Newsom: He took water that was set aside for this summer from one part of Central Valley and dumped it into another part—without telling them.. They had to turn off the pump because it was starting to impact the levees. None of it went to Southern California.
Full interview and more from MeidasTouch here: youtu.be/_-mGJa4jKG8
Okay - can someone tell me if Newsom explains why he thinks it’s a good idea to interview Bannon and Kirk? I don’t want to listen to this podcast if he’s just trying to redeem himself by saying he realized he made a big mistake so he’s against the tariffs.
Nah, he gave a song and dance about Kirk having a big following and how Dems don't have that. It was nonsense, to be honest. If he wanted to learn about growing a platform, he could have asked Meidas Touch. Now, he ran there because of the backlash. He said a whole heap of nothing.
Thanks! I had a feeling it would be something like that. Dems don’t have a Fox News and 8,000 radio stations with Rush Limbaugh wannabes spewing crap. That’s true. But the counter to that is not to join the fascists! Tim Walz could do a great podcast, but he would not play footsy with fascists.
Meidas built a platform without having any Republicans on. They are now #1 on YouTube, & they did it from the ground up. He's getting cooked, and he finally showed up to try to get us to understand. He told Bill Maher that the Democratic brand is toxic. I'm so done with his ass. Walz is a better man
I've been watching a lot of them lately. David Pakman and Mary Trump are two of my other favorites, she totally ROASTS her uncle daily around 6pm Eastern. 😁
Love Mary .
Love Mary Trump. She puts humor in her posts but great information how stupid Trump is. She is pained by having the name but uses it for truths. Give her a watch. Lots of juicy growing up information on her cousin. Her father was mistreated and she was even for the his funeral. Brilliant lady
Yes, she's amazing. I love The personal touches but the way she breaks his behavior down from a psychology perspective is fascinating.💙💙
Yeah, he lost me with those right wing dotards.
Ok, maybe I don’t need to watch. Sad. He really could have been the leader we need, but I don’t trust him at all now.
It actually irritated me listening to him trying to justify platforming some of the worse people on earth. He's finished.
Californian here. Not the leader we need; done some wonderful stuff in the past, but that was then…and he’s made some big mistakes, during Covid. He’s obviously positioning himself as a moderate for ‘28 but you can’t change the spots on a leopard; too groomed. Many here are turned off.
THANK YOU!! That left me completely disillusioned with him. I'm now skeptical of him.
I didn’t listen to the one with Bannon but I did listen to the one with Kirk. To me it was Newsom trying to figure out how Kirk and MAGA have tapped into the younger men in the U.S. who feel they have no future. Young voters will be a huge group in 2028 & Dems need to connect with them to win.
So was he able to find out why younger (presumably white) men are becoming Nazis and fascists and fake christians? Is his son in the cult? I didn’t listen to either of those, but I don’t want to listen to that Meidas podcast if it is just going to be him coming back and being duplicitous.
Ultimately MAGA is winning the culture wars & the Dems need to take control of the narrative. This is a class war & that should be the message from Dems in my opinion.
He didn’t say why his son is a fan. I’m guessing it’s because many young males are fans so he’s following the crowd. Kirk‘s opinion was that young males feel left behind due to so much focus on DEI and women’s rights, gay rights, etc. MAGA basically said we see you & we will fight for you.
So presumably they are white young males.
There are many Hispanics & some African Americans who I think like the MAGA facade of strength. It’s sad because The one thing Trump is good at is creating a perception and controlling the narrative. It’s become clear that perception is all that matters to many voters.
Interesting. Trump is one most racist people imaginable. So it is a misogynistic thing perhaps.
I think it’s a combination of racism and misogyny. I will never understand it… it’s willful ignorance IMO.
White young men were targets early on. I can’t forget Nick Fuentes owning up to just that. We need to save our young men. We really do
Yes I agree. I have a daughter in college with many male friends. When you walk around the campus, most of the males are alone with their EarPods and listening to Joe Rogan and Charlie Kirk. While the girls are walking in groups and talking to each other.
It’s sad to see so much potential wasted. We need a recovery plan
Umm, yeah ok I get ur observation but I can rapid fire think of like a thousand better ways to figure it out without tapping charlie goddamn kirk and giving him air space on my platform.
Could not have said it better!
Tks. I have occasional flashes of clarity within the confines of my rage bubble.
