Post New Article

Stryker armored vehicles deploy to US-Mexico
border under Trump administration

Original Article

Posted By: sunset, 3/28/2025 7:13:18 PM

As of this week, eight-wheeled armored fighting vehicles known as Strykers have been deployed to the border for the first time in more than a decade as part of the Pentagon’s support of Customs and Border Protection. Fox News got the exclusive first look at these vehicles and how the U.S. is using them. According to Border Patrol, two are now stationed in the El Paso sector, with more Strykers expected to be deployed to other areas along the border in the next few weeks. One of the Strykers is positioned to give a bird’s-eye view over Juárez, Mexico, a major smuggling corridor known for its high number of "gotaways,"

Comments:

Nice to see the vehicles being utilized.

Post Reply

Reminder: “WE ARE A SALON AND NOT A SALOON”

Your thoughts, comments, and ideas are always welcome here. But we ask you to please be mindful and respectful. Threatening or crude language doesn't persuade anybody and makes the conversation less enjoyable for fellow L.Dotters.


Reply 1 - Posted by: Jesuslover54 3/28/2025 7:22:18 PM (No. 1922773)
No weapons? So they're there to be laughed at by the cartels?
5 people like this.

Reply 2 - Posted by: DVC 3/28/2025 11:03:34 PM (No. 1922852)
Stupid, stupid, stupid. They just bullet magnets for the cartel gunmen.
1 person likes this.

