Over the long weekend a friend sent me a link to a Jimmy Dore interview with Keith McHenry, the co-founder of Food Not Bombs. When it comes to providing context on the Homeless Industrial Complex, including the current grift, how the grift is protected, and its long history stretching back to New York City, circa 1938, I don’t think a more informative 30 minutes exists, so check it out!
Money has ALWAYS been terrified of the mob, so it’s not surprising to see that David Rockefeller was closely tied to the origin story of United Way in NYC. From the link:
United Way of New York City has deep roots in our community, working to empower our most-vulnerable neighbors—and has been doing so since its inception in 1938. The Great Depression was nearing the end, a glimmer of hope was in the air, but so many were struggling. It was then that Rockefeller rallied the titans of industry—Vanderbilt, Morgan, and Carnegie— to come together and change what it meant to be a New Yorker. They founded an organization that would collect funds and distribute them to local charities, coordinate relief efforts, refer people to agencies and programs who could support them, and provide emergency assistance while individuals and families worked to regain stability after such economic devastation. And so began the organization that today we know as United Way of New York City.
Fast forward half a century and United Way found itself embroiled in a massive scandal featuring its CEO, William Aramony. Here’s a good summary of the cautionary tale:
The downfall of William Aramony, once a celebrated figurehead of American philanthropy, serves as a chilling parable of unchecked power and misplaced trust. As the long-time CEO of United Way of America (UWA), Aramony held a position that embodied the very essence of public service and charitable giving. He was entrusted with millions of dollars donated by ordinary citizens, funds intended to alleviate suffering and strengthen communities. Yet, beneath the veneer of compassion and dedication, Aramony was perpetrating a shocking deception, diverting charitable donations to finance a life of extravagance and personal indulgence. His actions not only shattered his own reputation but also triggered a seismic shift in the nonprofit sector, forcing a long-overdue reckoning with issues of accountability, transparency, and ethical leadership.
Aramony’s criminal behavior marked a turning point for nonprofits, exposing the vulnerabilities of a sector that had long operated on an assumption of good faith and selfless service. The scandal revealed that even the most esteemed organizations, led by seemingly unimpeachable figures, could fall prey to corruption and abuse of power. It underscored the urgent need for greater scrutiny, stricter controls, and a fundamental shift in how nonprofits operate and are perceived.
When you watch the Jimmy Dore interview you get a wonderful description of the tactics used against people like ME, former insiders of the Homeless Industrial Complex intent on exposing the grift. I guess I was too good at showing the narrative control relationship between the Missoula County Sheriff’s Office, a Federal program called Project Safe Neighborhood, and that local chapter of the non-profit I’m forbidden to write about because my judge, Mandamus Shane, is more concerned about bathrooms than the first amendment.
That’s why when you read THIS post from March 31st you’ll notice I was forced to remove content or face the legal consequences.
Since I’m severely restricted in writing about the Homeless grift in Missoula, let’s look at the retarded state of California where BILLIONS can’t be properly accounted for.
California has failed to adequately monitor the outcomes of its vast spending on homelessness programs, according to a state audit released Tuesday, raising questions about whether billions of dollars meant to thwart the crisis has been worth it as the number of people living unsheltered has soared.
A new report from the California State Auditor’s Office found that a state council created to oversee the implementation of homelessness programs has not consistently tracked spending or the outcomes of those programs.
That dearth of information means the state lacks pertinent data and that policymakers “are likely to struggle to understand homelessness programs’ ongoing costs and achieved outcomes,” the audit says.
The woman getting some of the long-needed scrutiny, Dr Va Lecia Adams Kellum, resigned last month as information emerged showing how these types of grifters LOVE directing money to friends and family. Here’s a screenshot from the link:
While the grifters get paid BIG dollars to grift, whistleblowers like me get financially destroyed by the lawfare tactics used to ensure the public stays ignorant about what’s REALLY happening with their donations and tax dollars. The message is clear: speaking truth to local power has a STEEP price tag, one most people aren’t willing to pay. How will we ever shift the grift if those who have the guts to say something get socially isolated and financially destroyed?
My effectiveness in unpacking how local grifters leverage the blackhole of need to control and expand every financial tool available to them, like tax levies, is why I’ve been targeted, slandered, harassed, and intimidated into scaling back my effort to break the narrative control I saw emerge when the Missoula County Sheriff’s Office permanently ended Sean Stevenson’s bout of homelessness in Missoula by KILLING HIM, a strategy they duplicated with Sean’s alleged assailant, Johnny Lee Perry.
I’d like to say more, but, in Missoula, speaking truth to power has been effectively criminalized for me, so instead I’ll just say thanks for reading, and stay tuned, because my prediction for our local political season is that it’s going to be HILARIOUS!