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posted by Fnord666 on Sunday May 31 2020, @02:48AM   Printer-friendly
from the eye-in-the-sky dept.

Border Patrol flies anti-terrorism drone over Minneapolis protestors

Thousands of people took to the streets of Minneapolis on Friday to protest the death of George Floyd, a local black man who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck during an arrest. All the while, a Customs and Border Patrol drone kept a careful eye on the unfolding unrest.

The drone, using the tracking signal CBP104, took off from Grand Forks Airforce Base at 9:08 am Central Daylight Time and shortly afterward headed directly to Minneapolis, this feed from live flight tracking service FlightAware showed. The drone then circled the city six times from about 10:45 until noon. The aircraft maintained an altitude of about 20,000 feet.

Grand Forks AFB is the home of the Air Force's 319th Reconnaissance Wing. It is also a site Customs and Border Patrol personnel use for takeoff and landing of the Predator B unmanned aircraft system. CBP uses the drone in anti-terrorism operations by helping to identify and intercept potential terrorists and illegal cross-border activity.

Also at The Drive and Business Insider.


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  • (Score: 2, Troll) by NickM on Sunday May 31 2020, @05:16PM (3 children)

    by NickM (2867) on Sunday May 31 2020, @05:16PM (#1001429) Journal

    In Quebec it's different, outside Montreal¹, if you somewhat try to speak French, don't wear visible religious signs² and respect equality between sex³, you are welcome and usually supported by the community⁴. However, the professionals associations will make it hard for your diploma to be recognized unless you come from somewhere where they recognize the validity of your diploma⁵. Also we practice cultural integration⁶ while the rest of Canada (ROC) practice multiculturalism.

    Saddly there are racists quebecers but it's a small minority, mostly loud mouthed members of the far right group La meute [wikipedia.org] , recognizable by the wolf paw sticker on their pickup trucks.

    1- Montreal has a different demographic and social dynamic. I don't live there, so I am not in a position to adequately comment.

    2- Unlike France the majority is not anti-muslim nor plainly racist but fiercely anti-clerical. This is explained by our past: until the tranquil revolution (1960-1970) Quebec was ruthlessly dominated and exploited by the clergy. The majority have a profound aversion for anything religious, therefore publicly wearing a cross, a hijab, a kippa, a turban, etc is an effective way to invite ostracisation. This difference between anti-clericalism and racism seems to be beyond the comprehension of the ROC medias.

    3- Second wave feminism is really strong in Quebec but intersectional divisive militant third wave feminism is confined to English speaking universities. I hope it's stays that way as in my opinion, the categorization of victimhood and the shaming of society is a way backward if recognition as equals is your goal.

    4- Article like that https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/colombia-born-sherbrooke-family-deported-1.5376275 [www.cbc.ca] , are relatively frequent. There seems to be a mismatch between the refugee we want and those selected by Ottawa. Regular immigration is controlled by Quebec but the refugees are selected by the Federal government.

    6- Medical or engineering diploma from anywhere except most of Europe and the USA will never be recognized in my lifetime. And even if you come from place where they claim to recognized your diploma, they will needless put bureaucratic hurdles before you can exercise your profession.

    5- That's why we have a relatively low immigrant as we want to integrate the peoples we welcome, while in the rest of Canada most immigrants lives in self-selected/self-reinforcing cultural enclaves.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 31 2020, @05:44PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 31 2020, @05:44PM (#1001436)

    That's all fine and dandy, but explain poutine.

  • (Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 31 2020, @06:18PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 31 2020, @06:18PM (#1001449)

    Oh those evil racists who don't want to sheepishly become Dhimmi! Brainwashed whites need to wake up. Quit taking your own race and it's culture for granted. Quit engaging in cultural relativism. Keep up your suicidal stupidity and you will have no safe home left. You will be bred out and conquered by Muslims and Africans. As your blood disappears, so will your culture and everything about modern life you take for granted. If you think cultures and races are the same, then why don't you get out ahead of it and move to Africa or the Middle East? It's cheaper. You could live like a king!

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 31 2020, @06:45PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 31 2020, @06:45PM (#1001460)

      So now you're down to race war trolling. Sad.