For I was a stranger

And you built a buoy barrier in violation of international law

Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, and Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, appear to be in the running for Most Vile Governor, Like, Ever.

The latest volley was fired by Abbott, who erected a 1,000-foot floating buoy barrier on the Rio Grande, counter to good sense (people seeking to enter to U.S. are simply walking around the barrier) and international law. The Department of Justice has sued the governor — who, like DeSantis — is prone to gutless and worthless and cruel photo ops — and the governor has responded, “See you in court.”

I do not ever want to see another cruel person such as DeSantis or Abbott to quote the Bible, because what they say and do runs counter to anything holy, goddammit. Believers aren’t allowed to demonize anyone but a real, live demon.

In the case of these two, it’s almost as if they lay awake at night and dream up new ways to bully the most vulnerable among us.

Honestly, there better ways to do borders. Here’s Ukraine-Poland’s:

Here’s Finland/Sweden/Norway’s:

And at one point along the long, 5,525 mile Canadian/U.S. border, the boundary runs through a library/opera house that serves residents from both countries):

And here’s a creative use (from 2019) of another bad idea from TFG: