New from Nansi Guevara: "Many of us here live with the mechanization of militarization and #surveillance embedded into our psyches. We know where the checkpoints are. We warn one another when the #Border Patrol is nearby. In public space, we adjust our bodies and behavior, attempting to go unnoticed, offering smiles of compliance as a way to disarm." https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-border-militarization-minnesota-alex-pretti/

#SouthTexas #Texas #politics #USpol #news #fascism #military

Ambassador Bridge owners ramped up lobbying before Trump’s Gordie Howe threats
An analysis of U.S. federal lobbying and campaign finance data sheds fresh light on how the Moroun family has sought to influence the political landscape around the busiest land border crossing between the U.S. and Canada.

#politics #lobbying #border #US #Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/trump-gordie-howe-moroun-bridge-lobby-ambassador-ballard-9.7085529?cmp=rss

Morouns ramped up bridge lobbying before Trump’s Gordie Howe threats
An analysis of U.S. federal lobbying and campaign finance data sheds fresh light on how the Moroun family has sought to influence the political landscape around the busiest land border crossing between the U.S. and Canada.

#politics #lobbying #border #US #Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/trump-gordie-howe-moroun-bridge-lobby-ambassador-ballard-9.7085529?cmp=rss

"Counter- #drone program: In July, Steven Willoughby, deputy director of the counter-drone program at the Homeland Security Department, testified before Congress and asked lawmakers to continue the program. He said that 27,000 #drones had flown within about 1,650 feet of the #border over six months in 2024, piloted by organizations hostile to law enforcement."

#Mexico #trump
#elpasoairport
#elpasotexas

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02/11/us/faa-el-paso-flights-airport?unlocked_article_code=1.LVA.Xf1Y.7jNgQxr_qoVu

RE: https://mastodon.social/@villebooks/116051933956848804

#lebanon #syria #border