No thanks.
Love Meidas bit Newsome is a corporate Dem sucking up to fascists.
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IDGAF what this waffling clown has to say about anything. He ruined his credibility by inviting Kirk and Bannon because, again, IDGAF what they have to say either. This really isn't hard.
Newson said enough with Charlie Kirk. I live in CA and he's the poster boy for sleazy politician. He stands for nothing and only care about gaining power. He loves rubbing elbows with his fellow elites. He's the perfect caricature for everything that is wrong with the Democratic establishment
Hard pass.
I'm not a Newsom fan - but given the dire straits of America right now, what he's saying sounds good
No it doesn’t.
See @gavinnewsom.bsky.social THIS IS THE WHAT AND HOW YOU SHOULD BE TALKING!!
Gavin who?
Fuck Newsome. No pushback against 2 of the biggest scumbags on the right?!
If Newsom is so worried about disinformation why his 🤢 podcast. What a joke.
I’m ngl I read this one a few too many times, what are you saying?
Thanks! I was listening to @meidastouch.com this AM. Newsom was talking about how we are living in an age of disinformation and truth is important (paraphrasing). Yet, Newsom’s been hosting a podcast w/ special guests of MAGA disinformation experts. HE has given them a wider audience. Makes me 🤢
Fck newsome. Capitulator.
I get why you're having Newsom on & I get why it's important but still, fuck that guy. 💖💙💖
MAGA acts before they study to find out the facts. DOGE,ICE, and National Guards.
Trump is hurting California on purpose with that water release and a bit of bs show At the same time he had disagreements with them over other subjects so releasing the water was the punishment
I live in Northern California and I was getting cat food at tractor trailer and the cashier was going on how Biden did not turn the valve on so Southern California can have water and it was Biden's fault for the fires. Just the stupidity that people believe instead of researching it themselves.
I agree that people are stupid or ignorant or something. OTHER COUNTRIES DON’T ALLOW 24/7 LYING PROPAGANDA MACHINE LIKE FOX NEWS! It is on military bases & all sorts of public places. And they get away with it by calling it an “entertainment” network instead of a “news” network. Or some shit.
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Glad the "governor" found time away from his busy full-time Nazi-sympathizer podcasting job. What a prick Newsom is.
One thing that I will NEVER allow is the BS sentiment that Trump Voters were BETRAYED…FUCK THEM
Trump’s a blistering windbag of disaster.
Political stunt that will hurt the farmers these idiots claim to care about
If anyone would ask me why Dem' approval ratings are upside down, one of the examples i would use is Newsom.
Why are you guys platforming this dead weight? Fuck Gavin Newsom. Also Fuck Rahm Emanuel again.
Just your average train wreck.
Yup. He wasted water, releasing it nowhere near the fires. He's an unnatural disaster ruining everything he touches.
Is California suing for this verifiably hurtful stunt and then lies? It is a kind of grand larceny and the farmers should be made whole.
Fuck Newsom. His willingness to throw trans people to the wolves for political power is fucking disgusting.
That’s great and all, but “fuck Gavin newsom”, seriously. He’s been dead to me since his podcast
Because he's a dumb fucking idiot who cares about nothing!
That's because Trump is stupid azz hell.
Was Josef Goebbels booked up and Newsome had to get someone else this time? I don't really care what he has to say anymore. He's just a Democratic DeSantis..a governor of a big state that has little appeal outside of it.
Trump isn't the only one with a damaged reputation Newsom needs to look in the mirror for his idiotic right wing interviews
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It is such an old-fashioned term that some of the peasants still use it.
Newsom is losing all credibility with us. His, sucking up to fascists, is not going to get him the presidency
Why have this guy on he’s a traitor only seeking attention.
OK so, NOT a fan of this guy. His seeming embrace of right-minded thinking has me confused, worried & tbh, irritated AF. HOWEVER, @meidastouch.com has my respect & I know they wouldn't bring him on unless it was important, not just for clicks. If you trust the source, it's OK to just 🤐 & listen.💙✌🏽
Liar tRump did it again and turned it to make it look good for himself🤬 He’s an evil POS
@meidastouch.com why oh why of all the idiot and assholes did we have to endure an episode with Newsom? I have great folks in AZ you can talk to about water and the orange idiot. They work with the agreement for upper/lower basin, Colorado water. Much more knowledgeable and much more palatable
If Newsom turned once he can turn again. No one needs a damn weathervane.
