Border Shenanigans Get Reported
Internal documents obtained by CBS News’ Catherine Herridge have revealed allegations of retaliation by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) against whistleblowers who exposed a stunning agency failure. The controversy centers around the agency’s purported refusal to implement a crucial public safety law involving DNA collection from detainees accused of immigration violations—a lapse that whistleblowers claim has compromised American safety.
The leaked government memo detailed accusations that CBP retaliated against employees who exposed “the agency’s intentional, decade-long failure to enforce the DNA Fingerprint Act of 2005.” The law mandates the collection of DNA samples from non-U.S. persons detained on immigration charges to bolster public safety and aid criminal investigations.
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The three whistleblowers claim that Americans have died because of the failure to enforce the law. According to records, almost 70% of “border encounters” have not been subjected to the law, since 2010. It’s estimated almost a million potential violent criminals have been allowed to roam America freely because of this.
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The internal memo also described a hostile work environment for those who have tried to bring these issues to light, including threats of bankruptcy, forced resignation, or worse, retaliatory tactics. “The agency’s goal is to bankrupt you, make you quit, die, kill yourselves, or basically preferably all of the above,” explained the whistleblowers.
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The whistleblowers who dared to speak out against the misconduct have faced harsh backlash since 2023, with their careers hanging by a thread. After exposing wrongdoing, they endured demotions, lost their law enforcement credentials and firearms, and have grappled with hostile work environments. The treatment appeared aimed at silencing them, tarnishing their reputations, and derailing their careers, according to Senator Chuck Grassley’s (R-IA) office.
I recently found a channel “Detail Geek” featuring a guy who does intense car detailing. He just took on a Jeep that’s been sitting for 42 years: critter nests, critter poop, interior falling apart, and cacti growing inside of it.
Yup, this’ll be interesting to see how successful he is with this one.
Aaahh, he just mentioned the owners are planning on doing a full-on restoration, and that’s why he’s been hired to get it as clean as possible.
Got all the food transferred. I realized (once again) that it’s a good idea to do this every so often.
2nd attempt.
My back porch a few minutes ago.
I refuse to connect it to my wifi, though. Same with Fancy, my oven.
It’s not necessary, IMO, and just one more way for someone to hack into my house. And the utility company doesn’t need to manage my refrigerator remotely, thank you very much.
Tedtam and anyone who may not be aware, since the late ’60s or early ’70s, the building codes across all 50 states have required all entrance/exit exterior doors on homes, apartments and buildings to have a minimum width of 36 inches and 80 inches in height. The reasons are two-fold. First, 36″ is the minimum for emergency gurneys, wheel chairs and other first responders like firemen. Second, once that standard was established all appliance and furnishings manufacturers in the USA designed their appliances and furniture to be able to fit through a 36″x80″ door. If you have a relatively new… Read more »
I finally got the new frig running. It was in demo mode -which I only found out after I went online and downloaded the flippin’ manual; the manual that came with the machine talked about removing the doors to get it in the house, and how to hook it up. /sigh So, after downloading the manual and printing off the “operations” section, I figured out I needed to hold down this button “A” and another button “B” simultaneously, wait for the display to flash, then press Button “C”. I went through the A&B thing over ten times, finally wondering if… Read more »
Well if the female cars would wear their fender skirts the male cars wouldn’t be honking at them.
the kamel-towed-lot/the last putz communist ticket will in reality be 4 more years of the communist Creature from the Kenyan lagoon.
16 years of the communist Kenyan and the USA will look like a turkey carcass after Thanksgiving dinner.
especially since he’ll get 0 resistance from the Grassley/Mikey Johnson gang of sleepers, faxed letters, turtles, cornholes and losers party.
The same communist media that told you the shuffling cadaver-wooden dummy was sharp as a tack for 4 years is now telling you that the Kamel-lot and the last Putz are happy and joyful and politics is fun again.
and then on the other side we have the on vacation republicant’s who are the biggest losers on the planet.
they can’ts are probably brainstorming right this very minute on how they can kiss totalitariancrat a$$ even harder and better in 2025.
