Homeland Security, Border, sabotage of energy, transportation, environment

[ccp]

"Lawmakers proposed significant assistance to the agency for its efforts to quintuple that workforce, including by boosting base pay for General Schedule positions by 15%"

Typical Dems

when they want the votes they offer taxpayer money to bribe needed support.

obviously they thought this sell out would get BP agents on board to support the bill.

[Crafty_Dog]

"Lawmakers proposed significant assistance to the agency for its efforts to quintuple that workforce, including by boosting base pay for General Schedule positions by 15%"

I need the citation for this.  Do you have it handy?

[ccp]

https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2024/02/hiring-and-pay-reforms-accompany-staffing-surges-bipartisan-border-deal/393918/

" including by boosting base pay for General Schedule positions by 15%. "

[Crafty_Dog]

Thank you.

[DougMacG]

Mike Gallagher is otherwise one of the good ones but here he is 1 of the 4 R's who voted No on Mayorkas impeachment.

In the WSJ he explains, subscription required,  this will start the practice of impeaching each other's cabinet members.

Good point but with due respect, isn't that door already opened with 98% of Republican members on record voting for impeachment?

[Crafty_Dog]

https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/09/victor-davis-hanson-southern-border-security-bill-con-job/?utm_source=piano&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=29912&pnespid=76ZiAiQbJa4HhvTC9m6tA8yc5gjyBIFrL_zswbIzshRmaKljOIYDq96_tmwhXhZxO1Zwxt7V

[DougMacG]

"If the border can be shut down when more than 5,000 illegal immigrants cross per day, then why can’t it be shut down immediately, right now?"

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/02/12/the_one_border_question_dems_cant_answer_150479.html#2

Put another way, yes it can.  They don't want to.  And they left provisions in the bill to NOT shut the border down even when those targets, a million illegals a year, are surpassed.

70% of Americans want the border secured.  Democrats in power in Washington don't.  Too bad Americans don't control the White House and Senate, or even the Senate Republican leadership.

[Crafty_Dog]

https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/14/border-patrol-nabbed-terror-watchlisted-individuals-four-months-years-combined/?utm_source=piano&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=rundown&pnespid=uqlqWX8XJbhF3eTMrCTkSI_XowD_SZF5KvHlwOU59gBmG4dlw_Dl.TaghQohTKDOIdsTqRqh

[Crafty_Dog]

https://americanwirenews.com/texas-plans-to-build-a-military-base-near-eagle-pass-in-response-to-bidens-border-crisis/?utm_campaign=bizpac&utm_content=Newsletter&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_source=Get%20Response&utm_term=EMAIL 

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1759278086816673986

[Crafty_Dog]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmBWk2--x6c&t=3s

[Crafty_Dog]

https://twitter.com/FinanceLancelot/status/1759998273941573970?fbclid=IwAR17he1M9MzynCDhSt-2C7Wl552DxOUwCZYR2da2kArZh_DK328H6QGxIas

[ccp]

from above post by CD

ME:
so, our armed forces can become a hired army of foreign mercenaries.
as we say, "what could go wrong?"

[Crafty_Dog]

Just saw a memeD"

"Number of illegal alien military age males entered during Biden, now outnumber the our military 6-1." 

Is this accurate?

Helluva a bulletpoint to toss into a conversation if so.

[Crafty_Dog]

https://www.oann.com/newsroom/military-monitoring-new-high-altitude-balloon-moving-across-western-u-s/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPDifMpcKRY&t=65s

[Crafty_Dog]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia-may-have-just-carried-out-its-first-direct-action-against-the-west/ar-BB1iYZ2J?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=f570127e71204647a5c35757836bc9f3&ei=22

[DougMacG]

https://babylonbee.com/news/police-warn-women-not-to-jog-within-2000-miles-of-an-open-border

[Crafty_Dog]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C36U_6vN5vo/?igsh=bGt4aHR5MTdnMGV2&fbclid=IwAR2EWqM0-6_8gRrXFhhSeXqzKePW8IvU9dWqcUknVHpcPxxk3ZAhps8EjMY

[Crafty_Dog]

https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2024/03/02/national-border-patrol-council-president-brandon-judd-n2170835

[Crafty_Dog]

https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/03/04/more-national-guard-troops-deploy-to-southern-border-as-biden-admin-fails-to-act-1442235/?utm_campaign=bizpac&utm_content=Newsletter&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_source=Get%20Response&utm_term=EMAIL

[DougMacG]

It's year 12 of Obama Biden, year 16 if you count their control of the deep state during the Trump first term, it's hard to surprise, shock or outrage anyone with news of a new scandal. We had Fast and Furious, IRS Targeting and the Deep State Targeting of all things Trump.

