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BumRushDaShow

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32. From the OP

Reply to VMA131Marine (Reply #31)

Sun Apr 27, 2025, 08:14 PM

Apr 27

executive order aimed at making the District of Columbia “safe and beautiful,” which instructed the National Park Service to remove all homeless encampments from federal land in the capital.

That's who they are talking about while Congress intentionally "forgot" to give the city a requested $1billion of funding with the last C.R. Then the Senate did a standalone for the money that they passed unanimously and sent over to the House, where the House promptly ignored it, and went on their break.

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Trump admin brainstorms aggressive tactics to clear homeless camps in cities and forcibly hospitalize people, report [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 27 OP

So ... let's 'concentrate' all of them into, you know ... AZJonnie Apr 27 #1

... BumRushDaShow Apr 27 #2

In Nazi Germany, the first killed were the old, mentally & physically disabled... NotHardly Apr 27 #13

And the homosexuals. Dixiegrrrl Apr 27 #24

Stunning krkaufman Apr 27 #19

It most certainly does, and it is absolutely sickening AZJonnie Apr 27 #21

There are only facilities and staff for a fraction of moniss Apr 27 #3

Exactly! Wuddles440 Apr 27 #6

Maybe one day they will create places to live instead of having to play clean up constantly and stuff? Brainfodder Apr 27 #4

No simple fix Blackjackdavey Apr 27 #5

I think that would be fascist in its own way. NH Ethylene Apr 27 #28

like the clearing out of the bonus marchers during hoovers admin... Javaman Apr 27 #7

Just more horseshit and gunsmoke, fear mongering IMO. Magoo48 Apr 27 #22

My aren't you the charmer. Javaman Apr 27 #25

And they're gonna pay for this, how? ananda Apr 27 #8

There are already very few TDO beds already. underpants Apr 27 #33

You sound like you understand the issue. ananda Apr 27 #34

"Vagrants" "animals" "poisoning the blood of our nation" "not human" EarthFirst Apr 27 #9

"so that order can be restored" Nigrum Cattus Apr 27 #10

"involuntary hospitalization? "mental illnesses?" Grins Apr 27 #11

I can think of one individual to start with. Individual 1. n/t the nelm Apr 27 #14

History Iamscrewed Apr 27 #12

How about making the economy more equitable? not fooled Apr 27 #15

If he stops birthright citizenship... Mawspam2 Apr 27 #16

What can we do? maxrandb Apr 27 #17

The "Nut House"... BurnDoubt Apr 27 #18

This is an extremely complex issue, and ... BurnDoubt Apr 27 #20

I lived near a State Mental Hospital in southern Calif during Reagan years. Had friends studying to be care providers Attilatheblond Apr 27 #30

Reagan having closed down the "asylums" starting when he was governor, where the hell will they be housed? Hekate Apr 27 #23

El Salvador, is my guess. LisaL Apr 27 #29

They will tell us what to read, what to think, how to behave bucolic_frolic Apr 27 #26

My guess is we end up with something like giving tratment and hospitalization to people who need it SSJVegeta Apr 27 #27

Since when is this a federal issue? VMA131Marine Apr 27 #31

From the OP BumRushDaShow Apr 27 #32

"(or were an uncooperative wife, for that matter).".... electric_blue68 Apr 28 #35

There are (but not enough) Mental Health Housing Programs... electric_blue68 Apr 28 #36