Below, you will find ...
Most Recent Articles posted by "sunset"
and
Most Active Articles (last 48 hours)
Most Recent Articles posted by sunset"
“We Will Not Allow It”: Zelensky Rejects
New Mineral Draft That Would Recognize
US Support As Loans
20 replies
Posted by sunset 3/29/2025 7:23:54 AM Post Reply
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said during a Friday press conference that he won't recognize past US military aid as loans, after Washington sent a new draft of the minerals deal to Kiev. "Ukraine received a new agreement project from the U.S. regarding mineral resources, which is an entirely different document from the previous framework agreement," said Zelensky, adding "Ukraine will not recognize U.S. military aid as debt." "We are grateful for the support, but this is not a credit, and we will not allow it," Zelensky continued. The Ukrainian president also said that they are unwilling to negotiate with Russian President Vladimir Putin "or with someone who would represent Russia,"
Stryker armored vehicles deploy to US-Mexico
border under Trump administration
2 replies
Posted by sunset 3/28/2025 7:13:18 PM Post Reply
As of this week, eight-wheeled armored fighting vehicles known as Strykers have been deployed to the border for the first time in more than a decade as part of the Pentagon’s support of Customs and Border Protection. Fox News got the exclusive first look at these vehicles and how the U.S. is using them. According to Border Patrol, two are now stationed in the El Paso sector, with more Strykers expected to be deployed to other areas along the border in the next few weeks. One of the Strykers is positioned to give a bird’s-eye view over Juárez, Mexico, a major smuggling corridor known for its high number of "gotaways,"
Appeals court clears way for Trump to
fire members of labor and workforce protection boards
4 replies
Posted by sunset 3/28/2025 5:25:00 PM Post Reply
A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., cleared the way for President Trump to fire members of the National Labor Relations Board and Merit Systems Protection Board after district courts had earlier blocked their removals and ordered them reinstated. A three-judge panel of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit divided 2-1 in agreeing to halt the lower court orders that voided Mr. Trump's firings of Gwynne Wilcox from the National Labor Relations Board and Cathy Harris from the Merit Systems Protection Board while legal proceedings move forward. Wilcox and Harris had argued that their firings violated federal laws that limited their removals
FTC tells staff to stop calling the agency
‘independent’ in complaints
1 reply
Posted by sunset 3/28/2025 5:06:09 PM Post Reply
Staff at the Federal Trade Commission have been instructed to no longer refer to the agency as “independent” in complaints, according to an email obtained by The Verge. “Moving forward, when describing the Commission as the Plaintiff in a Complaint, please track the below edit,” Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Christopher Mufarrige said in a March 21st email. The email was sent to the bureau’s associate and regional directors, and copied to deputy directors of the unit. “The FTC is 'an agency' of the United States Government created by the FTC Act.” It’s the latest sign that Republican leadership at the FTC is not pushing back against President Donald Trump
At El Salvador mega-jail, Trump official
tells migrants 'do not come'
6 replies
Posted by sunset 3/27/2025 12:39:21 AM Post Reply
US President Donald Trump's homeland security chief on Wednesday visited the mega-prison in El Salvador where hundreds of Venezuelan migrants have been deported under contested legal grounds. Standing in front of a cell of inmates who were stripped to the waist, revealing their tattooed torsos, Kristi Noem recorded a message telling others that they risked the same consequences. "Do not come to our country illegally. You will be removed and you will be prosecuted," she said at the maximum security Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT). "Know that this facility is one of the tools in our toolkit that we will use if you commit crimes against the American people."
Turkey’s NATO veto against Israel undermines
global security against Russia, Iran - opinion
5 replies
Posted by sunset 3/26/2025 2:35:20 PM Post Reply
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) stands at a critical juncture, confronting rising geopolitical tensions in Eastern Europe, instability in the Middle East, and escalating global strategic competition. Turkey’s recent use of its veto power against Israel’s participation in a crucial NATO exercise scheduled for September 2025 reveals a troubling internal vulnerability. Ankara’s decision not only harms Israel directly but also undermines the alliance’s broader collective defense framework, weakening its unity precisely when strength and cooperation are needed most.
One Gov’t Agency Still Spending
$1,000,000,000 On DEI Despite Trump’s
Order To Cut It Out
19 replies
Posted by sunset 3/26/2025 10:59:42 AM Post Reply
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) continues to fund more than a billion dollars in diversity, equity and inclusion programs, even after President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to eliminate them. While other agencies have moved to eliminate the “illegal and immoral programs” targeted in Trump’s day-one executive order, NIH is still funding over $1.3 billion in active grants that include DEI components — from race-based hiring schemes to “anti-racist” training initiatives and diversity-first faculty pipelines. At least $441 million of those grants explicitly cite DEI in their project descriptions, according to NIH data compiled by watchdog group Do No Harm.
Trump administration challenges order
to reinstate refugee services contract
6 replies
Posted by sunset 3/25/2025 8:22:27 PM Post Reply
The Trump administration on Tuesday appealed a federal judge’s order that the State Department restore contracts to nonprofits that aid in refugee resettlement. In a late Monday written order, U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead of the Western District of Washington found the department unlawfully canceled contracts to the group, saying executive branch management of a refugee resettlement program did not extend to an order virtually eliminating it. “While the Government enjoys significant discretion in administering (U.S. Refugee Admissions Program), that discretion does not extend to abandoning statutory obligations or rendering the program effectively inoperative,” Whitehead, whom President Joe Biden appointed to the bench, said in the order.
