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We here at 90 Miles from Needles are big fans of The Border Chronicle podcast and email newsletter, and in this episode, we're republishing an episode from that podcast first aired in November in which Melissa Del Bosque talks to Texas border activist Scott Nicol about how the Biden Administration is continuing to build Trump's border wall, though it's called something else. From The Border Chronicle's description:

Scott Nicol is an artist, educator and environmentalist in South Texas who has advocated against border wall construction for years and is an expert on the subject. In this Border Chronicle podcast, Nicol talks about the current construction of wall in his community, which is being labeled as “levee repairs.” And he touches on other wall construction happening in other states despite President Biden’s promise during his campaign “that not another foot of wall” would be constructed during his administration.

You can hear more of The Border Chronicle by checking out their website at TheBorderChronicle.com. Their email newsletter is extremely good.

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A seven year-old, the son of two GOP supporters, holds a hot cocoa sale to raise money for the wall President Trump wants to build between the US and Mexico. In response, video of the boy selling cocoa received comments calling him a "Little Hitler." Tony Katz (http://facebook.com/tonykatzradio) explains why this is one of the ugliest stories in America: First, don't use your kid as a political prop. I hate it when Democrats do this, and I feel the same when it's done by the GOP. If you support the wall, that's fine. But your seven year-old shouldn't be the way you show your support. And if you're so anti-wall and, really, anti- President Trump that you will call a seven year-old, "Little Hitler," you need to see a therapist and get medicated. Quickly. Now.