Trump 2024 or the country will be nevermore.
I had to come in from my construction woes to post this. There are chuckles, giggles, laughter (and even cackles), but this is reason for gut-busting guffaws and mayhem. I can’t begin to describe the mirth and joy… Silicon Valley’s latest disruption? Your sleep schedule. On Saturday, NBC Bay Area reported that San Francisco’s South of Market residents are being awakened throughout the night by Waymo self-driving cars honking at each other in a parking lot. No one is inside the cars, and they appear to be automatically reacting to each other’s presence.Videos provided by residents to NBC show Waymo cars filing… Read more »
Well, the new refrigerator is plugged in and powered up. I get to transfer all the food and tomorrow the old one will be disconnected and sent to our shop.
In the meantime, I have two big appliances in my kitchen. It’s going to be a canned food kind of night, because reaching my pantry is problematic at the moment.
First thing is putting contact paper on the shelves, to keep them from getting scratched up and to prevent leaks from seeping between the glass and the support railings.
Tedtam, what a mess with the new refrigerator installation. Hope removing the doors on it works to get it through the doorway. Hope installing the doors again works with no problems.
Hubby picked up the new refrigerator today, and it turns out that it won’t fit through our doorways. When we built our house, the doors were purchased in Mexico. My MIL’s then-boyfriend had family there and we got a good deal on doors with the features I wanted: a grilled door with a glass window, so that on nice days I can open the glass and get a breeze through the house without risking someone just walking in. I guess Mexicans don’t have the big-a$$ appliances that we have here in America. Hubby is literally taking the doors off of… Read more »
I think we need a file to refer to with the “Sternly Worded Letters”, they’re getting to be too many to keep up with.
This breaks my heart: historic church going mosque. I lay this sacrilege at the feet of bad popes and bad bishops. Catholic attendance at mass, and belief in the Faith, have been falling steadily since Vatican II. The amount of deceit and corruption in that council is something that I’ve only learned about fairly recently. “The smoke of Satan has entered the Church” indeed. Taylor Marshall’s book Infiltration documents the whole mess we are in. His footnotes and documentation are thorough. The Freemasons and other evil couldn’t bring down the Church from the outside, so they attacked it from inside.… Read more »
I believed I linked to this video a day or so ago, but the reality is so horrific, it must be seen to be understood.
Planned Parenthood selling baby parts.
The whistleblowers who dared to speak out against the misconduct have faced harsh backlash since 2023, with their careers hanging by a thread. After exposing wrongdoing, they endured demotions, lost their law enforcement credentials and firearms, and have grappled with hostile work environments. The treatment appeared aimed at silencing them, tarnishing their reputations, and derailing their careers, according to Senator Chuck Grassley’s (R-IA) office. i expect a sternly worded letter from Grassley once he wakes up from his very long nap. Probably has that big red spot on his forehead from sleeping with his head down on his folded forearms… Read more »
And finally, boxing will not be included in the LA Olympics. It seems the brouhaha over the men beating up women meant that no one gets to compete. We’ll see if the boxing authorities clean up their mess in time.
All those women training right now are royally screwed by wokeness. And men, too, if I’m reading the article correctly.
Well, aren’t we all?
