Makes one wonder why DHS bought the facilities if the intention was to hire the current owner/operator to run the same building for DHS exclusively? Was this just an excuse to spend $2b

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 4h ago

ICE has now spent over $2.2 BILLION on purchasing 4 private prisons from CoreCivic, with the company banking half a billion dollars on the most recent sale. Of course, ICE will not actually operate these facilities; CoreCivic keeps the contracts to run these places for the foreseeable future.

Rand Paul is vaccinated

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3h ago

Rand Paul: "Particularly during the pandemic, I was proud of any athlete that stepped forward. There were a few. Uhhhh. Jovic. The tennis player." (The name he's looking for is Djokovic.)

Cornyn is as God made him, a pathic pussy. Tillis too. Left victims to hang for almost an hour then skirts away and blows them off. Pink ass move by two world class douchebags. No shame, no decency and these were formerly Normal Republicans. If you don’t vote blue I don’t know what’s wrong with you

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 3h ago

"Republican Senators Thom Tillis and John Cornyn each reneged on their promises to meet with victims of Jeffrey Epstein, with Tillis even leaving them waiting in his office for 45 minutes before they gave up." newrepublic.com/post/213959/...

Inflation had dropped from 9 to 5 before Trump took office. But if donnie feels bad imagine poor ole Joe. When he beat Donnie the country really WAS in a catastrophe. Death, shut downs and a violent coup up until the day Joe replaced him.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2h ago

Trump: "When we took office, we inherited a total catastrophe"

More people are working today than in the past?? Sounds good. Except there are 342 million of us today but: 1950-150mm. 1970-203mm 1990-248mm. Thats why percentages matter but Trump doesn’t get that.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2h ago

is Trump rocking a wig, or what the hell is going on here?

It’s a miracle. Whatever Deadpool mojo he has the regrew his ear has now regrown his hair. He IS Mango Jesus!!!

Missing The Point@missingthept.bsky.social · 2h ago

Trump's hair yesterday.

Just the weirdest collection of idiots and nut cases imagined. It’s insane to me that about 1/3 of the country might be fuckin nuts.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5h ago

Royce White is now ranting about "transgender sex dolls" during a forum that is supposed to be about agricultural issues. This guy is a serious Republican in Minnesota who had the party's nomination for a Senate seat two years ago. Insanity.

That’s great. No everyone can introduce Mike as the guy covering up for multiple sex predators and serial abusers, a real Godly guy

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 11h ago

Mike Johnson tells Politico that he's standing behind Republican Max Miller — despite the "serious" domestic abuse allegations against him.

Weird how all families interviewed were Trump voters and it doesn’t seem the reporter thought to ask if they’d still support maga after the shitshow of the Iran war. Seems important, not to sailors’ morale, but how we got here. Blind support to maga.

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 7h ago

But at least there's no facial hair anymore. That's probably boosting morale.

Well, if a guys name matters than no one is scarier than JD, since that isn’t really his name, it’s just a tag he gave himself, subject to change (he’s had 3 “legal” names so far)

Joel S.@joelhs.bsky.social · 9h ago

This is just rank Islamophobia and anti-Arab racism, based on the bigoted idea that there is something inherently scary about a president with the last name "El-Sayed." It is incumbent on all of us to call it out.

Mitch is in hell with Lindsey and Hitler, probably sipping sweet tea

Wajahat Ali@wajali.bsky.social · 6h ago

So, where is Mitch McConnell?

So he did find order sized suits he just chose to stand out in his hoodie. And his stammer and confusion is clearly more than just the lingering auditory issues he claims, dude is not the same since the stroke, and this new version sucks

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 8h ago

Q: "If a Democratic senate primary were held in Pennsylvania today…do you believe you would win?" Fetterman: "Like today? Uh, yeah. I mean, uh, I mean, that's, that's, ugh, we don't, we don't know exactly. But overall, uh, it's 2026 so it's really kind of a theoretic."

Is this revenue and earnings level sustainable? Are first movers sucking off all the margin while competitors drive down pricing? Can or will a developed market tolerate 51% margins? Count me as: dubious

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 9h ago

MELIUS: “.. The message is clear -- AI infrastructure is not a speculative buildout anymore - and it is becoming an extremely high-return, long-term growth engine for the biggest spenders.” $MSFT $GOOGL $AMZN

JD has saved so much money that the deficit is only growing faster in this Trump term than it did in the last Trump term.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 9h ago

JD Vance: "We don't want the next administration, whoever -- god forbid you're gonna have President El-Sayed in three years ... "

Memphis seems pretty dedicated to becoming a Musk data center shit hole. Wierd goal but at least it’s a purposeful endeavor. Seems like locals should have some say, if they want to host musk fine, then they deserve everything that comes

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9h ago

A 4th data center? WTF? This is why Elon targeted Memphis for xAI — he knew local officials would let him do whatever he wanted regardless of the community’s health/input. @mayorpaulyoung 🤔 (Even after canceling the promised water facility) More: www.instagram.com/p/DblVyoMgKO...

What happened to the road trip show? Nothing. It’s in the same place as Duffys dignity, decency and pride.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 20h ago

"These trips for the family of eleven didn’t come cheaply, and were seemingly funded to the tune of millions of dollars in donations from corporations Duffy regulates. Still, there was theoretically a noble goal involved." Emphasis on "theoretically."

