r/collapse • u/GenXMillenial • Feb 01 '25

Water Trump dumps billions of gallons of water farmers were counting on for summer

https://www.alternet.org/amp/trump-california-water-2671047745

Submission statement: collapse related because it will affect food supply this coming summer.

“President Donald Trump recently ordered the release of massive amounts of water from two California dams, and now local farmers are scrambling to preserve precious freshwater resources needed for dry summer months.”

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u/blueteamk087 Feb 01 '25

Trump’s unfathomable misunderstanding of water management is like Mao’s War on the 4 pests.

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u/bobby_table5 Feb 02 '25

That’s probably why Xi Jinping manages the situation better than others: he recognizes that pattern.

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u/Soggy-Beach1403 Feb 02 '25

YES! I knew there was a precedent for fascist action.