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Feb 2, 6 tweets

⛓️CONCENTRATION CAMPS—D.H.S. is setting up a huge network of detention camps. They are converting the U.S. as a region for eligible for ‘expeditionary military deployment’ & no-bid no-public-comment contracts to build a “ghost network” of 10,000-person concentration camps. Jesus.

2) How the Pentagon is Quietly Building Trump’s Concentration Camps

SCOOP: A repurposed Navy contract to funnel tens of billions to ICE for a nationwide "ghost network” of concentration camps—just got a lot bigger.

By @PabloReports
migrantinsider.com/p/how-the-pent…

3) A massive Navy contract vehicle, once valued at $10 billion, has ballooned to a staggering $55 billion ceiling to expedite President Donald Trump’s “mass deportation” agenda.
The mechanism for this expansion is the Worldwide Expeditionary Multiple Award Contract (WEXMAC), originally designed for military logistics abroad. In a move to bypass traditional competition delays, the Navy’s Supply Systems Command has repurposed the vehicle for “TITUS”—Territorial Integrity of the United States.
This $45 billion increase, published just weeks ago, converts the U.S. into a “geographic region” for expeditionary military-style detention. It signals a massive, long-term escalation in the government’s capacity to pay for detention and deportation logistics. In the world of federal contracting, it is the difference between a temporary surge and a permanent infrastructure.
As for taxpayer accountability over how their money gets spent, there is no "grace period" or setup time for contractors. The companies already contracting with the government are grandfathered into future contract increases. The Navy turns a "pilot program" into a permanent, massive-scale operation overnight with fast money incentives like “task orders” that can be issued in days or even hours.
Task orders allow DHS to bypass the months-long public bidding process for every new facility. When the contract says task orders are issued when "specific dates and locations are identified," it means the infrastructure is currently a "ghost" network that can be materialized anywhere in the U.S. the moment a site is picked.

4) we are talking about 10,000 person tent cities!

“A reveal a clinical blueprint for a new “sprawling network” of facilities. This isn’t just about bed space; it’s about the rapid deployment of self-contained cities.

•Infrastructure: Contractors are tasked with providing “soft-sided” tent cities capable of housing up to 10,000 people each.”

5) This is extra chilling… “Medical & Death: The services extend to “Medical Waste Management,” with specific protocols for biohazard incinerators…” 🫣

6) ICE also begins warehouse buying spree to convert into immigration detention facilities.

Gift 🎁🔗
bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

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