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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@lemmy.world 248 points 1 year ago (22 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.

[–] thefluffiest@feddit.nl 133 points 1 year 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@lemmy.world 58 points 1 year ago (5 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.

[–] thefluffiest@feddit.nl 42 points 1 year 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

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[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 49 points 1 year ago

While also deporting the people who would harvest it.

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[–] peregrin5@lemm.ee 192 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Why did that shooter have to miss?

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 95 points 1 year ago (2 children)

He didn't miss, he hit people in the crowd.

It's about what I expect from conservative shooters. Shooting everyone except the people who should be shot.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Ironic that the gun nuts absolutely suck at handling their guns. Much like there is a huge car scene where I live, but nobody can fucking drive.

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[–] RamenJunkie@midwest.social 40 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because it was a stunt to make the fat orange idiot look like a hero.

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[–] BetaBlake@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago

Everyday I curse him for missing

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 27 points 1 year ago

"I went forward in time...to view alternate futures. To see all the possible outcomes of the assassination attempt."

"How many did you see?"

"Fourteen million six hundred and five."

"How many were successful?"

"All but one."

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[–] glowing_hans@sopuli.xyz 142 points 1 year ago (8 children)

How can a president in a democratic country order a dam opening, and this is left unchallenged by knowledgeable experts affected by the dam and stake holders? There seems a deep flaw in the system when it comes to the singular power of the US-president?

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 104 points 1 year ago

Easy: it didn't happen in a democratic country.

[–] fox2263@lemmy.world 56 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

In his previous term there were people in all positions that would say no. He didn’t like that and fired people constantly, rotating through an inordinate amount of staff.

This time round they pre-planned everyone in every inch of federal government. All loyalists. No one will say no. They all fall in line and do as they’re told.

Trump and his handlers will strip mine and destroy the country from top to bottom completely unchallenged. And any challenge will simply be sidestepped or simply ignored.

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[–] wiLD0@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The dams are entirely the responsibility of the Army Corps of Engineers, and the US President is the commander-in-chief.

The only ways for this to not happen is for the President to have their mind changed, or the President is removed from office, or, the order is refused enough (at cost of being fired/court-martialed) that nobody will carry them out.

The great powers of the US Presidency is meant to expedite government action. We are currently far from the scenario where Congress, by the will of the US voters, will remove the current President.

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[–] Freefall@lemmy.world 100 points 1 year ago (3 children)

He is a complete moron. He is wrong about literally everything and it is pathetic.

[–] spicehoarder@lemm.ee 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He's so cartoonishly moronic, he makes Portal 2's Wheatley look like a Harvard graduate.

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[–] WhatSay@slrpnk.net 88 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have driven by countless large signs from California farmers supporting trump. I hope they enjoy the flooding.

[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 82 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Why is trump even allowed to do this?

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 67 points 1 year ago

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

[–] snekerpimp@lemmy.world 64 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

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[–] tomi000@lemmy.world 51 points 1 year 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@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

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[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 66 points 1 year ago (4 children)
[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

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

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[–] xenomor@lemmy.world 58 points 1 year ago (3 children)

This is literally terrorism.

[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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

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[–] BananaTrifleViolin@lemmy.world 57 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The drought in summer 2025 will be Trumps Drought.

Alongside Trumps Inflation.

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

He will blame whatever reactionary dogwhistle that's currently plaguing the fascist MAGAts.

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[–] Aeri@lemmy.world 54 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This motherfucker really is all four horsemen of the apocalypse all at once huh?

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[–] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 46 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Will this reduce egg prices?

[–] NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I imagine actively messing with farmers and their productivity will not help egg prices.

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[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 38 points 1 year 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.

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago

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

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago (6 children)

They are just trying to destroy California.

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[–] WhatYouNeed@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago (10 children)

The Conservative subs have been really quiet for the last few days, after all their glee a fortnight ago.

Almost like they are hiding.

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[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

is this just a fecking game to this big baby?

[–] LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 1 year ago

Yes. He just does things and flails in an attempt to get recognition and give faux news or whatever a reason to praise him

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 29 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Fun thing being that this is what all of the signs in the Central Valley claimed that they wanted.

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[–] ricketyrackets@lemmy.ml 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Trump is such an utter fucking idiot. Nothing this useless fuck makes any sense. He’s neither a good businessman, leader, or president.

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[–] dx1@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago
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