The concentration camp sits atop a concrete airport pad, isolated in the swamplands of the Florida Everglades. Trump claimed the tents are air-conditioned, but the extreme heat and humidity of the Florida summer make humane conditions virtually impossible, particularly if generators fail or fuel supplies run out. If a hurricane were to strike the area, the tents would offer no meaningful protection. The result could be catastrophic, with an unknown number of potential deaths…

As part of a far-right media blitz aimed at normalizing the construction of remote concentration camps for immigrants and political opponents of the US government, the Republican Party is now selling merchandise to promote the Florida camp—complete with hats emblazoned with alligators. It’s the American fascist equivalent of the Nazis selling beer koozies or ashtrays to commemorate Auschwitz…

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    Probably both. They’re running A/C to cool nothing and burning diesel to do it, while still being inhumane on top of illegal.

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      Likely the staff will have access to an ACed room or something, the rest need to die of heatstrokes and dehydration.

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        Having been around these types of people, the ACed room is also probably miserably hot because someone high up likes to leave the windows open for no reason.