Now, right while they divert attention on border security with an unneeded Senate bill, we find out they are flying 'migrants' in illegally by the hundreds of thousands.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13155765/biden-illegal-migrant-flying-program-national-security-vulnerability.html

Talk about high crimes, I would call this Article One in the impeachment case of Biden Harris. Let the Biden family corruption case drop to Article Two.

[ccp]

Can it get any more outrageous than this?

 

This would should be all over the news today and going forward.
Congress needs to haul Myorkas ass right back into their chambers.

[Crafty_Dog]

https://michaelyon.substack.com/p/china-camp-is-a-terrorist-bus-station?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=459345&post_id=142318126&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=z2120&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

[Crafty_Dog]

https://washingtontimes-dc.newsmemory.com/?token=cfe34e1c283409407744cbd227e4cd0a_65e8854c_6d25b5f&selDate=20240306

[Crafty_Dog]

https://amgreatness.com/2024/03/11/federal-court-blocks-biden-administration-from-further-divestment-of-border-wall-funds/

[Crafty_Dog]

https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/an-immigration-crisis-beyond-imagining/

[Crafty_Dog]

https://justthenews.com/government/security/fbi-director-wray-warns-southern-border-smuggling-network-isis-ties?utm_medium=social_media&utm_source=facebook_social_icon&utm_campaign=social_icons&fbclid=IwAR0mLjjOa6ylmi92BmLgupydnFuu1wBPVhVgmUsqjtRTtoG1uPl2gfSErYs

Edited to paste in BBG's post on Immigration thread:


https://justthenews.com/government/security/fbi-director-wray-warns-southern-border-smuggling-network-isis-ties?utm_medium=social_media&utm_source=facebook_social_icon&utm_campaign=social_icons&fbclid=IwAR0mLjjOa6ylmi92BmLgupydnFuu1wBPVhVgmUsqjtRTtoG1uPl2gfSErYs
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[DougMacG]

https://cis.org/Testimony/Presidential-Power-Secure-Border

[Crafty_Dog]

A good point to make clearly:  Congress sets the rules and the President must enforce them.

[DougMacG]

I am trying to address the SNL skit point that Sen Britt bringing up a brutal rape out of the blue at her kitchen table is funny. Who would ever do that?

Dems say that point is moot because those rapes happened years ago (not under Biden).

But years ago the flow of illegals was small compared to now.

I want to do some math with this but the real question is true or false:
Is systematic rape and human trafficking, sex trafficking a significant part of this southern border flood?
Of course it is.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/central-america-migrants-rape_n_5806972
This study says 80% raped. Other studies say 60% raped. Repeatedly raped seems to be a better description from those interviewed.

If 10 million come in under Biden and half are female and half of those are getting raped say an average of twice, isn't that 5 million rapes?  Change the assumptions any way you want and it is still MILLIONS OF RAPES.

Now back to Senator Britt. The symbolic point of kitchen table setting combined with national political speech is to bring up the national issues of the day.  Border is number one for many, and otherwise certainly top 3 nationally.  The human trafficking component of that is numbe one or at least top 3 reasons to address the flow across the border. Millions of rapes is an uncomfortable fact that liberals would be up in arms about if it was happennig in Sudan or Zimbabwe. But here it runs up against political forces, the issue could hurt our guy, and therefore must be kept silent.

Sen Britt put it back in their face. We know this is happening right now, millions of rapes under Bien's failed policies empowering cartels and luring the massive flow.

Hey liberals and Leftists, we on the right want to know why this is political, or humorous.  Why are you not outraged? Why don't you want it stopped?

If we cannot come together on this we will defeat you over it because no amount of evasion, diversion or political spin makes what's happening acceptable.
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Secondly, fentanyl is killing millions.  "nearly 100,000 Americans who die from fentanyl imported across open borders"

Thirdly, illegals are filling the low end jobs, removing the bottom rung of the economic ladder for the underclass we already have, making them permanent underclass.

If we can't come together on this, we share no common values at all.

