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NEW: The US Military is laying the groundwork for a 10,000 person temporary base “near Gaza,” according to an internal contracting document obtained by @bloomberg.com

From @sooophie.bsky.social and team: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Military Explores Building Base for 10,000 People ‘Near Gaza’
The US military is exploring whether to build a temporary base capable of housing 10,000 people near Gaza, according to an internal contracting document, as the US pushes for a stabilization force to ...
www.bloomberg.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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kristoncapps.bsky.social
Paradoxically, Zohran Mamdani's first order of business as mayor involves shoring up his relationship with New York's business community. That work's already happening. Read @folaak.bsky.social and @lauranahmias.bsky.social on how Zohran can win over the 1%: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Allow Zohran Mamdani to Reintroduce Himself
New York City’s mayoral frontrunner has been working to build a governing coalition by meeting with all comers, including the business community that’s been bashing his plans.
www.bloomberg.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:29 PM
folaak.bsky.social
Caught up with Zohran Mamdani during the final stages of the NYC mayor’s race.

I saw him get heckled, talked to him about coalition building and got a sense of how he’s preparing for the general election and what’s beyond.

www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Allow Zohran Mamdani to Reintroduce Himself
New York City’s mayoral frontrunner has been working to build a governing coalition by meeting with all comers, including the business community that’s been bashing his plans.
www.bloomberg.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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kristoncapps.bsky.social
Conservative-leaning tech investors are racing to build a new American colossus, and they want something much, much bigger than the Statue of Liberty. Meet the new monuments men of the tech right and their plans for statue-maxing:

www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
America’s Tech Right Is Obsessed With Building Giant Statues
With proposals for a 450-foot statue of Prometheus on Alcatraz and a 650-foot George Washington, MAGA adherents are racing to build America’s largest statue.
www.bloomberg.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM
folaak.bsky.social
Tom Homan said he was recused from anything to do with government contracts.

Turns out he wasn't. He played a role in the process to move immigration detention contracts through the Defense Department

www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

With @racheladhe.bsky.social and @sooophie.bsky.social
Trump’s Border Czar Involved in Detention Contract Talks Despite Recusal
Ethics experts say Tom Homan’s participation could violate rules meant to ensure impartiality. The White House says he has not crossed that line.
www.bloomberg.com
September 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
folaak.bsky.social
With $45 billion on the table, a bunch of disaster relief companies you’ve never heard of are plotting a pivot to ICE detention

They’re hoping to be the ones building the Trump administration’s tent camps. W/ @racheladhe.bsky.social and @sooophie.bsky.social

🎁: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Companies With No Detention Experience Want to Run Trump’s ICE Camps
Obscure disaster-response firms have been angling to profit from the president’s mass deportation plans since before his reelection.
www.bloomberg.com
August 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
folaak.bsky.social
The Trump admin is sending ICE, FBI, DEA and other armed agents to do “wellness checks” at the homes of immigrant children.

A lawyer for one of the kids told me that her client was “terrified” by the experience

www.bloomberg.com/news/article... w/ @racheladhe.bsky.social
Advocates Fear US Agents Are Using ‘Wellness Checks’ on Children as a Prelude to Arrests
The Trump administration’s $45 billion for detention is raising fresh concerns over law enforcement visits to families.
www.bloomberg.com
July 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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racheladhe.bsky.social
ICE has tapped 41 companies to compete for some of the $45 billion earmarked for a massive expansion of immigration detention space, including at least 9 that offer tent facilities w/ @sooophie.bsky.social and @folaak.bsky.social

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
As Part of a $45 Billion Push, ICE Prepares for a Vast Expansion of Detention Space
The Trump administration has tapped 41 vendors to compete for lucrative federal contracts.
www.bloomberg.com
June 13, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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kristoncapps.bsky.social
Essential reporting by @folaak.bsky.social, @pollymosendz.bsky.social and Rachel Adams-Heard on ICE towns — small communities whose economic survival depends on hosting federal detention facilities, whatever the cost www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Hinges on Small Towns Hooked on Private Prisons
Like a growing number of US communities, Torrance County, New Mexico, is convinced its financial survival depends on locking people up.
www.bloomberg.com
June 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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racheladhe.bsky.social
NEW w/ @folaak.bsky.social: ICE is moving to DNA-test families being targeted for deportation with a new contract worth up to $25 million

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
ICE Moves to DNA-Test Families Targeted for Deportation with New Contract
Advocates worry the tests will pave the way for the Trump administration to separate children from their caregivers.
www.bloomberg.com
June 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
folaak.bsky.social
NEW: The Trump admin’s mass deportation effort hinges on a growing number of small communities that cut deals with private prison companies

Dove into one town in New Mexico w/ @racheladhe.bsky.social, @pollymosendz.bsky.social and many others for @bloomberg.com

