#ContainerWall
[Ongoing thread!] [Edit Dec 18: We won! But read the thread or the story on my website]
On my way to the US-Mexico border, where the Arizona governor is building an illegal shipping container wall. Protesters have shut it down for now. I'll be posting photos, depending on cell coverage. Should be there in about an hour and a half, just before sunset.
We just had a visit from Cochise County Sheriff Operations Commander. He showed up in plain clothes, but did not try to hide his identity. He said he had seen online that there was a "concert" here, and thought he had better come check it out.
The protest camp is right next to all the contractor's heavy equipment. They have a security guard here 24/7.
The Cochise County Sheriff is taking an extremely hands off practice toward the protest, despite supporting the wall.
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This wall is being built at the request of Arizona's outgoing Governor Ducey on public, national forest, land. No environmental review or permit process of any kind has been done.
The Forest Service has declared it illegal and have filed a lawsuit, but not interfered directly. Only the protesters here have stopped ongoing construction.
According to the protesters, federal investigators have come collecting evidence for use in the lawsuit against the governor.
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AZ Governor's container wall is a barbaric symbol to racism and terrible border policy. It is meant as a middle finger to Biden for stopping the Trump wall.
It's clearly not even really meant to work to stop people. It's simple enough to walk around where it stops at creek beds and it's full of walk through holes.
#border #BorderLands #BorderWall
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