How long would it take for you to face homelessness if you're in between jobs or contracts? Do any of us feel supported by the systems we pay taxes into?
Stanford, a nurse, joins me to talk about how a false accusation at work led to 26 days in jail, job loss, and two evictions in under a year, even though the case was dismissed. He describes living with mold and water leaks while management ignored repairs, then used unpaid addendum fees to evict him after he reported conditions to the city. We break down the systemic barriers that prioritize profit over people: housing, the court system, terrible public transit, and how the apartments would not accept the limited nonprofit aid he received because he wouldn't sign the liability waiver.
Ridley Apartment Homes in Houston managed by Emerge Living were the most affordable apartments he could get while he has been in between jobs and dealing with court cases. Affordable housing shouldn't mean living in mold.
Here's his information if you're able to help him during this time:
Cash App: $Dakhi
Zelle: Bateson33@yahoo.com (mailto:Bateson33@yahoo.com)
Apple Pay: Showard24@live.com (mailto:Showard24@live.com)
9 Oct 2026
#StopFlock Movement in League City
If you're in the burbs feeling like all you can do is vote and vent about Trump, please know there is political movement happening at your local city council that you can join, support, and advocate for local change.
James has been attending city council sessions in League City to advocate for removing Flock cameras in the area. We discuss myths around "I have nothing to hide if they surveil me," along with general education of the surveillance state. We also discuss how important it is go beyond voting and engage with the local government. Part of it, we discussed, is the anxiety about showing up and not knowing how to, so we go through that as well.
If you're in League City, next time you rant about federal issues you can't control, remember you can join James and other folks who are putting pressure on city council for the Flock cameras among other issues.
When do they meet? View it here (https://www.leaguecitytx.gov/2032/Council-Meetings).
26 Sept 2026
The Deficit Cycle: Harris County's Budget
We are watching the federal government use our tax dollars for more surveillance, policing, and war despite public outrage. Have you taken a look at how Harris County is using our tax dollars locally? Despite it being a Democratic majority, our local tax dollars primarily go to the cops with little else going to libraries, roads, flood mitigation, infrastructure, or anything else that keeps us safe. Money from all these departments get sucked away into the policing void, and creates a yearly deficit cycle.
Alfredo, a policy organizer with People's Counsel (https://peoplescounsel.org/), joins me to recap the county budget. Organizers and community members attended the budget meetings, spoke out, and were there when the commissioners took the vote. Its been about four years since there's been movement around the county's budget. Alfredo and I discuss the movement, myths, and how the budget should be regarded as a moral document for how our government takes care of us.
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