Vagrancy Laws: 1930s and Today?

 Most of the vagrancy laws created in the 1930s.....targeted individuals perceived as "out of place" socially.....economically....or geographically. They criminalized statuses or behaviors such as being poor, unemployed, homeless, or loitering without apparent lawful purpose.

So it became a offense....to beg, wandering around without visible means of support, or being deemed "idle".  Yeah...it meant police could interpret things in a broad way.

Coming out of thin air?  Most historians suggest that there were some type of vagrancy laws....even going back to the 1600s...in early colonial America...depending upon  where you were.

So you come to  the 1930s, and this surge in transient populations (the "Okies" and "Arkies" fleeing the Dust Bowl).  No matter where they went....they overwhelmed local resources and heightened fears of crime and disorder.  So the vagrancy laws got even more strict.

In some ways...as President Trump talks about cleaning up DC....he's simply creating the vagrancy path of the 1930s again, and giving people a choice....get cleaned up and working.....take rehab in a facility.....or leave entirely.

The odd thing?  Well....the Democrats appear to  be anti-vagrancy and pro-hobo.  Trying to sell this to the general public?  It just doesn't appeal to most folks.

What'll Happen.....?

 1.  Senator Schiff.

Well.....there will be two confrontations (if you haven't figured it out yet).

First, this mortgage 'crime' will be dragged out in a grand jury, and it'll be apparent that he used fraud to get a better deal on the Maryland house....claiming to be a Maryland resident, while maintaining he's a California resident.  If he were smart....he'd admit it....settle on a fix-it agreement, and pay a fine.  If he drags this out....sooner or later, someone will ask WHO ELSE in the Senate/House did the same thing, and fifty-odd people will be pointed out.

Second, all this stuff he did with J6 and releasing intelligence information on Trump?  Federal crime situation. Another raid....another grand jury, and timed to hurt most of the 2028 election period for the Democratic Party.  On this....he might actually go to jail for 6 months.

2.  The UFO/alien business.

There's likely to be a point-of-no-return to occur in a year or two.....where the facts add up, and there's 'something'....meaning a visit, a crashed craft, or some massive hidden program by the US authorities.  

The problem is....after you get hit with a massive dose of reality...after a week, you will settle back, and just worry about normal stuff.  You know....NCAA football, price of eggs, Governor Newsom dimwit chatter, and CNN falling further in a spiral.

3.  LGTBQ.

I see this opening to occur....probably in 2028....where about half of gay guys just stand up and denounce the association....admitting they are not benefiting in any sort of way.  The L's might swing the same way, then some idiot will proclaim a LG-only association, and saying LG-Lite-and-TBQ are on their own.

4.  Triggering as a national crisis

Triggering normally means provoking an emotional or heated response, often intentionally....meaning you want folks angry

A majority of Americans will admit that they are now prone to be triggered, and some national crisis will follow....where we all need triggering rehab.

5.  John Brennan in Austria

Well...rumor has it that Brennan has left the US...hiding out in Austria, and won't agree to a grand jury situation.

Trump has the authority to freeze/hold all his financial assets....making life  in Austria awful hard.  I would imagine  Austria doesn't want the guy to stick around, and I'd be asking more questions.  

Predictions (My Crystal Ball)

 First, before spring of 2026, at least five US metro-cities will have Nat'l Guard folks assigned and patrolling (probably a 90 to 120 day deployment situation).  Federal prosecutors will be doing daily charges....via the fed-court system, and bond will be substantial to cover if detained for any assault or physical violence.  Vast majority of public support....going against Democratic Mayors/Governors.  By mid-summer 2026, realization will occur that they picked the wrong side and their stupidity has lost votes for the mid-term election.

2.  Some foundation will go and test 18-year old school kids graduating....determining that more than one-third of them should not be any further along than the 8th grade of school, and that half of them are entering some first year of college (oddly enough).  

3.  After the Putin-Trump peace deal is done....with 3 districts of Ukraine 'given' to Russia.....two years will pass and reporters will find fewer than 20-percent of original population (2020 levels) reside in the three districts, and that most of the Russian-ethnic class....refuse to live in what they see as a ghetto-like situation....either leaving for Russia itself, or for Ukraine.

What Happens In DC AFTER The Nat'l Guard Arrives?

 I pondered over this, and would offer six observations:

1. Once Trump's 'crew' of Nat'l Guard arrives to 'check' on crime in DC, and interact with the Capital Police....I expect the Capital Police chief to attempt to be the 'authority' over the situation,  and within a week....be on suspended status by order of the President.

2.  I expect a financial review of police funds, and DC funds to occur shortly....identifying a minimum of $20-M a year in some money-pit, and no way to explain the situation.  I also expect them to find a number of Capital Police  on  long-term rehab situations (more than a year), and worthless while occupying a billet.  

3.  DC judges will be found 'lacking', and mostly just working for juvenile 'gangs'.  The suggestion will come up that either they are blackmailed, or getting some under-the-table bribes.  A change in policy will result in policy will introduce fed-judges to handle the juveniles (probably by December).