Bessent is Trump in a better suit, but just as pathologically lacking in empathy and decency. He hasnt reduced national debt 1 red cent. But it brings him joy to know no poor people get any help at all

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

BREAKING: Republicans are no longer worried about deficits and debt Bessent: "I'm not as bothered by it ... if '26 is flat to slightly up, this isn't wasteful social spending "

Jesse is not just a scumbag who left his wife for a coworker he’s also a moron. Th US has moved munitions from Korea and Japan (THADD) to Iran. This was already reported, possibly just not by Fox

Jessica Tarlov@jessicatarlov.bsky.social · 23h ago

But these warnings keep coming true, going back to reports that even people around JD Vance were privately worried about our missile stockpiles. Meanwhile China is watching Taiwan and taking notes and military leaders are trying to crowdsource ideas for new strategy to defeat Iran.

Testosterone replacement therapy is gender affirming. Does that mean Max is …. Trans? Why does super tough, Hardcore alpha male like max NEED more Testosterone?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

TAPPER: The story says when you were picked up for drunk driving, you have ecstasy in your system. When is last time you used illegal drugs? MILLER: I mean, the last time -- I don't know, several years ago? TAPPER: Two? 20? MILLER: This is testosterone replacement theory. Secretary Hegseth ...

He played audio videos? Audio videos? You think he knows that audio is sound and videos imagery? I think he meant audio recordings but he said audio videos at least twice so maybe he’s just dumb a fuckin rock? Is he male Boebert? A Ma-Bert?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

TAPPER: One of the files you released was an image of your daughter naked. It was available for a day before it was removed. Your ex-wife's attorney says it could quality as CSAM. That's shockingly reckless behavior MAX MILLER: I wouldn't say it's shockingly reckless. There was no genitalia exposed

Omg please stop. This is hilarious. He thought he knew what hearsay was!! Ohio is really sending us their best: this moron, Moreno, cover up artist Gym Jordan and JD? That’s some line up!

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · yesterday

Tapper: "There are now three women who have accused you of violent behavior…Are all three of these women who don't know each other lying?" Rep. Max Miller: "Yes…It's all hearsay." Tapper: "It's not hearsay if it is firsthand testimony from women."

Keep this dumb MFer talking! I see him tanking in real time. He will never make it to the candidate replacement deadline. This idiot could have just smeared his FOL Moreno and stayed off air for couple days and the toothless cousin fuckers of OH should have sent him back to DC

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

TAPPER: One of the files you released was an image of your daughter naked. It was available for a day before it was removed. Your ex-wife's attorney says it could quality as CSAM. That's shockingly reckless behavior MAX MILLER: I wouldn't say it's shockingly reckless. There was no genitalia exposed

“Real America’s Voice” Is the banner and I guess that’s about right. “Real” America is a bunch whiny, lazy dicks who eat this shit up. 77 million of them

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Sen. Jim Banks refers to American citizens as "the babies of invaders" and compares them to Nazi spies and terrorists

Roll that tape RonJon! Roll it

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Ron Johnson: "Aaron Rodgers was smart enough to take ivermectin when he got covid ... unfortunately, more people didn't follow him. We wouldn't have had as many of athletes falling unconscious, sometimes dead on the field of play. You've seen the video reels of this happening in 2021."

Cornyn (TX-pussy) ignores that as a sitting senator he has binary option: yes/no vote. And yeah, can’t undo Blanche/Epstein harm w/ a NO but just as suredly you should REWARD Blanche/Trimp with a YES. This guy cannot fuck off fast or hard enough

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Cornyn justifies his support for Blanche: "That's one of those things that can't be remedied by a 'no' vote"

Don’t worry guys. scott Bessent had good FX trade ideas in 1992 and again in 2013 and he’s in charge of treasury so we are gonna be …. Okay???

Jesse Felder@jessefelder.com · yesterday

‘U.S. Treasuries, JGBs and the yen have all undergone periods of heavy stress in recent decades, but rarely have all three been under such pressure at the same time. And this comes as market confidence in new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh and the BOJ is running dry.’ www.reuters.com/commentary/r...

With all the additional Situational Awareness money I suppose he can cover the Mamdani tax? Or maybe he never intended to leave but bitched up a blue streak anyway

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · yesterday

> @curbed.com #NYC www.curbed.com/article/ken-...

Bessent had good currency trades in in GBP 1992 and JPY in 2013 but otherwise a basically mediocre fund record w Soros and disastrous record on his own 2000-2011 and again 2015-2025. Why should we be cheering his use of OUR money to intervene in Japan?

Kate Duguid@kateduguid.bsky.social · 5d ago

SCOOP: The US has intervened in the yen market, selling euros and buying yen for the first time since 1998 www.ft.com/content/0f9b...

Dementia donnie has bad case of cankles and can’t walk up 1° slope of White House loan w/out shitting himself. I love that for him

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · yesterday

WAPO: “.. Trump has directed contractors to redo weeks of work on his planned White House helipad, frustrated with its appearance and questioning whether the slope of the White House lawn needs to be changed ..” @ddiamond.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

This guys is somehow less useful than Lindsey Graham, but at least had the decency to be useless due to his death

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Cornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"