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Brother Buzz

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32. Four square feet larger than a mandated minimum size prison cell

Reply to Bayard (Reply #5)

Fri Jan 23, 2026, 02:19 PM

13 hrs ago

So they got that going for them

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But GQP Traildogbob Thursday #1

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

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

"Thank you for your service"??????? BarbD Thursday #4

8' x 8' Bayard Thursday #5

Four square feet larger than a mandated minimum size prison cell Brother Buzz 13 hrs ago #32

Nothing is too good for the troops AverageOldGuy Thursday #6

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

Replacing the phrase... Godot51 Yesterday #8

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

Is it just me ... SomewhereInTheMiddle Yesterday #10

Never rains? BidenRocks Yesterday #11

It pours!! BumRushDaShow 23 hrs ago #13

It was certainly pouring here all day today! SunSeeker 23 hrs ago #14

Be glad that it's not snow/ice/freezing rain BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago #16

Hey, there's a reason I'm paying the money it takes to live here. SunSeeker 22 hrs ago #17

Just have to look out BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago #18

This VA property is in Brentwood, where the average home costs $2.8 million. SunSeeker 23 hrs ago #12

Screenshot from LA Times FakeNoose 22 hrs ago #15

This property abuts Wilshire Boulevard, a major Los Angeles artery with plenty of public busses stopping there. SunSeeker 22 hrs ago #19

They are meant as temp housing till they can get something better womanofthehills 15 hrs ago #24

this reminds me of the crappy ass "houses' fema build in New Orleans after Katrina Javaman 21 hrs ago #20

Blackstone will try to buy the storage shed market next...they won't rest until they own every rentable property in US. pecosbob 19 hrs ago #21

Where I grew up those were called shacks, or outhouses. twodogsbarking 17 hrs ago #22

All our moneys belong to ICE. travelingthrulife 17 hrs ago #23

I'm of 2 minds about tiny houses. maxsolomon 15 hrs ago #25

"...frankly, it's shocking that a fed agency is doing ANYTHING to address the crisis" LudwigPastorius 13 hrs ago #30

Service members give their everything..sometimes their lives and we should give them everything they need Deuxcents 14 hrs ago #26

Ok, ACTIVE veterans, bluestarone 14 hrs ago #27

I am stunned that there is little if any news about Trump saying that the ally troops Bev54 14 hrs ago #28

"I am stunned that there is little if any news about Trump saying that the ally troops" BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago #29

Yes that is my point, this story is about the reaction in the UK where is the reaction in the US? Bev54 13 hrs ago #31

"where is the reaction in the US?" BumRushDaShow 13 hrs ago #33

8 x 8 is too fucking small Mysterian 12 hrs ago #34

Sounds like a small RV size. BumRushDaShow 11 hrs ago #35

12 x 12 is a small room. Mysterian 11 hrs ago #36

Realistically yes BumRushDaShow 10 hrs ago #37

That is a capsule hotel, not intended for extended stays Mysterian 10 hrs ago #38

Not confusing the issue BumRushDaShow 6 hrs ago #39

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