NEW: ICE has spent at least $172 million this month on warehouses that it plans to convert into immigration jails www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... W/ @sooophie.bsky.social

NEW: The Trump admin is eyeing a massive expansion of its immigration detention capacity. It’s looking to convert up to two dozen warehouses into massive detention facilities, some of which could hold more than 5,000 people. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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...

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...

"Look upon my works, ye mighty, and subscribe!" @sooophie.bsky.social

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

🚨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...

a terrifying investigation everyone should read, from @jackiedavalos.bsky.social and @sooophie.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

"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...

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…