"For the inmates, chiefly the ones there accidentally, the bush will represent life's simple joys..."
Exciting times in professional surfing, what with Kelly Slater being gifted one last shot at a 12th title and the World Surf League Championship Tour rolling into so-hot-right-now El Salvador. The Surf City Pro opens its waiting period, tomorrow, in La Libertad and our heroes and heroines are already there, practicing their trade on the Little Thumb’s user-friendly waves.
Less than one hour away, by car, is the now-famous Terrorism Confinement Center at the pointy end of the Trump administration’s mass deportation program. Immigrants, labeled as Venezuelan gang members, were absconded by plane in the dead of night and dumped in the sprawling complex over a judge’s express order to chill opening the door for a potential constitutional crisis.
Built in in 2022, the largest prison in Latin America has the capacity for 40,000 people. According to Foreign Policy, “El Salvador now has the highest incarceration rate in the world, with 2 percent of the population in prison. The country’s prison population has exploded from an already overcrowded 38,000 people at the beginning of (President) Bukele’s administration in 2019 to an estimated 120,000 people today. Most prisoners have not yet been convicted of any crime.”
Sin Libertad.
Conditions inside are described as extremely bleak with lack of bunks, wanton violence and bad vibes. Life not fun, at all, for those trapped behind bars and especially those trapped behind bars due administrative mistakes.
Well, the World Surf League to the rescue.
Known for being one of the most socially progressive of all sports’ leagues, the “global home of surfing” is reportedly planning on sending two or three of its stars to plant a bush outside the mega-complex, during one of the lay days, in order to brighten the overall mood.
“For the inmates, chiefly the ones there accidentally, the bush will represent life’s simple joys,” the director of the non-profit WSL PURE declared, continuing, “A small reminder that happiness comes from within.”
That last bit was seen as a subtle jab at Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, who toured the facility recently and reminded the inmates that happiness can also come from a $50,000 Rolex Cosmograph Daytona.
American dreams.
A lot better than the previous plan- executing a prisoner for every 10 point ride.
I hope Kanoa flashes them his cute little cinnamon ring! The real mvp if so!
Xox
Meh, sounds like more April tomfoolery.
Though get rid of any and all murderous gang types worldwide, also most of the blokes who discuss expensive watches as if they’re interesting, clever and/or cool.
Now that everyone has a computer, clock and camera etc on their pocket phone any wrist worn time pieces are just jewelery, and jewelery is not a suitable subject for those into ULTRA HARD SURF CANDY, if ya not from Bondi or Cardiff (by the sea) anyway.
Pocket watches on a chain though, now THAT’S interesting, clever AND cool…
ha, first let’s kill all the bloodthirsty gangs and horologists — but I think you forgot lawyers!
Imagine one doubling as a yoyo.
It would be like printing money !
Xox
One bush. Thats all you need.
Bush?
I thought the Brazilians Storm™️ was back in vogue?
This gesture is bush league
Please let it be Tyler, not Erin.
El Salvador is a mad house. WSL seem to envelope themselves it seems in such a place on some magic wand of cash coming their way from who knows where. It’s an icky wave on icky rocks that will physically and mentally mess up some top athletes this week.
Like a very ordinary day at Burleigh with a wild brown-water runoff from summer rains.
LOB has looked tops in the free surfs
Griff screwed me over in Surfival, so hope it’s epic just to have a reason to tune in
Slavepool level human rights violations, but it’s actually a good wave and I hope they go to the end of the waiting period for proper swell. They have not yet had a real day at this venue for a WSL comp
That would be nice if they wait till the end for the period for the good swell, but they’re probably not gonna want to pay a bunch of cameramen to sit around for two weeks and eat papusas.
Pupusas mmmmm
Things not improving so far. And unlikely too. It’s a loser location. Surf shitty
Yeah definitely don’t go there
That father was already proven to be an MS-13 gang member. That not innocent father then filed for asylum based on the argument he’d be subject to persecution and possibly torture if he were to be deported. For some crazy fucking reason a judge bought.
He’s an MS-13 member. They’re designated terrorists. Too fucking bad for him. Hope h enjoys his time in El Salvador, and I hope that time ends violently for him.
Trump admin is on record in court that this deportation was an error. He wasn’t “proven” to be in MS-13 or convicted of any crime.
Why go to bat for them beyond what they’ve already conceded?
full context.
https://x.com/AGHamilton29/status/1906921080767258711
Right – he was accused by a CI and held until he was legally cleared by the courts. Not sure if you read the whole tweet you posted but it ends with this:
… the Trump admin, emphasizing government incompetence, screwed up by deporting him to the country he wasn’t supposed to be deported to based on the 2019 order. This highlights the need for checks in this program.
His deportation was not an error. He is still subject to deportation, just to a different country.
so you’re in favor of inhumane treatment of prisoners, even if they are guilty?
They can go ahead and ship him to a different country.
