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LisaM

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91. Airbnb and other short term rentals do not help.

Mon Aug 11, 2025, 11:33 AM

Aug 11

I beg my friends not to stay in them, to no avail. They take away housing stock, drive up rents, and are generally owned by absentee owners. Please boycott this type of vacation housing.

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Trump demands homeless 'immediately' move out of Washington DC to make nation's capital 'more beautiful' [View all] BumRushDaShow Aug 10 OP

A President for all the People BOSSHOG Aug 10 #1

Maybe some rogue ICE troopers will round them up and fly them down to Mar-a-Lago hlthe2b Aug 10 #7

Nah... they'll fly them to Alligator Auschwitz. Justice matters. Aug 10 #12

No, I said ROGUE offficers. Clearly Trump's storm troopers would never do something rational and lacking in hlthe2b Aug 10 #16

Ah man, I thought they were all ROGUE officers. nt CozyMystery Aug 11 #73

"fly them* down to Mar-a-Lago" speak easy Aug 10 #30

Nice thought, but not enough room to do it jmowreader Aug 10 #31

I like that idea! BOSSHOG Aug 10 #34

When they refuse to leave, they can say they fought for it so it is a land swap. karynnj Aug 11 #108

LOL! Yeah, because that's totally how this shit works. Karasu Aug 10 #2

I think I know what's possibly going on here customerserviceguy Aug 10 #3

The reason why there is homeless people in California like there is in pretty much all 50 states AZProgressive Aug 11 #70

Housing, food, and healthcare. CozyMystery Aug 11 #75

Then, let's put a stop to it. OldBaldy1701E Aug 11 #82

Airbnb and other short term rentals do not help. LisaM Aug 11 #91

Is he gonna pave the streets in gold? Deuxcents Aug 10 #4

Wow... ultralite001 Aug 10 #13

Yep..The Millionaire show..I was 8 years old..funny how ya don't forget some things Deuxcents Aug 10 #21

I loved that show back then, even though I'm sure I didn't really understand it at the time. ShazzieB Aug 10 #55

I grew up in Illinois. ChazInAz Aug 11 #101

I live in Illinois, and I've been to Allerton Park! 😄 ShazzieB Aug 11 #103

That guy is John Archer,actress Anne Archer's father. Bengus81 Aug 11 #84

No Governor to stand in his way, so this begins in DC. nature-lover Aug 10 #5

Eventually he'll just order the ones that won't leave imprisoned or executed Eliot Rosewater Aug 10 #9

The criminals are him & the repugs Nigrum Cattus Aug 10 #6

Readability Analyzer, Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 4.02 tanyev Aug 10 #8

trump, calling for a "more beautiful" D.C.---after what he's done to the White House. Paladin Aug 10 #10

This fucking guy Blues Heron Aug 10 #11

"We'll give you places to stay" Diamond_Dog Aug 10 #14

I'm reminded of the movie "Soylent Green ". Dr. T Aug 10 #40

We're almost there. thought crime Aug 10 #59

He's too ignorant to have ever heard of "Poor Houses" thought crime Aug 10 #60

Never heard of Ebenezer Scrooge. I hope he gets some visits next Xmas Eve... CTyankee Aug 11 #105

Almost exactly what I thought (n.t.) Oeditpus Rex Aug 11 #109

They start with the powerless immigrant, then they move on to the powerless poverty-stricken citizens, Midnight Writer Aug 10 #15

there's another powerless group that fits in there, real soon, I'm afraid... slightlv Aug 10 #62

Dirty rotten bastards stage left Aug 11 #72

I think about that too CozyMystery Aug 11 #77

You're spot on, Cozy... slightlv Aug 11 #92

So he's blaming the homeless for the attack on the Doge monster? ananda Aug 10 #17

The Liar-in-Chief should leave. Laffy Kat Aug 10 #18

The convicted felon should self deport. tetedur Aug 10 #52

That would be a *huge* improvement. Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 11 #106

"I will gladly give you a place to stay Tuesday... Ritabert Aug 10 #19

We could steal one from the R playbook taxi Aug 10 #20

Trump is the UGLIEST THING in America Martin Eden Aug 10 #22

He needs to look in the mirror, probably has more convictions than the majority of "criminals" in D.C.... joanbarnes Aug 10 #23

I smell nazis and they smell like....... twodogsbarking Aug 10 #24

FDR 'moved' the homeless out of DC pfitz59 Aug 10 #25

A story I heard about camouflaging the homeless for the '88 Olympics in LA The Blue Flower Aug 10 #26

Boring guy who is so fucking bored BeyondGeography Aug 10 #27

Could I possibly hate this bastard more? stage left Aug 10 #28

Probably tomorrow you will. My own hate is a work in progress that he builds on every day, Jack Valentino Aug 10 #57

Yeah stage left Aug 11 #71

Rev. Barber of NC brakester Aug 11 #110

so. if u ask the homeless to leave . my questio is where are they going to go, who are u going to shove them on to AllaN01Bear Aug 10 #29