Regarding the Middle East and the tentative anticipation of war: What has impressed me most about this story is the historic nature of events. The nature of this conflict, with its far-reaching effects on international diplomacy, energy markets, and global security, makes it an unprecedented historic moment. Unlike past conflicts, the current clash could reconfigure alliances and influence geopolitics in profound and unexpected ways, making it far more than some regional issue, but an issue of serious global concern.Thousands of years ago, the Book of Zechariah predicted Jerusalem would climactically become a “cup of trembling” (or “stumbling”) for the nations. Zechariah forecast the… Read more »
Interesting insights on Nixon’s resignation: Last Thursday, Tucker Carlson released a fascinating interview with Geoff Shepard, a retired lawyer who, back in the day, helped defend President Richard Nixon’s impeachment trial. Among the many little-known facts revealed in the interview, you probably won’t be surprised to learn that the sticky fingerprints of the U.S. security state were all over Watergate. All but one of the Watergate burglars had CIA connections. And celebrity investigative reporter Bob Woodward, who “broke” the story, had just started at the WaPo — coming from Naval Intelligence, with zero journalism experience. He couldn’t write a limerick. That’s… Read more »
Texpat’s already brought up the EU fiasco over fascist threats against Elon Musk for his Trump interview. Mr. C. once again amused me with his prose on the topic: Thierry warmed to his theme, squawking more shrilly, verbosely urging Mr. Musk to remember that, if he didn’t pull the plug on President Trump, the EU could, if it wants, stomp its fascistic boot on X and crush the platform flatter than a love bug on a SWAT Truck bumper: The guy just cracks me up. Even more plainly: That’s a nice social media platform you have there, it would be a shame if… Read more »
communist government.
Communist media.
they put Stalin to shame.
Today’s C&C roundup:
Good morning, C&C, it’s Wednesday! Today’s essential news roundup includes: Politico covers Elon Musk-European Union dustup over historic Trump live stream, for its own reasons, of course; dramatic Tucker Carlson interview corrects Nixonian history and demonstrates its contemporary relevance; AP accidentally makes a Biblical point about the Middle East situation; and under pressure, the Olympics pulls the plug on a controversial category.
I started an Elsa run last night. Since we’re getting a new frig to replace our old side-by side, I’ll have to remove everything from the old one to the new one at some point. (Installation may have to wait a bit; Hubby’s running hard to get his new car ready before a car show in a little over a week.) To make room for side-by-side freezer items in the big freezer, I decided to stop putting off an Elsa run. I had some garden items taking up space, along with a new batch of chicken stock. So I have… Read more »
Re Bones’ earlier post: I think this is a real good idea: mandatory paternity tests for all child support issues. I thoughts on abortion, too. It takes two to make a baby, preferably a man and a woman. Women keep screaming about it being “their body” – to which I argue “when the baby is removed, what part of your body is now missing?” – but what about the father? Does he not have rights to be a parent if he wishes? I think men should have the right to override the abortion decision, under the following considerations (some which need… Read more »
This is unbelievable even for these deceitful jackasses. Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign team has been silently editing news headlines in Google search results to make it seem like major news outlets are on her side, according to a report.The altered headlines — all paired with a “Paid for by Harris for President” banner — were changed without the news outlets’ knowledge, Axios reported Tuesday.Nearly a dozen publishers were swept up in the faux headline campaign, including major companies like the Guardian, Reuters, CBS News, the Associated Press and PBS.Even smaller publications like North Dakota’s WDay Radio also saw their headlines changed.The ads include links… Read more »
The jaw is much improved today, still tender but the swelling is much less.
I think the weirdest part of the procedure is when the dentist took his itty bitty little wrench and literally screwed the implant into my jaw. I felt like I was a car and he was my mechanic.
I’m gonna do some walking on the treadmill today. I’ve been holding off because the breathing would’ve been highly irritating.
Can one of you Facebookers walk me through how to post an “X” post over there? When I do the way I think it should be done all that shows up is a small box with Xdotcom in it that has to be opened to view, which no one would do.
Walking back from my walk to the Pier I saw a 30 something guy, Brad from Tennessee filling a couple of small kiddie beach pails with water and going down to the beach to fill up a kiddie pool for his kids! I said damn man, you need a 5 gallon bucket. Then I noticed a kitchen trash can (4 gallons maybe?) beside the BBQ grills so I washed it out and filled it with water. He and I filled up the pool in no time and it only took 4 trips to get it a little over half full.… Read more »
I think this is a real good idea: mandatory paternity tests for all child support issues. I would even go so far as to have mandatory paternity tests for all babies born. The linked video has claims that as many as 40% of all that are tested the listed father is not the actual father.
