That “border contractors” can afford private jets tells us most of what we need to know about actual border security and border political theater. - ThreadSky

alexwild.bsky.social • 391 days ago

That “border contractors” can afford private jets tells us most of what we need to know about actual border security and border political theater.

Reposted from Texas Observer

Just in: A private jet, owned by a major border contractor and a donor to the Greg Abbott campaign, may have flown Tennessee's governor to Eagle Pass.

Senior Politics Writer Justin Miller has the scoop ...

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raisedtowalk.bsky.social•389 days ago

What are they contracting to do? Build the worthless wall? This is what Abbott is funding rather than schools

ironiciconart.bsky.social•390 days ago

Im stuck living in Texass—luckily not by the border. But the corruption here is so high you can taste it in the air!

raisedtowalk.bsky.social•389 days ago

I know. I'm from the "godless" Pacific Northwest, and the amount of corruption in the "Christian" South is unbelievable. Texas is the land of fraud.

derrelldurrett.bsky.social•390 days ago

It bothers me that there even is such a thing as "border contractor", because those jobs ought to be gov't jobs.

raisedtowalk.bsky.social•389 days ago

Exactly. That is a federal responsibility, not the state

legalminimum.bsky.social•390 days ago

What is a “border contractor”?

- guy who lives in a state with a border

raisedtowalk.bsky.social•389 days ago

Great question

bchgoer.bsky.social•390 days ago

Sounds very shady

alexwild.bsky.social•390 days ago

These are Texas Republicans. It’s just an organized crime syndicate.

beccasmullet.bsky.social•390 days ago

Well, this certainly tells us a lot of information we can use to assess the validity of stuff we hear about the border. I wonder if any of the R. Governors who signed that letter are taking actual bribes from these contractors, or just accepting "favors" from them?

texasobserver.org•390 days ago

💯

thalassocracy.bsky.social•390 days ago

Turns out Operation Lone Star was just for the photo ops and kickbacks all this time? 🤷‍♂️

luanneplatter.bsky.social•391 days ago

Scott Braddock noted the other day on Twitter... Texans have spent $12B to secure one municipal park.

Yeah, some people are getting very rich.

blueheronfarm.bsky.social•391 days ago

Holy shit. That's nearly impossible to comprehend. Like, did they build the fences with actual stacks of money?

muddycat.bsky.social•391 days ago

Just think of all the homeless they could house and feed.

vautrain.bsky.social•391 days ago

$100 bills because they are stronger due to less wear and tear thank other denominations, despite so often testing positive for cocaine.

luanneplatter.bsky.social•391 days ago

Spindletop, but it's just gushing razor wire.

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