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8 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Jesus Christ I could have gone the rest of my life w/o hearing that.

haha...i think of him every time i see Police ICE somewhere.  He used to come and "rap" at our school assembly's in middle school.

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1 hour ago, brakeman said:

$27/hr

Bering Straights Native Corporation.

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As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), BSNC provides a unique opportunity to partner with an Indigenous organization whose mission goes beyond business. BSNC’s vast number of highly-qualified companies include many 8(a) and HUBZone Certified businesses.

BSNC’s family of companies include several companies that are currently or formerly certified under the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 8(a) program. The SBA 8(a) program provides eligibility for special contracting and subcontracting initiatives and government-directed award opportunities. Because these companies are both 8(a) certified and ANC owned, they enjoy unique procurement advantages with the Federal government.

In other words, a DEI hire.

You can’t tell me these people don’t have a sense of humor.

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1 hour ago, brakeman said:

$27/hr

I looked up Paragon.

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It's business has fuck-all to do with what it has obviously re-tasked to do by the parent company-which also happens to be linked to at least one immigrant detention center in El Paso.

The parent company, by the way, is one of the Alaska Native Corporations which were established in 1971 when the United States Congress passed the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) which settled land and financial claims made by the Alaska Natives and provided for the establishment of 13 regional corporations to administer those claims.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Native_corporation

There are several regional corporations that are part of this and, interestingly, Bering Straits Native Corporation is not the only one in the migrant detention game.

Notably, a subsidiary of a contractor called Akima, which is itself a subsidiary of another regional corporation called the  Northwest Alaska Native Association (NANA) was revealed as the contractor running the Guantánamo migrant jail.

Here's part of an interview with the reporter who broke that story.

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Casey Grove: And in terms of how big Akima itself is, how much money do they get from the federal government in a year?

JO: Akima is massive. And I think the exact numbers are hard to find out, because Akima is a subsidiary of the NANA Regional Corporation. And so, because these Alaska Native corporations are owned by, you know, indigenous Native Alaskan shareholders, we don't really know about what goes on behind the scenes, right? The shares cannot be traded and cannot be sold. So there's very little regulation from the federal government, including the Securities and Exchange Commission.

So NANA itself, it's really, really difficult to understand and grasp the sheer size and how much money that NANA and Akima are making now. Last year, Akima did announce, they did publicly announce, that the company is worth $2 billion, and they have, you know, over 40 subsidiaries within the broader Akima company, and all of those subsidiaries are getting multi-million dollar contracts with the federal government.

CG: Is there a higher proportion of Alaska Native corporations in this line of work, or is it just that Alaska Native corporations are into government contracting, and that's what the contracts are for?

JO: I think it's difficult to say what the proportion is between just general security contractors and other federal government contractors, and how it compares to Alaska Native corporations. But I think it's easier for a lot of these federal government (contracts) to go to Alaska Native corporations, and there are dozens and dozens of subsidiaries, right?

So, because there are so many subsidiaries, and because they are owned by Native Alaskan shareholders, they technically are classified and qualify to be determined to be small businesses, right, and small minority-owned businesses. And so they're able to very quickly get government, federal government, contracts for this type of work that essentially just kind of doesn't necessarily force the government or these corporations to go through extensive contracting bids and negotiations that maybe other companies might.

But yes, I mean, Akima is not the only Alaska Native corporation that does these types of federal government contracting work. I've done a story, for example, the Bering Straits Corporation, they run, or they used to run, at least, a detention center in El Paso, an immigration detention center in El Paso. But a lot of the other immigration jails, the majority of them are run by private corporations, including CoreCivic or GEO Group or other large private prison companies. So, no, Akima is not the only one that's doing this type of work, but it is significant to note how they're able to very quickly get these types of government contracts, and it is significant to note that they received the federal government contract to run the ICE facility at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base last year under the Biden administration.

 

That's just what I scraped together in 20 minutes.  I think there's a lot more to this story.  It'd be the perfect piece for 60 Minutes to get into if they weren't neutered- Although Biden has some responsibility here too, so maybe.

It's also not lost on me that this, in essence, a story about conquering Americans paying actual Americans to detain aspiring Americans.  There's a perverse irony to it all.

 

 

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2 minutes ago, Pancho said:

Jesus Christ

 

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On 6/21/2025 at 5:38 PM, Im_smarter_then_you said:

And just like that Donald took the Warhawk moniker away from the dems 

For the record, all of my life, the Pubs were the Warhawks and the Dems were the "limp wristed" p@$$ies who won't stand up for themselves. Then of course, they painted Joe with that moniker.  So congrats for getting it back

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17 minutes ago, Chopper said:

I'm going to have to watch The Dictator

 

You should. It's pretty damn funny -- and a quick watch.

 

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Trump needs to get on top of this WWE problem in Saudi Arabia.

Instead of canceling it, imagine if the Iron Sheik is about to pin John Cena and Trump comes into the ring and pounds him with a metal chair. The Sheik goes after Trump, but Cena gets up off the mat and back slams him. Cena and Trump double pin the sheik and Joe Rogan brings them both maga hats and holds their arms high in victory while god bless America plays.

The Saudi prince awards Trump the world championship belt and a Nobel peace prize.

It would be epic. Ratings would be amazing.

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Posted
15 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Wait, he thinks fighter pilots dropped the bombs on Iran?  Fucking idiot. 

 

Trump probably has no idea what the B-2 is, and his only idea of a stealth plane is the F-117, or maybe it was one of those "invisible" planes he talks about.

 

 

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10 hours ago, 4th&Five said:

haha...i think of him every time i see Police ICE somewhere.  He used to come and "rap" at our school assembly's in middle school.

He came out to Lampasas as well and did a school assembly for us. Glad I am not the only one that remembers seeing him.

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4 hours ago, Francisco 2.0 said:

 

Trump probably has no idea what the B-2 is, and his only idea of a stealth plane is the F-117, or maybe it was one of those "invisible" planes he talks about.

 

 

 

Posted
11 hours ago, 4th&Five said:

haha...i think of him every time i see Police ICE somewhere.  He used to come and "rap" at our school assembly's in middle school.

 

did you attend a 'special' school ?

Posted
4 hours ago, Francisco 2.0 said:

Trump probably has no idea what the B-2 is, and his only idea of a stealth plane is the F-117, or maybe it was one of those "invisible" planes he talks about.

we have interesting stuff that is above top secret and the boys are not happy when he goes off the reservation alluding to it

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1 hour ago, UpperWestside said:

He came out to Lampasas as well and did a school assembly for us. Glad I am not the only one that remembers seeing him.

do you remember what month of what year?

i'm going to guess the fall of 2000

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Trump probably has no idea what the B-2 is, and his only idea of a stealth plane is the F-117, or maybe it was one of those "invisible" planes he talks about.
 
 

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