Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz, who has described his Republican opponents as "weird," gave taxpayer funds as Minnesota governor to a nonprofit that provides "booty bumping" kits for drug users to ingest drugs through "the butthole."
On May 14, Walz announced $100 million in funding for 135 nonprofit organizations to provide "vital" services to homeless people.
"The money is supporting a number of services including street outreach, shelter, and harm reduction for drug users," the Walz administration said.
At Southside Harm Reduction Services, a Minneapolis-based nonprofit featured in Walz’s announcement, the "harm reduction" services include the provision of kits that contain syringes, sterile water, drug cookers, and lube that allow users to ingest drugs "through the rectum (anus, butthole)."
The organization has touted the paraphernalia—called "booty bumping" or "boofing" kits—in social media posts and on its website, as both a safer method to ingest some drugs and an efficient way to get high. Junkies may booty bump because drugs "reach the bloodstream quickly," allowing users to "reach a high faster than some other routes of administration," Southside Harm Reduction says.
"Try to poop before. This is so your drugs are absorbed better," Southside Harm Reduction Services advises in a pamphlet contained in the kits. "Stand, squat, or lay on your side in a comfortable position. It never hurt…
In response, Republicans have given Walz the moniker "Tampon Tim" over a bill he signed that provides tampons to high schools, some of which have ended up in boys’ bathrooms.
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Oh, fantastic, another case of government funds going down the drain—literally! Walz is handing out "butt kits" to people who are homeless? And we’re supposed to pretend this is helping?
Honestly, if you can’t see the value in harm reduction, you’re missing the point. The purpose is to reduce OD rates and give these folks a chance to survive. It’s a lot better than just leaving them to die on the streets, which is apparently the conservative “solution.”
I’d love to know how this is supposed to be a “moral” use of taxpayer dollars. Walz and his liberal cronies are out here handing out kits to facilitate drug use. I guess handing out more tax money for nonsense is the best idea they have?
Imagine the outrage if this was a Republican governor doing the same thing. The hypocrisy is astounding. Harm reduction, my foot—just a fancy way to gloss over the fact that they’re letting addiction run wild.
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