Mark did double-duty on Thursday's edition of "Tucker Carlson Tonight". First up were the latest developments in Mueller's "Russia" investigation. Click below to watch:
Next up was Los Angeles' plan to house homeless people in, er, your backyard:
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I have some familiarity with housing the homeless in the backyard. My grandfather's business, which has been sold, but still operates in the same place, is located a mile from Angel Stadium, and a couple hundred yards east of the Santa Ana River bed. Until Orange County finally put an end to it, an awe-inspiring homeless encampment formed along the river bed there (really just a sad, concrete flood channel). More than 700 people had formed a colony of brightly colored tents, tarps, and piles of belongings (probably, in many cases, formerly someone else's belongings) stretching three miles. After fending off lawsuits, the county was able to move everyone temporarily into motels. During the cleanup that wrapped up last month, 250 tons of garbage was collected, including an estimated 14,000 hypodermic needles.
It's not that they're missing homes. This is the what it looks like when leftists get their way. And this is just one example. Skid row in Los Angeles is the same and worse. I've driven there and seen scraps of lumber being used for a bonfire on the street. Kind of like what leftists do to people.