“Big Government”

Now That’s a YUUUGE Border Fence

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Someone from CNN needs a lessen in Geography.  Of course, by Common Core standards, close counts as a win, right?  Hey, they showed up….

From the Huffington Post, “Austria Plans Border Fence With Slovenia To Control Migrant Flow“.

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Austria will build a 3.7-km (2.5-mile) fence on either side of its busiest border crossing with Slovenia to help manage the flow of thousands of migrants a day onto its territory, senior officials said on Friday.

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It was the latest move by a country on Europe’s main migratory corridor, stretching from Greece to Germany, to manage or curb the influx since hundreds of thousands started streaming into Austria and Germany two months ago, putting severe strain on the European Union’s prized system of open borders.

Slovenia began erecting its own razor-wire fence along parts of its frontier with Croatia on Wednesday, saying it aimed to assert better control over the migrant flow onto its soil that began shortly after Hungary built fences on its southern border to keep the marching crowds out.

America’s New Navy – 1800’s Style

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In case you missed it because you were watching the Presidential Debates and exercising your right to vote in the Primaries, The Washington Times reports, “Pentagon orders commanders to prioritize climate change in all military actions“.  We are so screwed….

The Pentagon is ordering the top brass to incorporate climate change into virtually everything they do, from testing weapons to training troops to war Wind_Powered_Aircraft_Carrierplanning to joint exercises with allies.
A new directive’s theme: The U.S. Armed Forces must show “resilience” and beat back the threat based on “actionable science.”
It says the military will not be able to maintain effectiveness unless the directive is followed. It orders the establishment of a new layer of bureaucracy — a wide array of “climate change boards, councils and working groups” to infuse climate change into “programs, plans and policies.”

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