Florida Out $218 Million For Shuttered 'Alligator Alcatraz'

We can thank the Miccosukee tribe for shutting down Trump's concentration camp when the rushed project failed to do any environmental impact assessment at all in the sensitive wetlands area. And certainly Ron DeSantis wasn't going to do it either. Now, Florida is out a minimum of $218 million, all because these people don't know what the hell they're doing.

Source: Associated Press

Orlando AP — Florida could be on the hook for $218 million the state spent to convert a remote training airport in the Everglades into an immigration detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.”

The center may soon be completely empty as a judge upheld her decision late Wednesday, ordering operations to wind down indefinitely.

Shutting down the facility for the time being would cost the state $15 million to $20 million immediately, and it would cost another $15 million to $20 million to reinstall structures if Florida is allowed to reopen it, according to court filings by the state.

The Florida Division of Emergency Management will lose most of the value of the $218 million it has invested in making the airport suitable for a detention center, a state official said in court papers.

Built in just a few days, the facility consists of chain-link cages surrounding large white tents filled with rows of bunk beds.

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Director Jim Jarmusch ‘disappointed and disconcerted’ by Mubi’s funding from Sequoia

Veteran indie filmmaker Jim Jarmusch is the latest to criticize Mubi for taking money from Sequoia.

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Nvidia says two mystery customers accounted for 39% of Q2 revenue

Nearly 40% of Nvidia’s second quarter revenue came from just two companies, identified in a filing as "Customer A" and "Customer B."

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Crybaby Pee Pants Throws Tantrum Over Ruling That His Tariffs Are Illegal

Predictably, Donald J. Trump is having a meltdown after an appeals court ruled on Friday that most of his tariff tantrums are illegal, and Crybaby Pee Pants is not happy. Even though Trump was not seen by the White House press pool yesterday or today, he is in full rage-machine mode on Truth Social. So, he's still alive. Get your mind out of the gutter, where mine is, hoping that his janky-ass, bruised hands are a sign of rigor mortis.

As Paul Krugman explains, "The court didn’t say that tariffs per se are illegal. It said that the procedure Trump used to impose tariffs — declaring an economic emergency, then setting tariff rates without so much as consulting Congress, let alone passing legislation — is illegal," and we kind of knew that already, but Trump doesn't understand rules because he's a whiny little titty baby that has never grown up.

To Trump, the appeals court committed lèse-majesté, as he claims, "ALL TARIFFS ARE STILL IN EFFECT!"

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Uber and Lyft drivers in California win a path to unionization

The agreement creates a model for drivers to be able to organize for increased pay, job protections, and other benefits. In exchange, California regulators say they’ll support legislation to reduce expensive insurance coverage mandates that ride-hailing companies have to pay.

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Urgent: Please Call These Two California Assembly Members To Support SB749

The Pacific Palisades wildfires destroyed many mobile home parks in their wake, leaving residents such as myself out in the cold.

State Sen. Ben Allen introduced California Senate Bill (SB) 749 to protect residents and keep some form of affordable housing in Los Angeles.

Here is what some of the bill does:

Preserves Affordable Housing: SB 749 is designed to preserve mobilehome parks, which serve as an essential source of unsubsidized affordable housing in California.

Protects Residents from Displacement: The bill aims to protect mobilehome residents from sudden displacement caused by park closures or repurposing by providing advance notice and an opportunity to purchase.

Supports Community Ownership: It creates a pathway for residents and community-based organizations to acquire and manage mobilehome parks, fostering community control and stability.

It's no surprise that realtors and park owner associations are fighting to thwart the passage of this bill.

Tahitian Terrace just learned that SB 749 is still stuck in the Assembly Appropriations Committee suspense file. This is the very last step before it can move to the whole Assembly for a vote. If it doesn’t get released tomorrow, the bill dies this year.

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Susan Collins Brutally Heckled At Maine Ribbon-Cutting

Mercilessly heckled and well deserved. If Mainers have any sense at all, they'll turf Collins next and replace her, with Platner or Janet Mills or someone else. Anyone is better than her.

Source: Fox News

Senator Susan Collins, R-Maine, faced repeated heckling from protesters on Tuesday during a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the completion of a $9.2 million federally-funded Route 1 reconstruction project.

Collins’ remarks on securing federal money for the project were repeatedly drowned out, showing both her challenges on the home front and the broader fight for Senate control.

Collins, who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, has cast the Route 1 project as a major win for Maine communities.

Protesters, however, shouted her down with chants of "Shame! Shame! Shame!" while raising grievances over Medicare, Israel policy and her voting history for Trump-supported bills.

Her Democrat challenger, Graham Platner, quickly seized on the moment, sharing a close-up video of the heckling on X that has nearly 4k likes.

I’m Graham Platner and I approve this message. pic.twitter.com/i5UTpT9qEe

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