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Podcast: News For Reasonable People
Episode: Washington Democrats Determined to DESTROY State with NO SWEEPS on Homeless Encampments!
Description: Washington state Democrats just decided to make homelessness permanent. House Bill 2489 sets such impossible standards for shelter—pets, partners, belongings allowed, no sobriety requirements—that cities will never be able to sweep another encampment again. Meanwhile, Portland and San Francisco are actively clearing camps and seeing results, but Washington? They're going full speed in the opposite direction.This bill strips local governments of their power to protect parks, businesses, and neighborhoods from open-air drug markets disguised as "life-sustaining activities." Seattle's new socialist mayor already canceled her first scheduled sweep, and if this passes, expect tent cities to explode across ever...