(1) I'm hesitant to RT any links about the possibly >1,500 strong "People Without Borders" group apparently walking through Mexico to the US border. A number of the public figures talking about it aren't people I have come to trust for accurate info. However:
(2) If a large group of people try to cross the US Southern Border en masse prior to the complete construction of our big, beautiful border wall, rest assured there are ample personnel, and tactical options to send them scurrying back faster than you can say national sovereignty.
(3) And even with such a group being repelled quickly and efficiently, the experience will play right into our hands, by giving voters another reminder of why the more sane and sensible among us called for a wall long ago and will see it through.
(4) Personnel: There are CBP, ICE & local police departments to call upon. And USCG where the coast or other waterways are affected. If needed, there are national guard units from 1 or more of the affected border states. Available within minutes, hours, others within 24-48hrs.
(5) Tactical options: Nonlethal options are tried first. They are usually effective. Water cannons. Tear gas. Many other tools. IMO it's highly likely the Mexican government would actually come to the party at the last minute.
(6) There will be no need for US citizens to go there and take matters into their own hands. Anyone who tries, will only add to the burden that LEOs & Co would already be facing. So don't be an idiot. Unless you want to help the Democrats, I guess.
(7) You also don't need to call the WH... they already know what's happening, lol. Law enforcement decisions are not based on how many "concerned constituents" call in after reading a Breitbart or Buzzfeed story. So keep your hair on & let's see what happens.
Well said, @DonnaLeeSun. I have the same approach.
Donna is "Unapologretically Canadian."
I am Unapologetically New Zealander/Kiwi. Granted, "sorry" has a special meaning in Canada, eh? But our countries do have a lot in common. Mini-thread:
I really get what Donna is saying in her Twitter bio:
"Trumpism has a strong foothold in Canada & we ignore it at our peril. Pay attention, esp. to PP, former PM Harper & idiot Premiers!"
The same is true of New Zealand, Australia, and our OG mothership: The UK.
PP stands for Pierre Poilievre, who became the leader of Canada's conservative party on 10 September 2022.
For me it's super simple: Far right extremism gained a foothold in the US, only to be rejected by majorities of voters multiple times since. Because #DemocracyWins.
Evidently, my above use of the term misogyny has triggered a few of them.
They're trying to insinuate that Kohberger was a liberal which, even if true, would have nothing to do with the points made in my tweet. We already know several things about him, and his crimes...
Further, when writing the above list of 5 known and/or confirmed misogynists, some of whom have killed at least one woman, I considered a range of factors that put them on that list.
I want to encourage discussion about misogny and the targeting of women by violent offenders.
Esp. the 2020 US presidential election, and others where right wing governments were (and will soon be) punished for anti- public health and safety, anti-science, ignorant approaches to pandemic response.
Do politicians and their advisers get this yet? In most households, it is one or more women who take basic health and safety seriously, & who develop a superior knowledge base due to our more complex biology, higher rates of illness, & greater need for infection control measures.
Of course there are many men with the same health knowledge and risk management priorities as women, but we are talking about "in general" here, and how that applies to elections.
Gotta laugh, my tweet generated the following reply from a maga account:
"Ukraine flag in bio"
Ad hominem/genetic fallacy is all they have. They deflect by targeting the player not the ball. Because playing the ball is too hard for them. It requires honesty & courage.
I'm talking about changing the way domestic violence incidents are handled, and doing more to put long term distance between known DV offenders and their legal access to guns.
An idea best espoused by the outstanding @BeauTFC. Link to follow.
The outstanding @BeauTFC talked about this issue here:
I wonder what price between $8 billion and $44 billion Elon Howard Hughes Musk might consider to sell this vital pro-democracy communications hub before he completely destroys it.
I mean, that's his goal, right?
He paid waaaay too much for it. Value currently estimated at $8 billion. Surely there are billionaires out there with the ability to build a consortium to entice it out of his grubby little hands?
There's a good argument for the US federal government buying it, too...
Or a group of countries. It's not all about the US, you know.
What does the Putin regime have on Musk, that could get him to over-spend so much money? The global fascist movement is the only winner out of this. Or was it the Mercers?