When do you plan on proffering the legal position that J6 defendants were inhumanely treated?
you mean to say that the J6 rioters were altogether denied due process and were imprisoned in the same conditions as this El Salvador prison?
Yes. And they’re American citizens, versus that father who shouldn’t be here.
why are you sticking up for illegal alien MS-13 members?
‘first they came for the alleged gang members’
I think…..”they came for the alleged!”
bad time to be hispanic and have tattoos in America, your citizenship and immigration status notwithstanding.
mccarthyism on steroids
ok, let’s drill down here. are you saying that the prison conditions for the J6 rioters who were convicted or pled guilty to their crimes in a United States federal prison were just as bad as this El Salvador hell hole?
You might not agree with the result, but at least the J6 defendants were formally charged before being imprisoned, had the chance to be advised of the nature of the charges against them, and were provided with an attorney to represent them if they could not afford one (none of which applies in El Salv). And if you don’t think those rights are important even for people who are 100% guilty, you can’t call yourself a patriot by any stretch of the imagination.
But I guess it doesn’t matter if that happens in another country, right? Someone else’s humans rights violations—not ours.
The DC Circuit created a special by which bond was denied, indefinite detention until trial. Delays bc of supposed mountain of evidence. Solitary confinement. Ridiculous sentences. Over charging.
That guy isn’t a fucking citizen. He’s illegal.
ok, let’s drill down here. are you saying that the U.S should provide
10 million+ illegal immigrants that have entered the country illegally over the past 4 years with:
formal charges upon arrest, the chance to be advised of the nature of the charges against them and an attorney to represent them if they could not afford one?
Hmmmmm. I don’t have a calculator but if we provide an attorney (at tax payer costs) to 10 million illegal aliens and provide them an opportunity to appear in court before a judge where there would be a federal prosecutor present, and a bailiff and court clerks and a stenographer, how much money do you think that would cost the U.S. tax payer and how clogged would the courts be?…
.just to have a judge say: “you entered our country illegally, now get the fuck out”
You’re an attorney. what’s your hourly?
how much would it cost the U.S. taxpaying citizen and how many years would prosecuting every illegal alien take?
well, if you’re referring to a court appointed attorney for deportation proceedings in immigration court, there’s no constitutional right for an undocumented immigrant to have a court appointed attorney like a defendant accused of a crime would have. So, tax payer dollars aren’t being spent on that.
oh sorry, Com said:
“the chance to be advised of the nature of the charges against them, and were provided with an attorney to represent them if they could not afford one”,
thought Com was saying that the U.S. should provide the deportees with “an attorney to represent them if they could not afford one”.
sorry, my mistake.
one of the many reasons I’m not an attorney.
the other being, it’s too hard for me to pass the bar without having a drink.
well, if you’re referring to people who have actually been charged with a crime independent of any deportation/immigration things, all criminal defendants charged with a felony-level crime in the United States have a right to a court appointed attorney to defend them against those charged if they cannot afford one, regardless of their immigration status. you really mean to tell me that all 10 million undocumented immigrants in the USA have been charged with felonies?
“you really mean to tell me that all 10 million undocumented immigrants in the USA have been charged with felonies?”
No, but they should so they can take advantage of our legal system and get a court appointed attorney.
my point was basically there are way too many illegal immigrants to run them all through the immigration courts or charge the criminals and provide “due process” to the criminals.
mistakes occur when there are way too many illegals to deal with, and unfortunately for people caught in the dragnet, some may end up being deported to the wrong country or being deported as criminals.
the worst thing is they brought it on themselves when they flooded our borders over the past four years.
with such a deluge it is nearly impossible to strain the good from the bad.
The lovely Mrs. Camper is an immigrant as are several of my family members. difference; they entered legally and went through the long process and paid much money to become citizens, and her grandmother was actually born in the U.S., yet she still had to go through the process.
I was deported form Australia. No due process, no court, no attorney.
I was arrested, detained and told to pack up and leave, which I did without complaint or gripe. I broke the law by overstaying my visa and paid the price.
victims
are the Kripps terrorists??
Not designated as such
I hear the tea kettle whistling…
G.W. Bush?
Leave it to Jen to deliver the perfect retort!!
I’m with Jen on this one. Noem thank you.
Wouldn’t surprise me if Otto is building one of these mega prisons in Montana out of the goodness of his patriot heart as a gift to his supreme leader.
I’m more inclined to build shallow graves for these sorts. Wouldn’t want to upset the nice views.
some serious coin in those privately run prisons, never ending demand for the service
Do you live in Montana? Is it wonderful as it seems on Yellowstone?
I don’t live there full time. Though that is the goal. Have a modest cabin, with conex container sheds and now a barn and pasture.
It’s stunning in Montana. Terrain and weather vary a lot throughout the different regions of the State. It’s big country, and vast. The region around Yellowstone is very pretty. Big Sky country. Basically, yes, as.big and beautiful as shown on the show.
Do you ride the snake river? If a little sorta-surfing can be included in the deal, sounds like paradise.
