We all know that nothing can go wrong at dams - ThreadSky

joshtpm.bsky.social • 3 days ago

We all know that nothing can go wrong at dams

AP Exclusive: Trump administration workforce cuts at the federal agencies that oversee the nation's dams are jeopardizing their ability to provide reliable electricity, provide water for irrigation and control flooding, workers and dam-safety experts warn. apnews.com/article/dams...

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diboux.bsky.social•3 days ago

It’s about time we put dam safety on the blockchain

mrtoads.bsky.social•3 days ago

The President’s Russian handlers have told him to scrap everything that keeps the US working. I expect that “tear it all down” was the gist of his orders. And, being incredibly wealthy, Elon Musk is unconcerned about what will happen to him. He will be.

curator1967.bsky.social•2 days ago

The Dark Enlightenment!!

kellycosgrove.bsky.social•3 days ago

Open ‘em up and send the water to LA!!!!

jmalyon.bsky.social•3 days ago

Fully intentional on the part of Trump and Musk. Fully intentional.

Just because they're also overconfident imbeciles and greedy criminals doesn't mean destroying US infrastructure isn't fully intentional.

curator1967.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yarvin and Thiels dream!

peter-de-la-mare.bsky.social•3 days ago

I laughed. I have to... or I cry.

alexpanchenko2.bsky.social•3 days ago

Ukrainians have the world's best experience with dam disasters to date...
Oh wait, US government betrayed them, so they won't be willing or able to help.

kbax.bsky.social•3 days ago

Wonder why they're targeting dams

https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-environment-san-diego-dams-d0836a1fdfc46a5f1ea6c6a4a8b8df96

naomimagadanz.bsky.social•2 days ago

Thanks for pointing that out. I’m also wondering how they’ll blame Biden when these start to fail.

jaydeedouble.bsky.social•3 days ago

"But Trump is fighting for us!"

biglytariffman.bsky.social•3 days ago

“That’ll show those elite, deep state, dam workers! Always lording their fancy dam jobs over me because I’m on the disability with the gout in my big toe!”

Signed,
MAGA Joe “six pack an hour”

beingsass.bsky.social•3 days ago

They can't be this dumb. He must be angling for control of the water.

sugarsgirl.bsky.social•3 days ago

Over confidence+ignorance+cruelty=disaster.

brunotkano.bsky.social•3 days ago

The recent study finding many dams upriver of nuclear plants to be deficient makes this truly bonkers.

andrewsehmann.com•3 days ago

They’ll send one of the doge boys out to stick their fingers in any leaks.

brian-i-guess.bsky.social•3 days ago

I wonder how many people know about St. Francis and Teton dams...seems like now would be a good time to remind people of the devastation that a dam collapse can cause.

emlap98.bsky.social•2 days ago

Good thing they didn't shut down the government!

twotenths.bsky.social•3 days ago

AP working hard to stay in the doghouse, I see.

mom6.bsky.social•3 days ago

We can only hope that catastrophic events won’t happen at the same time.

sandyallnock.bsky.social•3 days ago

Have your water wings handy

ratgrrl.bsky.social•3 days ago

New Trump admin slogan: "We all float down here."

miasmo.bsky.social•3 days ago

My college co-op job in the 80s was working for TVA in the Flood Protection Branch. No time for goofing off at all. I sat in my cubicle tabulating rainfall, stream levels, etc for the whole 8 hours 5 days a week. Boring as fuck, but zero waste, fraud or abuse happening in that office.

miasmo.bsky.social•3 days ago

The Dunning Kruger administration strikes again!

lastdaysotheweimar.bsky.social•2 days ago

Laughs in Johnstown

johnsibley.com•3 days ago

dammit

aiminghigher11.bsky.social•3 days ago

Pretty sure the word “maybe” isn’t necessary.

ofvick.bsky.social•3 days ago

The Onion in its prescience has already written an article for this very occasion

petz.bsky.social•3 days ago

I think the sad and horrifying fact is, the chances of something awful happening on a huge scale are getting close to certain. Maybe that wakes people up in a significant way. All the sign posts are glaring and it’s just a matter of when at this point.

tiowally.bsky.social•3 days ago

"White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said federal workforce reductions will ensure disaster responses are not bogged down by bureaucracy and bloat."

See? Problem solved.

oldcrone.bsky.social•3 days ago

So we kept the govt open for this? What would have happened had the Dems not caved?

tomhoxie.bsky.social•3 days ago

There would have been an indefinite stay of all the cases against the Trump administration in Fed court, and Trump would have had unconstrained ability to decide what is essential, what constitutes emergency, and so on. The CR is very bad, but Trump really, really wanted the shutdown.

spongekake.bsky.social•3 days ago

We can just ask the dutch for help, no?

anamericaninbawue.bsky.social•3 days ago

We’re apparently already asking them for eggs.

azcatastrophe.bsky.social•3 days ago

hahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

kimmasters.bsky.social•3 days ago

They don’t give a … I’ll see myself out.

jnfass.bsky.social•3 days ago

I'm as convinced as I need to be that the explicit goal of the Trump administration - or, at least, some of its sponsors - is sabotage. Bring the U.S. down enough so China and Russia can compete, and multinational corps can bully it.

clevertrope.bsky.social•3 days ago

And our oligarchs buy everything cheap and run away

pnw2012.bsky.social•3 days ago

Nailed it

curator1967.bsky.social•2 days ago

It’s Yarvin and Thiels Dark Enlightenment! Plus they are incredibly arrogant and many of them not very competent!

ranndomx.bsky.social•3 days ago

I’ll take What Are Things a Russian Asset Would Do To Destroy America, for $1000 Ken.

moderatejerk.bsky.social•3 days ago

https://www.mobilize.us/handsoff/event/764186/

jasonscott330.bsky.social•3 days ago

So much efficiency.

pb48.bsky.social•3 days ago

STOP HIM AND ALL ENABLERS NOW.

dphochfelder.bsky.social•3 days ago

This will hurt Trump's reservoir of good will.

mmorgenschoen.bsky.social•2 days ago

the doge guys flew to california to personally turn on the magical faucet. surely they can stop the waters from bursting a dam, too.

seasofsalish.bsky.social•2 days ago

Damn it.

leroy65.bsky.social•2 days ago

Musk + Trump grew up obscenely rich, whole lives in a bubble with people feeding their narcissism. They have no conception of their ignorance.

Two drug-addled megalomaniacs tearing down complex systems that manage potentially catastrophic risks they don’t understand.

Systematic failures ahead.

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