• tatterdemalion@programming.dev
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      17 hours ago

      I can see why you think it’s similar, but it’s assuredly not the same as slavery. As a hobo, you still have rights and cannot be purchased or treated a literal property.

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        Friend, have you paid attention to where we are at right now?

        Homeless Funding Was Limited to Groups Aligned With Trump Policies, Suit Says

        A federal lawsuit filed on Thursday in Rhode Island by two organizations that support the homeless claims that, with $75 million in homelessness grants about to expire, the Department of Housing and Urban Development illegally coerced applicants into embracing President Trump’s positions on immigration enforcement, transgender rights and other charged issues.

        They literally tried to buy homeless care.