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ashley fairbanks
@ziibiing.com

FOX news host suggests we euthanize the homeless, someone goes into two encampments and starts shooting. 13 people shot and Jacob Frey and the media are just talking about it as the new best reason to clear the encampments

kstp.com'We're shutting this thing down': 8 shot at Minneapolis homeless encampment hosted by landlord, Frey pledges actionThat shooting came less than 12 hours after another shooting just two miles away that left five others injured.
Robin Marty
@robinmarty.com

I'm trying to wrap my head around this from far away and maybe it looks different on the ground, but what is going on with addiction programs in Minneapolis? Because a google is showing me that area has absolutely no methadone or suboxone clinics and if drugs are really the issue shouldn't there be?

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Robin Marty
@robinmarty.com

In my dream world every clinic should offer it just as you would offer STI testing, birth control, prenatal care, etc. In a dignified and accessible manner. :/

Jon
@jonvw4.bsky.social

Bunch treatment centers got shutdown because they over billed medicaid. Bunch more shutdown because of lack of funding. Don't know about Hennepin county (Minneapolis) but next door Ramsey county (St. Paul) is shutting down their county treatment home and stopped efforts to build new ones.

startribune.comMinnesota addiction service provider may end massive program amid fraud investigationNuway faces a “credible allegation of fraud,” but some fear state’s plan to stop Medicaid dollars to the nonprofit will increase homelessness and overdoses.
Jon
@jonvw4.bsky.social

Basically while we blame everything on the drug addicts we've done nothing to help them stop being drug addicts, Similar is done with homelessness. Where the "solution" seems to be to destroy their property (in violation of court orders) at encampments and hope that means they stop existing.

startribune.comRamsey County proposed budget includes closing detox center, levy hikeCounty Manager Ling Becker presented her initial budget proposal to the County Board this week. A final vote on the budget and the levy increase is not until December.
Jon
@jonvw4.bsky.social

Whole of local governments have taken a tough on addiction and tough on homelessness approach, it's not clearly not working, but the governments have claimed victory over and over again after every encampment they destroy, that just moves to a different area.

kare11.comKARE 11 Investigates: Feds launch probe into Twin Cities addiction treatment centerFederal agents are looking into Evergreen Recovery, the addiction treatment facility at the center of a KARE 11 investigation into potential fraudulent billing.