Tired of seeing #homeless people and others you don't like? Obviously, we need to move them out to some sort of a... a camp, I guess, where they could be gathered and confined... you know, like concentrated.

"Many things have made my heart grieve in recent months. But few more than the militarization of DC for this fascist-sounding 'safety and beautification' campaign. …

Jesus was born, lived, and died as an unhoused person."

~ Diana Butler Bass

#Trump #WashingtonDC #military #homeless #fascism #beautification
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Still, #Trump’s interest in reforming the city remained, according to multiple White House officials. Frustration grew within the admin as #city officials were seen as not sharing enough information with #federal law enforcement, one of the people said, & not getting rid of every #homeless encampment as #Bowser had promised.

But in the first few months, the relationship between #Trump & DC Mayor #MurielBowser (D) was surprisingly strong. He complained about some of the #homeless encampments near the E Street Expressway leading to the White House & State Dept, & she promptly responded. She had the city paint over the bright yellow letters spelling out the words #BlackLivesMatter that she had ordered painted on the ground just steps from the White House during his first term, another act that earned her good will.

#Trump had openly opined about a #takeover for years, remarking in 2023 during a visit for the CPAC convention in the National Harbor that…“It’s so disgraceful, so disgusting,” he said, complaining at the image it sent to visiting foreign leaders & floating the idea of the #FederalGovernment taking #control of the #city. “I always made it a point as president, when I saw the highways were dirty, or that the #homeless encampments were starting to form to take care of the problem immediately.”

Those questions were answered Monday morning, when #Trump federalized the #DC #police dept & authorized some 800 #NationalGuard #troops to patrol #city streets…. Speaking to a packed White House briefing room, he gave them a far-reaching mandate to clear #homeless encampments, make #arrests & “to do whatever the hell they want” in curbing *crime* — an exertion of #executive #power never before attempted by any #US #president in modern history.

Please at the least #boost to help #Indigenous family, #homeless after eviction

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@jaykuo

OMG! people really believe #homeless folks have a right to have property?

not in portland, we don't.

if we camp on private property, private security, companies contracted by the city government, or just groundskeepers, can take all our property and throw it away.

and if we camp on city-owned property, the police or companies under contract with the city can take our possessions.

here in portland, one does not even have to provide a name or ID - just tell the contractor's the date and place when the stuff was taken, and it'll all be handed over to the first person who provides the correct info.

@persagen

people ARE reacting - they inform on squatters, and take video of people who live in the squats.

too late - the USA's been outright fascist for decades now.

oh, but it's totally okay to hate on 'latinos' and the #homeless.

The WH has dismissed reporting about #Trump's ties to #JeffreyEpstein as "fake news," though it has acknowledged his name appears in documents related to his case.

Rev #AlSharpton criticized Trump's reference to "slums" in Washington & his equating of #homeless people to criminals.
"We cannot, nor will we, take this lying down," he said.
Sharpton says he will lead a march on Aug 28 in downtown #NYC from near the courthouse where Trump was convicted towards a Trump-owned building on Wall Street.

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Related:

~ FBI deployed to D.C. after #Trump announces crackdown on #homeless people ~

https://www.axios.com/2025/08/10/trump-dc-homeless-people-move-immediately