[Crafty_Dog]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLI2Wv49V80

[Crafty_Dog]

https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/03/15/pentagon-warns-of-alarming-number-of-drone-attacks-coming-over-us-mexico-border-over-1k-per-month-1445405/?utm_campaign=bizpac&utm_content=Newsletter&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_source=Get%20Response&utm_term=EMAIL

[Crafty_Dog]

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2024/mar/19/us-supreme-court-texas-migrant-law

[Crafty_Dog]

https://twitter.com/laralogan/status/1772675651599770093?s=20

[ccp]

I doubt it.

[Crafty_Dog]

Lara and Michael Yon definitely are at the conspiracy end of things (not to mention the anti-Israel thing), and here she gets it wrong when she says that harbor pilot was not used- but OTOH a rather large amount of conspiracy theories have been born out in recent years- including more than a few of theirs.

If her theory were right, would the powers that be

a) realize it? and
b) tell us if they did?

[Crafty_Dog]

(3) STATES COPY TEXAS’ SB 4 AFTER SCOTUS GIVES GREEN LIGHT: Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, and Louisiana are working to pass state laws that copy Texas’ Senate Bill (SB) 4, allowing state authorities to arrest illegal immigrants and punish them with jail time, fines, or deportation after the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) allowed Texas to begin enforcing SB 4.

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds said, “States have stepped in to secure the border.” “Americans deserve nothing less. I look forward to signing SF 2340 into law.”

Why It Matters: The Biden administration and Democratic operatives will very likely file lawsuits against these state immigration laws. A circuit split would likely push SCOTUS to accelerate the timeline of the Biden administration or state appeals and will very likely decide against these state immigration laws. More Red State Coalition states adopting these laws will likely push illegal immigrants to blue states, increasing Democrat-held seats in the House and Electoral College votes after the 2030 census and redistricting. – R.C.

[Crafty_Dog]

(4) CISA RELEASES FIRST CRIT. INFRASTRUCTURE HACK REPORTING RULES: The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a new proposed rule that would require critical infrastructure operators to send detailed reports on network breaches and ransomware attacks within 72 hours of detection.
CISA’s new rule will cover hacks that cause a critical loss of system availability, damage operational technology, disrupt business operations, or breach networks through third parties.
Why It Matters: The 18-month timeline before CISA enforces this new reporting rule will run right up to a potential 2027 conflict between the U.S. and China. Recent developments indicate the federal government is very concerned about domestic disruption due to cyber attacks during a period of crisis or conflict. – R.C.

[DougMacG]

https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2024/03/26/the_many_ways_a_porous_border_means_crime_without_boundaries_1020358.html

[Crafty_Dog]

https://www.newsweek.com/chinese-migrant-suddenly-found-california-military-base-1885133

[Crafty_Dog]

https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv/cartels-taking-over-us-land-threatening-authorities-5623776?utm_source=Goodevening&src_src=Goodevening&utm_campaign=gv-2024-04-08&src_cmp=gv-2024-04-08&utm_medium=email&est=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYvAqcwcVzc7PzLYPrHFRB710wA0AIj31kx5JTWZu9FddhEg4S8RP&utm_content=3

[Crafty_Dog]

(4) LOUISIANA MOVING ON TEXAS-STYLE IMMIGRATION LAW: The Louisiana State Senate passed Senate Bill 388 in a 28-11 vote, which will allow law enforcement to arrest, jail, and fine illegal immigrants in Louisiana.

“I think all of us know that we have a crisis at the border, and the federal government is not doing anything to help the states,” State Senator Valerie Hodges (R) said.

Why It Matters: Louisiana is the latest member of the Red State coalition to push a bill that mimics Texas’ SB 4 after Iowa announced a similar bill in March. More Red states are likely to follow. However, the states are waiting for the Biden administration’s challenge to SB 4 to make its way to the Supreme Court, where the Supreme Court will likely side with the Biden administration and strike down state immigration laws. – R.C.

[Crafty_Dog]

(4) SCRANTON ARMY AMMO PLANT CATCHES FIRE: Local authorities are investigating a fire at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, PA, that broke out yesterday and said the extent of damage is unknown at this point.

The Scranton plant is the only manufacturer in the U.S. of 105mm and 155mm shell casings for the U.S. military.

Why It Matters: There is no information yet on the cause of the fire, and the base case is likely an accident. However, the Scranton plant presents a target of opportunity for foreign adversaries or domestic far left radicals who called for disrupting U.S. defense contractors and defense logistics. The contraction of the U.S. defense industrial base created choke points in the U.S. defense supply chain, allowing single points of failure to have a potentially outsized impact on U.S. national security. – R.C.

