Rebecca Burns
@RebeccaJBurns_
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Investigative reporter and editor. š”,š¦,āļø, alsoš. she/ her.
Joined November 2011
NEW: In a tough housing market, aspiring buyers are turning to rent-to-own. Home Partners advertises a "path to homeownership" for those locked out of mortgages ā but here's what I found when I looked at their record of turning tenants into homeowners:
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RT @sarahlazare: This is Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla speaking on an earnings call yesterday, when the coup was already underway. Class solidarā¦
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RT @sarahlazare: I spoke with political philosopher Elizabeth Anderson about how being a corporate boss is training ground for authoritariaā¦
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RT @NathanTankus: EMERGENCY PIECE: Itās not true that DOGE only has āread onlyā access to the most top secret systems at the Bureau of theā¦
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RT @rohangrey: Gonna say this once, and say it very slowly. The Obama and Biden administrations made a huge mistake by validating the ideā¦
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extremely needed TL cleanse
Today I'm announcing a plan to unleash the public sector and build the housing we desperately need. As Mayor, I will triple New York City's production of permanently affordable, union-built, rent-stabilized homes, constructing 200,000 new units over the next decade.
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RT @pdougmc: Exclusive: how NSF is scouring research grants for violations of Trumpās orders The US National Science Foundation has unfrozeā¦
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RT @darbysaxbe: šØBREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulleā¦
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RT @AdamLMahoney: NEW: Itās now clear that HALF of all Black households in Altadena were consumed by flames and residents have told Capitalā¦
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RT @bad_tenant: BREAKING: We found 1,343 instances of rent gouging between Jan 7 and 18. That number has now surged to 2,864āa 113% increasā¦
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RT @workdaymagazine: āDonāt Open the Doorā: How Chicago Is Frustrating ICEās Campaign of Fear Months of know-your-rights work has Trumpāsā¦
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RT @sarahlazare: People are understandably scared as Trump unleashes a torrent of attacks on vulnerable populations. But some in the grassrā¦
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RT @bad_tenant: We built off the rent-gouging spreadsheet and analyzed 1,343 instances of rent gouging. Findings in our report out today: hā¦
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RT @leahfrombklyn: For @TIME, I wrote about how our laws + policies discourage those who want to help their homeless neighbors. The pastorā¦
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RT @sarahlazare: Here is the Know Your Rights card Arise Chicago has been distributing throughout Chicago. More resources here: https://t.cā¦
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RT @LAURA_N_ROD: ICE confirms there are arrests taking place today in Chicago. āU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, along with fedeā¦
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RT @ryangrim: This doesnāt seem to be getting enough attention. The Silicon Valley social contract forced on the public by Obama and then Tā¦
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RT @TimothyS: Mexico denied permission for Trump to use its airspace for deportation flights to Guatemala. Pretty big deal, in my opinion.
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RT @AdamLMahoney: Altadena's Black community west of Lake Ave waited hours for evacuation orders during the Eaton Fireālong after flames coā¦
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RT @thomasbirm: If you need good news: This month, two Providence city councilmen turned City Hall into an emergency shelter, saving homelā¦
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