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carpetbagger

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5. The other Texas blue dot is a mile from my house.

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 12:31 PM

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The two good things are that first, I'm headed to Canada in three months and second, I now have an undisclosed number of new neighbors who work hard trying to make a good life for themselves and their children.

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ICE's purchases for big detention centers are marked by secrecy, frustrating towns [View all] dalton99a Saturday OP

Masks, secrecy ... it's like an invasion by a foreign power. /nt bucolic_frolic Saturday #1

They Live ret5hd Saturday #2

Land use violations? Not zoned for prison or residential use? cbabe Saturday #3

Federally funded projects are not subject to local zoning laws. dalton99a Saturday #4

Maybe some loopholes? My town is trying it. cbabe Saturday #6

The other Texas blue dot is a mile from my house. carpetbagger Saturday #5

This is getting way out of hand folks. bluestarone Saturday #7

I was recently driving though Surprise Az and saw that warehouse while visiting my mother on law who lives near there kimbutgar Saturday #8

I can't help but wonder if they have incinerators onsite Nictuku Saturday #9

There's also grifting happening with this too. themaguffin Saturday #10

Yep. Corruption and bribes and kickbacks dalton99a Saturday #11