Built for Them, Ready for You: Why Detention Infrastructure Deserves More Skepticism

I trust my government the way I trust a chainsaw: useful, powerful, and capable of doing exactly what it’s designed to do—right up until someone slips, panics, or decides to use it for something it was never meant to cut. I support enforcing the law. I support borders. I support order. What I don’t support is pretending that massive, flexible, taxpayer-funded detention infrastructure will remain forever confined to the narrow purpose printed on today’s briefing slides. That’s not patriotism. That’s optimism with a short memory.

Shut Down FEMA

During his visit to North Carolina President Trump had several disparaging things to say about FEMA.  Apparently, there is an executive order to reorganize or “overhaul” the organization.  He also hinted that the right answer is to disband the organization.  THAT is the right answer.  I thought job one for DOGE would be to disestablish …

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