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US Military Helping Trump to Build Massive Network of ‘Concentration Camps,’ Navy Contract Reveals (www.commondreams.org)

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The Department of Homeland Security is using a repurposed $55 billion Navy contract to convert warehouses into makeshift jails and plan sprawling tent cities in remote areas.

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[–] Rhoeri@piefed.world 25 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Take a moment to be blown away by how many people don’t care about this.

[–] Ascrod@midwest.social 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Some people do care - they just don't want smelly immigrant jails in their backyard.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Oh, these aren’t for immigrants.

[–] Ascrod@midwest.social 2 points 4 days ago

First they came for the immigrants, dot dot dot.

[–] imrighthere@lemmy.ca 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It's a rotting shithole country, you expected better ?

[–] Rhoeri@piefed.world 9 points 6 days ago

Oh not at all. Just pointing out one of the many factors that opened the door for fascism. In the event that people begin looking to the past for answers, this will be here.