Sophie Alexander
@sooophie.bsky.social
Reporter covering the uber wealthy, climate, philanthropy and more at Bloomberg and Businessweek
Email: salexander82@bloomberg.net
On Signal: 240-350-9251
Email: salexander82@bloomberg.net
On Signal: 240-350-9251
Reposted by Sophie Alexander
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...
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
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...
From @sooophie.bsky.social and team: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Reposted by Sophie Alexander
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...
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
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...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Reposted by Sophie Alexander
"Look upon my works, ye mighty, and subscribe!" @sooophie.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...
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 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
"Look upon my works, ye mighty, and subscribe!" @sooophie.bsky.social
Reposted by Sophie Alexander
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
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
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
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
Reposted by Sophie Alexander
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...
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
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...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
NEW: Here's all the people coming from Elon Musk's universe in the new administration.
Already, several of them have cycled in and out of government, landing back at Musk's companies. Others will likely stick around long after Musk is gone.
🎁 LINK: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Already, several of them have cycled in and out of government, landing back at Musk's companies. Others will likely stick around long after Musk is gone.
🎁 LINK: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
The Musk Associates Running the Government — Even After He’s Gone
The world’s richest man has dozens of allies dismantling the federal bureaucracy from within.
www.bloomberg.com
April 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
NEW: Here's all the people coming from Elon Musk's universe in the new administration.
Already, several of them have cycled in and out of government, landing back at Musk's companies. Others will likely stick around long after Musk is gone.
🎁 LINK: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Already, several of them have cycled in and out of government, landing back at Musk's companies. Others will likely stick around long after Musk is gone.
🎁 LINK: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
NEW: We’re tracking the billionaires’ ties to the new Trump administration. It’s not just Musk.
Here’s a list of people from Peter Thiel’s orbit, now helping run our government.
Since the election, Thiel’s fortune has soared.
🎁 LINK: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Here’s a list of people from Peter Thiel’s orbit, now helping run our government.
Since the election, Thiel’s fortune has soared.
🎁 LINK: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Peter Thiel’s Network Is Quietly Shaping Trump’s Government
The tech magnate has many links to the new Trump administration and the cost-slashing effort led by Elon Musk.
www.bloomberg.com
March 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
NEW: We’re tracking the billionaires’ ties to the new Trump administration. It’s not just Musk.
Here’s a list of people from Peter Thiel’s orbit, now helping run our government.
Since the election, Thiel’s fortune has soared.
🎁 LINK: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Here’s a list of people from Peter Thiel’s orbit, now helping run our government.
Since the election, Thiel’s fortune has soared.
🎁 LINK: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
NEW: Hundreds of VA researchers who work on things like cancer treatment, opioid withdrawal and veteran homelessness are being effectively fired because they are no longer exempt from Trump’s hiring freeze as contracts come to an end. w/ @josheidelson.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Hiring Freeze Spurs Hundreds of Cuts in VA Health Research
President Donald Trump’s federal hiring freeze is forcing terminations at the US Department of Veterans Affairs research office, jeopardizing projects that advance treatments for cancer, drug withdraw...
www.bloomberg.com
February 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
NEW: Hundreds of VA researchers who work on things like cancer treatment, opioid withdrawal and veteran homelessness are being effectively fired because they are no longer exempt from Trump’s hiring freeze as contracts come to an end. w/ @josheidelson.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
I've been covering billionaires for 6+ years. Now I'm covering DOGE and more.
A thread of 🎁stories I worked on this week. Signal is in my bio.
First off: DOGE has been dismantling the Education Department for a week+ : www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
A thread of 🎁stories I worked on this week. Signal is in my bio.
First off: DOGE has been dismantling the Education Department for a week+ : www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Vows to End Education Department. DOGE Has Already Started
Elon Musk’s budget-slashing team is auditing contracts and grant programs, including the federal student loan portfolio, in search of spending cuts.
www.bloomberg.com
February 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I've been covering billionaires for 6+ years. Now I'm covering DOGE and more.
A thread of 🎁stories I worked on this week. Signal is in my bio.
First off: DOGE has been dismantling the Education Department for a week+ : www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
A thread of 🎁stories I worked on this week. Signal is in my bio.
First off: DOGE has been dismantling the Education Department for a week+ : www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Reposted by Sophie Alexander
🚨BIG SCOOP: Musk’s DOGE Teen Was Fired By Cybersecurity Firm for Leaking Company Secrets
Edward Coristine posted online that he had retained access to the firm’s servers. Now he has access to sensitive government information.
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Edward Coristine posted online that he had retained access to the firm’s servers. Now he has access to sensitive government information.
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Musk’s DOGE Teen Was Fired By Cybersecurity Firm for Leaking Company Secrets
Edward Coristine posted online that he had retained access to the firm’s servers. Now he has access to sensitive government information.
www.bloomberg.com
February 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
🚨BIG SCOOP: Musk’s DOGE Teen Was Fired By Cybersecurity Firm for Leaking Company Secrets
Edward Coristine posted online that he had retained access to the firm’s servers. Now he has access to sensitive government information.
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Edward Coristine posted online that he had retained access to the firm’s servers. Now he has access to sensitive government information.
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Reposted by Sophie Alexander
a terrifying investigation everyone should read, from @jackiedavalos.bsky.social and @sooophie.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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 6, 2024 at 11:11 PM
a terrifying investigation everyone should read, from @jackiedavalos.bsky.social and @sooophie.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Reposted by Sophie Alexander
"For those whose policies have been dropped, non-admitted insurance is one of their only options for coverage. It means regular homes in some parts of the country are now viewed by the industry as the equivalent of a fireworks factory" - from @sooophie.bsky.social & @leslieatlarge.bsky.social
Florida, California Home Insurance Market Infused by Riskier Carriers
A lightly regulated insurance market is offering coverage to homeowners in states that saw withdrawals of major insurers.
www.bloomberg.com
December 4, 2024 at 2:35 PM
"For those whose policies have been dropped, non-admitted insurance is one of their only options for coverage. It means regular homes in some parts of the country are now viewed by the industry as the equivalent of a fireworks factory" - from @sooophie.bsky.social & @leslieatlarge.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
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...
Reposted by Sophie Alexander
Jaw-dropping story about a billionaire who duped women into donating their eggs so he could have a brood of blonde, blue-eyed children. The "project" continued even when he was behind bars (and he's probably going back to prison, leaving the kids' care to nannies). Free link:
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 3:33 PM
Jaw-dropping story about a billionaire who duped women into donating their eggs so he could have a brood of blonde, blue-eyed children. The "project" continued even when he was behind bars (and he's probably going back to prison, leaving the kids' care to nannies). Free link:
Hello! New here, so posting gift links to some of my stories to give you all a sense of what I work on…
November 12, 2024 at 3:35 AM
Hello! New here, so posting gift links to some of my stories to give you all a sense of what I work on…