Latently Grindresque
damn sounds like fossil territory…..and nice place to be put out to pasture…don’t the Merricks own a cabin out that way somewhere?
Definitely fossil territory. They’ve found tons…t-rex’s and all sorts of other ancient critters
One time he boofed pcp with Joe Montana
That is spicy haha!
Xox
That outta fix everything. Sure, it’s a torture pit, but hey, now it’s eco-friendly!
Beach Kitsch.
Gauche Bitch
Im sure Cole will probably want to go on this little field trip. He’ll most certainly want to do some good for his fellow G’s
Heaps of hot dudes there like the Tate conventions!
Xox
She treated herself after saving all that money on dog food and vet visits.
shots fired!
ha ha … have to admit, it’s a hell of a timepiece
For a farm country girl, she isn’t too bad either…
my five year old was looking over my shoulder this morning at my IG feed and informed me that he really wants the green dial skydweller they just released (his favorite color is green). I told him it was a little out of my price range for a pre-kindergarten accessory – maybe when he hits first grade, ha ha
I say buy it for him now as long as he commits to surfing 5 mornings a week before kindergarten. No self respecting grom would be caught dead without a Rolex these days.
Should I be upset that I never bought a Rolex for myself or my kids?
ditto re the purchase. My best friend (not a surfer) is very into cars and watches, has a nice collection of multiple rolexes and has tried to lure me in. And then every time I get close to pulling the trigger I just can’t convince myself to do it. Can admire them and the pateks and APs etc, just not really on my bucket list. Could split the baby and just get an omega but even that doesn’t really fire me up. Have a couple good mechanical Hamiltons that I really like, seems like enough (but give me six months, might change my tune).
I’m shocked by the watch collections some of my acquaintances built up during covid as I quit wearing a watch 10 years ago. Sounds like prices are on the down trend these days
waaaay down. I really should have sold a few during Covid when the Rolex production slowed to a crawl (which drove up both Rolex and its competitors’ prices) and even the secondary market went completely insane.
the price graphs looking back at 2020 are nuts
Used to wear a G-Shock until it was eaten by a Yorkshire terrier in Pasadena.
Then Swatch for years,as you can replace batteries without having to pay for extortionate resealing.
Now,Seiko Sports Automatic,no battery, subtle,tough and easy to read.
Uncle got a cheap Rolex off a Dayak headhunter in Borneo.
Wasn’t until he was out to sea that it stopped ticking .
Opened the back,was a deathwatch beetle peering up at him.
Lesson learned.
Omega, for sure.
Seamaster, at, speedm, …?
Speedmaster (but not one of those awful new references with the clear case back) in case you ever have to go to the Moon
ha, have a murph with a clear case back and love it!
clear case backs aren’t a problem per se, but when it’s on a Speedy where the steel back engraving of prior references was, “Flight-Qualified By NASA For All Manned Space Missions”, a clear case back becomes a goddamn crime
aahhh, I hear you
Bought a 62 Air King for fifteen-hundred US, back when the Australian dollar was better than parity. Thing about watches, only people that notice a fancy one are hookers and insecure men with too much cash.
had not considered the hookers angle, puts a whole new dimension on this decision
one time I stole a sun dial
Insecure men with hookers would keep neither their cash nor watches for long…
story….had a friend called Mikey Miller (Haw) who gave me one of the first fake rolex’s……and I had to gift it to Miki Dora when I got back. I was on the plane – NY -Paris ,looking like disheveled surfers and there was this lady next to me dripping in jewelry , very snobby and refused to even make eye contact……..so I pulled the rolex out and asked her the time please…….the change was immediate she was chatty /friendly….she couldn’t see me , she just saw a big rolex……at that moment I realized what a load of shit was all branding and superficial luxury’s…Miki Loved and sold it to harry Hodge ( QS Europe) for $10K……….never lived it down!
ha, great story !
My dad was into watches, which got me into watches. Bought my wife a nice 38mm gold Datejust when she turned 40. She always wanted one. She put it on her wrist and said it wasn’t for her. Went to Bob’s Watches in Newport and traded it for one for myself (41mm blue dial Datejust). Problem is I only wear it to job interviews, weddings, and National Sales Meetings. I wear my G-Shock everyday. It has a light on it and can take a beating.
I do dig the Hamiltons but I don’t have one.
the Dj is nice. Originally thought I would go with submariner if ever actually bought one, but lately have shifted to dj. With you on g shocks, have worn them for decades. Such great pieces especially if you’re in the water frequently. Only recently picked up the Hamiltons as a kind of compromise. Funny re the sales conventions, told my buddy a few months ago the only purpose for me ever getting one would be to wear to similar work meetings. About to get on a plane to head to one, actually, the Murph will have to do for now.
you can get one in Hong Kong for $20……..
Am I the only one expecting her debut on OnlyFans?
Mute button on red alert.
It’ll be acacia paradoxa. A spiky little fucker you wouldn’t want to mess with.
Will smith slapped fools for saying this about his wife
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