There are signs that the troops on operation lone star have finally been pushed a little too far. Dozens of troops who have been reported as experiencing suicidal ideation and have needed to have weapons confiscated from them. For troops linked to the mission have died by suicide since october of last year. Leadership in the texas national guard, governor abbott, tried to down play the potential link.
And in Texas, they’re trying to unionize.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, engineered by Efim Shapiro and Paul Mounsey, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and edited by Matt Collette and Sean Rameswaram, who also hosted.
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