🎁 link: bloom.bg/4j28jqp
Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Hinges on Small Towns Hooked on Private Prisons
Like a growing number of US communities, Torrance County, New Mexico, is convinced its financial survival depends on locking people up.
bloom.bg
May 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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racheladhe.bsky.social
ADDICTED TO ICE: A growing number of communities are convinced their economies depend on ICE contracts that keep private jails open for immigration detention -- no matter what happens inside

w/ @pollymosendz.bsky.social @folaak.bsky.social @elenamejia.bsky.social & many others

bloom.bg/4j28jqp
Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Hinges on Small Towns Hooked on Private Prisons
Like a growing number of US communities, Torrance County, New Mexico, is convinced its financial survival depends on locking people up.
bloom.bg
May 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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kristoncapps.bsky.social
Read @sarahholder.bsky.social's delightful review of "Secret Mall Apartment," a documentary about a secret mall apartment

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
They Built a Secret Apartment in a Mall. Now the Mall Is Dying.
In the new documentary “Secret Mall Apartment,” a group of artists recount how they turned a hidden nook in a Providence shopping center into a living space for 4 years.
www.bloomberg.com
March 22, 2025 at 10:57 PM
folaak.bsky.social
The Trump administration wants to use jail-like facilities to hold some children who cross the border without their parents

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Administration Aims to Bring Back Detention Centers for Immigrant Kids
The move to use jail-like facilities to hold children comes as the administration also tries to roll back legal services offered to unaccompanied minors.
www.bloomberg.com
March 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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racheladhe.bsky.social
First post on BlueSky to share this survey for people who have experience with immigration contractors in the US!

We're talking companies that build tents, operate deportation flights, provide security, etc. We want to hear from you:

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Do You Work For an Immigration-Related Federal Contractor? Share Your Story
Bloomberg News is reporting on government contractors dealing with immigration and deportation. If you have experience working with one of these companies, we want to hear from you.
bmedia.iad1.qualtrics.com
March 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
folaak.bsky.social
Immigrant families are being held at a San Diego tent facility for far longer than federal guidelines recommend w/ @racheladhe.bsky.social

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Tent Facility is Holding Migrant Families Longer Than Recommended
They're being kept far more than 72 hours, despite a plunge in border crossings, according to an immigration advocate and a person familiar with the matter.
www.bloomberg.com
February 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
folaak.bsky.social
the trump admin froze legal services for unaccompanied immigrant kids yesterday

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Child Migrant Watchdog Gutted in DOGE Cuts
The move is one of several to shift how the federal government deals with kids who enter the US alone.
www.bloomberg.com
February 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
folaak.bsky.social
🚨 unaccompanied migrant kids could be kept in government custody longer because of new trump policy

🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Child Refugee Agency Shares Data With Immigration Enforcers
The move is expected to keep children who cross the US border alone in government custody for longer.
www.bloomberg.com
February 14, 2025 at 10:05 PM
folaak.bsky.social
the trump administration is quietly laying the groundwork to give hundreds of thousands of state and local police officers the power to help with immigration engorcement www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Paves the Way to Deputize Local Police on Immigration
The president’s unprecedented move could deploy thousands of city and state officers to aid in mass deportations.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
folaak.bsky.social
the nypd announced new rules that bring its car chase policies closer to national best practices. the changes come after scrutiny over a spike in chases, crashes and injuries www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
NYPD Reforms Car Chase Policy Amid Rising Crashes, Injuries
The new rules limit police vehicle chases to incidents that involve more serious violent crimes.
www.bloomberg.com
January 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
folaak.bsky.social
police pursuits are among the most dangerous actions an officer can take, with many ending in crashes and injuries. when nypd chases go wrong, the penalties for the officers amount to a slap on the wrist. read more here! www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
NYPD Car Chases Are Becoming More Frequent — and More Dangerous
Despite injuries and deaths, records show the NYPD rarely disciplines officers for dangerous vehicle chases.
www.bloomberg.com
December 18, 2024 at 5:34 PM
folaak.bsky.social
the penalties for nypd car chases that end in death or serious injury are the same as the penalties for playing hooky or misclassifying a report. and that’s if they’re punished at all. www.bloomberg.com/news/article... with the great @sarahholder.bsky.social and @kendalltaggart.bsky.social
NYPD Car Chases Are Becoming More Frequent — and More Dangerous
Despite injuries and deaths, records show the NYPD rarely disciplines officers for dangerous vehicle chases.
www.bloomberg.com
December 18, 2024 at 2:45 PM
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sooophie.bsky.social

A disgraced billionaire farmed dozens of women in an effort to have 50 kids — and US fertility clinics helped him do it

An investigation with @jackiedavalos.bsky.social

GIFT LINK 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
How a Billionaire’s ‘Baby Project’ Ensnared Dozens of Women
Disgraced tycoon Greg Lindberg built a network of egg donors and surrogates. Several say he conned them—and that US fertility clinics helped him do it.
www.bloomberg.com
December 2, 2024 at 5:04 PM