this post was submitted on 04 Aug 2024
224 points (99.1% liked)

News

22881 readers
4084 users here now

Welcome to the News community!

Rules:

1. Be civil


Attack the argument, not the person. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Good faith argumentation only. This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban.


2. All posts should contain a source (url) that is as reliable and unbiased as possible and must only contain one link.


Obvious right or left wing sources will be removed at the mods discretion. We have an actively updated blocklist, which you can see here: https://lemmy.world/post/2246130 if you feel like any website is missing, contact the mods. Supporting links can be added in comments or posted seperately but not to the post body.


3. No bots, spam or self-promotion.


Only approved bots, which follow the guidelines for bots set by the instance, are allowed.


4. Post titles should be the same as the article used as source.


Posts which titles don’t match the source won’t be removed, but the autoMod will notify you, and if your title misrepresents the original article, the post will be deleted. If the site changed their headline, the bot might still contact you, just ignore it, we won’t delete your post.


5. Only recent news is allowed.


Posts must be news from the most recent 30 days.


6. All posts must be news articles.


No opinion pieces, Listicles, editorials or celebrity gossip is allowed. All posts will be judged on a case-by-case basis.


7. No duplicate posts.


If a source you used was already posted by someone else, the autoMod will leave a message. Please remove your post if the autoMod is correct. If the post that matches your post is very old, we refer you to rule 5.


8. Misinformation is prohibited.


Misinformation / propaganda is strictly prohibited. Any comment or post containing or linking to misinformation will be removed. If you feel that your post has been removed in error, credible sources must be provided.


9. No link shorteners.


The auto mod will contact you if a link shortener is detected, please delete your post if they are right.


10. Don't copy entire article in your post body


For copyright reasons, you are not allowed to copy an entire article into your post body. This is an instance wide rule, that is strictly enforced in this community.

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

Eagle Pass residents watch as their city becomes an arena for convoys – and policies fail to address their real concerns

Just a few blocks from a riverbank park in Eagle Pass that’s been turned into a no-go militarized zone by Texas troops, local pastor Javier Leyva was attempting a normal Sunday.

He was cultivating fellowship with congregants of his First United Methodist church and other residents downtown, on the US-Mexico border. But, as so often, events were to intrude. A fringe, rightwing group was headed to town.

His small city is under unwanted global scrutiny because of people migrating here and the forces that want to stop them.

top 11 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] FlyingSquid 47 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

If you haven't seen the Daily Show segment where ~~Jordan Klepper~~ Michael Kosta goes to Eagle Pass, you're in for a treat:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0HV1SbMLMM

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago

Wow... she just said that, huh? Then didn't blink when asked about it, and said it again!!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Boy, that was a treat! Listening to that crimson whale use antiquated racial slurs...

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

use antiquated racial sluts…

Use what now?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Damn you autocorrect!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Would’ve been better if it had Jordan Klepper in it

[–] FlyingSquid 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

D'oh! Michael Kosta! (That's what I get for linking immediately without even bothering to look at the thumbnail because my faulty memory told me it was Klepper.)

[–] UnderpantsWeevil 7 points 1 month ago

That's a very particular subject matter.

The bulk of the Texas State Troopers and city cops and "constitutional" sheriffs march in line with the governor when they aren't running off to his far right.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Something about leopards.