Summary
DOGE staffers Tyler Hassen and Bryton Shang tried pressuring the Bureau of Reclamation to open a California water pump to aid Los Angeles during January’s wildfires, though the system couldn’t reach the city.
When denied, they flew there to do it themselves but failed due to maintenance and access restrictions.
Critics called DOGE a “slapstick operation of 20-somethings they’re seeing as whiz kids but have zero knowledge.”
Trump later ordered dam releases, flooding farmland. Critics called DOGE’s actions reckless and uninformed.
I’m not clear on why they doubled down on this, when it was apparently clear that the water was not going to go where they wanted it to go?
You think their goal is to help?
Well, I was thinking that at the very least they did not want to broadcast their idiocy, but clearly I need to reevaluate.
Was it idiocy or malice?
Idiocy can explain a lot, but malice makes everything they’ve done and everything they’re trying to do make a lot more sense.
These acts are intentional and, even if these kids don’t understand, the people who are calling the shots do and these are not mistakes (even if they claim otherwise); They have been planning this for years and have the backing of multiple billionaires who are clearly more than happy to facilitate all this.
¿Porque no los dos?
So many news articles questioning how these acts could be expected to help and hwo foolish they are when the answer is much, much simpler - the damage is in purpose. The harm is on purpose. The rest of the US can no longer assume “good intentions” from their caretakers. It’s all malice from here on out.
That would require a level of self-awareness greater than that of a paramecium.
I think that might be a little harsh towards paramecia.
They can be pretty sure that the idiots that support them won’t find out how moronic their efforts really are. Sure, NORMAL Americans know how stupid this is, but who cares about that?
Because they are idiots. They assume that because they might be good at one thing that they’re good at everything.
It’s like:
Everyone sane: “This kills the patient. Flat out.”
Them: “We’re willing to take that risk! Do it!”
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I have not seen any evidence of this plan, nor any long-term planning from the administration in general. Can you support this claim?
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I’m confused. Wasn’t Trumps mission to drain the swap? Why is he now trying to fill it back up? Is he that old and senile he doesn’t know what the plan is anymore?
No, that’s just another lie he told to get power.