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Post by carmensandiego on Aug 22, 2022 14:59:46 GMT -6
Water issues are always present in the southwest, but there are additional looming cuts to Colorado River allocations. This may mean farmers can't plant as much this winter in southern Arizona and California. Unfortunately it will affect the poor and working class folks the hardest. And shockingly (or not I suppose) - ground water usage in AZ is not regulated. There is a Saudi company that pays $25 per acre per year for groundwater. Estimates of its usage is enough to provide water to 54k homes annually. This water is used to grow alfalfa, a highly water intensive crop. azpbs.org/horizon/2022/06/saudi-water-deal-threatening-water-supply-in-phoenix/
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Post by justkeepmoving on Aug 22, 2022 15:17:14 GMT -6
This must be a GOP advertising campaign tactic. Vance - running for senate in Ohio - emailed the same thing out today.
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Post by richard on Aug 22, 2022 15:27:28 GMT -6
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Post by richard on Aug 22, 2022 15:27:45 GMT -6
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Post by starbuck on Aug 22, 2022 15:41:26 GMT -6
They have the shooter in custody and MH is on the way home. And then I got a text from my dad that my brother knows the people involved in the shooting - both the gentleman killed and the shooter. Acquaintances, nothing too close. This one feels very close.
Thanks for thinking of us. What a fucked up country.
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Post by starbuck on Aug 22, 2022 15:42:38 GMT -6
I heard one of the commentators on CNN saying that the request for a 3rd party review is fairly common and will likely be granted *unless the 2 weeks they took to file means prosecutors have already seen all the shit*
Apparently Michael Cohen did the same thing.
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Post by dc2london on Aug 22, 2022 15:50:54 GMT -6
Goodness starbuck definitely too close to home. I'm so glad you are safe.
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Post by richard on Aug 22, 2022 16:11:00 GMT -6
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Post by iruntodrink on Aug 22, 2022 16:11:41 GMT -6
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Post by klw on Aug 22, 2022 16:12:39 GMT -6
starbuck the like is for your H being safe and on his way home. So stressful.
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Post by klw on Aug 22, 2022 16:13:57 GMT -6
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Post by richard on Aug 22, 2022 16:15:41 GMT -6
I heard one of the commentators on CNN saying that the request for a 3rd party review is fairly common and will likely be granted *unless the 2 weeks they took to file means prosecutors have already seen all the shit* Apparently Michael Cohen did the same thing. Yeah it sounds like a way-too-late hail mary to gum up the works.
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Post by elle on Aug 22, 2022 16:16:44 GMT -6
Oh.
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Post by richard on Aug 22, 2022 16:18:40 GMT -6
elle, I don't know why it says that but it is written by his attorneys.
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Post by richard on Aug 22, 2022 16:19:00 GMT -6
But I will still laugh at it. To be clear.
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Post by jkjacq on Aug 22, 2022 16:31:48 GMT -6
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Post by jkjacq on Aug 22, 2022 16:33:00 GMT -6
As far as Fox and their report, NEVER FEAR!!! CNN is looking to be more balanced to the GOP. Fired Brian Selter (?) and let Crenshaw push at Tapper with no call out. So they're stepping in to fill the void.
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Post by sifl on Aug 22, 2022 17:14:29 GMT -6
Water issues are always present in the southwest, but there are additional looming cuts to Colorado River allocations. This may mean farmers can't plant as much this winter in southern Arizona and California. Unfortunately it will affect the poor and working class folks the hardest. And shockingly (or not I suppose) - ground water usage in AZ is not regulated. There is a Saudi company that pays $25 per acre per year for groundwater. Estimates of its usage is enough to provide water to 54k homes annually. This water is used to grow alfalfa, a highly water intensive crop. azpbs.org/horizon/2022/06/saudi-water-deal-threatening-water-supply-in-phoenix/Groundwater recharge is a hot topic in California water management circles.
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Post by elle on Aug 22, 2022 17:20:22 GMT -6
elle, I don't know why it says that but it is written by his attorneys. So his attorneys are that bad that they put him down as representing himself? Or is there another reason it says that? I'm not a lawyer nor do I play one on TV, so I don't understand how to read the filing properly. 😆
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Post by starbuck on Aug 22, 2022 17:23:30 GMT -6
As far as Fox and their report, NEVER FEAR!!! CNN is looking to be more balanced to the GOP. Fired Brian Selter (?) and let Crenshaw push at Tapper with no call out. So they're stepping in to fill the void. I saw something on Twitter the other day that the new CNN head is meeting quietly with GOP to talk about how to make coverage more GOP friendly. The other day I watched Acosta savage some former T.rump era DHS guy who was trying to peddle election lies. IDK WTF they are doing letting some of these people have a platform. At least he called it out.
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Post by elle on Aug 22, 2022 17:39:20 GMT -6
As far as Fox and their report, NEVER FEAR!!! CNN is looking to be more balanced to the GOP. Fired Brian Selter (?) and let Crenshaw push at Tapper with no call out. So they're stepping in to fill the void. I saw something on Twitter the other day that the new CNN head is meeting quietly with GOP to talk about how to make coverage more GOP friendly. The other day I watched Acosta savage some former T.rump era DHS guy who was trying to peddle election lies. IDK WTF they are doing letting some of these people have a platform. At least he called it out. Yeah I strongly suspect CNN is about to take a swing to the right.
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Post by enchanted on Aug 22, 2022 17:47:52 GMT -6
How scary, starbuck. I'm glad he's physically okay. Your people, too, jaygee. ETA: Catching up and saw about your brother, Starbuck. I'm sorry this one was so close in so many ways.
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Post by enchanted on Aug 22, 2022 17:48:36 GMT -6
Man, someone must have gotten hold of a copy of whatever and they know it's bad.
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Post by PandaWatch on Aug 22, 2022 18:05:28 GMT -6
Re student loan debt cancellation, this article is saying the income cap is still in the table. 😡 www.cnn.com/2022/08/22/politics/student-loan-white-house/index.htmlI work in higher ed policy, and I heard from 3 different sources that the income cap was a no go because the Department of Ed told the WH they don’t have most borrowers’ income data and so an income cap will drag this out. It will mean borrowers will have to fill out an application or otherwise self certify their income. It’s going to be a cluster. If they do this, most people won’t have their debt forgiven before the election.
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Post by richard on Aug 22, 2022 18:10:23 GMT -6
I don’t really watch CNN but Discovery is fucking around with HBOMax too, cutting many of the smaller, more diverse shows.
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Post by clucky on Aug 22, 2022 18:36:29 GMT -6
starbuck sorry this is hitting extra close to home.
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Post by richard on Aug 22, 2022 18:37:59 GMT -6
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Post by richard on Aug 22, 2022 18:39:50 GMT -6
300 is a lot!
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Post by richard on Aug 22, 2022 18:42:11 GMT -6
Trumps lawyers drafted and signed a document for DOJ that they had turned all the classified stuff over in June. Then investigators heard from Trump people that there was more and that led to the search warrant.
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Post by jkjacq on Aug 22, 2022 18:50:26 GMT -6
You guys. I’m in a political fb group for Idaho. Someone with no sarcasm at ALL called Liz freaking Cheney a ‘democrat in disguise’.
I had a lot of words
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