He says the use of the military funding mechanism is meant to disburse funds quickly, without the typical bidding war among contractors, which would typically create a period of public scrutiny. Using the Navy contract means that new projects can be created with “task orders,” which can be turned around almost immediately, when “specific dates and locations are identified” by DHS.

“It means the infrastructure is currently a ‘ghost’ network that can be materialized anywhere in the US the moment a site is picked,” Manríquez wrote.

The enemy is at the gates because they are manning them.

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    Anyone have a more efficient way of getting aluminum dust. Unrelated does anyone have a good way of collecting iron oxide dust?

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        Oh yes. I forgot. I need a lot of that. Which is amazingly on amazon of all places

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          Just remember to use a different card than the ones you use to buy your… pigments… you know, from the art supply store… for your paints…

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            6 days ago

            That’s actually a good reminder, I need storm matches.

            It gets windy and it’s hard to start campfires