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[–] FollyDolly 2 points 6 months ago

Climate change. We are in a severe drought and I'm not sure that is going to change anytime soon. I bought and installed rain barrels but they are not filling up. I put buckets in the shower and turn it off when I'm soaping up. Showers used to be my space to decompress but now I have to hurry and use as little water as possible. It makes me so sad and angry to think that the rich oil fucks that ruined everything are just going on as if everything's normal. They aren't watching crops die in feilds, they aren't struggling to get water to their animals, they aren't watching birds downing in livestock water tanks. Private jets, fancy meals, finest of everything, while everyone else on earth pays the price.