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Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
12. ...and from a tweet on this post:
Sun Jun 17, 2018, 04:38 PM
Jun 2018
Microsoft @azure</a> is "proud to support" the work of ICE. This quote is from a page that was created this year. To all the people lecturing me recently on having negative feelings about MS buying Github: y'all are ok with this? I'm not ok with this.


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liberalmuse

(18,672 posts)
14. Wow.
Sun Jun 17, 2018, 04:54 PM
Jun 2018

Time to stir some shit with Bill Gates. i don't think he wants his company tied with child detentions.

Hekate

(90,708 posts)
2. At least some, if not all, is coming from the mercenary military suppliers, so I heard.
Sun Jun 17, 2018, 04:05 PM
Jun 2018

Research is part of Resist, that's for sure.

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
4. mac, I am reading the immaculate work of tweeter-researcher SpicyFiles to try to get info -
Sun Jun 17, 2018, 04:10 PM
Jun 2018
she never stops working - the problem is, until she’s done and writes up a report, I remain VERY impressed with her work, yet simultaneously unable to grasp a lot of what she’s posting...screenshot:



Link to her twitter account:
https://mobile.twitter.com/SpicyFiles



Also, good info here from last Thursday:

Separating refugee and immigrant children from their parents isn’t just an emotionally wrenching policy. It’s an enterprise that is benefitting intelligence and defense contractors.

Those contractors—including one with a history of scandals—have advertised a flurry of jobs in recent weeks to support the infrastructure surrounding undocumented children whom the Trump administration has taken from their families.

One of them, from Virginia-based MVM Inc., seeks a compliance coordinator to help in San Antonio with the “rapid deployment of an Emergency Influx Shelter for unaccompanied children.” As billed, the coordinator would ensure the children’s shelter met “policies and procedures” set by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Refugee Resettlement. MVM posted the job on its website this week.

Much more:https://www.thedailybeast.com/defense-contractors-cashing-in-on-immigrant-kids-detention


peggysue2

(10,829 posts)
7. Agreed! Spicey Files is an excellent source and . . .
Sun Jun 17, 2018, 04:16 PM
Jun 2018

she's tireless in the research and receipts department. She deserves more readers but has attracted enough that she's been hounded by bots and trolls. However . . she keeps on keeping on.

Good addition to the conversation.

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
8. Yes, she is relentless and unstoppable, peggy - and other tweeters steal her stuff all the time, in
Sun Jun 17, 2018, 04:25 PM
Jun 2018

addition to her having to fend off bots and trolls GRRRRRRR

But she keeps on truckin, like so many other committed citizen researchers, I couldn’t do without them!!

peggysue2

(10,829 posts)
11. Nor could I, Leghorn
Sun Jun 17, 2018, 04:37 PM
Jun 2018

These independent and dedicated researchers have kept me sane and relatively optimistic (I have my dark days) that we will ultimately get to the other side of this.

The traitors and their minions were arrogant and amazingly sloppy, leaving their fingerprints all over the table they were so keen on confiscating.

We owe these independents a lot and an apology for the harassment they've received over the long, long months of insanity. Hopefully, that will come in time.

back at you.

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
16. Just a heads up, peggy! Spicy's posting again after a long day of digging...takes me an hour to
Sun Jun 17, 2018, 06:46 PM
Jun 2018

post one tweet now, so but there are a bunch new ones now re: who’s supplying the camps:

https://mobile.twitter.com/SpicyFiles

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
17. You are so welcome, muse! I don't tweet myself, but read numerous accounts or TLs (or whatever)
Sun Jun 17, 2018, 06:49 PM
Jun 2018

all day long!!

Just an FYI, Spicy is posting new research now after a long day of no tweets:

https://mobile.twitter.com/SpicyFiles

End Of The Road

(1,397 posts)
5. I know who two of the "building" contractors are
Sun Jun 17, 2018, 04:11 PM
Jun 2018

One is MVM, Inc. I know nothing about them except company is based in Virginia.

The other is a division of General Dynamics called General Dynamics Mission. I think this is a relatively new venture for GD, not sure.

EDIT to add -- I can't find the link that references GD. In the last couple of days I have seen their name pop up twice in ref to Tornillo tent camp. But without link, perhaps best to call it rumor?.

EDIT again -- it's General Dynamics Information Technologies. GDIT has contracts with ORR..

BigmanPigman

(51,608 posts)
10. Southwest Key Program is one of the facilities that has the children
Sun Jun 17, 2018, 04:35 PM
Jun 2018

who are detained. MSNBC had a reporter at one in El Cahon, outside of San Diego, CA on Fri. I got their address to call and verify it and it is correct.
https://www.aclusandiego.org/southwest-key-programs-v-city-of-escondido/

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