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Black America Web
25-06-2025
- Politics
- Black America Web
Florida Begins Construction On Migrant Detention Center Dubbed ‘Alligator Alcatraz' To Bolster Trump's Anti-Immigration Agenda
Source: Art Wager / Getty In today's episode of Nah, Seriously, It's A Cult , officials in Florida have begun construction on a new migrant detention facility that seems to double as a gift-wrapped tribute to President Donald Trump and his anti-immigration agenda to make unbridled xenophobia great again . Weeks after Trump declared he is moving forward with his plan to reopen Alcatraz — despite most experts saying it's a foolish endeavor because there's no infrastructure for it, it would be a ridiculous amount of money to spend on a prison that hasn't been operational since 1963, and, of course, America has no shortage of prisons anyway — Florida officials announced the state's own new facility, 'Alligator Alcatraz.' From CNN: 'Alligator Alcatraz,' as Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier calls it, is being erected on a little-used airstrip in the Everglades, the vast expanse of marshes and swamps that covers much of southern Florida and hosts a dizzying array of wildlife, from hundreds of bird species to bobcats, panthers, crocodiles and alligators. 'You don't need to invest that much in the perimeter. If people get out, there's not much waiting for them other than alligators and pythons,' Uthmeier said in an announcement video that casts the facility as 'the one-stop shop to carry out President Trump's mass deportation agenda' and features slow-motion footage of snapping alligators. Nah, seriously, it's a cult. Trump wants Alcatraz; Florida gives him 'Alligator Alcatraz.' Trump hates migrants; Florida gives him a visual representation of how bad they want to feed Brown people to gators and pythons. In 2019, during Trump's first term, the New York Times reported that during a White House staff meeting, the president floated the idea of fortifying the U.S. southern border with a moat infested with alligators. Trump later denied he toyed around with the idea of installing a functional Medieval Times security system at the southern border. Florida officials, who would perform blood sacrifices to Trump if it were socially acceptable, didn't get the memo and decided to honor him with a prison it doesn't matter if inmates escape from because it's surrounded by a giant alligator moat. Anyway, besides the ethical and moral issues the facility presents, it might also be an environmental threat. To build the facility, developers are temporarily repurposing the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, which Uthmeier described as 'an old, virtually abandoned airport facility right in the middle of the Everglades.' Yeah — turns out there's a reason the airport is 'virtually abandoned.' More from CNN: Plans to build the Everglades facility have been met with fierce criticism from environmental advocacy groups like the Friends of the Everglades, who on Sunday organized a protest against the detention center. In a public letter addressed to Uthmeier and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the group said the piece of land where the center would be built is 'critical to the future of the Everglades.' 'Don't open the door to development in one of America's most fragile and iconic ecosystems, surrounded by Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve,' the group wrote. Friends of the Everglades was founded to oppose construction on the very same spot in 1969, Eve Samples, the group's executive director, told CNN affiliate WPTV. At that time, the same piece of land was supposed to house the Everglades Jetport, one of the biggest, most ambitious airport projects of that time. The plan was abandoned after just one runway was built, over concerns it would 'destroy the South Florida ecosystem,' according to a 1969 report. 'It really strikes you as a clueless idea that was off the cuff,' Samples said of the new facility. 'It's really ironic that the state attorney general is characterizing this as a largely abandoned site. It was abandoned because the people of Florida, including Friends of the Everglades, rose up to stop it back in 1969, 1970.' Predictably, the construction of 'Alligator Alcatraz' has already drawn hundreds of protesters to the Everglades. But despite all the pushback, Uthmeier said Monday in an interview with pro-MAGA commentator Benny Johnson that the detention center should be ready to host detainees the first week of July, that the National Guard will be called in to help run it, and that construction on the facility should go fast because it will consist of 'light infrastructure' like heavy-duty tents and trailers. But don't worry, folks, Florida's attorney general is promising inmates will get 'the due process that all these courts say they need.' It's uh — it's actually the U.S. Constitution that says they need that, but whatever. SEE ALSO: Florida Law Student Suspended For Antisemitism After He Was Awarded For Writing That Constitution Only Applies To White People White Florida Man Says He Would Have Shot Black Girl Who Rang His Doorbell SEE ALSO Florida Begins Construction On Migrant Detention Center Dubbed 'Alligator Alcatraz' To Bolster Trump's Anti-Immigration Agenda was originally published on