Court weighs Louisiana redistricting with
second majority-Black district
8 replies
Posted by sunset 3/24/2025 10:16:20 PM Post Reply
It was not clear at oral arguments on Monday how the Supreme Court will rule on a challenge to Louisiana’s latest redistricting plan. The state and a group of Black voters ask the justices to reinstate a congressional map, enacted by the Louisiana legislature last year, that created a second majority-Black district. A federal court threw the map out, agreeing with a group of voters who describe themselves as “non-African American” that the new map was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander — that is, it sorted voters primarily based on race. Several of the court’s conservative justices expressed skepticism about the map and the 2022 ruling on which Louisiana relied
BREAKING: Trump ends secret service protection
for former DHS head Alejandro Mayorkas
8 replies
Posted by sunset 3/24/2025 7:59:34 PM Post Reply
Former Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will no longer receive Secret Service protection after President Donald Trump revoked his security detail, the agency confirmed on Monday. The decision comes months before the protection was originally set to expire, reports The Washington Post. Mayorkas, who served under President Joe Biden, was not automatically entitled to protection after leaving office in January. However, Biden had extended his security detail for six months, which would have lasted until mid-July. Trump’s decision to terminate the protection cut that timeline short.
Second US carrier deployed to Red Sea,
Trump expands fight against Houthis
7 replies
Posted by sunset 3/24/2025 3:56:28 PM Post Reply
The U.S. military has escalated operations against Yemen’s Houthi rebels, extending a campaign of airstrikes that entered its tenth straight day. The latest response included deploying a second aircraft carrier to the region, signaling a significant shift in U.S. military posture away from the Indo-Pacific and toward the Red Sea. The decision followed renewed Houthi threats to attack shipping routes and fire missiles at Israel. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the USS Carl Vinson to leave the Pacific and join the USS Harry S. Truman in the Middle East. The USS Carl Vinson had been operating in the Pacific and been preparing to return to its homeport in San Diego.
Did the DOJ Just Flip on the Second Amendment? 3 replies
Posted by sunset 3/23/2025 11:50:10 AM Post Reply
Just days after a tidal wave of criticism hit the Department of Justice (DOJ) for doubling down on its claim that firearm suppressors – or silencers – are not protected by the Second Amendment, something strange happened. Pam Bondi, the current Attorney General, may be changing course. According to William Kirk, attorney and host of Washington Gun Law, the turnaround came surprisingly fast. In a matter of hours, the DOJ filed a motion asking for a delay in a high-stakes federal case involving suppressors – United States v. Peterson. The filing, submitted to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, asked for 30 more days to “reconsider” the government’s previous position.
Most Active Articles (last 48 hours)
Prime Minister Carney Declares Canada’s
“Relationship with America is Over”
38 replies
Posted by earlybird 3/28/2025 10:27:54 AM Post Reply
Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers a speech to the nation notifying the Canadian people that the era of an economic and military collaborative relationship between the United States and Canada is over. As the majority of Canadians cheer, the Prime Minister said that Canada as a free independent and sovereign nation will now embrace its connections to the United Kingdon and European Union and seek to replace their national dependency on the United States by severing ties in North America and entering a new era of close relations with Great Britain and Europe.
The Hillary Clinton Political Comeback
Begins Today!
22 replies
Posted by Dreadnought 3/29/2025 2:09:16 AM Post Reply
It was the perfect opening. Politically, it was the equivalent of grilling a big, fat, juicy steak in the middle of the African savannah — and then being mystified by the sudden appearance of drooling predators. C’mon, folks — use your heads! With a power vacuum that big and that tempting, it was only a matter of time. The Democratic Party is in total disarray. Nobody’s in charge! The Obama-Biden cabal has left the building, Pelosi has health issues, and Schumer is struggling to stave off a rebellion. It’s complete and utter chaos. Enter the Donkey version of Loki
Mandatory NYC food separation starts next
week: Fines, what to compost and more
22 replies
Posted by Hazymac 3/28/2025 10:30:32 AM Post Reply
New York City's waste reduction efforts will commence a new phase next week, as the city's sanitation agency will begin enforcing a law-mandated composting program with fines. Starting April 1, residents will have to separate food waste from trash or risk receiving a $25 fine from the Department of Sanitation. While mandatory composting became effecting in October 2024, the law passed by City Council established a warning period until April 2025. What are the food separation rules? Sanitation officials say they have deliberately kept the rules simple for residents. All food, yard and food-soiled paper waste must be set out in a bin on recycling day. What should be separated? Education materials developed by
More than 200 Tesla protests planned this
weekend after series of violent incidents
21 replies
Posted by NorthernDog 3/28/2025 9:25:08 AM Post Reply
Tesla has become a lightning rod for violent attacks and vandalism in the months since CEO Elon Musk joined the Trump administration. Now, people who disagree with Musk’s role in politics are hoping to channel their emotions into something peaceful: a day of mass nonviolent protests at Tesla locations nationwide. More than 200 protests are scheduled to take place Saturday during what organizers are calling a global day of action, part of a campaign called “Tesla Takedown.” The organizers are hoping to damage Musk’s political standing by hurting the sales and stock price of the electric-car maker, the foundation of