"The criminals, we're going to put you in jail where you belong." Gary 50 Aug 10 #32

Someone could buy them a one way ticket to Mar-a-lardo progressoid Aug 10 #33

Hey trumpo.You want to make it a better place then you move. Safer too. twodogsbarking Aug 10 #35

He wants to create a walled city to prevent protests and more importantly so nobody can remove him jgmiller Aug 10 #36

....If Trump wanted to take control of D.C., Congress would likely have to pass legislation revoking the law that put in riversedge Aug 10 #37

They won't lift a finger to stop him jgmiller Aug 10 #38

"We want our capital BACK." Just Jerome Aug 10 #39

I want the Rose Garden back. calimary Aug 10 #43

Their gleeful Just Jerome Aug 10 #44

The plants were producing too much oxygen. That's against the new EPA standards. mdbl Aug 10 #47

The homeless will now be declared Figarosmom Aug 10 #41

That's actually where I fear this is going Scully Aug 11 #88

Yeah thats likely...nt Figarosmom Aug 11 #100

Reset to the English Poor Laws thought crime Aug 11 #98

Pervert Hoover is a fucking shitbird. MAGA is all cowards. SoFlaBro Aug 10 #42

That's the first time I've seen "Pervert Hoover" Orrex Aug 10 #46

Send them to Mierde A Lardo Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 10 #45

I demand that Trump move out of Washington DC... CaptainTruth Aug 10 #48

i hope the homeless occupy dc moonshinegnomie Aug 10 #49

And go where? IronLionZion Aug 10 #50

Someone should get a bus and send those homeless people to camp outside of the orange pedo convicted felon kimbutgar Aug 10 #51

I Demand that TRUMP 'immediately' move out of Washington DC to make nation's capital 'more beautiful' ! Jack Valentino Aug 10 #53

Notice he said "There will be no 'MR. NICE GUY.'" and not "no MORE Mr. Nice Guy" Jack Valentino Aug 10 #54

Looks like the homeless are next on... LudwigPastorius Aug 10 #56

The Niemller checklist brakester Aug 11 #112

Reeks of the Nazi whitewashing of the Theresienstadt ghetto... 3catwoman3 Aug 10 #58

The Theresienstadt "camp-ghetto" brakester Aug 11 #114

Reuters is reporting Trump has ordered NG troops to DC AverageOldGuy Aug 10 #61

this! ⇧ ⇧ ⇧ progree Aug 11 #78

two words for this new insane pronouncement... keroro gunsou Aug 10 #63

He's treating the capitol as his private estate sakabatou Aug 10 #64

Ahhh.....so this is why he's sending the National Guard into DC Bayard Aug 10 #65

DonOLD Rump needs to leave Washington DC to make it more beautiful !!!!!! Trueblue1968 Aug 10 #66

Here's a suggestion MadMike47 Aug 11 #67

Likely why Trump is pushing towards a National Gestapo deployment. Lancero Aug 11 #68

He doesn't understand they can't just move into their second homes, LastLiberal in PalmSprings Aug 11 #69

Republicons are dead set against the teachings of Christ BoRaGard Aug 11 #74

First they came for the immigrants, C_U_L8R Aug 11 #76

"He's spiraling deeper and deeper into insanity. WAY past 25th Amendment time." rampartd Aug 11 #79

Don't let this latest announcement distract kkmarie Aug 11 #80

Fix the roads and bridges instead. Oopsie Daisy Aug 11 #81

"helicopters all night" AverageOldGuy Aug 11 #83

Psyops thought crime Aug 11 #99

Wonder how many homeless can hear his orders on tv. n/t dixiegrrrrl Aug 11 #85

Why doesn't he just fucking die already? Orrex Aug 11 #86

I heard there is free camping at Trump potomac golf course. Historic NY Aug 11 #87

He should concentrate on cities OhioTim Aug 11 #89

Remove the squatter from the White House. The Wizard Aug 11 #90

Better Idea: Remove all the Repukes from D.C. tonekat Aug 11 #93

He acts like D.C. is Trump Tower and he is the racist landlord who can ban people he doesn't like. Attilatheblond Aug 11 #94

So don't be down on your luck in a country that SupportSanity Aug 11 #95

DC doesn't even have 1000 unsheltered homeless. maxsolomon Aug 11 #96

What would Make DC more Beautiful is You, DJT, being Tossed outta the WH & Presidency for good!!! electric_blue68 Aug 11 #97

And whose fault is that, Trump?! REPUBLICANS'!!!!!! FUCK YOU! 50 Shades Of Blue Aug 11 #102

He's trying to get his kids to move out, isn't he? tclambert Aug 11 #104

How nice that he prettied up the Whitish House all with gold Wicked Blue Aug 11 #107

Goddammit, why doesn't somebody give this psychopath "a present"? Oeditpus Rex Aug 11 #111

In short that means they will going to a doc03 Aug 11 #113