Rusty the Rust Belt Geographer
@RustBeltGeo
Dad x2. Geographer. Data democratizer. Aging, subpar guitar player. Liker of economic democracy, dual power, & community rights. Penguins hockey. Opinions mine.
"Just incredible that today, at a moment when housing and rental costs are at the top of many people's concerns, Donald Trump just proposed eliminating basically all housing assistance programs in the federal budget" - @MichaelSLinden
Toplines from HUD section of Trump proposed FY26 budget: Sections 8, 9, 202 and 811 all eliminated and replaced by much smaller state block grant. Elimination of HOME+CDBG. Elimination of the Pathways to Removing Obstacles program, which helped cities do zoning/permitting reform.
Blessed Earthstrong to friend and collaborator of Peter, @MickJagger . These two legends released a song together in 1978, “(You Gotta Walk And) Don’t Look Back” which has since become a staple in Tosh’s discography. #PeterTosh #MickJagger #DontLookBack
I paid off my undergraduate loans. I still support canceling student debt. You don’t need to personally benefit from something to know it’s the right thing to do.
I paid off my undergraduate loans. I still support canceling student debt. You don’t need to personally benefit from something to know it’s the right thing to do.
(1) A young married couple, both unskilled, take convenience store jobs at $15/hr in a moderately prosperous state. The big convenience and fast-food chains offer pretty good benefits. They both work 48-hour weeks, giving them a combined annual income of $74,880, enough to pay…
(1) A young married couple, both unskilled, take convenience store jobs at $15/hr in a moderately prosperous state. The big convenience and fast-food chains offer pretty good benefits. They both work 48-hour weeks, giving them a combined annual income of $74,880, enough to pay…
The US-brokered "peace deal" between the DRC and Rwanda is actually wild. The US is getting access to $2 trillion worth of DRC minerals in exchange for forcing the withdrawal of Rwandan-backed M23 militias. That's one-tenth of the DRC's total mineral wealth, more than any…
The BBC really thought they had it all covered by not live streaming Kneecaps set 😂 Then comes along Bob Vylan 🎤 #Glastonbury2025
Last night, Zohran Mamdani won, and won decisively. For @inthesetimesmag, I spent months following @TenantBloc's campaign to rally working-class tenants around him in support of his rent freeze plan. If his win surprised you at all, this is worth a read: inthesetimes.com/article/zohran…
Stronger together. ✊🏾
For now, congrats to the entire @RyanforBuffalo team, including its citywide network of supporters (see: @ourcityaction), on their collective victory✊🏻
Only 16 more days until the new @propagandhi album, "At Peace", arrives! Watch the video for Cat Guy and then preorder the album if you haven't already done so: youtu.be/Y4LUHJmPRHE?si…
Plainclothes agents. Trying to question elementary-aged kids. And lying that they had parents permission to do so.
BREAKING: LAUSD confirms plainclothes federal agents tried to question kids at two elementary schools in Los Angeles Monday but were denied entry by administrators. Superintendent Carvahlo said the agents claimed they had parent permission to question the kids, but it wasn't true
In memory of Dennes Dale "D." Boon, guitarist and lead singer of the American punk rock trio Minutemen, born on this day in 1958 and died in a traffic accident in 1985 at the age of 27 📸 Alison Braun #punk #punks #punkrock #dboon #minutemen #history #punkrockhistory #otd
PSA: NEW @propagandhi
.@propagandhi's first album in 8 years ‼️ ‘At Peace’ is coming May 2nd Its title track “At Peace” is out now: propagandhi.ffm.to/atpeace
note that Trump refers to Khalil by name. then recall that yesterday, DHS told @DropSiteNews that the orders came directly from the White House. this signals the White House is hand-picking individuals to be stripped of their residency, independent of all due process.
Trump signals the beginning of a new campus crackdown, promising "many" more arrests of students "across the country" who protested for Palestine or against Israel's war in Gaza
Required reading for folks who wonder what building dual power might mean/look like in practice in their communities. Pass it on...
Learn more about the People's Network for Land and Liberation. Check out this article. #BuildAndFight #GetOrganized scienceopen.com/hosted-documen…
I named by second son after @tmorello, and not just because of the sonic magic he's capable of producing with six strings...
You’re welcome. But as a reminder the first RATM record came out during the Clinton administration. Then, as now, that music critiqued a capitalist/white supremacist power structure that was and is still in full effect. Currently more so than ever. Listen more closely. Like…
Pretty simple: no one should live in poverty.
: No one should live in poverty! ✊🏾