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This administration’s spending priorities are absurd. Less science funding, but we’re potentially going to ship 30,000 suspected gang members to Cuba and have
by duxup 2y ago
This administration’s spending priorities are absurd.
Less science funding, but we’re potentially going to ship 30,000 suspected gang members to Cuba and have our military host them there?
- apical_dendrite 2y agoThe reporting I saw this morning was that they can only process 15 people at a time at Gitmo, so each military flight has a max of 15 passengers. From the photos DHS released, it looks like they're using a huge cargo jet like a C-17, and the photos only show 3 or 4 detainees. The cost of transporting each person must be astronomical. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/guantanamo-bay-migrants-trump/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/guantanamo-bay-migrants-trump/ https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/02/04/dhs-releases-images-first-flight-criminal-aliens-guantanamo-bay https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/02/04/dhs-releases-images-firs...
- greentxt 2y agoPrevention always cheaper than cure.
- ratg13 2y agoC-17: $252,000 C-130E: $852,000 https://economictimes.com/nri/latest-updates/up-to-852000-how-much-trump-ends-up-paying-for-each-deportation-flight/articleshow/117596636.cms https://economictimes.com/nri/latest-updates/up-to-852000-ho...