Customs and Border Protection
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Quickies
Quickies: 2019 only gets more depressing and even weirder…
Happy Friday, everyone! Or is it? It’s been a bit hard lately to think positively in this country when we’re caging immigrant families and recreating fascist symbolism in the capital. Let’s take a closer look at the first week of July in the bizzarest timeline. Vermin Supreme is running for President in New Hampshire once again, but this time, with…
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Politics
Bad Chart Thursday: Border Patrol Pads Assault Data to Falsely Claim Down Is Up
Assaults on Border Patrol agents have been decreasing for years, but as Debbie Nathan of the Intercept reported earlier this week, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in fiscal year 2015, started quietly padding the data enough to make a downward trend look like an increase. Rather than assault numbers reflecting the number of incidents or officers assaulted, CBP multiplies…
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