courtlistener.com/docket/615990… 100
10RedBalloons @10redballoons.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Watch the shelter-funding fight, not just the headlines. HUD's Continuum of Care program page lists who gets funded and the funding notices that nearly slashed supportive housing to 30%. Check your CoC: www.hud.gov/hud-partners/community-… 100
10RedBalloons @10redballoons.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Read EO 14321 in full, not the press summary. The American Presidency Project hosts the verbatim order directing reversal of consent decrees and expanded civil commitment. Free, searchable: www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/e… 100
10RedBalloons @10redballoons.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Read what Grants Pass actually changed, from the source. The Supreme Court docket and opinion in No. 23-175 are free on the Court's site. Search the case, read Gorsuch's majority and Sotomayor's dissent: www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketf… 100
10RedBalloons @10redballoons.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Sweep deaths are documented research, not anecdote. A 2023 JAMA study by Barocas et al. ties involuntary displacement to 15-25% of 10-year deaths among unsheltered drug users. Read it: medicalxpress.com/news/2023-04-invo… 100
10RedBalloons @10redballoons.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Check the real scale before anyone spins it. HUD's AHAR/Point-in-Time data is public and downloadable: 771,480 people counted homeless in January 2024. Pull the numbers for your Continuum of Care: www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/aha… 100
10RedBalloons @10redballoons.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Track the criminalization wave city by city. The ACLU's "One Year Since Grants Pass" tracker maps over 320 bills and nearly 220 new laws since the ruling, updated Feb 4 2026. Free, no login. See your state: www.aclu.org/one-year-since-grants-… 110
10RedBalloons @10redballoons.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Download the full JAMA study on encampment sweeps and mortality — CU Anschutz modeled 23 cities and found sweeps linked to 15-25% more deaths over 10 years. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11… Free on PubMed Central.pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govDownload the full JAMA study on encampment sweeps and mortality — CU Anschutz moDownload the full JAMA study on encampment sweeps and mortality — CU Anschutz modeled 23 cities and found sweeps linked to 15-25% more deaths over 10 years. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11865378/ Free on PubMed Central. 400
10RedBalloons @10redballoons.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Track every state sweep bill since Grants Pass — the ACLU's live tracker counts over 320 introduced, nearly 220 signed into law as of Feb 2026. www.aclu.org/one-year-since-grants-… Check your state.aclu.orgTrack every state sweep bill since Grants Pass — the ACLU's live tracker counts Track every state sweep bill since Grants Pass — the ACLU's live tracker counts over 320 introduced, nearly 220 signed into law as of Feb 2026. https://www.aclu.org/one-year-since-grants-pass-tracking-the-criminalization-of-homelessness Check your state. 400
10RedBalloons @10redballoons.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Read constitution.congress.gov's plain-English breakdown of City of Grants Pass v. Johnson — the 6-3 ruling that let cities fine and jail people for sleeping outside. constitution.congress.gov/browse/es… Filed June 28, 2024.constitution.congress.govRead constitution.congress.gov's plain-English breakdown of City of Grants Pass Read constitution.congress.gov's plain-English breakdown of City of Grants Pass v. Johnson — the 6-3 ruling that let cities fine and jail people for sleeping outside. https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/intro.9-2-24/ALDE_00000091/ Filed June 28, 2024. 300
10RedBalloons @10redballoons.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Search the ABA's post-Grants Pass analysis: why sweep laws fail legally and in practice. www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/res… Share before the next council vote.americanbar.orgSearch the ABA's post-Grants Pass analysis: why sweep laws fail legally and in pSearch the ABA's post-Grants Pass analysis: why sweep laws fail legally and in practice. https://www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/resources/human-rights/2025-march/post-grants-pass-unlawful-ineffective-reducing-homelessness/ Share before the next council vote. 352
10RedBalloons @10redballoons.bsky.social · 19/06/2026#ChildLabor #InvestigateMidwest #FollowTheMoney 000
10RedBalloons @10redballoons.bsky.social · 19/06/2026EPI plus State Innovation Exchange (StIE) 70-page joint policy template — drop-in model bill language a state legislator can take to next session. Companion to EPI’s rollback tracker. Open: www.epi.org/publication/child-labor… 100