4.  By October....curfew for under-18 will be established.  

5.  Democrats in DC will find by survey results....more than 80-percent of the city residents approve of what Trump is doing. 

6.  Finally, this period will end in 6 months....proclaimed a success, and 1,500 new federal police will be added.....with a federal appointee established to run the police in DC.....leaving the mayor and city council out of control.

How I Got Debanked

 It's an amusing story, and I'd rather call it  deinstitutionalized.

For a number of years, I was a member  of stock 'unit' (to buy/sell stock).  It's a big-name unit and I'd rather not say their name.  I'd probably been a member for at least seven years.

One day....as I tried to log in.....it refused to allow me access.  I called the support line. They couldn't figure out why (almost 90 minutes were wasted on this).  I eventually got led to a IT guy, who discovered about 30 seconds into the call....I was on a non-American list (I worked in Germany, for the Air Force, and had a APO-box).  

The IT guy read off the note....there had been some kind of rule handed down (fed  level), that if you met  x-conditions.....even as an American, you were going to be treated as a non-American.  So I was given limited access...told to sell off my stock, and 'leave'.

I spent several hours reviewing options and found a Texas bank dealing with banking and stock.  It took 15 minutes to open an account, and I transferred my situation to them. No problem.

It's been around 12 years since then....I hardly think about  it.  But oddly....once a year, from this institution (the non-American group).....I get an email about my status.  Yeah, I'm still listed there.....still an open account....with around 16-cents left in the account.  For some reason, they goofed-up and left the account open. 

How many folks got screwed this way?  I would imagine out of Germany....probably over 100.  If you were in the military.....you had status.  If you were a civilian  working for the military....you didn't have status (from what I could figure). 

Big Balls Story

 About ten days ago....in DC....'Big Ballz' (the DOGE associate of Elon Musk) came to the rescue off a gal who was being roughed-up/robbed.

The basic story?  Edward Coristine (aka "Big Balls,") came under assault at the Logan Circle area....near Swann Street and 14th Street Northwest, during an attempted carjacking around 3 a.m. on Sunday, August 3rd.  I'll just say from the pictures of the guy after the attack....he was  roughed-up pretty good.

As for location?  If you leave Layfette Park (next to the White House)....straight walk of 10 minutes....you reach Logan Circle.  On my 'safe-index'....between Logan Circle and Dupont Circle (about 700 ft away to the West)....I'd give the neighborhood a '8' for day-time walking.  However, if you were discussing partying (as the young lady was) to  3AM?  NO, on my safe-index....it's a '3' at best.

I'd also tell you after 10 PM....generally avoid walking, traveling, or riding the subway.   

Faked-up?  No.  Around 2010, when I was in Arlington, you could probably count  on twenty cars hijacked in DC,  Montgomery County (Maryland) and Prince Georges County (Maryland) on a weekend.  It's usually 2 to 4 young males....ages 14 to 18.  Even if they are busted (unlikely)....the judge will put them on some program....release, and within a month or two....back to juvenile bad-boy behavior.

Giving B-B a status?  Yeah, in a dozen years....I suspect he'll run for office somewhere and this is listed on his sheet as a remainder of how far he might go.

But this also got Trump's attention, and I would imagine it's a added weight to taking the capital  back to federal status.....possibly even splitting off  two chunks of the district to give back to Maryland.

As for partying in a unsafe area?  It's up to you, but I'd generally say if you are in DC, NYC, Miami, Atlanta, LA, or Portland at 3AM....you probably earned the robbery or assault.  We aren't living in the 1970s/1980s any longer.

Another Trump Priority

 I saw this today.  It's been on my mind.  I lived in Arlington, VA across from DC, Jan 2010 to July 2013.  My six points:

First, it's an odd factor.....there's homelessness in DC, and across the area in Maryland.  But in Fairfax, Arlington and Alexandra (all Virginia)....it's awful hard to find homelessness.  

At the bus-stop one day....two former homeless folks (residents of Arlington) told me the basic story.....cops in Virginia will treat you as 'problems' and give you a choice.....you get treatment, or leave the city.  Both ended in alcohol rehab, and in controlled dorms.

Second, DC homeless population?  It's generally figured in the 4,100 to 4,500 range.

Third, you can divide the group into five categories: (1) druggies, (2) paranoid shizophrenic folks, (3) severe alcoholism (to the level that they burned out most brain cells), (4) individuals with no income skills to handle housing, and (5) military folks with PTSD and no real help from the VA.   

Fourth, you could pick up 100 folks a day, and put them through a line....establishing forced rehab/treatment, or a compound situation for the remainder of your life.  I'd be blunt...staying on the street is no longer your option (or you need to leave for NY City asap).  It'd take about three months to clear the problem, or put them on someone else's street.

Fifth, I'm fairly skeptical that the homeless charity groups are doing much constructive....except have management folks with high salaries.

Sixth, a lot of the crazies and the druggies....all fall into the same 'path', and mostly need a controlled lifestyle for the remainder of their life.