Current Events > Gov. Abbott put CIRCULAR SAWS between his Rio Grande buoys.

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Pogo_Marimo posted...

This reminds me of when Chuds were complaining they weren't allowed to put land mines along the border. Was TheAdmiral advocating for that? This is just the "lite" version of that.

IIRC, someone did that on 261, but I can't recall who it was.

Sandalorn posted...

Just another very devout Conservative Christian doing God's work!!!

What bible versus has these in it?

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/06/1192388452/a-visit-to-the-floating-border-wall-installed-by-texas-gov-greg-abbott

Two dead bodies were found last week in the Rio Grande River near the massive floating barrier that Texas installed to keep migrants from crossing from Mexico. One was found upstream from the barrier, the other along the large ball-shaped buoys that formed the barrier. The barrier is part of what Governor Greg Abbott calls Operation Lone Star, which also includes razor wire on the riverbank. Texas Public Radio's David Martin Davies takes us by kayak to visit the barrier and the people it's intended to keep out.

DAVIES: Farther down river, we reach the orange buoy barrier. It stretches out for more than three football fields in the middle of the Rio Grande. Swimming under the barrier is not an option. It's anchored to the shallow water with thick cables and concrete bases, and there are serrated metal plates that look like circular saw blades between each buoy to deter anyone from climbing over it.
FUENTES: I had to see it for myself.
DAVIES: This is the first time that Jesse Fuentes has seen the buoys, and he's taken aback.
FUENTES: Just cruelty. You saw it for yourself. Nothing but concertina, containers, ship car (ph), and now a buoy in the middle.
DAVIES: In recent days, bodies of migrants have been discovered near the buoy barrier. Texas officials say the men likely drowned upstream. One body was caught in the buoys. The Biden administration wants the barrier removed. The Department of Justice is suing Governor Abbott, saying the buoys block navigable waterways, threaten public safety and violate treaties with Mexico. To exit the river, we move downstream to a prearranged break in the razor wire.

Baha05 posted...

What bible versus has these in it?

"Thou shall maim and kill in my name for political reasons"

Another thing, Republicans are just pushing and pushing to see what they can get away with. Won't be relatively long before we start hearing stories of black people, immigrants, Jewish people, and LGBT+ people, etc. being rounded up and killed. They're realizing Democrats/the DOJ/Federal government won't do a damn thing outside nasty letters and tut-tutting to stop them.

It's going to get worse.

brestugo posted...

IIRC, someone did that on 261, but I can't recall who it was.

Scorpion I think

Baha05 posted...

What bible versus has these in it?

Psalm 137:9

Man, it would be such a shame if someone dropped him in there and he had to try to swim through these things for dear fucking life.

I genuinely hope this fucking scum gets arrested and thrown in jail for these atrocious human rights violations.

It's like these people literally won't be happy until they're allowed to stand above the Rio Grande and just shoot at anything in the water.

Sandalorn posted...

"Thou shall maim and kill in my name for political reasons"

My fav

As Jesus has said fuck the poor.

https://www.tpr.org/border-immigration/2023-08-06/up-close-look-at-gov-greg-abbotts-floating-wall-in-the-rio-grande

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Is he a James Bond villain?

itachi15243 posted...

Man, it would be such a shame if someone dropped him in there and he had to try to swim through these things for dear fucking life.

He's not gonna do much swimming. If you dropped him in the shallow end of a pool, he'll sink and die faster than Sonic

WingsOfGood posted...

https://www.tpr.org/border-immigration/2023-08-06/up-close-look-at-gov-greg-abbotts-floating-wall-in-the-rio-grande

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How much did this cost tax payers?

Will_VIIII posted...

How much did this cost tax payers?

5.1 billion dollars

WingsOfGood posted...

Yea looking at more pics its obvious these were meant to maim people. It makes no sense for any other purpose.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=8x8_Yn8X__E

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insane

In a perfect world, nobody would need to cross here. It's not worth it.

If you're going to get caught by border patrol anyway, going to a proper crossing to present for asylum makes a lot more sense. It'll get harder and harder to go around the ends of the buoys.

But not everyone gets to prepare properly or choose where they cross. At the same time, nobody should be crossing expecting to get away with it and be completely under the radar. Not even visa overstays have that luxury anymore.

As much I want to stop illegal immigration, this shit is pure evil, this mother fucker Abbott needs to be sent to prison for crime against humanity.

creativerealms posted...

Is he a James Bond villain?

he must be

next he will fill river with pirhana and sharks

Just make a 5 year minimum mandatory prison sentence come with getting caught for knowingly hiring undocumented workers.

Will_VIIII posted...

Just make a 5 year minimum mandatory prison sentence come with getting caught for knowingly hiring undocumented workers.

That only works if you grant amnesty to the workers otherwise you end up with a Florida situation. It needs to be legal for undocumented migrants to work, but illegal to employ them.

The Republican Party is a criminal enterprise

Tyranthraxus posted...

That only works if you grant amnesty to the workers otherwise you end up with a Florida situation. It needs to be legal for undocumented migrants to work, but illegal to employ them.

Make E-Verify public.

The Florida situation is a wink and nod caste system that creates a false sense of cheap goods and food.

Doe posted...

The right wing comments on the tweet are accepting it as face value and saying "they can avoid it by not coming"

We're in the stage of fascism where the fascist party has completely convinced their loyalists that certain groups of people are subhuman degenerates and any violence inflicted against them is acceptable.

Strider102 posted...

I'm pretty sure that's illegal, but it's Abbott.

And I'd bet a lot of conservative voters here in Texas support this too

Pitlord_Special posted...

The Republican Party is a criminal enterprise

They're a criminal and a terrorist organization

Shadow_Don posted...

If we let these freaks have enough political power they will mass murder migrants.

As well as citizens they disagree with.

creativerealms posted...

Is he a James Bond villain?

Abbott wishes he were as cool or smart as a Bond villain.

WingsOfGood posted...

he must be

next he will fill river with pirhana and sharks

Maybe a shark with a frickin' laser beam attached to its head?

VGAddict90 posted...

Abbott wishes he were as cool or smart as a Bond villain.

"Do you really expect me to swim through a fence of barbed wire and saws?"

"No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die."

I feel like throwing heavy rubber mats or chainsaws over the buoys so they at least have a chance to screw Abbott.

What an utter disregard for human life. Just when I think people can't surprise me.

TheWizardOfOrz posted...

What an utter disregard for human life. Just when I think people can't surprise me.

That's the pro life party for ya.

TheWizardOfOrz posted...

What an utter disregard for human life. Just when I think people can't surprise me.

This isn't disregard for human life. This is active attempted murder.

Null_Gain posted...

And I'd bet a lot of conservative voters here in Texas support this too

Oh absolutely. They're probably cheering with big smiles on their faces.

Strider102 posted...

Oh absolutely. They're probably cheering with big smiles on their faces.

Such lovely Christians they are

I see the tiny yellow No Cruza sign, but are there any giant signs that say "buoys have deadly rotating saw blades in between, please cruza at your own risk"?

Abbott is a murderer and I am going to celebrate hard when he's no longer in government & on this planet.

Reminder that chuds are celebrating this.

Pogo_Marimo posted...

This reminds me of when Chuds were complaining they weren't allowed to put land mines along the border. Was TheAdmiral advocating for that? This is just the "lite" version of that.

I don't know about that poster, the one I remember vividly was the ironically named "TheHonorableOne"

Un-American Psycho

Everyone knows Jesus advocated killing people who broke immigration laws

This is abominable, but it's a differenc in degree, not in kind, from border enforcement as typically carried out.

VGAddict90 posted...

Why isn't the DOJ investigating this monster?

Luckily they are, for this very reason, among others.

Do you feel like Democrats let Republicans get away with being blatantly evil/corrupt?

Starks posted...

The Florida situation is a wink and nod caste system that creates a false sense of cheap goods and food.

It's not Florida though, it's ALL such labor the US over. And it's the reason why we have cheap good. These idiots don't realize that the US economy would collapse overnight if these cheap, "illegal" laborers up and vanished. People like Abbott are so racist and stupid that they are unwittingly hurting themselves and everyone else if they got their way.