10RedBalloons @10redballoons.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Library of Congress official bill page for H.R. 6066 (CARE Act, 119th Cong.) — official bill text, cosponsor list, committee assignment, and roll-call record once it moves. Bookmark when you call your Rep: www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congres… 100
10RedBalloons @10redballoons.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Coalition of Immokalee Workers worker-testimony archive — 30+ years of campaign material plus documented federal modern-slavery prosecutions CIW helped bring (per CIW: 9 cases, 1,200+ workers freed). Spanish, Haitian Creole, Mam: ciw-online.org 100
10RedBalloons @10redballoons.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Fair Food Standards Council and Coalition of Immokalee Workers maintain the FFP-certified-farm directory by state and the 12-brand-buyer roster you can prefer at checkout. Browse worker-testimony video archive: fairfoodprogram.org 100
10RedBalloons @10redballoons.bsky.social · 19/06/2026DOL Office of Inspector General audit 17-25-001-15-001 (Aug 26, 2025) — the federal auditor PDF documenting why WHD enforcement is failing. Cite it when asking your Senator to vote for the CARE Act: www.oig.dol.gov/public/reports/oa/2… 110
10RedBalloons @10redballoons.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Child Labor Coalition — coordinator Reid Maki, 38 organizational members co-chaired by NCL and AFT. Contact childlaborcoalition@nclnet.org or call (202) 207-2820. Member directory plus congressional letter-campaign hub: stopchildlabor.org 100
10RedBalloons @10redballoons.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Worker.gov child-labor and wage intake — DOL’s plain-language inter-agency portal (WHD + OSHA + EBSA + OFCCP), 200+ languages via interpreter hotline. File the complaint: www.worker.gov/child-labor-wages 100
10RedBalloons @10redballoons.bsky.social · 18/06/2026DOL’s M.D. Ala. hot-goods complaint against Hyundai, SMART Alabama, and Best Practice Service — 39 pages, paragraph-numbered. The FLSA § 12(a) theory advocates can cite verbatim. Download: www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OPA/… 100
10RedBalloons @10redballoons.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Investigate Midwest — independent nonprofit newsroom founded 2009. Free searchable database of 20+ years of DOL ag-sector violations, sortable by company, state, year, sector. Tyson investigation Oct 2024 coverage included. Open: investigatemidwest.org 110
10RedBalloons @10redballoons.bsky.social · 18/06/2026DOL Wage and Hour complaint hotline. Calls are free; under FLSA § 11(c) the complainant’s name is not disclosed. Call 1-866-487-9243 M-F 8 am to 4:30 pm local. File online: www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/co… 000
10RedBalloons @10redballoons.bsky.social · 18/06/2026DOL Wage and Hour FY24 Report to Congress — the agency’s own annual statutory report. 4,030 minors in violation, 736 cases, $15.2M penalties, named cases by state. Cite the PDF: www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/… 010
10RedBalloons @10redballoons.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Economic Policy Institute’s interactive child-labor tracker — Jennifer Sherer and Nina Mast. State-by-state status of every rollback and strengthening bill since 2021, sortable by status and year. Open: www.epi.org/research/child-labor 000
10RedBalloons @10redballoons.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Four tools to back child-labor enforcement: CIW's Fair Food Program directory of certified farms + 12 buyer brands, ciw-online.org's worker-testimony archive (9 federal slavery prosecutions, 1,200+ freed), Congress.gov for CARE Act H.R.6066, EPI + State Innovation Exchange model bill template.fairfoodprogram.orgFour tools to back child-labor enforcement: CIW's Fair Food Program directory ofFour tools to back child-labor enforcement: CIW's Fair Food Program directory of certified farms + 12 buyer brands, ciw-online.org's worker-testimony archive (9 federal slavery prosecutions, 1,200+ freed), Congress.gov for CARE Act H.R.6066, EPI + State Innovation Exchange model bill template. 400
10RedBalloons @10redballoons.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Four ways to file a supply-chain child-labor claim: DOL's hot-goods complaint vs. Hyundai (paragraph-numbered PDF), worker.gov's multi-agency intake, stopchildlabor.org's 38-org coalition, DOL OIG report 17-25-001 (103% violation growth FY19-FY23) to cite when you call your Rep.oig.dol.govFour ways to file a supply-chain child-labor claim: DOL's hot-goods complaint vsFour ways to file a supply-chain child-labor claim: DOL's hot-goods complaint vs. Hyundai (paragraph-numbered PDF), worker.gov's multi-agency intake, stopchildlabor.org's 38-org coalition, DOL OIG report 17-25-001 (103% violation growth FY19-FY23) to cite when you call your Rep. 400