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  1. Compare and contrast

    youtube.com/shorts/xMDxRzqpbF0

    with

    lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/

    Strictly speaking, the one does not contradict the other, as each chiefly addresses different topics: the unhoused in public spaces on the one hand, public drug use on the other.

    Yet a difference in attitude is certainly present here, as well as a difference in the understanding of freedom as a value.

    I don't have a pat answer about the "correctness" of either approach. I do know that progressives should be thinking hard about these matters
    and be ready for challenging discussion about public space, inclusion, and the justifiability or otherwise of paternalism with regard to housing, drug use, and mental illness.

    #PublicSpace #ThirdSpaces #Unhoused #Homeless #DrugUse #Freedom #PoliticalThought #PoliticalPhilosophy #Politics #MentalIllness

  2. This guy may look like a gopher, but I gotta agree with "publicly accessible places for kids to play rather than funneling all development through clubs and organized teams".

    theguardian.com/football/2026/

    #Soccer #PublicSpace