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posted by mrpg on Saturday October 21 2017, @09:30AM   Printer-friendly
from the and-the-fauna? dept.

The last two of eight prototypes for President Donald Trump's proposed border wall took shape Thursday at a construction site in San Diego.

The prototypes, including one built by Israeli defense firm Elta, form a tightly packed row of imposing concrete and metal panels, including one with sharp metal edges on top.

[...] The models, which cost the government up to $500,000 each, were spaced 30 feet (9.1 meters) apart. Slopes, thickness and curves vary. One has two shades of blue with white trim. The others are gray, tan or brown — in sync with the desert.

Bidding guidelines call for the prototypes to stand between 18 and 30 feet (5.5 and 9.1 meters) high and be able to withstand at least an hour of punishment from a sledgehammer, pickaxe, torch, chisel or battery-operated tools.

Features also should prevent the use of climbing aids such as grappling hooks, and the segments must be "aesthetically pleasing" when viewed from the US side.


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  • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Saturday October 21 2017, @05:51PM (12 children)

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Saturday October 21 2017, @05:51PM (#585726) Homepage Journal

    Erm... which social benefits are they denied? I'm not aware of anything but Social Security that is even legally allowed to ask your immigration status.

    That aside, I agree with you. Illegally exploiting cheap labor from across the border needs to be stopped.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 21 2017, @06:25PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 21 2017, @06:25PM (#585732)

    Illegally exploiting cheap labor from across the border needs to be stopped.

    Fine then, focus on that, and you won't need to waste taxpayer money and energy on some stupid Wall!

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 22 2017, @12:23AM (9 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 22 2017, @12:23AM (#585829)

    Illegally exploiting cheap labor from across the border needs to be stopped

    I never thought that I would hear Buzzard say "Workers of the world, unite!"
    That's what you're saying. Right?

    -- OriginalOwner_ [soylentnews.org]

    • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday October 24 2017, @12:57PM (8 children)

      by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Tuesday October 24 2017, @12:57PM (#586822) Homepage Journal

      Nah, I'm saying the workers of the US have been getting fucked by the lack of immigration enforcement for the past... well longer than I've been alive. I'm a nationalist not a globalist. You make sure your own household has enough to eat first, then you worry about the neighbors, then you worry about the people across town.

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      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 25 2017, @03:28AM (7 children)

        by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 25 2017, @03:28AM (#587252)

        ...[and] the people across town.

        I'm quite certain that in all of those cases, the adversary is the same: The Capitalist Ownership Class AKA The Man, trying to keep us (The Producers) down.

        -- OriginalOwner_ [soylentnews.org]

        • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday October 25 2017, @10:29AM (6 children)

          by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Wednesday October 25 2017, @10:29AM (#587319) Homepage Journal

          That's your answer to everything. Don't feel like you're making enough money? Capitalist oppression. Healthcare getting more expensive? Capitalist oppression. Stub your toe? Capitalist oppression. At least you're consistent in your victimhood instead of coming up with a new way to blame your life on someone else every time though.

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          • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 25 2017, @09:17PM (5 children)

            by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 25 2017, @09:17PM (#587572)

            Multiple times before, I've referenced Economics professor Thomas Piketty and his 696-page analysis of 250 years of Capitalism.

            His conclusion is that Capitalism always leads to Oligarchy (concentrations of abusive power).
            So, yeah.

            Capitalism also leads to empire, and empires self-destruct.

            Your powers of observation don't seem to be as sharp as the professor's.
            Your willingness to excuse abusive exploiters, OTOH, is vast.
            Condolences on your malformed amygdala.

            -- OriginalOwner_ [soylentnews.org]

            • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday October 25 2017, @09:31PM (4 children)

              by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Wednesday October 25 2017, @09:31PM (#587577) Homepage Journal

              A) 250 years out of many thousands is what we like to call "cherry picking", so I'm not interested in your professor's flawed-by-design analysis.
              B) Capitalism has been a key trait of just about every successful empire ever.
              C) Socialism has been a key trait of zero successful empires ever.

              But do please keep blaming it for all your woes. I need a good laugh now and then.

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              • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 26 2017, @02:54AM (3 children)

                by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 26 2017, @02:54AM (#587681)

                Capitalism hasn't been around for thousands of years.
                As we have seen here repeatedly, most people who like "Capitalism" don't even know what it is.

                Suggest you look up "Feudalism" for starters.

                successful empire

                The words are oxymoronic like "military intelligence", "jumbo shrimp", and "congressional ethics".
                Every empire so far has collapsed and USA is clearly in its steep decline.

                Socialism has been a key trait of zero successful empires ever

                "Oxymoronic" has already been used.
                Additionally, "Socialism" and "empire" are antithetical.

                ...meanwhile, Capitalism, empire, and murder are all closely linked.

                -- OriginalOwner_ [soylentnews.org]

                • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday October 26 2017, @10:50AM (2 children)

                  by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Thursday October 26 2017, @10:50AM (#587753) Homepage Journal

                  Rulership is not the same as an economic system. Feudal systems were pretty much entirely capitalist both on the peasant level and the noble level. If you don't understand at least that much you have no business speaking on economics; if you do you were being deliberately disingenuous.

                  You seem to hate the word empire. Which is irony-meter-breaking given that you want to impose your will across the entire world. I assume you genuinely don't see the tyranny in that, which is both hilarious and pathetic.

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                  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 26 2017, @08:45PM (1 child)

                    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 26 2017, @08:45PM (#587986)

                    Heh. I was quite sure that you don't understand either and I was right.

                    In Feudalism, the serf class was bonded to the land.
                    Unlike an employee who can move to another job, if a serf was found wandering around off his noble's estate, he was in deep shit, very much like a slave in the slave economy of the USAian South.

                    ...and a noble was bound by Noblesse Oblige to look after his serfs--unlike Capitalist employers.

                    I've previously mentioned Aaron Feuerstein, "The Mensch Of Malden Mills".
                    He stands out in that he made the very unusual effort among Capitalists to take care of his employees after they were idled when his factory burned down.

                    So, NO. Capitalism and Feudalism have different names because they're different things.
                    Again: Most people who like "Capitalism" don't even know what it is.

                    to impose your will

                    You don't understand actual Democracy and cooperation either.
                    Your vision of the world is a very unpleasant place, so full of top-down and conquest that you can't imagine anything else.
                    #Sad

                    -- OriginalOwner_ [soylentnews.org]

                    • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Friday October 27 2017, @12:55AM

                      by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Friday October 27 2017, @12:55AM (#588076) Homepage Journal

                      Again you try and conflate rulership with economic systems. Sorry but no. They are not the same thing.

                      And tyranny of an individual or tyranny of the masses matters very little to those with the boot on their neck.

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  • (Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Sunday October 22 2017, @12:48AM

    by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Sunday October 22 2017, @12:48AM (#585833) Homepage Journal

    I promised the great, great American people that I would stop the illegals. Building the Wall is a huge part of that. And I also promised to stop the green cards. President Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of foreign workers entering the United States, until our country's representatives can figure out WHAT THE HELL is going on. #MAGA 🇺🇸