Right?!
Makes me SO angry (as a Californian)
Hope you got your head screwed back on right Newsom.
Ask him about the tight relationship with Bannon!!
He’s correct. It was insanity.
...yeah, I still don't trust you #GavinNewsom
The media ecosystem used by Trump & Reps are funded (in part) by hostile foreign entities. Notice we never got the FULL list of propagandists PAID BY RUSSIA!! Lack of Justice and lack of information leaves everyone blind.
Louder, for the people in the back.
Yes Gavin you are correct and Donnie thought he was amazing releasing the water 💦 what would Donnie know about farming Bloody NOTHING 🤬the water was saved for summer when it’s dryer 🤬
Now let´s talk about draining the air with stupid podtalks with real right wings..
Newsom...NO!
This was a good interview. I like GOV Newsome . He’s a fighter
Newsom said that defending trans rights was what lost Democrats the election, and called for Dems to abandon that cause as a result. When someone says that human rights aren't worth defending, they are no longer someone we can trust. That is how we got here in the first place.
And before anyone gets into it: yes, this is transphobia, because agreeing with someone who is calling trans women 'men' is transphobic. There is also this article with additional info on his more recent actions: www.erininthemorning.com/p/gavin-news...
I’m not defending them but the right villainized trans people with propaganda, which is inhumane and disgusting, I just don’t know how they are going to undo this cult like behavior
We start by rejecting their talking points, and not platforming people who hold and promote those talking points. If we allow their lies to be the only voice in the room talking about this subject, then we allow them to win by default. Speaking up and calling them out is the first line of defense.
Source: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... The notable point is that he went on Charlie Kirk's podcast specifically to talk about 'shared values', and one of them was agrering that it wasn't fair that "The young man who’s about to win the state championship in the long jump in female sports".
Heaps of valid criticisms of Newsom but have you run a comparative analysis of CA governors to examine which ones have done the most to advance the rights of the LGBTQ+ community? Newsom platforming MAGAs recently has more to do with securing disaster relief funds than anything. That’s politics.
I am very unhappy that Newsome pandered to Kirk and Bannon on his podcast. That being said, I am using all my energy to fight the Trump Administration. If Newsome is saying things now to advance that goal, I’ll listen. We have a long time before Dem primaries.
I no longer care about anything Newsom has to say. He showed us who he is & I believe him. I hope he doesn’t waste money & our time running for President is we have another election.
In other words trump is a dumb fuck
We'll see if Gavin can redeem himself.
the king of stupid ugly
And the DOGE employee who drained the resivoir is now the political appointee at the top of NOAA California farmers won’t even get a heads up about a coming drought and denial when they’re in it.
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It was a shitty little photo op for your malignant narcissist 'leader'. THAT's all - end of.
I'm not interested in Newsom's redemption tour.
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And what did Gavin Newsom do? Podcast bro it up with Steve Bannon and the rest of the alt white nationalist, Anti-American bros. Cool, bro. Cool.
Newsome says they are dominating the disinformation by spreading it through social media. Yet, he contributed to their misinformation illusion when he invites them to his podcast.
Fuck newsom he’s done
newsom is dead to me- please, don't have this clown on let him hang on his own podcast
Funny now that Trump is crashing the economy and Republican approval ratings, Newsom flip-flops back to hating Republicans. Spineless careerist. As bad as Chuck Schumer
I wouldnt listen to newsom. He has become a magat
lol Newscum got conned by MAGA
Newsom’s out in 2026—and good riddance! He’s a fake progressive who follows the spotlight, not the people. Time for bold, fearless leadership. KATIE PORTER FOR GOVERNOR!
and then he spent more money advertising how he released all the water. everything donald trump touches turns to fascist shit and dies.
He should be jailed for that! We have been in a drought, having to ration and pay more for years for him to dump it out and waste it! Enraging!
Great point, maybe he should’ve explained it to Steve Bannon
straight outta 'Chinatown'.
I 🩷 Gavin
And those farmers voted for him , and blame Gavin . So let them eat cake .
Done to another country, this would have been considered a war crime.
did he mention that on his pod class to the people who needed to hear, instead of cozying up and being fansy? we’re already aware of every destructive thing trump is doing. #puritytester
I don't know whether to call what Trump did vandalism or sabotage.
