r/politics • u/thenationmagazine The Nation Magazine • 25d ago

Soft Paywall Mahmoud Khalil Is the First Activist to Be Disappeared by Trump

https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/trump-arrest-detention-mahmoud-khalil/?nc=1
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u/turquoise_amethyst 25d ago

Did the recruiter give any hint as to what the facilities were? Detainment camps, regular prison, labor camps…?

Maybe post over at r/yarvinconspiracy? They will be interested, although there’s probably a another subreddit more geared towards P2025 “developments”

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u/North_Bobcat_3746 25d ago

They didn't. I responded and tried to get more info, but they never responded. Either they googled me and found an array of evidence pointing to the fact that I'm lefty as fuck, or they took a deeper look at my LinkedIn and realized I wasn't the type of space planner they were looking for (I have the same job title, but work in a different industry. There would be a few core skills I wouldn't have much knowledge of). 

I don't know if you saw, but I left a comment on the post detailing my thoughts. But to answer your question, basically the role of "space planning" in this context is someone who manages the flow of space in a facility. In the context of facilities management, space planners have to deal with a lot of "moving parts." You see the title a lot for hospitals and universities, where you might need to shift things around depending on the needs of the moment, like assigning hospital beds and designating classroom space 

I've never seen a role for space planning on the context of a jail, and I'd think that's because jails are pretty static; you assign a prisoner a cell and that's that. That's why I personally think it's a labor camp. It would need to be a changeable environment to necessitate hiring for this role

Also, thanks for the subreddit suggestion

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u/myasterism Tennessee 24d ago

This is super chilling; thank you for sharing your experience.

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u/Firebeaull 20d ago

I'm a teacher in federal corrections, and there's a ton of movement within a normal prison that requires coordination. It was probably for new ICE facilities that are being set up for detainees. They need someone to plan how the facility is going to operate with meals, laundry, medical, commissary, etc. Not that that is much better