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VTderry

(105 posts)
20. Yup. "Pick fruit or go to prison-- your choice!"
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 09:25 AM
Feb 3

And once the no-longer-unhoused are sorted, Roadkill Robby will be coming for anyone with mental health issues to place on "organic" farms where they will be forbidden their meds and magically cured by harvesting artisanal blueberries.

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Well the measles breaking out across.... Lovie777 Feb 3 #1
Surprised RandySF Feb 3 #2
oh you know there will be a catch somewhere Skittles Feb 3 #3
Article doesn't say which 8 cities, but I'm guessing they're in red states. SunSeeker Feb 3 #4
Apparently the HHS announcement didn't specify the cities either BumRushDaShow Feb 3 #5
"...help them find housing and employment." VTderry Feb 3 #17
I'm sure they are building up to that BumRushDaShow Feb 3 #19
Yup. "Pick fruit or go to prison-- your choice!" VTderry Feb 3 #20
Or better BumRushDaShow Feb 3 #23
I'm sure that's in there somewhere too. n/t VTderry Feb 3 #24
They have the highest rates of overdose so probably Phoenix61 Feb 3 #6
"...will also make faith-based organizations eligible..." OldBaldy1701E Feb 3 #7
I'm going to let them go on that JohnnyRingo Feb 3 #14
"As long as the money is spent wisely..." OldBaldy1701E Feb 3 #22
With what? Ivermectin, bootstraps and Jesus? hatrack Feb 3 #8
oh boy... Javaman Feb 3 #9
Evidence-based... lonely bird Feb 3 #10
Bobby Brainworm shouldn't lecture anyone on addiction when he's just VTderry Feb 3 #18
So HHS is investing in detention camps, too? WestMichRad Feb 3 #11
Credit where credit is due.... with caution. JohnnyRingo Feb 3 #12
But they are proposing inititiatives that had ALREADY BEEN PUT IN PLACE by Biden and earlier (D) Presidents BumRushDaShow Feb 3 #16
God have mercy on the homeless with these monsters orangecrush Feb 3 #13
This cannot be! Trump and his minions NEVER do anything to help the raccoon Feb 3 #15
Why do you think they need warehouses? Hela Feb 3 #21
Saw a MAGAt on FB say the program should be "Rehab, or Prison if you refuse". maxsolomon Feb 3 #25
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