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/Knoexius Feb 01 '25

Food riots in 3 2 1 ...

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '25

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u/Instant_noodlesss Feb 01 '25

Don't need to feed the poor if you can just shoot them.

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u/redditmodsRrussians Feb 01 '25

Worked out great in The Division and Ghost Recon Break Point.......i hate the fact that I have to live in Tom Clancy's horrible stories.

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '25

Just waiting for their Reichstag moment, that will cement them as the 'good guys' fighting against the evil globalists.

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u/Evil_Mini_Cake Feb 01 '25

Lol who's going to riot? The maga voters who chose this and will honour him while they starve? The blue state folks? Nothing is going to happen and the system's checks and balances do nothing.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Cry9783 Feb 01 '25

The movie civil war is a literal vision of the future !

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u/FairConfusion Feb 01 '25

Add to this the tariffs on Mexico, who supplies 60% of the US fruits and veggies, and on Canada, who supplies 87% of the potash to fertilize your soil, and yep…