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> The barrier, as I observed when I reported from Panama several years ago, consisted of planes releasing millions of sterile screwworms to rain down over the D
by walthamstow 1y ago
> The barrier, as I observed when I reported from Panama several years ago, consisted of planes releasing millions of sterile screwworms to rain down over the Darién Gap every week
This reminds me of the Michael Lewis book The Fifth Risk. It's one of the millions of little things the US Gov does to manage risk to the USA, its neighbouring countries and the world at large.
- AlecSchueler 1y agoSounds like something DOGE should put a stop to. Why manage risks in neighbouring countries and the world at large unless they're paying for it?
- walthamstow 1y agoFreeloaders!
- nyc_data_geek1 1y agoMight want to tag that as /s, because in these idiotic times, people might read it as stated sincerely. We'll all recollect, very soon and very clearly, exactly why managing risks such as these is very much worth it, and necessitates a degree of centralized government capability to do so, methinks.