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The series of events began last month when Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved the lending of the weapon, AeroVironment’s Locust laser weapon system, to Customs and Border Protection for use at Fort Bliss, an Army base in El Paso, according to the three people familiar with the discussions. The Army has been testing the weapon—a highly secretive system that has been deployed outside the U. S.—since last year at Fort Bliss.

Earlier in February, CBP notified the FAA that it wanted to use the laser weapon in the vicinity of Fort Bliss, according to one of the people. The FAA pushed back, warning about the risk to commercial aviation, the person said. CBP ignored the warning, and fired the weapon on Monday, taking down multiple objects operators at the time thought were Mexican cartel drones.

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Trump administration officials said Wednesday morning that the FAA had closed the airspace because the Pentagon had downed Mexican cartel drones that breached U.S. airspace. Such drone incursions happen frequently, however, and they typically don’t lead to long-term airspace closures. That led to questions on Capitol Hill about why the incident prompted officials to close the airspace for 10 days.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum quickly cast doubt on that claim. She said Wednesday that her administration didn’t have information about the use of drones around that border area in recent days but promised to “find out exactly what caused the closure.” …”

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As an aside, if Mexico hadn’t had its own data on drone incursions at the border, DHS probably would have gotten away with claiming they shot down drug drones …
 
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Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show

The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an architect of the government overhaul that has cut thousands of federal jobs, according to three...
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“… The White House Office of Management and Budget, which Vought leads, is allocating $15 million of what remains of USAID operating expenses to cover the costs of his protection by the U.S. Marshals Service through the end of 2026, the documents showed.

… A person familiar with the matter said that Vought's security detail comprises more than one dozen U.S. Marshals, which Reuters could not independently confirm. OMB did not make Vought available for interview.…”
 


So, your current job is advocacy of who/what using antisemitic tropes, Christian nationalism, misogyny and what else?



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