Eye in the sky: The feds have quietly built surveillance towers along the Canadian border in Vermont, New York
Eye in the sky: The feds have quietly built surveillance towers along the Canadian border in Vermont, New York
VTDigger found that at least three towers first proposed in 2021 have been built in the region since — and it’s possible more are on the way.
On a recent snowy morning in Derby, Letourneau accompanied a reporter up to the hill near his home, pointing out along the way a large “Trump 2024” flag he had strung up nearby. Along the road at the foot of the hill, he has a large white and red sign telling state and federal law enforcement to “beware” and stay off of his land.
But he does allow the government to lease a slice of that land to operate a surveillance tower, a deal Letourneau said he signed off on because he thinks the tower is an important tool for local U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents. He said he’s heard for years about those same agents arresting people who attempt to enter the U.S. on the road that runs along the hill and, at points, parallels the Canadian border.
“We need something they can work with to catch those aliens,” he said, referring to people who cross the border without authorization. “They’re coming right and left.”
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Authoritarians know people will want to escape, so "the border" issue is dual-purpose. It's to get numbskulls to join in a dumbass plan to get rid of "undesirables" while not realizing these borders go two ways, and when things get so bad that we're trying to sneak into other countries... it won't be the other countries trying to stop us.
They know people will try to escape their fascism, that's why step one is to make it harder to escape.
Leia was wrong, the tighter Vader gripped, the more star systems were crushed in his palm.
My first thought was absolutely "they're getting ready to keep people in."
Only a matter of time before a dmz-style border fence goes up and guards are posted facing inward. I hope I'm being hyperbolic.
Only a matter of time before a dmz-style border fence goes up and guards are posted facing inward.
The land border is over 3,000 miles long. There's no possibility of a "DMZ-Style Border Fence" being built. Ever.
sentinel drones with arial drone backup are likely inevitable.. but just charging and maintaining so many would take an army to keep up.
Anyone with two feet and a brain can walk across the US / Canadian land border. It's over 3,000 miles long and less than a 1/4th of it is guarded. If you throw in the water border it's over 5,500 miles!
No one is guarding all of that. It's not possible.
If Repubs could read they'd be very upset by this statement.