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Kali

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5. this is an area of more "normal" BP activities

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Tue Jan 27, 2026, 04:31 PM

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pretty rural and a route of travel for migrants and smugglers. I say normal in quotes - part of the massive militarization of the southern border region in the last 2 or 3 decades, both parties. this incident may not be related to the current extreme nazi shit we are seeing the last year or so

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One person in critical condition after being shot in incident involving Border Patrol in Arizona [View all] Wicked Blue Tuesday OP

Branch Davidians would never have put up with this much government oversight bucolic_frolic Tuesday #1

I'm guessing we'd have full details if snot Tuesday #2

Well first they have to create a narrative. StarryNite Tuesday #3

Yeah, we have to give them a few minutes PatSeg Tuesday #8

Wonder if any citizens were filming so we get the truth and not a fairy tale. Vinca Tuesday #4

Doubtful. That's lonesome country. maxsolomon Tuesday #7

And coyotes, don't forget the coyotes, not the ones that bring people across the border, MarineCombatEngineer Tuesday #10

sounds like this dude might have been one of those .. (coyotes, the human trafficking kind) stopdiggin Yesterday #11

Agreed. MarineCombatEngineer Yesterday #12

Yep. Don't take the bait - for virtually everything that is trotted out .... - - -(nt)- stopdiggin Yesterday #13

this is an area of more "normal" BP activities Kali Tuesday #5

We'll no doubt hear all of the details involving U.S. Border Patrol littlemissmartypants Tuesday #6

PCSD: Human smuggling suspect shot after firing at Border Patrol helicopter, officer Ptah Tuesday #9