And in a crazy perfect world maybe even infrastructure for people walking, biking, and taking public transportation.

“But they said they’d help me out if I told my side of the story! They said they’d put in a good word with the DA for me!”

sigh

Exactly. This wouldn’t even be a blip in the news if he weren’t a former president. Judges lock people up for contempt all the time for way less than he’s already said.

Most sane people agree you can’t tamper with witnesses or threaten prosecutors (or anyone). He just has a loud cult of rabid defenders who would believe the sky was purple if he said it.

It’s not that anyone had to do anything.

But if a particular demographic is dying more frequently of a specific cause, it’s worth digging into why that’s happening. These are people for fucks sake.

Never tried meth but I was homeless for a time. I can absolutely see why you’d flock to it if you live on the street.

It’s not safe to sleep, even more so at night. Cops make a habit of stealing/destroying your stuff, and because of that other homeless people steal your shit. It makes you feel invincible, helps you ignore the cold, and 10 bucks keeps you high for 2 days.

It’s all well and good to say don’t do drugs, but not having a place can really change your priorities in ways you’d never expect.

I’d maybe haul a ton of potatoes for a thousand pounds.

Sure as shit not tilling, fertilizing, planting, watering, maintaining, picking, hauling, and selling that many potatoes for that kind of money.

There’s a reason big ag is so dominant, and it’s (partially) because their margins are so insane a small farmer can’t easily break into the market.