USA Today
13-05-2025
- Business
- USA Today
Everything sports fans need to know about ESPN's new streaming service
Everything sports fans need to know about ESPN's new streaming service Show Caption Hide Caption Mina Kimes' all women broadcast team roster ESPN analyst Mina Kimes shares who she would have as her all women broadcast crew to call an NFL game. Sports Seriously Sports fans, start your internet connections. At a press conference in New York on May 13, ESPN executives detailed plans for the Disney-owned sports network's new streaming service, which will give subscribers access to all of ESPN's content on streaming for a monthly fee, without needing that pesky cable subscription. The new standalone service and app, simply dubbed "ESPN," will cost $29.99 a month for its unlimited tier, although it can also be acquired bundled with Disney+ and Hulu for $35.99 monthly with ads on Disney+ and Hulu (discounted to $29.99 for the first 12 months). For no ads on those two streamers, the plan costs $44.99 per month (ads will be included on any tier of the ESPN. app). That unlimited plan plan includes access to live content from all ESPN networks, ESPN content on ABC, and more, which all adds up to 47,000 live events each year. Select plans also include all content from ESPN+, the company's current streaming service that mostly includes bonus content separate from the cable channel. The streaming app "will redefine our business. Our mission is very clear: Serve the sports fan anytime, anywhere," Jimmy Pitaro, chairman of ESPN, told reporters. The simple name, Pitaro said, is because "there's power in our name; there's trust in our name. Simple, straightforward, clear." Some of the sports content that streaming subscribers will get access to includes, and is definitely not limited to: NFL; NBA; NHL; MLB; WNBA; UFC; UFL; SEC; ACC; Big 12; College Football Playoffs; Wimbledon and US Open tennis; The Masters, PGA Championship and the PGA tour. The network's signature commentary and news shows will also be included, including: "SportsCenter," "Get Up," "First Take," "NFL Live," "The Pat McAfee Show" and more. The new, redesigned app will have "enhanced stats, betting, short-form video, personalized SportsCenter, all designed to meet fans where they are, on their terms," he added. It will be an "attractive fan-friendly plan for standalone ESPN" or bundled with Disney+ and Hulu. For those subscribers who already get their Hulu on their Disney+ app, ESPN will be available in the same interface. The company is in discussions with other streamers to try to create more bundling opportunities for subscribers. In addition to the "unlimited" tier, ESPN is offering the "select plan," which is essentially the same as ESPN+ but doesn't replace it. That plan will cost $11.99 or $119.99 a year. When bundled with Hulu and Disney+ it costs $16.99 a month with ads or $26.99 without them. Existing ESPN+ subscribers will automatically become subscribers to ESPN's new service, based on their current subscription level: Standalone ESPN+ subscribers will get the ESPN select plan, and Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ bundle subscribers get the ESPN select bundle. In addition to the NFL, NBA and other professional sports games fans can expect commentator Rich Eisen, who rose to fame on ESPN but lately has been at the NFL Network, is returning home with "The Rich Eisen Show" on the streaming service and ESPN+ this fall. No launch date was announced at the presentation, but Pitaro promised that would be announced in the coming weeks. It is likely to be in advance of NFL and college football seasons beginning this fall, as will happen with Fox's new streamer, Fox One, announced May 12, which will have competing sports programming. The new streamer is aimed at getting cable cutters to add ESPN to their existing portfolio of subscriptions. But sports fans who are hanging on to their cable subscriptions need not worry: ESPN will remain available on cable/OTT services.
