This piece by @NickMiroff is well worth reading… for several reason. Not only is the Wall a waste of (taxpayer, not Mexican) $, but there's a new scam afoot that benefits Steve Bannon + top donors. ...
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@NickMiroff First, the "waste of $" part: it's easy to defeat, so Trump's back to wanting it painted black (for $HALF A BILLION!), after which it'll still be easy to defeat:
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@NickMiroff Second, connoisseurs of Bureaucratese will revel in the RFP for wall improvements:
"Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recognizes that industry, other agencies, and other private entities may have interesting, innovative, and useful ideas...
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"Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recognizes that industry, other agencies, and other private entities may have interesting, innovative, and useful ideas...
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@NickMiroff "... that could be implemented to enhance and or improve mission essential operational deterrent capabilities related to the anti-climb/anti-cut features of the border wall and persistent impedance."
Sweet, sweet linguistic novocaine, injected directly into my brain. Aaah.
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Sweet, sweet linguistic novocaine, injected directly into my brain. Aaah.
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@NickMiroff And then, of course, there's the corruption, which during this presidency isn't even newsworthy, except that: Steve Bannon's BAAAACK! (And working with Kris Kobach.)
Anyway, really tight piece by Nick. Kudos.
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Anyway, really tight piece by Nick. Kudos.
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