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.
As President Trump moves unilaterally to slash the federal bureaucracy and upend longstanding policies, Republicans in Congress have embarked on a spree of deregulation, using an obscure law to quietly but steadily chip away at Biden-era rules they say are hurting businesses and consumers.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said his agency doesn’t plan to move forward with billions of dollars worth of Biden-era loans as the Trump administration reviews the department’s $400 billion-strong green bank.
The Department of Justice sued Colorado and Denver on Friday for allegedly interfering with federal efforts to enforce immigration laws, the latest attempt by the Trump administration to crack down on what some call sanctuary cities and policies.
