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Greg Abbott @GregAbbott_TX wrote: Texas has bused over 23,500 migrants to sanctuary cities to relieve overrun border towns:

Over 10,100 to DC
Over 8,500 to NYC
Over 3,000 to Chicago
Over 1,700 to Philadelphia
Over 200 to Denver
Over 40 to LA

Texas is taking historic action in response to Biden's border crisis.

Dave from down under wrote: ↑Wed Jun 28, 2023 8:24 pm Shoot the bouys from the shore..

Dave from down under wrote: ↑Wed Jun 28, 2023 8:24 pm Shoot the bouys from the shore..

RTH10260 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2023 11:12 am

Dave from down under wrote: ↑Wed Jun 28, 2023 8:24 pm Shoot the bouys from the shore..

That will likely happen and the bouys will pick up water, just enough to climb over safely. Or folks will go with hammer and chisel, or a rock climbing axe. While not be designed to be used under water, i bet these battery powered saws can assist without shorting out, and then be discarded to pollute the river.

Dave from down under wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2023 9:31 pm It must be anchored to the riverbead along it's length - otherwise it will end up on one or more banks.

I'm looking forward to the official opening with cameras etc..
and some scuba divers with hacksaws..

bob wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2023 2:39 pm

RTH10260 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2023 11:12 am

Dave from down under wrote: ↑Wed Jun 28, 2023 8:24 pm Shoot the bouys from the shore..

That will likely happen and the bouys will pick up water, just enough to climb over safely. Or folks will go with hammer and chisel, or a rock climbing axe. While not be designed to be used under water, i bet these battery powered saws can assist without shorting out, and then be discarded to pollute the river.

Like how land-based walls can be defeated with relatively inexpensive ladders and ropes, this expensive water-based barrier also could be defeated with relatively inexpensive tools.

johnpcapitalist wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2023 9:42 pm

Dave from down under wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2023 9:31 pm It must be anchored to the riverbead along it's length - otherwise it will end up on one or more banks.

I'm looking forward to the official opening with cameras etc..
and some scuba divers with hacksaws..

For about $1,500, you could put together an underwater cutting torch rig using acetylene and oxygen. I bet a diver could go through a whole bunch of cables holding this thing together in just a few minutes. And if you did it from the Mexican side, the odds that the Federales would prosecute are fairly small. That's an affordable investment for some enterprising coyotes in the smuggling business to keep their business open. And if a bunch of coyotes started cutting up the floats, the Texas government wouldn't be able to keep up with repairs fast enough.

It'll hold up longer than the stacked shipping container wall in Arizona, but not by much.

Of course, we'll soon find out that the float system is either manufactured or installed by some big donor to Abbott's campaign and that it was signed without a competitive bid process because it's "emergency management equipment" or some such nonsense. And when the Army Corps of Engineers, who has jurisdiction on hydrology of inland waterways sues, Abbott will lose, but he will have prepaid for tons of product from his crony, which the government won't be able to recoup. The corruption is, as always, the point.

Gregg wrote: ↑Fri Jun 30, 2023 11:32 pm

johnpcapitalist wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2023 9:42 pm

Dave from down under wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2023 9:31 pm It must be anchored to the riverbead along it's length - otherwise it will end up on one or more banks.

I'm looking forward to the official opening with cameras etc..
and some scuba divers with hacksaws..

For about $1,500, you could put together an underwater cutting torch rig using acetylene and oxygen. I bet a diver could go through a whole bunch of cables holding this thing together in just a few minutes. And if you did it from the Mexican side, the odds that the Federales would prosecute are fairly small. That's an affordable investment for some enterprising coyotes in the smuggling business to keep their business open. And if a bunch of coyotes started cutting up the floats, the Texas government wouldn't be able to keep up with repairs fast enough.

It'll hold up longer than the stacked shipping container wall in Arizona, but not by much.

Of course, we'll soon find out that the float system is either manufactured or installed by some big donor to Abbott's campaign and that it was signed without a competitive bid process because it's "emergency management equipment" or some such nonsense. And when the Army Corps of Engineers, who has jurisdiction on hydrology of inland waterways sues, Abbott will lose, but he will have prepaid for tons of product from his crony, which the government won't be able to recoup. The corruption is, as always, the point.

Go willie Coyote on them, get a large hook, a cable and an F-150. Hook the floatie thing to a cable, hook the cable to the bumper, and pull the who dang thing ashore. Cut it up to sell the parts for scrap, to maximize profits.

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Wintermute wrote: ↑Sat Jul 01, 2023 11:53 am Have seen a new MAGA sign in my conservative neighborhood, Mothers Against Greg Abbott.

RTH10260 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:40 am

Gregg wrote: ↑Fri Jun 30, 2023 11:32 pm

johnpcapitalist wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2023 9:42 pm

For about $1,500, you could put together an underwater cutting torch rig using acetylene and oxygen. I bet a diver could go through a whole bunch of cables holding this thing together in just a few minutes. And if you did it from the Mexican side, the odds that the Federales would prosecute are fairly small. That's an affordable investment for some enterprising coyotes in the smuggling business to keep their business open. And if a bunch of coyotes started cutting up the floats, the Texas government wouldn't be able to keep up with repairs fast enough.

It'll hold up longer than the stacked shipping container wall in Arizona, but not by much.

Of course, we'll soon find out that the float system is either manufactured or installed by some big donor to Abbott's campaign and that it was signed without a competitive bid process because it's "emergency management equipment" or some such nonsense. And when the Army Corps of Engineers, who has jurisdiction on hydrology of inland waterways sues, Abbott will lose, but he will have prepaid for tons of product from his crony, which the government won't be able to recoup. The corruption is, as always, the point.

Go willie Coyote on them, get a large hook, a cable and an F-150. Hook the floatie thing to a cable, hook the cable to the bumper, and pull the who dang thing ashore. Cut it up to sell the parts for scrap, to maximize profits.

Follow me for more Border Crime hacks.

And when it floats to the Mexican side, forcibly or by its own, to the Mexican side, the Border Force can no longer intervene without creating an international incident

Greg Abbott @GregAbbott_TX wrote: New marine barrier installation on the Rio Grande begins today.

Texas DPS is overseeing the project in Eagle Pass.

More to come.

raison de arizona wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 3:40 pm Deploy the balls.
https://twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX/statu ... 77249?s=20

Greg Abbott @GregAbbott_TX wrote: New marine barrier installation on the Rio Grande begins today.

Texas DPS is overseeing the project in Eagle Pass.

More to come.

Azastan wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 5:44 pm Why is he calling it a marine barrier?

raison de arizona wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 7:24 pm All thousand feet of it. Assuming you can’t go under it, and you can’t go over it, how about a short walk and go around it?