“We Will Not Allow It”: Zelensky Rejects
New Mineral Draft That Would Recognize
US Support As Loans
20 replies
Posted by sunset 3/29/2025 7:23:54 AM Post Reply
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said during a Friday press conference that he won't recognize past US military aid as loans, after Washington sent a new draft of the minerals deal to Kiev. "Ukraine received a new agreement project from the U.S. regarding mineral resources, which is an entirely different document from the previous framework agreement," said Zelensky, adding "Ukraine will not recognize U.S. military aid as debt." "We are grateful for the support, but this is not a credit, and we will not allow it," Zelensky continued. The Ukrainian president also said that they are unwilling to negotiate with Russian President Vladimir Putin "or with someone who would represent Russia,"
Government workers push back on Walz’s
return-to-office mandate
20 replies
Posted by NorthernDog 3/28/2025 9:08:34 AM Post Reply
Lawmakers and union members gathered on the Minnesota State Capitol steps on Thursday to speak out against Gov. Tim Walz’s plan for thousands of state employees to return to the office. Walz sent out a memo on Tuesday notifying government employees that starting on June 1, at least half of their shifts will have to be in person. The policy would affect about 15,000 of 40,000 state workers. “Workers are angry. Workers are threatening to quit over this,” said Rep. Luke Frederick, DFL-Mankato. “In conversations with the agencies, there’s questions about how even to implement this, about whether there’s even
'Stunning and Brave': Nancy Pelosi Gives
a Disturbing Answer When Asked About Anti-Tesla Violence
18 replies
Posted by Imright 3/28/2025 5:28:09 PM Post Reply
Not surprisingly, Democrats who repeatedly told us amid the lawfare campaign they waged against Donald Trump that "no one is above the law" seem not to hold the same view when it comes to the suspected domestic terrorists who are firing gunshots, committing arson, and planting incendiary devices at Tesla dealerships and charging stations across the country. As we reported Thursday, Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) is Exhibit A on this behavior, bizarrely proclaiming on Tuesday after the FBI announced an investigative Tesla task force that the Trump administration was engaging in "political weaponization of the DOJ" and "lawfare" because t
'This is War': Trump Takes an Axe to Government Unions 16 replies
Posted by Dreadnought 3/29/2025 2:01:08 AM Post Reply
Late last night, President Trump signed an executive order "to end collective bargaining with Federal unions" at more than two dozen government agencies. In theory this puts an end to collective bargaining for more than half of all federal workers. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday evening abolishing union rights at more than two dozen federal agencies and offices, in a major expansion of the administration’s efforts to shrink the federal government. The White House cited national security concerns for terminating workers’ ability to bargain collectively, but the order applies at agencies with both direct and indirect links to national security.
DOGE team offer unprecedented
peek behind the curtain of Trump's cost-cutting department
16 replies
Posted by Harlowe 3/28/2025 12:52:27 AM Post Reply
Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) head Elon Musk and seven members of the team shed light on the department's cost-cutting mission in an exclusive sit-down interview with "Special Report" Thursday. [Snip] Musk, along with DOGE members Steve Davis, Joe Gebbia, Aram Moghaddassi, Brad Smith, Anthony Armstrong, Tom Krause and Tyler Hassen, added a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the department’s work from the Internal Revenue Source to the Interior Department to Social Security. "This is a revolution. And I think it might be the biggest revolution in government since the original revolution. But at the end of the day, America's going to be in much better shape," he said.
The Woman Who Face-Planted Trying to Steal
a MAGA Hat on NYC Subway Has Been Identified
15 replies
Posted by ladydawgfan 3/29/2025 2:01:31 PM Post Reply
Over a week ago, a video surfaced of a crazed white liberal woman on the New York subway completely melting down over a non-white Trump supporter wearing a MAGA hat. The footage captured her aggressively harassing the young man, causing a scene, and branding him a racist for no reason other than his choice of headwear. And the best part? She ended up humiliating herself in the process when she chased after him off the subway and wound up face-planting on the platform. Well, that woman has been identified. According to a report from the New York Post, she is “an increasingly ‘agitated’ creative director for several luxury brands.”
Israeli Biotech Firm Claims Breakthrough
Age-Reversing Drug That Will Extend Life
by 30 Percent: ‘Live Longer — and Better’
15 replies
Posted by DVC 3/28/2025 6:27:29 PM Post Reply
An Israeli biotech firm says it is nearing human trials for a breakthrough drug that could extend human lifespan by up to 30 percent by targeting the age-regulating protein SIRT-6, which the company says would also improve brain function, organ health, and overall vitality. On Friday, Israeli news site N12 reported that Tel Aviv-based Sirtlab is preparing to launch clinical trials on a drug designed to stimulate SIRT-6, a protein associated with youth, vitality, and disease resistance. The treatment could be available within three years, pending successful trials and regulatory approval.
Mississippi Abolishes State Income Tax
in Historic Win for Working Families and
Economic Freedom
15 replies
Posted by Imright 3/28/2025 5:16:47 PM Post Reply
Mississippi has officially abolished its state income tax, positioning itself as a leader in the movement for economic freedom and limited government. Republican Governor Tate Reeves signed the legislation into law Friday, declaring it a “generational victory” and a bold new chapter for working families, entrepreneurs, and freedom-loving Americans across the South. “We did it, Mississippi!” Reeves wrote in a triumphant post on X. “We just eliminated the income tax!” While Washington continues to suffocate the American people with taxes, inflation, and runaway spending, Mississippi is doing the opposite —
Post New Article