It’s called.. EVIL.
I'll say it again: Newsom is not getting any awards for outstanding oratory. He now strikes me as just another cynical, scheming, politician.
Trump is tariff smart, just like he was water smart 🙄🤦♂️
He is so fucking, dangerously STUPID.
Maybe Gav should stop sitting down w/the right-wing manosphere then. They only understand stunts and adolescent behavior.
Fuck faux progressive Gavin Newsom.
F you douche bag!!
Unbelievable
Newsom you are a traitor to democracy!!! And you’re not fooling anyone and you have become unelectable!
So we're just gonna pretend #Newscum 's recent shilling isn't something we should think twice about? The facade has been dropped and we need to keep him away. HE IS NOT TO BE TRUSTED.
Murderer
How does this POS even know how to wipe his own ass. He is sooo stupid
Newsom has lost all my respect after having the idiots he had on his podcast. Hard NOPE from me. Bye, Felicia!
Screw Newsome. Maybe he can go interview Bannon again.
Screw you. He’s the only one defending California. Bye, troll.
If you sit down at a table with Nazis, willingly to hear their 'side' then you're a fucking nazi. Get fucked, idiot.
Bannon is a shitter, no doubt. But it is worth considering his reach. You ready to call your uncle that listens to him a Nazi too? We have to pull this country back together and conquer those dividing us. Spreading truth is a good place to start.
I have called family members Nazis for listening to Nazis. People forgiving this sympathizing and fawning over literal fucking Nazis is the problem. Newsome was admirable then he gave life to two nazis and nothing else he does will erase that.
cry more, lib. centrist is not the way. read the room
Confused why you would use a MAGA insult 'cry more, lib' against a clearly right leaning idiot.
Charlie Kirk too. Nah, he's cooked
Yes. I absolutely do call those uncles Nazis. Because they are. When you platform Nazis, you're not better than they are.
Fucking Charlie Kirk
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Newsom is done. His stupid podcast stunt went over about as well as a trump tariff announcement.
Why oh why Gavin did you host Nazis paid by Russia and not even push back?
#ETTD
I don't know what the deal is with Meidas Touch and Acyn pushing this Newsom stuff, but I'm going to start blocking channels that keep shilling for this guy. Normalizing fascists ain't a welcome part of the movement against fascism.
Sorry, I won’t listen to anything him or his hair says Whenever I see newsom, I tune out and turn off. Why don’t you just go to a bro cast 🙄🙄🙄🙄
This is what happens when you give the golf caddy the job of environmental scientist.
Hey buddy, we don't need to give Nazis showtime ok? Newsome might be the gov of cali right now, but do you know what we call people who befriend Nazis? We call the Nazis. Keep newsome off the air, he's a nazi now.
No one cares what newsom has to say. Like schumer he is past his expiration date.
Because he’s a fucking moron! Say it with me fucking moron.
F*ck off @gavinnewsom.bsky.social you piece of sh!t. You throw Trans ppl under the bus for some bullshit political both sides-ism while you’re giving white nationalist racists bozos a platform? You’re heinous. F*ck all the way off.
Shut up, Gavin
F T G
Way to platform governor dingleberry 🙄
People need to fully understand that wasteful idiotic move by the POS!!
the people who need that water are the farmers in the central valley where it gets 110 degrees in summer and grows most of the produce in the state
Gavin taking time out of the nazi arm of his podcast tour to do an apology tour for Dems. I see through you.
Fuck Newsom and his transphobic ass.
Hey Gavin, why don’t you have Trump on your padcast? You’ve let every other right winger come on and lie. Why not him?
I really like him. Still not onboard with his cozying up to the likes of Charlie Kirk. I think that's a YUGE mistake.
tRUMP's stupidity is so dangerous, it's terrifying to think about.
The farmers who voted for him are getting exactly what they voted for, so I don't see why they would have a problem. They voted for this unhinged asshat. If the other farmers, those who didn't vote for him, set up a GoFundMe- I would be happy to donate to it.
Sadly I agree! We are all suffering from the orange felon!!
Totally agree!
I wish we could fire this evil, evil orange guy who is destroying all my hope :)
Fuck anybody who sits down with Nazis like Kirk and Bannon.
Well, in the good old days, the media would have made it very clear and would have definitely done an investigation reporting on world news tonight or something… but today’s day and age… it’s almost impossible!
