Today is the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings (June 6, 1944).
I am thankful for what they accomplished.
Brutus
EPISD under attack by the US department of education?
April 28, 2019One of our readers sent this in:
The blog post discusses feral funding of charter schools in El Paso.
We deserve better
Brutus
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Feral government
April 14, 2019There was a little bit of back chatter this week about our use of the words “feral government”.
Some even inquired as to what feral means.
From merriam-webster.com:
1: of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast
2a: not domesticated or cultivated
2b: having escaped from domestication and become wild
We deserve better
Brutus
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Confusing to say the least
April 12, 2019Maybe some facts will help us to understand our current situation with the people wanting to enter the United States.
From the United States Customs and Immigration Services website:
Refugees are generally people outside of their country who are unable or unwilling to return home because they fear serious harm.
You may seek a referral for refugee status only from outside of the United States.
and then:
Under United States law, a refugee is someone who:
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- Is located outside of the United States
- Is of special humanitarian concern to the United States
- Demonstrates that they were persecuted or fear persecution due to race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group
- Is not firmly resettled in another country
- Is admissible to the United States
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Asylum status is a form of protection available to people who:
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- Meet the definition of refugee
- Are already in the United States
- Are seeking admission at a port of entry
You may apply for asylum in the United States regardless of your country of origin or your current immigration status.
If you are eligible for asylum you may be permitted to remain in the United States
Clear as mud
Let’s see, a refugee “Is located outside of the United States”.
Asylum status is available to those who “Meet the definition of refugee” but “Are already in the United States” or “Are seeking admission at a port of entry”.
We deserve better
Brutus
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Used schools for sale
April 11, 2019When writing Not in my backyard I was hoping to stimulate some conversation about what options the feral government should consider relative to temporarily housing the migrants while they are being processed.
We did get a few ideas.
Let me try again by suggesting that they should look at some of the schools that we are closing.
- They have a lot of bathrooms
- They have a kitchen and a dining room
- They have parking lots
- They have playgrounds
- They have classrooms for teaching
Showers would have to be added but in the meantime they could rent trailers like this:
The rental or purchase money would help the local taxpayers.
We deserve better
Brutus
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elpasospeak 
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