Luckey followed Thiel’s lead in naming his company after a magical object from the, opting for the hero Aragorn’s reforged sword as its namesake. But standing in front of the company’s surveillance tower, displayed proudly at the front of exhibit hall, it’s hard to mistake it for anything other than the real-world incarnation of the evil, all-seeing Eye of Sauron, whose lidless gaze, powered by thermal-imaging and radar, does indeed pierce “cloud, shadow, earth, and flesh.
El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser, kicking off the Expo on May 10, told the audience that, “Two days ago we had 2,500-3,000 people sleeping at Sacred Heart; we reached out and asked for support [from CBP], and we got the support we needed, and we see the numbers are going down.” Leeser issued afor El Paso that went into effect on May 1. It was the second disaster declaration he’s issued since December, when Border Patrol dropped migrants off on the streets in frigid temperatures.
“Instead of creating welcoming infrastructure, instead of creating actual policies that would aid toward a more humane, more practical immigration system, we’re getting Border Protection Units, we’re getting military personnel, we’re getting more police more agents.”