Can’t tell you how disinterested I am in hearing from Gavin Newsom
Almost as disinterested as I am in hearing from purity test trolls like you.
He ran to the right post-election by fawning over guys like Kirk and Bannon, and piled on the transgender community in the process. Maybe it’ll pay off for him in the end or maybe it won’t, either way it’s not for me.
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social can fuck off. He’s my governor and he has sold us out and is cuddling up to Steve Bannon and Charlie Kirk.
The usual Trump disaster. Every problem he "fixes" is made exponentially worse.
And @governor.ca.gov LET HIM DO IT.
Why are we platforming this asshole again?
Hoped it was true, however; This is the genuine Tronald Dump 12:01 - Nov 6, 2012 tweet (archived). Someone photo-chopped in the Dow message, according to Snopes. The original tweet highlights the manner in which the orange hypocrite responds to national disasters ... just as disgusting.
I've heard that's not real.
Some of us can acknowledge Gov Newsome is correct about Trump and the water release BS and still not like him as a podcaster or a potential candidate. No need to be throwing around terms like “troll” and other putdowns just be cause some of us don’t care for him.Seems like another purity test to me.
You hit the nail on the head, and it's why we lost. Dems want their leaders PERFECT. They need to realize they aren't choosing a husband.
At what point does one trying not to ‘purity test’ a candidate throw in the towel on a marginal collaborator, then? TBI?
Wait the magats reckon California can grow all your avocados and goddamn drump wasted all the water they need
I have to say Ben I’m not impressed with your decision to have Newsom on. He hasn’t earned the right to speak on anything after platforming racist nazis on his podcast. Nobody here is sweeping that under the rug. You should’ve started there, AND been tougher on him.
"The left is a coalition--not a cult."
Newsom tried to defend why he had those maga idiots on his podcast and it was weak at best. He never addressed saying how his son was a big fan of Kirk though, which is disgusting and frankly bad parenting.
What the hell is .. punctuation?
Trump was a staged Reality TV star & now they are surprised he actually knows absolutely about governing!!
I can’t stomach anything Newsome says anymore😡😤🤬
Blue states need to find ways to take over & protect their resources bc The Felon will destroy them. Ppl made fun of him for saying stupid cr@p re: raking forests &tur ning huge faucets on. So he got mad & dumped this water out. He won't stop the destruction, as long as he gets his revenge.
They never miss an opportunity to cause greater harm to blue states, especially California. And how can this be viewed as anything but sabotage? There should be a criminal investigation, or at least for criminal negligence. JHC.
He is a jackass penguin.
Yep. trump is a nasty piece of work.
Meidas does too much rehashing and Ben always seems at min stroke adjacent in his delivery. And just FUCK NEWSOME for his MAGA pandering on his "podcast". I'm OUT..
Because trump is a fucking moron.
There are a lot of bad eggs amongst democrats. We had Sinema, Fetterman Gabbard, Manchin, Chuck etc. They need to be kicked out or brought in line.
Gavin Newsome sucks. I don't care if he's calling out Trump. Let someone who doesn't suck do it.
I hated that brief period where everybody was calling republican's weird, but dude. What Trump does from one minute to the next is weird. Watching his followers applaud it is weird. Watching all branches of government 'go along' is weird. Dumping California's water, is weird + bonus points for evil.
There was a time I would have watched this. That time has passed.
Trump has no clue what he is doing. cbwrong.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-a...
I’m really disappointed with Meiselas now.
Agreed! I hope they’re listening to subscriber reactions to booking this guy. It’s going to leave a mark…
I no longer respect Newsome. Placating and agreeing with white supremacists and fascists instead of standing your ground and challenging them is not the kind of leader we need right now.
Appreciate him for allowing them to voice their plans. I hope Amerikkka is listening and planning rather than complaining and doing nothing.
Trump screws up everything he touches
I think Newsom is done
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But it’s the Democratic “brand” that is toxic? Newsom is such a fraud.
Basically just dumped out a valuable resource for a publicity stunt
Ignorant, wasteful, cruel. 😠😠😠
Fuck Newsom. Let him talk to Bannon.
Governors are in charge of the National Guard. Send armed troops to claim every bit of infrastructure California needs. Take it from the feds.
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It's bad enough trump is so stupendously stupid, then he has so many people who do his bidding without question.
