I doubt that “gang of 15 year olds” were homeless. Maybe it was a couple of girls who BB thought he could assault and he FAFO.

yah, that did not really happen. He is a shit stirrer and an attention whore.

Americans have goldfish memories. They do not remember shit.

work will set you free… yeah free to visit to the “showers”

https://youtu.be/aCiYmCVikjo

I was thinking it would be really cool if some crazy person decided to just blow up that bribe jet. But I guess it will not happen. The crazy gun nuts just like to shoot up kids, blacks, gays and Jewish people… and governmental employees/state politicos.

Green Zone in Iraq.

I don’t need the rich or the government to “believe”… I just want them to understand and have some fucking insight.

He “donated” his presidential salary for this year. But not the bribes.

The first thing I would do is end world hunger. Then I would work on irrigation and clean water supply and sanitation. After that, would work on agricultural sustainability. Medical tech/supplying all their health clinics with oxygen and medically stabilizing medications including vaccines and establishing research facilities; training for healthcare professionals. Then I would move on to education for the young once their nutrition and health is established. This is not hard. It has been done in thousands of civilizations.

I am near retirement… but I have to tell you… if one of those oligarch/politicos comes in … I am slow coding that bastard.

Consider that the federal agencies are now demanding that state agencies provide information on all the people who receive benefits like SNAP, WIC, Housing assistance, HEAP, etc. Families who qualify for SNAP (foodstamps) also qualify for other benefits including higher ed scholarships. These are usually grant monies that the state is allowed to distribute. Now they want more info… because “waste and fraud” - why not trust the states to determine that??? so after the immigrants, they focus on the homeless… then move on to the poors.

RFK Jr: “Wellness farms” >

I sense that they will be the next targeted population once ICE is done with the undocumented. They are easy to find. Low lying fruit so to speak.

My husband works in our local city and sees so many. He admits he has a soft heart and gives them money – for which his coworkers berate him. He said he saw a guy sleeping in a dumpster yesterday… why would someone choose to sleep in garbage? he asked. My son said, well maybe he fears to be stoned/high in open air, a contained environment may have seemed for safe for him… I thought… well, someone could say the same thing about someone who wanted to sleep safely… perhaps the shelter was full.

People in this nation are very ignorant about the actual procedures in getting green cards, citizenship… the costs, the paperwork, the time it takes. I think they are also as ignorant as to the capacity and ability of their local homeless shelters and safety nets to provide for those who have fallen through them. Most say, “they should get a job.” Those able to work do have jobs, they just can’t afford the rents or can’t pass the financial background check (d/t being evicted when they had a job loss) in order to get a rental. We need transitional housing, boardinghouses, more multi family housing and decreased zoning rules and discrimination so allowing a family of 5 to live in a 2 bedroom apt. is not disallowed.

A large number of our local homeless are drug addicted or mentally ill or both. We have a State Mental Health Hospital here. Many either leave their group homes or lost benefits in order to remain in some of the rehab facilities.

My son interacts with these people every day. No, he is not a therapist… he works at a state hospital and he sees them on the street and just talks to them, even when they make no sense and are probably hallucinating.

He says… “It is important to acknowledge an individual’s humanity no matter what their mental and economic status. Ignoring them, making them feel they are invisible, just contributes to their mental illness and trauma.” Even if you have no money to give them, you can acknowledge them and look at them and shake their hand whether they make any sense to you at all. Positive interactions in a community contributes to the collective mental health.

He has a Masters degree in clinical psychology. He currently works as a data scientist.

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It is impossible for him to admit his economical genius moves has fucked the populace. He is literally screwed over the global and national economy.

I, for one, am buying nothing but essentials going forward. I do need work on my home but we will DIY the cheapest way possible and shop in the secondary local market. I will purchase secondhand first always. My millennial kid and his wife are doing the same. It is time for neighbors and communities to work together-- mutual aid.

My spouse and I are handy so can manage to most home improvements ourselves but the supplies/materials have drastically increased in price; still probably cheaper than hiring a contractor.

My friend needs to add another electrical service to her house and is kind of freaking out at the first quote. I told her to get some more quotes… then wait. If you are patient, you will see… the prices will actually go down as the collective absorbs the ridiculous tariffs/inflation for basic living.

The truth is, we are getting screwed. Consider that during the Great Depression and WW2, people learned to garden to feed themselves. Start your beds now if you have land/yard. If you don’t, consider the community gardens in your area. If there are not any now… start one. So long as we still have public lands, we have that opportunity. Additionally, there is such a thing as guerilla gardening where you dig in little seedpods in parks/and land that is neglected (medians, side roads, etc.). https://www.gardenstead.com/guerilla-gardening-the-search-for-nature-in-urban-cities/

Do not be afraid. Be motivated. (I was going to say be angry… but that is really a big waste of energy…) but being motivated and energized and proactive, calm, centered is way better. That is energy that can be maintained.

Anger energy is just a big spark and dies out. I know, y’all are pissed… hell, I am pissed too but it helps to restrain the amount of triggers you allow yourself to be exposed to because otherwise it is a big energy suck and depression invitation.

Just cling to your first principles and pursue them. The triggering bullshit will be deployed on a daily basis designed to drive you out of your mind… ignore it. Just keep to your first principles. Work to provide a resilient local economy, dig the ditches so to speak… You are not responsible for your whole city… just this part of your block, this one apartment building, these particular floors… this one floor and recruit more… maybe they have capacity for a floor… or half a floor and recruit another to handle the other half. Many hands make light work.

Have weekly meetings, have parties and celebrations. Gather, create some solidarity and create a union.

eta: Also do what you can to reduce any debt you have and avoid more. I think there will be changes to screw over credit card debt holders. Anyone who has a variable rate etc.

There are large financial bubbles over the AI and cybercurrency futures. Our dollar has been downgraded. The US has a human rights alert and tourism is going down. The WH has signaled their willingness to expose our SS funds to the stock market, cyber and other risky investments.

Our Congress has abandoned us. So be very frugal, careful and start teaching yourselves about finance/investments/savings/etc. There are books at the library and online resources. Remember 2007/2008

Arm the Homeless.