Following is info tthat I extracted and formatted.  The video has a computer generated voice and some of the video is stock.  While far from perfect, this video has humans and compassion behind it.

All the places mentioned are withing 50 miles of me.  While Trump dominates the news, the nation dies.




The Homelessness Crisis in Tacoma, Washington (2025)The Homelessness Crisis in Tacoma, Washington (2025)

A city in desperate need of solutions

• Introduction

Tacoma, a port city of 224,000 people, faces one of America's most severe homelessness crises. With over 3,000 unhoused individuals - including mothers, children, and veterans - the situation has reached emergency levels despite nearly $1 billion in annual spending.

• The Human Toll

Behind the numbers are heartbreaking realities:

• Maria, 34, sketches memories of her lost apartment in a tent near Schuster Parkway after losing her barista job
• Sarah, 28, lives in a 2009 Honda Civic with her 3-year-old and 6-month-old after rent increases made her apartment unaffordable
• David, 52, a former mechanic, applies for jobs daily while sleeping near Wright Park after factory closures left him unemployed

• Root Causes

Multiple intersecting factors drive Tacoma's crisis:

Housing Affordability

• Median 1-bedroom rent: $1,800/month
• Minimum wage ($16.28/hour) yields $2,600/month pre-tax
• 2,500+ families wait for subsidized housing

Economic Pressures

• Port of Tacoma lost 200 jobs to automation (2024)
• Lingering pandemic impacts drain savings
• Fentanyl epidemic pushes many into homelessness

• Systemic Challenges

Current responses struggle to meet needs:

• Only 900 shelter beds for 3,000+ unhoused
• 379 beds face closure without $6 million in state funding
• Encampment sweeps (45 in 2024) displace without solving root causes

• Innovative Solutions Emerging

Despite challenges, promising approaches exist:

Housing First Initiatives

• 1,000 affordable units planned by 2027
• New medical respite shelter opening late 2025 (53 permanent beds)

Community Programs

• HEAL outreach team: 5,000+ contacts since 2022
• Tiny home village in Spanaway (50 cabins) showing success
• Safe parking programs for vehicle residents

• Call to Action

Tacoma's crisis demands:

• Sustained funding for shelters and housing
• Job training and addiction services
• Community involvement (volunteering/donations)

• Conclusion

As resident Lisa (42) says from her Spanaway tiny home: "This place gave me a reason to hope again." Tacoma's path forward requires balancing immediate aid with long-term solutions to restore dignity and stability for all residents.

Move where?  Why doesn't he just deport them as a risk to National Security?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/10/trump-homeless-golf-course-washington-dc

Trump orders homeless he passed en route to golf course to leave Washington DC

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Quote from: RE on Aug 10, 2025, 05:39 PMMove where?  Why doesn't he just deport them as a risk to National Security?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/10/trump-homeless-golf-course-washington-dc

Trump orders homeless he passed en route to golf course to leave Washington DC

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"We will give you places to stay." Trump says.

Alligator Alcatraz?

The next time Trump wants to walk around the White House roof saying stupid shit, please let him!  The drop has to be at least 60 feet.

No tears will be shed.

3 Hots & a Cot!  Jail is a step up from a homeless shelter.

El Trumpo is bugged by homeless encampments on his motorcade routes to the airports and golf courses whenever he travels.  Ruins his delusion that he is MAGAing and undermines the narrative.   To him, anyone who falls below the demographics of Beverly Hills 90210 is a criminal to be jailed or deported.

Meanwhile back in the real world frustration is growing.  The New Mexico Goobernator declared a state of energency over the increasing crime rate.  Trumpolini is deploying NG troops to stem crime in DC.  How long before Martial Law goes national?

The sound of Jackboots goosestepping down Main Street rumbles in the distance.



https://www.npr.org/2025/08/13/nx-s1-5500538/trump-crackdown-dc-homeless-advocates-jail

Advocates fear Trump's crackdown in D.C. will put many homeless people behind bars

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Trump's crackdown in D.C. will put many homeless people behind bars

But only temporarily will they be behind bars.  With all migrant workers deported, the United States prison industrial complex will realize huge profits.  Large prison systems and existing work-release programs will be rolling in contracts as they supply farm workers who will be paid $1 an hour.

Trump will finally deliver on his promise to lower grocery prices.



As of today, two of the most significant private prison operators on Wall Street are CoreCivic Inc. (NYSE: CXW), trading at $20.58, and The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE: GEO), trading at $21.00.

CoreCivic is a leading owner and operator of correctional and detention facilities across the United States, and the GEO Group manages an even larger number of beds and facilities worldwide.

Doncha know! America is the land of opportunity!  America always finds new ways to make money.

It is also a morally bankrupt nation of damaged people, who in their pathological need to feel superior to everyone else embrace hierarchy and exploitation as a divine right ordained by god.






Choosing an image that is all about gold is no accident.

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