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🌱 How Fort Bliss is helping launch El Paso’s huge America 250 celebration
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In today's newsletter:
- How Fort Bliss is helping launch El Paso’s huge America 250 celebration
- What a $2 billion AI data center means for Fort Bliss
- Why a Fort Bliss deportation flight is spotlighted in immigration backlash
Also on today's calendar: Martin Rizo.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Windy with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 83 and low of 55 degrees.
- Saturday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 78, low: 52.
- Sunday: Windy with variable clouds, with a high of 71 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. El Paso unveils America 250 plans for week of events June 27-July 4 downtown (kfoxtv.com) — Fort Bliss families can help kick off El Paso’s America 250 celebration with the Pop Goes the Fort event at Biggs Park on June 27, headlined by country star Chris Young. The eight-day series continues across El Paso and wraps up July 4 at San Jacinto Plaza with the Randy Rogers Band and a big light projection show. Organizers hope Fort Bliss and El Paso residents turn out for multiple events. 
2. Militarised AI, Private Credit, and Iran War (developingeconomics.org) — A roughly $2 billion AI data center is planned at Fort Bliss, with Army-backed private investors aiming to have it operating by 2027, potentially reshaping the post’s economic and strategic role. The article argues this project reflects a broader shift where military demand, private credit, and AI infrastructure are tightly intertwined, especially amid war-driven energy and financial turbulence.
3. Trump risks ‘giving the elections to Democrats' with amnesty move, says Megyn Kelly (meaww.com) — Fort Bliss appears here as the site of a January 2025 deportation flight, tying the local Army post to the broader national fight over immigration policy. Conservative commentator Megyn Kelly criticizes Donald Trump and the bipartisan Dignity Act, arguing its proposed pathway to citizenship could alienate his base and help Democrats in upcoming elections. The piece focuses on national politics but visually anchors the debate at Fort Bliss.
4. Hillary Clinton attacks Trump over migrant child detentions but husband Bill's record mirrors trend (meaww.com) — Fort Bliss is again shown as the backdrop for a January 2025 migrant removal flight, linking the post to ongoing debates over child detention and deportation. The article contrasts Hillary Clinton’s criticism of Donald Trump’s child detention record with data showing similarly high juvenile detention numbers under Bill Clinton. Federal officials defend current practices, saying families are not targeted for separation and procedures mirror past administrations.
📸 Around Fort Bliss
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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El Paso Science Fest
El Paso Live, 1 Civic Center Plaza, 303 N Oregon St Suite 610, El Paso
10:00 am
Saturday April 18
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Other local events
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Martin Rizo
El Paso Comic Strip , 1201 Airway Blvd , El Paso
7:30 pm
Sunday April 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Elmo's Got the Moves
Abraham Chavez Theatre , 1 Civic Center Plaza , El Paso
5:00 pm -
Pancho Barraza
El Paso Live , 1 Civic Center Plaza , 303 N Oregon St Suite 610 , El Paso
7:00 pm -
Crapshoot Comedy
ChucoTown Comedy , 2909 Pershing Dr , El Paso
7:00 pm -
Orlando - UTEP Department of Theatre and Dance
The UTEP Department of Theatre & Dance , 500 W University Ave , El Paso
7:30 pm -
Birding Tour
Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site HuecoTanksStatePark&HistoricSite Map&Directions
8:00 am -
Together...We Build Tomorrow Family Conference
Horizon High School , 14651 Horizon Blvd , El Paso
8:00 am -
**FULL**Storytime with Ranger Kate
Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site HuecoTanksStatePark&HistoricSite Map&Directions
10:00 am -
National Junior Ranger Day - Chamizal Presents: Ballet Folklorico Tonatiuh and Mariachi Excelencia
Chamizal National Park , 800 South San Marcial Street , El Paso
1:00 pm -
Horizon Wine Festival Spring 2026
Three Missions Brewery , 10179 Socorro Rd , Socorro
1:00 pm -
Group Bryndis with Industria del Amor and Guardianes del Amor
Abraham Chavez Theatre , 1 Civic Center Plaza , El Paso
7:00 pm
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Chedraui USA posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk - # 62 El Paso -Gateway (ages 16-17) in El Paso. Apply here.
- Walmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Janitorial Associate in El Paso. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fort Bliss here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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