EPISODE · Aug 13, 2025 · 35 MIN
38. When the National Guard Comes for the Homeless
from Crazy Together · host Marcus & Esme O’Kayvius
This week on Crazy Together, Marcus and Esme take a sharp detour from their planned episode on generic drugs to confront something urgent and unsettling: the deployment of the National Guard to Washington, DC under the guise of a “crime crackdown.” Marcus and Esme revisit the troubling language of Trump’s executive order and explore how vague definitions of “public safety” and “mental illness” are being weaponized against unhoused and neurodivergent communities. With a little help from the BBC, an insightful TikTok doctor, and a healthy dose of skepticism, they ask: What does it mean when a president conflates homelessness with criminality—and what happens when perception overrides truth? Visit our website: crazytogetherpod.com Contact us: https://www.crazytogetherpod.com/contact Shareable resources for this episode include: Dr. Maria Ingalla, DNP PMHNPBC (@dr.mariaingalla) https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.mariaingalla/video/7531251665895197966?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7532142683666990605 https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.mariaingalla/video/7531442989827132685?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7532142683666990605 Faguy, Ana. “Trump Deploys National Guard to Washington DC and Pledges Crime Crackdown.” BBC News, 12 Aug. 2025, www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2110me5g4o. Our theme music: Midnight—Declan DP [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: • Midnight — Declan DP | Free Backgroun... Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/midnight-declan-dp
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This week on Crazy Together, Marcus and Esme take a sharp detour from their planned episode on generic drugs to confront something urgent and unsettling: the deployment of the National Guard to Washington, DC under the guise of a “crime crackdown.” Marcus and Esme revisit the troubling language of Trump’s executive order and explore how vague definitions of “public safety” and “mental illness” are being weaponized against unhoused and neurodivergent communities. With a little help from the BBC, an insightful TikTok doctor, and a healthy dose of skepticism, they ask: What does it mean when a president conflates homelessness with criminality—and what happens when perception overrides truth?
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