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VTderry

(137 posts)
17. "...help them find housing and employment."
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 10:11 AM
Feb 2026

My money is on forced labor on farms in Florida and other red states (that have lost their workers to ICE purges) in order to qualify to live in grim shacks built by a Trump shell company for which the taxpayers will be charged at least 1000x the actual cost to build.

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Well the measles breaking out across.... Lovie777 Feb 2026 #1
Surprised RandySF Feb 2026 #2
oh you know there will be a catch somewhere Skittles Feb 2026 #3
Article doesn't say which 8 cities, but I'm guessing they're in red states. SunSeeker Feb 2026 #4
Apparently the HHS announcement didn't specify the cities either BumRushDaShow Feb 2026 #5
"...help them find housing and employment." VTderry Feb 2026 #17
I'm sure they are building up to that BumRushDaShow Feb 2026 #19
Yup. "Pick fruit or go to prison-- your choice!" VTderry Feb 2026 #20
Or better BumRushDaShow Feb 2026 #23
I'm sure that's in there somewhere too. n/t VTderry Feb 2026 #24
They have the highest rates of overdose so probably Phoenix61 Feb 2026 #6
"...will also make faith-based organizations eligible..." OldBaldy1701E Feb 2026 #7
I'm going to let them go on that JohnnyRingo Feb 2026 #14
"As long as the money is spent wisely..." OldBaldy1701E Feb 2026 #22
With what? Ivermectin, bootstraps and Jesus? hatrack Feb 2026 #8
oh boy... Javaman Feb 2026 #9
Evidence-based... lonely bird Feb 2026 #10
Bobby Brainworm shouldn't lecture anyone on addiction when he's just VTderry Feb 2026 #18
So HHS is investing in detention camps, too? WestMichRad Feb 2026 #11
Credit where credit is due.... with caution. JohnnyRingo Feb 2026 #12
But they are proposing inititiatives that had ALREADY BEEN PUT IN PLACE by Biden and earlier (D) Presidents BumRushDaShow Feb 2026 #16
God have mercy on the homeless with these monsters orangecrush Feb 2026 #13
This cannot be! Trump and his minions NEVER do anything to help the raccoon Feb 2026 #15
Why do you think they need warehouses? Hela Feb 2026 #21
Saw a MAGAt on FB say the program should be "Rehab, or Prison if you refuse". maxsolomon Feb 2026 #25
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