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eppur_se_muova

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20. Lawrence did a very good segment on this last night. In fact, the whole show was excellent.
Tue Feb 4, 2025, 11:38 AM
Feb 2025

Water was released after fires were out. Water is 200 miles from fire area and won't get any closer. Sudden release of water risked catastrophic flooding downstream -- possible fatalities and flooding of productive farmland. Only about one hour's warning, not enough for emergency preparations. No more water to collect now that the rainy season is over, and this lowered the reservoirs too much too provide sufficient water come Summer, so crops will likely die. Water once released can't be recovered -- will just be allowed to evaporate.

Maybe this is a lucky break for a small population of waterfowl, but even then it's only temporary. A totally stupid move by a totally stupid man.

WHEN are people going to start telling Turnip "Yes, SIR !! We did what you said, Sir ! It's all taken care of !" WITHOUT actually doing anything ?? It's not like he'll remember to check.

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He wants to attack and cripple California. Wingus Dingus Feb 2025 #1
Cripple California, and who pays for the old Confederate states welfare, foodstamps, and Medicaid? Meadowoak Feb 2025 #12
They plan on cutting or eliminating MotownPgh Feb 2025 #22
He's too fucking stupid to know that Dem4life1234 Feb 2025 #35
Yep. He's playing mafia games. BadgerMom Feb 2025 #16
Yep, the counties he's flooding are mostly red too uponit7771 Feb 2025 #34
He did it to cripple and control california MotownPgh Feb 2025 #2
Egg Zack LEE right Botany Feb 2025 #8
So he basically took a giant leak on my home state. WTF. Initech Feb 2025 #3
I think thinkingagain Feb 2025 #4
and they should do it in a "rough way" bigtree Feb 2025 #6
Trump is an idiot who will do stupid stuff if he thinks it sells to his stupid base. surfered Feb 2025 #5
ETTD... Hitorque Feb 2025 #7
Every day he fills out another ID-10-T form. AZLD4Candidate Feb 2025 #9
Close the gates seleff Feb 2025 #10
K & R for exposure SunSeeker Feb 2025 #11
Water released in January does zero for the dry, dry growing season in the summer... Hekate Feb 2025 #13
Did the deadheads who released the water know it wouldn't help? Aussie105 Feb 2025 #14
They knew Rebl2 Feb 2025 #15
"Or did they go . . . . just following orders" sop Feb 2025 #31
Dump fucked us over. Again. sakabatou Feb 2025 #17
The Corps did not know that the water would not get to Los Angeles? Norrrm Feb 2025 #18
Corp "Just following orders?" Hassler Feb 2025 #19
Of course. No one wants to end his career over a few million acre-feet of water. That's what gives Turnip his power. nt eppur_se_muova Feb 2025 #21
Lawrence did a very good segment on this last night. In fact, the whole show was excellent. eppur_se_muova Feb 2025 #20
Why do republicons hate America's farmers? BoRaGard Feb 2025 #23
California has folded AStern Feb 2025 #24
I just checked my weather app Unwind Your Mind Feb 2025 #25
Exactly as planned. He knew (or was told) what would happen. Oopsie Daisy Feb 2025 #26
Shouldn't Newsom be addressing this? Nt spooky3 Feb 2025 #27
Lawrence O'Donnell talked about this on his show the Last Word yesterday Beringia Feb 2025 #28
Those farmers are going to raise holy hell about this Beringia Feb 2025 #29
If they're Trumpers, they won't. Eyeball_Kid Feb 2025 #32
But did they get some good pictures? Turbineguy Feb 2025 #30
Can the farmers sue for damages? underpants Feb 2025 #33
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