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Deuxcents

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26. Service members give their everything..sometimes their lives and we should give them everything they need

Fri Jan 23, 2026, 01:42 PM

Jan 2026

Not a Cracker Jack shack or a token medical checkup. They deserve and should receive our respect by showing gratitude because that’s the least we should do by doing much better than this half hearted idea

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Veterans stunned by VA plans to build hundreds of 8-by-8ft sheds in California for ex-service members to live in [View all] BumRushDaShow Jan 2026 OP

But GQP Traildogbob Jan 2026 #1

I lived in a garden shed about that size for almost a year... hunter Jan 2026 #2

I'll just say this vereran is not stunned.. Permanut Jan 2026 #3

"Thank you for your service"??????? BarbD Jan 2026 #4

8' x 8' Bayard Jan 2026 #5

Four square feet larger than a mandated minimum size prison cell Brother Buzz Jan 2026 #32

Nothing is too good for the troops AverageOldGuy Jan 2026 #6

How many of those "sheds" would fit in rumps golden ballroom I wonder. Ziggysmom Jan 2026 #7

Replacing the phrase... Godot51 Jan 2026 #8

8' X 8' is only 16sq ft. larger than your average prison cell. LudwigPastorius Jan 2026 #9

Is it just me ... SomewhereInTheMiddle Jan 2026 #10

Never rains? BidenRocks Jan 2026 #11

It pours!! BumRushDaShow Jan 2026 #13

It was certainly pouring here all day today! SunSeeker Jan 2026 #14

Be glad that it's not snow/ice/freezing rain BumRushDaShow Jan 2026 #16

Hey, there's a reason I'm paying the money it takes to live here. SunSeeker Jan 2026 #17

Just have to look out BumRushDaShow Jan 2026 #18

This VA property is in Brentwood, where the average home costs $2.8 million. SunSeeker Jan 2026 #12

Screenshot from LA Times FakeNoose Jan 2026 #15

This property abuts Wilshire Boulevard, a major Los Angeles artery with plenty of public busses stopping there. SunSeeker Jan 2026 #19

They are meant as temp housing till they can get something better womanofthehills Jan 2026 #24

this reminds me of the crappy ass "houses' fema build in New Orleans after Katrina Javaman Jan 2026 #20

Blackstone will try to buy the storage shed market next...they won't rest until they own every rentable property in US. pecosbob Jan 2026 #21

Where I grew up those were called shacks, or outhouses. twodogsbarking Jan 2026 #22

All our moneys belong to ICE. travelingthrulife Jan 2026 #23

I'm of 2 minds about tiny houses. maxsolomon Jan 2026 #25

"...frankly, it's shocking that a fed agency is doing ANYTHING to address the crisis" LudwigPastorius Jan 2026 #30

Service members give their everything..sometimes their lives and we should give them everything they need Deuxcents Jan 2026 #26

Ok, ACTIVE veterans, bluestarone Jan 2026 #27

I am stunned that there is little if any news about Trump saying that the ally troops Bev54 Jan 2026 #28

"I am stunned that there is little if any news about Trump saying that the ally troops" BumRushDaShow Jan 2026 #29

Yes that is my point, this story is about the reaction in the UK where is the reaction in the US? Bev54 Jan 2026 #31

"where is the reaction in the US?" BumRushDaShow Jan 2026 #33

8 x 8 is too fucking small Mysterian Jan 2026 #34

Sounds like a small RV size. BumRushDaShow Jan 2026 #35

12 x 12 is a small room. Mysterian Jan 2026 #36

Realistically yes BumRushDaShow Jan 2026 #37

That is a capsule hotel, not intended for extended stays Mysterian Jan 2026 #38

Not confusing the issue BumRushDaShow Jan 2026 #39

I don't wear panties Mysterian Jan 2026 #40

Just FYI ... SomewhereInTheMiddle Jan 25 #41