Mastodawn

The below link is to #nyt coverage related to the #faa closing the airspace around #episode earlier.

There were 9 new updates when I checked again (busy writing), so the link should provide those interested with this.

Includes updates from #Mexico, #uscongress through congress-woman #veronicaescobar , etc.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02/11/us/faa-el-paso-flights-airport?unlocked_article_code=1.LVA.cL27.YX8pYyxy3m7F&smid=url-share

Officials Claim Drone Incursion Led to Shutdown of El Paso Airport

The secretary of transportation said the military had neutralized a drug cartel drone. Two officials said testing of counter-drone technology prompted the closure. The F.A.A. initially said it would last 10 days.

The New York Times

Techdirt [Unofficial]Jul 16, 2025

ICE Again Gives The Law The Finger, Denies Member Of Congress Access To Detention Facility

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/16/ice-again-gives-the-law-the-finger-denies-member-of-congress-access-to-detention-facility/

ICE Again Gives The Law The Finger, Denies Member Of Congress Access To Detention Facility

The Trump administration continues to demonstrate it cares nothing for the law, despite repeated claims that it’s here to restore respect for the rule of law. It’s been clear since the …

Techdirt

Houston Public Media Jun 17, 2025

U.S. Reps. Veronica Escobar and Joaquin Castro said their names appeared on a list of targets compiled by the man who has been charged with killing the Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband and shooting two others on Saturday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/06/17/524257/texas-congress-members-named-minnesota-assassin-hit-list/

#News #Politics #Texas #PoliticalViolence #TexasCongressMembers #USRepJoaquinCastro #VeronicaEscobar

Two Texas congressmembers named on alleged Minnesota assassin’s hit list

Reps. Veronica Escobar and Joaquin Castro were among the 45 elected officials placed on a hit list by a man accused of killing a former Minnesota House speaker and her husband.

Houston Public Media

nicomo-warsaw.bsky.social May 7, 2025

Rep. #VeronicaEscobar questioning Kristi #Noem about the #children that were #deported and asking her whether #ICE gave the parents a form called the #caregiver #designation #form to fill out! Kristi Noem would not answer because she knew nothing about that form!

Bluesky

Bluesky Social

Malcolm Nance May 7, 2025

Rep. #VeronicaEscobar questioning Kristi Noem about the children that were #deported and asking her whether #ICE gave the parents a form called the caregiver designation form to fill out! Kristi Noem wouldn’t answer because she knew nothing about that form! 😡😡😡😡