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  "textContent": "[](https://boingboing.net/2026/02/11/dartel-drone-threat-that-shut-el-pasos-airport-was-a-party-balloon.html \"\"Cartel drone threat\" that shut El Paso's airport was a party balloon\")\n\nThe Pentagon's new high-energy laser works great against party balloons.\n\nThe airspace shutdown over El Paso grounded every flight at the international airport and forced medevac planes to reroute 45 minutes to Las Cruces, New Mexico. The administration blamed Mexican cartel drones breaching U.S. — Read the rest \n\nThe post \"Cartel drone threat\" that shut El Paso's airport was a party balloon appeared first on Boing Boing.",
  "title": "\"Cartel drone threat\" that shut El Paso's airport was a party balloon"
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