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After announcing a $20 billion bailout of Argentina, the White House now says it's pausing $18 billion in funding for NYC infrastructure projects

Russ Vought would love nothing more than to tear this country down to its studs

Wave of Phony News Quotes Affects Everyone—Including EFF Whether due to generative AI hallucinations or human sloppiness, the internet is increasingly rife with bogus news content—and you can count EFF among the victims. WinBuzzer published a story June 26

Media companies large and small are using AI to generate news content because it’s cheaper than paying for journalists’ salaries, but that savings can come at the cost of the outlets’ reputations. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

"These cuts are part of President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill, which Congress passed into law in July. At the same time, an estimate by the American Immigration Council puts additional funding across federal agencies for border and immigration security at $170.7 billion, on top of their already-substantial budgets, including $45 billion to build more prisons for migrants."

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Stephen Miller has never worked a job outside of politics in his entire life.

Turn it up.

More Border Security Means Less Food Security As cuts to food assistance take effect, the U.S. government has canceled the publication of its annual hunger report.

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More Border Security Means Less Food Security

As cuts to food assistance take effect, the U.S. government has canceled the publication of its annual hunger report.

Introducing Collateral Damage The Intercept is launching a new podcast series about the consequences of the war on drugs, reported and hosted by investigative journalist Radley Balko.

The Intercept is launching a new podcast series reported and hosted by @radleybalko.bsky.social, a trailblazing investigative journalist who has been covering the drug war and the criminal justice system for more than 20 years.

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Border wall slicing through Arizona wildlife corridor begins construction: ‘A show of force for nothing’ The 30ft-high wall between the US and Mexico will cut through one of the last unbroken grasslands in the west, leaving residents alarmed over the potential impact on wildlife and water use

Border wall construction has begun in the vital wildlife corridor of the San Rafael Valley in Southern Arizona. Devastating for the environment, communities and wildlife.

Trump and Hegseth Gathered U.S. Military Leaders for an “Embarrassing” Rant Defense officials were shocked at the cost and danger of assembling the military’s top officers to listen to meandering tirades.

Trump and Hegseth Gathered U.S. Military Leaders for an “Embarrassing” Rant

Defense officials were shocked at the cost and danger of assembling the military’s top officers to listen to meandering tirades.

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Trump’s Troops and the Border “Learning Lab” How the Republican-led Operation Lone Star in Texas became Trump’s model for sending troops into Democratic-led cities.

Yesterday, Trump declared war on American cities.

Since 2021, Texas border communities have been the testing ground for a MAGA military occupation. Now, residents say they have some advice for the rest of the country. 🦂

Trump’s Troops and the Border “Learning Lab” How the Republican-led Operation Lone Star in Texas became Trump’s model for sending troops into Democratic-led cities.

Yesterday, Trump declared war on American cities.

Since 2021, Texas border communities have been the testing ground for a MAGA military occupation. Now, residents say they have some advice for the rest of the country.🦂

WOW. Remember this May video of a US citizen wrestled to the ground by ICE agents and detained for an hour despite having a valid REAL ID?

It gets worse. Two weeks later, ICE did it AGAIN — handcuffed him and detained him for 20 minutes despite his REAL ID. Now the Institute for Justice is suing.

Trump’s Troops and the Border “Learning Lab” How the Republican-led Operation Lone Star in Texas became Trump’s model for sending troops into Democratic-led cities.

Border communities have lived under militarization for years—and learned hard lessons in defending their rights.🦂

Read: Trump’s Troops and the Border “Learning Lab”

How the Republican-led Operation Lone Star in Texas became Trump’s model for sending troops into Democratic-led cities.🦂

Blurry jungle background with bold orange headline: “So what now?” White text reads: “The truth is simple: the Darién Gap is not a natural crisis. It is the result of political choices. Deterrence does not stop migration — it only makes it deadlier. While border theater won’t tell you that, The Border Chronicle does, and ELI5 BSI wants to make sure you hear it.” Bold orange text highlights the CTA: “Subscribe to The Border Chronicle on Substack. Support border journalism that refuses the ‘crisis’ script.” At the bottom, a references list in white text cites Human Rights Watch (2023), Miller (2025), and Runde & Bryja (2024).

The Darién isn’t a natural crisis. It’s political. Border theater hides it, but @theborderchronicle.bsky.social reports it.

Subscribe: www.theborderchronicle.com

The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: September 26 Our 4th anniversary party was a blast, Filmmaker Alex Rivera on his border sci-fi cult classic 'Sleep Dealer.' And humanitarian Scott Warren talks about his high-profile trial and the aftermath.

The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: September 26🦂

Our 4th anniversary party was a blast, Filmmaker Alex Rivera on his border sci-fi cult classic 'Sleep Dealer.' And humanitarian Scott Warren talks about his high-profile trial and the aftermath. 🦂

Humanitarian Aid Is Never a Crime: A Podcast with Scott Warren Listen now (70 mins) | How did the first Trump administration crack down on providing water and aid for migrants? And what insights we can gain from that now?

