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[–] 70 points 3 months ago*
  • One billionaire uses more water than every home in Los Angeles combined. To grow almonds. 80% of which are for export.
  • 10% of all of Arizona's water goes to grow alfalfa for cows in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere.

We're in a drought, sure, but it could be mitigated, if the capitalist class and their lackey politicians actually gave a fuck - but they do not appear to.

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  • [–] 42 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    I feel like we need an ominousasfuck community for stuff like this.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 months ago (5 children)

    8 points, how does one count points? Like is a foot a point, and inch? Are there 3 pointers? I'm going to never look this up and live in the bewilderment of water shortages. Glass half full? Nah that's like 5 points

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  • [–] 21 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    I think it's short for percentage points in this case. 22% minus 8 percentage points is 14%, which I assume was the fill level of some other dam which was decommissioned.

    Pretty confusing phrasing, took me a minute to work out.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    ...Why not just say "8 percent away"?

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  • [–] 25 points 3 months ago* (3 children)

    So maybe it could do a couple of data centers?

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    let's make meat a macho thing.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    Surely the manly thing would be to forage nuts, berries and mushrooms in the wilderness. Or if you want to be a little more modern, work the land and make traditional sourdough breads, jams, chutneys and wines.

    At this rate I should be drowning in rhubarb wine in a few years.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 months ago

    So begin the water wars!

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Mass migration is coming. Be prepared

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    [–] 6 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I thought this issue was all water under the bridge.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    "Get that data center up poste haste before we lose the rest of that water!"

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago*

    They're closing it down?

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