Mama’s baby, daddy’s maybe.
Super Dave
Before trying to “repost” try reloading the page. I cannot find your attempts so I do not know wha hoppinged bubba. When you try to repost the same thing that red flags HAL and he thinks you are a spammer.
Texpat
The records show you were logged in and did not need to relogin SEVEN times. Next time try reloading the web page before logging back in again and again and again.
Another solar operator bombs out in California and local governments are now vulnerable to legal damages. What a disaster. The business — Electriq Power Inc. — was putting solar panels and batteries on Santa Barbara rooftops at no expense to homeowners and with the blessings of the cities of Santa Barbara, Goleta, and Carpinteria. But then Electriq filed Chapter 7 on May 3, freezing all its operations.This prompted one of its subcontractors, Axiom 360 of Grover Beach, to place mechanics liens on homes for which it had yet to be paid. This preserves Axiom’s options for full payment of its… Read more »
American solar power industry is collapsing. The largest company in the industry just filed for bankruptcy. Another one also filed and has caused nightmares for homeowners in California. As inevitably as Green Grift seems to go, flush with money is always money flushed. SunPower missed a big credit payment in December of last year, and alarm bells went off.SunPower Corporation, once a leading name in the U.S. residential solar market, recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Known for its high-efficiency solar panels and comprehensive installation services, SunPower had established itself as a significant player in the renewable energy sector. The company… Read more »
Chinese steel plants going bankrupt.
Add to the above a big slowdown of construction + the catastrophic flooding including dams breaking + Xi bigly losing popularity = China is living in interesting times.
Another good response to EU punk Breton from Michael Shellenberger:
This is obviously a parody ad, however it hits really hard.
It seems the threatening letter to Elon Musk from the EU Commissioner Thierry Breton was not authorized by his fellow apparatchiks and they are trashing him behind his back. There were untold thousands of responses to Breton, but this was a great one from Josie, The Red-Headed Libertarian.
I didn’t know who Josie was until I took a good look.
I posted about this earlier this week or late last week:
Please read the whole danged thing, it is worth it to understand the depravity, anti-Semitism, barbarism, and outright evil that is endemic to the UN.
I’ll find out in a little while if the puppy is getting adopted by another family; last night was a trial run in a house with 2 big 10 y.o. dogs. I kind of like that little toot and would be happy to have her stay.
OK one more time. BTW; A 2 week beach trip is unheard of for us but after the hectic and long awaited get together with the kids, my wife and I decided to take a few days this week to relax. That said I did catch up on my chores on Saturday afternoon before I came down and my wife didn’t come down until Monday morning. Oh and Monday and Tuesday were the best beach days we’ve had in a while. The gulf perfectly flat all day with the breeze picking up late in the day 3 ish, then it’s… Read more »
Testing? FWIW; I posted my @ 6:07 three different times but it didn’t take so I posted “Testing” and that worked, then I posted it a fourth time.
But at least I didn’t have to try 7 times to Log-In to my own Blog. 😀
As the young man prepares for his final high school season, he was recruited nationally by Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Auburn, Notre Dame, Michigan, and many others.
But All-Everything Defensive End D.J. Sanders of the Bellville Brahmas has committed to the Texas A&M Aggies!
Sanders is DaveCampbell’s Pre-Season All-State and Pre-Season Defensive Player-Of-The-Year.
Yanno’ one of the best things about my prolonged beach vacation is my almost complete news blackout. Last week when the kids were all down I did not see a single thing on TV, didn’t have time even after dark and these last few days I keep the living room TV on Fox but seldom crank up the volume. Of course I’m outside most of the day Last night we watched Watter’s after our shrimp N Po Boy supper over at Barefoot’s but Will Cain was hosting so it was only OK.
Mornin’ Shannon, Gang
Good morning.
Insomniacs unite!!
GJT
I woke up at 3am and finished the last three episodes of Gracepoint.
Pretty amazing finish!