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California officials warned that Trump’s order to release massive amounts of water nearly caused severe flooding for farmers.

Trump boasted about the move, claiming it would help fight wildfires, but experts said the water couldn’t reach affected areas, which are over 200 miles away.

The Army Corps of Engineers initially planned to release water at maximum capacity but scaled back after urgent pushback.

Experts warned the water could have been better used months later for irrigation.

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[–] shish_mish 244 points 1 day ago (20 children)

I think he has no idea what he is doing, and he has dismantled all the guardrails. According to project 2025 the entire country needs to be razed and dismantled. So they can rebuild it as Musk/Trump's techno fascist state.That's why Musk wants access to social security numbers, health data and addresses. Musk now knows where you live, what colour your skin is, your gender, your income and debt, and all your weak points. The Nazis did this, it helps with identifying perceived enemies of the state, deportation of immigrants and jailing or execution of political rivals. I am so sorry for those of you in the states who didn't vote for this monster.

[–] [email protected] 131 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I think he has no idea what he is doing, and he has dismantled all the guardrails.

He knows exactly what he’s doing, or at least, someone else proposed this and explained it to him. What he is doing is: ruin Californias agriculture. This water would’ve been needed in summer, when the place runs dry.

So come August, chances are, California agriculture is withering on the vine with no way to water it. At which point Orange Führer will blame the state government, just like he did with the wildfires. CA will suffer politically and economically, which is the real goal here.

[–] Fredselfish 58 points 1 day ago (9 children)

Which in turn we devastate all the red states because California is largest tax payers in the country. Those taxes help the red states. So by destroying California economy he fucks over all of America. Well they voted for it so let them suffer. Just wish rest of us didn't have to suffer too.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 day ago

Sure, but as long as he and his oligarch bros get away with blaming Dems, DEI, China or whatever, it’s just another piece of red meat for the gullible

[–] [email protected] 3 points 15 hours ago

I'm not sure he knows or cares about the knock on effects. He knows it hurts California, so he does it.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 20 hours ago

It's so fucked that someone willingly followed the order to release the water. I'm sure it won't be the last time

[–] ChicoSuave 49 points 1 day ago

While also deporting the people who would harvest it.

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[–] CharlesDarwin 34 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

They are just trying to destroy California.

[–] SendMePhotos 19 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Perhaps. Put on your tin foil hats.. Maybe it's to remove the lower socioeconomic class from California through drought, damage, and famine. Thereby making California a republican state because only the rich would be able to afford to rebuild. This means that California would vote red, pushing a large mass of electoral votes towards the other side.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 20 hours ago (4 children)

You have the voting demographics of California fundamentally backwards.

[–] SendMePhotos 4 points 16 hours ago

Probably. That's why you have to wear a tin foil hat when you read it.

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[–] xenomor 57 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

This is literally terrorism.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

Terrorism is when you do it. Politics is when the establishment does it.

[–] eran_morad 13 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

What else could one expect from republicans?

[–] fluxion 67 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] Lemminary 27 points 23 hours ago

That's putting it lightly. But I don't blame you, language can't easily express the level of moron we're witnessing.

[–] eran_morad 16 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

This isn't about his ample idiocy. It's about raising food prices.

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[–] ZILtoid1991 34 points 22 hours ago

I have a feeling that the republicans are now weaponizing "incompetence", so they won't be called out as much.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 23 hours ago

Trump knows his audience and the media too well.

He claimed his actions would help wildfires. That's a win to his audience.

Experts said no and the Army Corps responded to pushback. That fuels his audience's prejudices into believing Trump's initial claim even more.

[–] [email protected] 81 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Why is trump even allowed to do this?

[–] snekerpimp 65 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He’s not, but no one has the power or balls to stop him

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[–] dhork 68 points 1 day ago

He's not supposed to be, he is just making it clear that he will fire anyone who says no to him.

[–] tomi000 51 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Everyone is allowed to do anything as they please as long as theres noone enforcing the rules that would forbid it.

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[–] finitebanjo 22 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Congress is in charge of stopping him. Republicans are in charge of Congress.

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[–] BananaTrifleViolin 57 points 1 day ago (4 children)

The drought in summer 2025 will be Trumps Drought.

Alongside Trumps Inflation.

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Will this reduce egg prices?

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