But now he's scooching to the right cuz he wants to run for president in 2028. He's a putz.
Don’t care what Newsom has to say!
He's a frigging idiot!
Tell me you ragged on him about hosting kirk & bannon on his podcast...
Why is this man still alive and causing pain?
Trump is one man, none of this is possible without appeasers.
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Despicable
Trump is a genius in his own mind!
rogue elements are now running the country, with no one to stop them. it’s only a matter of time before a colossal failure or a major act of terrorism exposes the incompetence of this so-called government. Whatever happens, it will undoubtedly go down in history as a catastrophic moment
Typical
I thought the Army corps of Engineers did that at Trump’s behest? Or maybe Newsom did do it to mollify the cry for water from the farmers in America’s breadbasket? Nothing like sending water where it doesn’t benefit them….
Get your shit together, Gavin. Stop playing footsie with the fascists.
yeah but ug Newsom
Another troll to block.
I sure hope the people in my town hear this message and remember it.
They should - one of those dams is just a hop/skip up Hwy 65.
For the first time, Newsom...who is usually very calm and confident....looks uneasy, distracted & generally unsettled. Is this his apology tour? Is he trying to win back votes? Sorry....we fell for Manchin/Sinema/Fetterman. Your goose is cooked. Slink back home, Gavin.
That is the point Screw Newsome. And damn everyone else.
So, I thought I'd platform Bannon to make racial slurs at a senator about it.
Trump is such a POS.
Does he get called out for the podcast on this podcast? It's cool if no, but...
This - I don't really want to hear his voice right now if it's not accompanied by him taking heat for turning his back on his most vulnerable constituents and being held accountable for the impact that had on people who are already being targeted.
Nah it’s not cool if he doesn’t get called out. We have got to get better at calling out the fuckery in this country, whether that fuckery is committed by the enemy or our own.
Anyone not committed to basic human rights for all humans IS the enemy.
Quit interviewing Nazis, Newsom.
"Why don't they drop the forests?"
Gavin Newsom’s actions this past yr has proven he’s not fit for WH. So let’s not set him up for a presidential bid. It would be going frm a diapered toddler to an out of control adolescent when we need an adult There are women who would be excellent (@aoc) and men like @petebuttigieg.bsky.social
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Not sure why they’re giving a platform to a racist (Newsom)
Racist, what did I miss? I thought he did a good job during the LA fires, but then said something stupid about trans people not being normal or something
He’s been giving a platform to racists on his pod casts pretending that there is a discussion to be had. Him believing that racists should have a space and that their views are an agree to disagree issue demonstrates that he is a racist.
Wth... Well, good to know, thanks
The issue was over sports specifically.
Their first action was to cause harm on purpose for no reason whatsoever. That set the permanent tone.
Newsom needs to be primaried by a proper leftist.
Primaried for what? He’s termed out
Isn't he the douchefuck who thought transphobia was good?
Newsom is trash. Fuck him and anything that comes out of his lying bigoted face.
I didn't recognize @gavinnewsom.bsky.social without a white supremacistsl next to him with a microphone.
Yet not one person has the guts to tell him what chaos and destruction he caused.
Just a lunatic
I run a secondary water company. This was a catastrophic act of stupidity and power that will have far reaching implications. How many farms will go under because they have no water for their crops this summer? How much food will be lost from the producers? Now with tariffs compounded.
And Chump will get none of the blame…
And how many of these farmers voted for chump?
It looks like a mix of both D and R en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Joa... www.ppic.org/wp-content/u...
Trump did this because he is so stupid that he thinks all water in Central California will flow “downhill” to L.A. because…gravity? www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2K56DCR/
I agree. Water law and history is complex. Simply put, water was redirected to where it was "needed" (i.e., settlements) from the natural flow. That means it does not flow in a natural channel as it was diverted to serve those communities.
Water is the ONLY reason historical settlement occurred establishing the cities we have now in arid areas. If it was left to flow in natural channels, most of our settlement would NOT exist in the locations they do today. This was done by white men impacting the Native populations.
These long ago choices have now exacerbated water shortages and fighting about water appropriation. The Native people understood how to steward the land.
These while men, often in the name of religion suppressed and took the resources everyone shared. History repeating itself for a single moment of performance. Stepping off my soap box, thanks for reading and responding.
I live in Southern California. I have thoughts .....
