Oh, yeah, this is creating Category 5 Moonbattery
(San Francisco Standard) President Donald Trump says he wants to turn Alcatraz Island — a museum and tourist destination for decades — back into a federal prison.
“When we were a more serious Nation, in times past, we did not hesitate to lock up the most dangerous criminals, and keep them far away from anyone they could harm,” he wrote on Truth Social. “No longer will we tolerate these Serial Offenders who spread filth, bloodshed, and mayhem on our streets.”
Created in 1934, the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary held some of America’s most famous criminals, such as Al Capone and George “Machine Gun” Kelly, until it shut down in 1963 due to high operating costs and structural damage.
Given its remote location and the cold waters around it, escape from the prison was nearly impossible — and Alcatraz gained the reputation of being the highest security lockup in the country.
Right now it is a visitors center via the Nation Parks Service.
(The Hill) The Bureau of Prisons notes on its website that “USP [United States Penitentiary] Alcatraz closed after 29 years of operation” due to soaring costs.
“An estimated $3-5 million was needed just for restoration and maintenance work to keep the prison open. That figure did not include daily operating costs — Alcatraz was nearly three times more expensive to operate than any other Federal prison,” the bureau says.
It would cost a hell of a lot more now. And, knowing the government, it would take 15 years to get it back open. It’s rusted, the walls are falling apart, it’s decrepit. You would have to really tear it all down. Getting everything out and bringing stuff in would be difficult and expensive. Getting water and power in would be incredibly difficult. A lot of people actually escaped. Probably be better starting fresh using an island off the coast of Alaska.
But, I suspect this is more about winding up Democrats.
Donnie Demento‘s handlers stage the release of his most attention-grabbing announcements to distract the media from the administration’s poor performance.
Today, they start the week off … rebuild and reopen Alcatraz!! Alcatraz!!
Invade Greenland
Annex Canada
Boys in girl’s sports
Mike Waltz… Signalgate
Take the Canal
New Air Force One from Qatar
Oval Office Zelenskyy brouhaha
Biden, Biden, Biden!
Tariffs!
Gas at $1.83 ($2.89 around here)
EO’s!!!
Blah, blah, blah…
The president’s mental capacity is deteriorating rapidly. He is repeating himself. Every thing is “like no one has ever seen”.
Looks like President Trump is confusing all the libtards like Rimjob.
Easy there, fatboy.
He’s just getting started.
A lot of Biden errors need to be corrected.
Mr Teach typed: I suspect this is more about winding up Democrats
Agreed. It’s meant to distract from the cratering economy and the Project 2025ing of America.
Ol’ Joe Biden left him a robust economy. Expanding. Inflation dropping. Low unemployment.
tRump: “Well, maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls, you know? And maybe the two dolls will cost a couple of bucks more than they would normally. But we’re not talking about something that we have to go out of our way. They have ships that are loaded up with stuff, much of which, not all of it, but much of which we don’t need.”
America’s top ball cap salesman will decide what you need and how much of it you can have! To his credit, many of tRump’s mementos – caps, flags, shoes, thermal mugs, clothing, suits Bibles etc are made in Bangladesh, Vietnam, Mexico, Indonesia, Turkey, India, Germany and China. This saves you money gives him profits! Did he exempt any of his sales items from tariffs?
To fix America you must first destroy America.
America, We Hardly Knew Ye’…
Not that you’re capable of introspection, but unhinged hyperbolic rants like this are just one of the many reasons why you lost the election.
Go outside. Get some sunshine… before the Brits try to block it out.
Yes, that’s why youse guys respond with BS and vitriol, but few arguments.
Do YOU BELIEVE that a president should decide what one buys? Isn’t that a ‘regulation’?
I have never, ever seen an example of introspection here…
Trump ‘won’ for several reasons. American voters were/are concerned about the economy (especially inflation). They were/are frightened by unlawful immigrants. Americans had tired of Biden – and the late change to VP Harris (a black-Indian woman) was resented. Trump promised to end the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine by Russia. He promised to end inflation. He promised to bring trade back to America.
In 100 days his approval rating has dropped into the low 40s, viewed by him and the MAGAists as a media scam.
More unhinged hyperbolic ranting. I love it! Operation Let Democrats Talk is going according to plan.
Ellie:
“Yes, that’s why youse guys respond with BS and vitriol, but few arguments.”
I don’t argue with fools.
If the USA needs more prison space, there are plenty of other places they could be sent that would be more economical for long term storage.
Cuba, El Salvador, Alaska (above the arctic circle), US military bases on Greenland or Turkey. Vast desert areas in California that are already government land.
But the real answer is no long term storage. Death penalty, exercised swiftly.
Fat Donnie Mob Boss has been and is a marketing genius.
His greatest gambit is controlling global commerce with tariffs. To prove his absolute power, he offers dispensations to those who 1) further enrich him and/or 2) who endlessly flatter him.
There are over 4000 migrants already in federal prison
Whz hadn’t he reported them ? There are over 8000 non citizens in Cali prisons why hasn’t he reported them ?
Why has he reported less people than Biden ?