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"National Guard troops patrol D.C. streets, sweep homeless camps
Some soldiers met by hecklers, demonstrators with signs, and chants of "Go home, fascists."
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/08/14/Guard-patrols-Washington/6341755220691/
2/2 What it means, when they "sweep" homeless people: read the personal notes from this project:
"As homelessness has surged to record levels in the US, cities are increasingly removing or “sweeping” tents or entire encampments of people living outdoors.
Cities say they carry out these clearings humanely with the goal of getting people off the street. But they often result in people's belongings being thrown away. [...] these actions create a cycle of hardship."
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https://projects.propublica.org/homeless-encampment-sweeps-taken-belongings/
3/3 "Estimates show that taxpayers are spending over $400,000 a day for #Trump to use the #DC #NationalGuard for photo ops. Why can they find money for that but not for housing and help? We need housing and support, not handcuffs and a military takeover of D.C. People displaced today don’t know where they will go and are now worse off due to Trump’s reckless actions.”
https://housingnothandcuffs.org/2025/08/15/hnhnews3/ #fascism #resist #FightBack #FightTheTrumpTakeover
#solidarity #homelessness
Homeless residents forcibly displaced and property destroyed as Trump increases control of D.C.
Last night, police from the FBI, Secret Service, Department of Homeland Security and the Metropolitan Police Department roamed D.C., particularly in areas near the White House where homeless people live.
Kristaps Liepins@touaregtweet I think that's the point to create terror.