[Crafty_Dog]

(4) FEDERAL JUDGE TOSSES RED STATE ASYLUM RULE LAWSUIT: U.S. District Judge David Joseph ruled that Louisiana, Florida, and 17 other states lack standing to challenge a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) interim final rule that ended the adversarial process for asylum claims and gave asylum officers the power rather than immigration judges to decide asylum claims.

Judge Joseph said Biden administration policies resulted in a breakdown of government control on the border and general lawlessness, but the states lacked standing to challenge the rule.

Why It Matters: The Biden administration has used new rules interpreting immigration law, and failed to enforce certain immigration laws, to exacerbate the immigration crisis. The Democratic Party long-term political strategy remains to bolster the Democratic voter base ahead of an eventual move on illegal immigrant asylum. – R.C.

[DougMacG]

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2024/04/josh-hawleys-master-class.php

[DougMacG]

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2024/04/josh-hawleys-master-class.php

"most brutal and relentless interrogation of a senior administration official I have ever seen, certainly in the space of eight minutes."

[Crafty_Dog]

https://www.ammoland.com/2024/04/senators-call-on-the-treasury-to-block-sale-of-vista-outdoors-ammo-division-to-the-czechs/#axzz8Xwf2RXZg

[DougMacG]

https://issuesinsights.com/2024/04/29/majority-of-voters-still-back-border-wall-stiff-immigration-controls-ii-tipp-poll/

The poll gave respondents a choice of five options:

1. Build a wall, and rigidly enforce all other existing border laws;

2. Build a wall, rigidly enforce all other existing border laws, and deport those who have come here illegally, especially those with criminal records;

3. Tighten the border somewhat, but remember that “America is a nation of immigrants” and we can’t deport all of those who are here illegally;

4. We’re a nation of immigrants, open the border to all who want to come in;

5. Not sure.

The overall most popular response was also the toughest. That was No. 2, chosen by 42%. No. 1, which similarly called for a crackdown on border crossings and a border wall but didn’t include deportation as a possibility, garnered 16% of all responses.

That’s a 58% majority favoring at minimum a wall and more border enforcement, and a plurality of 42% favoring deportations to go along with the increased border controls.

Answer No. 3 picked up 27% support.

When you total it all up, 85% of Americans want greater enforcement of border laws, though to varying degrees. Just 6% agreed with the “open border” response, 8% said they were “not sure.”

[Crafty_Dog]

(1) BIDEN ANNOUNCES NEW CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE MEMO: The White House announced that President Biden signed a new National Security Memorandum on protecting U.S. critical infrastructure, which will replace the Obama-era Presidential Policy Directive 21.

According to the memo, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will lead the whole-of-government effort to secure critical infrastructure, and the federal intelligence agencies will collect and share threat intelligence with critical infrastructure owners and operators.

Why It Matters: U.S. critical infrastructure and services remain vulnerable to cyberattacks and criminal hackers. Newly planned AI systems meant to enhance operational technology and security, create new vulnerabilities state-linked and criminal hackers can exploit.

Offensive cyber operations have a significant advantage over defensive operations, and U.S. Army Cyber Command has led the way with “persistent engagement” which is intended to keep adversaries on the defensive. However, officials now say state-linked hackers are using a similar “persistent engagement” doctrine against U.S. infrastructure. – R.C.

[Crafty_Dog]

(3) BIDEN ADMIN CONSIDERING RESETTLING GAZA REFUGEES IN U.S.: According to internal government documents, senior Biden administration officials discussed the practicality of resettling Palestinians from Gaza who have immediate family members who are American citizens or permanent residents in the United States.

Senior officials proposed using the Refugee Admissions Program to resettle Palestinians with U.S. ties who leave Gaza and enter Egypt.
Why It Matters: The Biden administration is likely attempting to kill two birds with one stone. This move would further the Democratic Party’s long term political strategy to bolster their voter base, while the Biden campaign can tout this move to shore up progressive voters ahead of the November election. – R.C.

[DougMacG]

... because we don't have enough trouble right now?

Biden also looking to bring in the Mexicans, the Hondurans, Guatamalans, Salvadorans, Venezuelans, Haitians and the Somalians, did I miss any?

Did he get the ones already here assimilated?  'E Pluribus Unum'?

Not really off-topic, "Somalian-Americans" pulled off the greatest fraud known so far of all the Covid free money:  70 defendants, almost all Somalian, $250 million stolen.  Fed millions of meals to starving children - except they didn't.
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2024/04/feeding-our-fraud-goes-to-trial.php