Republicans in CA are running out of water

[RainCaster]

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/a-california-citys-water-supply-is-expected-to-run-out-in-two-months/

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Coalinga, named for its history as a coal mining town, is a small Republican outpost in liberal California. The city had already defied state leadership in 2020, passing a resolution that declared all businesses essential to avoid mandatory pandemic closures. When it was time for the state to distribute covid-19 relief funds to municipalities, Coalinga didn’t get any.
The water shortage felt to some like another kind of retaliation.

“How do you not give farmers water when they feed everybody unless you’re trying to put them out of business?” asked Scott Netherton, owner of Coalinga’s lone movie theater and executive director of its chamber of commerce.

“It feels like we’re being singled out, small towns,” he said. “It’s like they’re trying to force them out to where you’ve got to move into the bigger cities.”

[yankee87]

1. Victim hood card

As always, Qpublicans claiming thee victim card

[Johnny2X2X]

2. You will know them by their perpetual victimhood

It's uncanny, all they do is air whining.

On Nextdoor, lady pointed out how someone had run over the political sign on her lawn with their vehicle. No sidewalks there so there wouldn't have been a curb hopped. I knew immediately she was a Con by her assuming that it was on purpose because of her political sign, and that she also hash tagged it with: #freedomofspeech!!! She showed a pic of the sign, and yes, the candidate was a far right extremist running for school board. But I didn't have to know it, only a Con would take to Nextdoor to claim victimhood when in all likely hood her sign got run over by a drunk or careless driver. Her local school board isn't some recognizable name people would know was of one political party or another. And freedom of speech? Really? This is what they've reduced freedom of speech to, rich white lady's lawn signs. Taking to a public application to whine about something as trivial as someone driving carelessly, that's pure Con victimhood.

These people have never had their real rights challenged. Their privilege is their defining characteristic. If they ever had to have their actual rights treated the way minorities and LGTBQ folk do on a daily basis in our country, their heads would explode.

[TheRealNorth]

3. TRANSLATION:

I don't care if brown people die of dehydration in the cities. I want to use as much water as I need growing my water-guzzling cash crops.

[lapfog_1]

4. here is their real problem

California also provides 99% of the pistachios grown in the U.S. These delightful snacks are just as thirsty as almonds, requiring 1.1 gallons per nut.

Every time I drive down I-5 I see the tractor trailers parked near the freeway and used as billboards...

"End the Pelosi created drought"

Usually with a huge amount of land behind it with almond or pistachio trees.

[TheRealNorth]

5. Lol

I didn't realize Nancy Pelosi was so omnipotent that she could make it rain.

[jimfields33]

6. Get rid of avocados and almonds

They are not needed and take up tons of water.

[hunter]

7. I'd get rid of the cows first.

That cruel industry uses the most water for every gram of protein produced.

Cheap milk and hamburger are not necessities.

Unfortunately that industry is sacred in the U.S.A..

People can't even imagine shutting these factory farms down to conserve water.

[TheRealNorth]

8. I am surprised there is still a strong dairy industry in CA

Dairy farmers in WI were hit pretty hard by low milk prices for the past 10 years.

[Brother Buzz]

9. Historically, Coalings is semi-arid, but just barely

Looking at the rainfall the last decade, Coaling is a genuine in your face desert.

[NickB79]

10. Let the free market solve it

Pay top dollar for your water. Stop suckling on that socialism government teat and go full Ayn Rand.