Sophie Alexander

ICE is preparing for a massive detention expansion effort, tapping 41 companies to compete for billions in contracts. Some of them specialize in tents, suggesting ICE will rely on temporary shelters in line w Project 2025. w/ @racheladhe + @FolaAk bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

"more than a dozen people with ties to Thiel... have been folded into the Trump administration" bloomberg.com/features/2025-… @sooo__phie @jamietarabay

NEW: We’re tracking the billionaires’ ties to the new Trump administration. It’s not just Musk. Here’s a list of people from Peter Thiel’s orbit, now helping run our government. Since the election, Thiel’s fortune has soared. 🎁 LINK: bloomberg.com/features/2025-…

Peter Thiel has remained offstage as his allies -- lots of them -- settle into power. Here's @sooo__phie and @jamietarabay chronicling what might be the world's most important sociopolitical network bloomberg.com/features/2025-…

Billionaire Jamie Dimon on @ZohranKMamdani : “You see these Democrats falling all over themselves saying, ‘Well, he’s pointing out some real problems, affordable housing and grocery prices.’ … Ideological mush that means nothing in the real world.” bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

NEW: As Trump heads to Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz," we have a look at the emergency contractors that are getting paid to build and operate the detention facility -- something they have little to no experience doing w/ @SmithMarkets and @sooo__phie bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

EXCLUSIVE SCOOP: Bootstrap Bio is raising seed money to work on editing the genes in reproductive cells, one of the most controversial technologies in medicine and a step toward creating designer babies. From @sooo__phie and @ikeswetlitz bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

ICE has tapped 41 companies to compete for some of the $45 billion earmarked for a massive expansion of immigration detention space, including at least 9 that offer tent facilities w/ @sooo__phie and @FolaAk bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

ADDICTED TO ICE: Small, rural communities are convinced their economic well-being depends on ICE contracts that keep private jails open for immigration detention -- no matter what happens inside bloom.bg/4j28jqp

EXCLUSIVE: The @AP has obtained and tonight published a database of the file names and descriptions of more than 26,000 military images flagged for removal --because the pictures highlight contributions by women or minorities, or celebrate heritage -- or "DEI." A team of us went…

Hundreds of VA researchers are set to be terminated in the coming months. VA research has brought the world things like nicotine patches, cardiac pacemakers It’s one of the world’s largest medial research hubs (Via @josheidelson/ @sooo__phie) bloomberg.com/news/articles/…