New in The Border Chronicle podcast🦂

Scott Warren was arrested for providing humanitarian aid in the desert during the first Trump administration and endured a high-profile trial before being exonerated.

Now, he's ready to tell his story.

WOW. The lead plaintiff is a Latino man who's been here legally for 24 years. He was grabbed off the street by plainclothes federal agents who didn't even ASK about his status.

He was detained overnight and only released once a supervisor realized he had been illegally arrested.

Filmmaker Alex Rivera on his Cult Classic "Sleep Dealer", and Creating a New Cinema for the Border See Sleep Dealer at the Fox Theater in Tucson on October 15 with an audience Q&A afterward moderated by The Border Chronicle.

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Filmmaker Alex Rivera on his Cult Classic "Sleep Dealer", and Creating a New Cinema for the Border 🦂🎥

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The FAQ posted online for this program claims that this would be an EB-1/EB-2 visa. That is EXTREMELY illegal.

Those visas are, by law, ONLY for people with “extraordinary” or “exceptional” ability, or advanced degrees (MAs or PhDs) who are being hired by an American business.

The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: September 19 Photographer Eunice Adorno captures Mexico’s aging dams as “monuments to an idea of progress that never arrived." And Mexico and the US fund "water resiliency" for the Rio Grande, plus more news.

It's The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: September 19 🦂

Photographer Eunice Adorno captures Mexico’s aging dams as “monuments to an idea of progress that never arrived." And Mexico and the US fund "water resiliency" for the Rio Grande, plus more news.. 💦🦂

A new report from Louisiana’s Republican secretary of state shows that noncitizen voting is vanishingly rare. Yet, some politicians are using that myth to push stringent requirements that will prevent eligible Americans from voting. Learn more by subscribing to The Briefing: bit.ly/3Yrz5jM

New Immigration Enforcement Dashboard Makes Deportation Data Project Data Accessible to More People New Immigration Enforcement Dashboard makes ICE arrest data accessible through interactive visualizations, bridging the gap between complex datasets and public understanding.

New Immigration Enforcement Dashboard Makes ICE Arrest Data Accessible to More People

New dashboard makes Deportation Data Project data accessible through interactive visualizations, bridging the gap between complex datasets and public understanding.

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Can the Water Resiliency Fund Help Revive the Endangered Rio Grande? “It’s billions of dollars to focus on this, and this is all hands on deck," says Jesse Hereford, a NADBank official.

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Can the Water Resiliency Fund Help Revive the Endangered Rio Grande? 💧🦂

“It’s billions of dollars to focus on this, and this is all hands on deck," says Jesse Hereford, a NADBank official.

Buy Jessica's book. It's great. We promise.

Trump Troop Deployment in U.S. Climbs to 35,000 Boots on the Ground A federal judge found the deployment to LA violated bedrock constitutional law, but Trump’s domestic military campaign continues.

EXCLUSIVE: Trump Troop Deployment in U.S. Climbs to 35,000 Boots on the Ground

A federal judge found the deployment to LA violated bedrock constitutional law, but Trump’s domestic military campaign continues.

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Wild Waters and Unfulfilled Promises Photographer Eunice Adorno captures Mexico’s aging dams as “monuments to an idea of progress that never arrived."

New in The Border Chronicle🦂

Wild Waters and Unfulfilled Promises

Photographer Eunice Adorno captures Mexico’s aging dams as “monuments to an idea of progress that never arrived."

‼️ First ICE Air report from @iceflightmonitor and it is amazing work and necessary reading if you want to understand the activities of the ICE Air Machine. Click to and follow.

Protestors in Mexico oppose impact of bigger SpaceX launches Recent rockets have scattered debris on the beach in Tamaulipas.

@pablodelarosa.bsky.social had a great interview with veteran border journalist Angela Kocherga on @texasstandard.bsky.social about this week's Border Chronicle article on SpaceX protests in Tamaulipas. You can listen to the interview here 🦂

Brazil Supreme Court Majority Votes to Convict Bolsonaro for Alleged Coup Attempt Jair Bolsonaro faces life behind bars after Supreme Court majority finds right-wing firebrand guilty of 2022 coup attempt.

Brazil’s Supreme Court reached a majority to convict the right-wing leader Jair Bolsonaro of plotting a coup to overturn the 2022 presidential election.

The Tower and the Tarantula: Searching for a New Way Forward 24 Years after 9/11 A reflection on the development of a border war machine, its imposition, its fragility, and the necessity of finding another way.

New in The Border Chronicle🦂

The Tower and the Tarantula: Searching for a New Way Forward 24 Years after 9/11

A reflection on the development of a border war machine, its imposition, its fragility, and the necessity of finding another way.