409 Days
Shawn Moran and Thane Gallagher start off this week with the social media recap and talk about the recent ATV safety stand down. Shawn believes there may be ulterior motives due to the effectiveness of ATV units.
Border Patrol Agent Javier Vega, Jr. was murdered 409 days ago and still no LODD classification. Where is the Commissioner on this issue?
Thane discusses the debacle that a routine smuggling case turned into last week…all for a voluntary return to Mexico.
Towards the end of the show Shawn and Thane get distracted talking about radio listening habits of agents and the lengths agents would go to to keep their sanity while sitting on an “X.”
All that and more on this week’s episode of The Green Line.
[0:00] Intro
[1:20] Social Media Review
[3:25] Thane’s MagLite Warning
[4:30] ATV Safety Stand Down and Possible Conspiracy Theories
[9:09] 409 Days Since the Murder of BPA Javier Vega, Jr. and No LODD Designation
[10:31] Commissioner Kerlikowske Still Has Not Responded to Interview Request
[13:05] Trial for Murderer of BPA Brian Terry Starts on Sept. 22nd
[16:45] Commercial Break
[17:59] Darby’s Man Card Canceled for Listening to Bananarama
[18:45] Thane’s Voluntary Return Debacle
[23:39] Data Integrity Specialists?!?
[24:51] Random Call From Alaska
[24:58] Correction that Darby Played Cyndi Lauper not Bananarama
[26:40] Shawn Being Deposed in Civil Suit
[28:39] Upcoming changes to the podcast
[29:22] Thane’s Airplane Analogy
[32:20] Thanks to the NBP legal Division and especially Christina Ramirez
[32:47] BP Agent on Coast to Coast AM
[33:16] DETOUR ALERT: Shawn and Thane go way off-script to talk about field shenanigans from “back in the day.”
[37:30] Thane imitates a doorbell
[40:43] Show brought back onto the tracks
[40:51] Wrap-up
[40:56] Distracted by old school social media platforms
[42:30] Disclaimer
402 Days
Shawn Moran and Thane Gallagher start the show but Thane is lacking that fire. He finds it quickly when they discuss the continued failure of CBP to qualify Border Patrol Agent Javier Vega’s murder as a line of duty death. Commissioner Kerlikowske still has not responded to an interview request from the show. Shawn and Thane also discuss the latest developments in the Operation Fast & Furious debacle, the murder of Deputy Goforth in Texas, and the changes that are coming to the podcast.
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[0:00] Intro
[0:26] Thane’s lackluster opening
[0:45] CBP has yet to classify Javier Vega’s death as line of duty
[4:06] DOJ trying to exclude the mention of Operation Fast & Furious from prosecution of suspects
[8:35] Deputy Goforth and his son
[10:05] People celebrating the murder of law enforcement officers
[11:22] Thane’s thoughts on checkpoint videos
[14:00] Commercial Break
[15:12] Social media update 4.5 stars on iTunes
[22:40] Shawn and Thane talk about “back in the day”
[24:30] Nogales Station Not-So-Open House
[27:37] Changes coming to the podcast
[32:32] Technology changes coming to some BP stations
[34:57] Wrap-up
[35:42] Disclaimer
[36:08] Commercial Break
395 Days
Shawn Moran and Thane Gallagher discuss the weekend’s pay malfunction, problems agents are seeing when applying for the Nationwide Swap Program, and the lawsuit filed by Kate Steinle’s parents. All this and more in the latest episode of The Green Line.
[1:30] Social media recap
[3:14] Pay problems over the weekend
[5:20] Kate Steinle’s parents file lawsuit
[8:39] Border Patrol accused of destroying video evidence of detention center mistreatment
[14:12] Commercial Break
[15:25] Problems with applying for Nationwide Swap program
[19:41] Operation Gatekeeper Contests
[20:44] Invitation for Commissioner Kerlikowske to appear on the podcast
[23:03] Thane gets a text message
[24:25] Update on the Lake Charles Border Patrol agents being investigated
[25:10] ISIS handling Border Patrol cell phones
[26:26] Thane’s Valley Girl impression of the ISIS rep
[29:48] Officer safety reminder
[34:12] Wrap-up
Best of The Green Line Volume I
This ‘Best Of” episode was edited from a marathon episode at AFGE’s 40th convention in Orlando, FL. It focuses on ICE ordering Border Patrol agents to release illegal aliens in Big Bend Sector and on the murder of Border Patrol Agent Javier Vega, Jr. in the Rio Grande Valley. Joining Shawn Moran and Thane Gallagher to discuss these issues are Brandon Judd, Paul Perez, Dan Benavidez, and Lee Smith.
AFGE Day Four
Shawn Moran and Thane Gallagher wrap up the week with Dan Benavidez, Paul Perez, and Rob Pepperdine. Pep gives a very important update about the swap program and locations that nearly 200 agents are choosing. A slow day on the convention floor as the per capita dues increase is put off until Friday.
AFGE Day Three
One episode to rule them all. Too many guests to list. AFGE election results, swap program update, bad decisions by CBP presented by Brandon Judd, Employee Assistance Program changes, and the murder of Javier Vega, Jr. Plus we preview the future of the podcasts!
AFGE Day Two
Shawn Moran and Thane Gallagher are joined by Dan Benavidez, Josh Wilson, Albert Trevino, and Albert Spratte to review day two of the AFGE Convention. The NBPC wins the biggest communication award from AFGE. We also preview tomorrow’s election and submitted proposals.
AFGE Convention Day One
Shawn Moran and Thane Gallagher broadcast from AFGE’s 40th Convention in Orlando, FL. They give an update on all that occurs on day one of the convention. Rob Pepperdine and Dan Benavidez join the show to comment on the now open job swap program and their opinions of the first day of AFGE’s convention.
Back In The Day
Shawn and Thane are joined by Dan Dolan of the Beecher Falls Border Patrol Station for an update on the Kuhnanigans. The trio also discuss the plea agreement one of Brian Terry’s murderers received and the continued assaults on agents.
They also discuss benefits, life insurance, and how best to protect your family should die in the line of duty.
376 days and no action on classifying Javier Vega Jr.’s death as line of duty. Thane calls on the Commissioner to make this happen forthwith.
Next week the show broadcasts live from Orlando, FL at AFGE’s 40th convention.
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Discipline Rescinded
Shawn and Thane discuss the Border Patrol being ordered by ICE to release illegal aliens in Texas. Due to the podcast’s influence Thane has his discipline proposal rescinded. The latest update on the swap program is given and The Green line patches will be ready to go next week. Shawn talks about the new podcast hosting company and previews the upcoming AFGE convention.