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Gov. Abbott is now putting barriers along Texas border with New Mexico ( news.yahoo.com )

Isn’t this against the US constitution? Razor wire along the state border and checkpoints on roads that cross the state border are kind of nuts. I read a comment joking that the wire and road checkpoints were to keep Texan women from escaping to New Mexico, which got a bitter laugh out of me.

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If they could do this around the entire state I’d appreciate it. I never want to accidentally wander into Texas.

But seriously, how unhinged is this dude? How do you convince everybody involved in this that it’s actually a good idea? Are the people putting up the fence just as unhinged?

Army Corps of Engineers to barge 36 million gallons of freshwater a day as saltwater intrusion threatens New Orleans-area drinking water | CNN ( www.cnn.com )

The US Army Corps of Engineers is planning to barge 36 million gallons of freshwater daily into the lower Mississippi River near New Orleans as saltwater intrusion from the Gulf of Mexico continues to threaten drinking water supply, officials said Friday....

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It has always amazed me that we have oil pipelines crossing entire continents. But we can’t do the same for freshwater. Somewhere is always flooding and somewhere else always needs water, seems like a big ole pipe or three could solve this.

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Why break the record when you can shatter it?

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They should took care of that whole fascism problem while they’re out helping folks. I know they won’t but it’d be a lot cooler if they did.

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I will forever remember him beating the hell out of Adam Sandler in Happy Gilmore.

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To the surprise of nobody.

Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses

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