The Epstein-Day War (feat. Project Salt Box)

Mar 2, 2026

Michael Wriston (Mike) / Project Salt Box

Em (co-founder, immigrant-advocacy sleuth) and Michael Wriston (co-founder, federal-contract researcher) walk through how Project Salt Box tracks DHS and ICE procurement. They discuss finding a planned Marana detention contract, reading procurement PDFs for signs of detention expansion, plumbing and logistics limits of warehouse detention, and how locals can use these public records for organizing and legal challenges.

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INSIGHT

Unilateral Strikes Aim For Regime Change

The U.S.-Israel strikes that killed Ayatollah Khamenei were not Congress-authorized and aim for regime change.
Allison notes Iran posed no imminent threat, making the attack a legal and geopolitical escalation tied to foreign backers funding Trump and Netanyahu.

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Anthropic Refused Military Terms And Was Blacklisted

Anthropic refused Pentagon demands to permit domestic surveillance or fully autonomous lethal weapons and was labeled a supply chain risk.
Allison highlights Anthropic's public stance and the Trump administration's rapid blacklist and contradictory use of AI tools during the Iran strikes.

ANECDOTE

Project Saltbox Started From Reddit PDFs

Project Saltbox began when Baltimore Redditors flagged strange SAM.gov solicitations and veterans and advocates dug into the PDFs.
Mike recounts going from skeptical to building a red-string corkboard mapping contracts within 48 hours.

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