🌊 America’s Water Crisis: Millions Still Don’t Have Clean Water While D.C. argues over foreign aid, millions of Americans in rural and urban areas still don’t have access to safe drinking water. From Jackson, Mississippi to tribal lands across the West, aging infrastructure, contamination, and neglect are creating a third-world water crisis—inside the richest country on Earth. Children are bathing in bottled water. Schools are using porta-potties. Entire towns are under boil-water alerts year-round. Yet billions are being sent abroad while American pipes literally rot underground. This isn’t just a policy failure—it’s a betrayal. #WaterCrisisUSA #FixOurPipes #InfrastructureMatters #AmericaFirstStartsAtHome #BETTRNews 🔗 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/02/us/jackson-mississippi-water-crisis.html

🛑 Prison Closures Leave Thousands Homeless—But Not the Inmates As New York and California shut down dozens of prisons citing budget cuts and reform, a troubling trend is emerging: the buildings sit empty while local homelessness skyrockets. Instead of repurposing these facilities into housing, rehab centers, or job training sites, state governments are leaving them to rot—costing taxpayers millions in maintenance and security. Meanwhile, veterans, addicts, and the mentally ill sleep on sidewalks steps away from vacant, state-owned buildings with working bathrooms, kitchens, and beds. Advocates are calling for immediate action to convert these “ghost prisons” into transitional housing. But bureaucracy, NIMBY politics, and a lack of vision are standing in the way. How long can we ignore this? #HomelessCrisis #PrisonReform #WastedResources #GhostTowns #BETTRNews #TurnNYRed 🔗 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/states-close-prisons-leave-empty-buildings-amid-homelessness-crisis-rcna118129