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travelingthrulife

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19. When he says opening the spigot he means to end this project and others for conservation.
Fri Jan 24, 2025, 01:26 PM
Jan 24

He is saying this nonsense because farmers have been forced to be more responsible than they have been. So...farmer's with water rights whining.

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cool. we'll withhold federal tax dollars tishaLA Jan 24 #1
If only WE Democrats had the power to do that. yes!! riversedge Jan 24 #2
Place the funds in homegirl Jan 24 #15
How do we do that? California doesn't collect our federal taxes -- the IRS does. LauraInLA Jan 24 #25
Worse yet. homegirl Jan 24 #27
Damn well should. That would be more than appropriate to combat the insanity of this unprecedented fascist blackmail. Karasu Jan 24 #3
And use it to fund the repairs from the fire...yes?....Can you do that?...nt mitch96 Jan 24 #6
I wish our California government would do just that. As far as our California Magoo48 Jan 24 #12
I don't know what money California can withhold, do you? The IRS collects our federal tax revenues. LauraInLA Jan 24 #26
You're correct, of course, except some customs duties etc. Magoo48 Jan 24 #33
This ALMOST makes me wish he'd make good on his threat to abolish the fed income tax. LauraInLA Jan 24 #34
Seize an asset Nasruddin Jan 24 #37
Meh. Meet that demand and Trump will make another one. no_hypocrisy Jan 24 #4
And block it in court just like the technique he uses..Delay delay delay..nt mitch96 Jan 24 #7
The gop wants more political power in California. The only way they can do this is with lies. C Moon Jan 24 #5
Great points. It's all about the grift. bronxiteforever Jan 24 #14
Called that one. It was easy though. twodogsbarking Jan 24 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author Initech Jan 24 #21
California can't control its own water? SpankMe Jan 24 #9
It's only "states rights" when Dump says so. sakabatou Jan 24 #11
Is that the water that flows downhill, you know, north to south from Canada? Magoo48 Jan 24 #13
He is seriously convinced there's some magic switch that will make it all go away. Initech Jan 24 #23
"I don't know what it is." Lulu KC Jan 24 #10
Any thoughts os secession? nt rambler_american Jan 24 #16
At this point, I'd be in favor of it. However, I'd prefer to see CA become a part of Canada (a long shot). Karasu Jan 24 #30
Trump is a moron pfitz59 Jan 24 #17
When he says opening the spigot he means to end this project and others for conservation. travelingthrulife Jan 24 #19
This Californian still can't believe that ridiculous "make forests safer act" still passed. Initech Jan 24 #24
Are we supposed to use the Democrat's weather machine to re-direct the rivers and mountains now. travelingthrulife Jan 24 #18
45 is truly a moron. nt LittleGirl Jan 24 #20
The felon bdamomma Jan 24 #22
trump says he is conditioning aid to California following LA wildfires LetMyPeopleVote Jan 24 #28
and as usual azureblue Jan 24 #32
Newom you knew this was coming Nasruddin Jan 24 #38
Charge him with enabling arson. GreenWave Jan 24 #29
Won't work. The SCOTUS ruled that he can do anything he wants and have immunity. n/t totodeinhere Jan 24 #36
Newsom should just say-- azureblue Jan 24 #31
There have been a lot of natural disasters in red states like Florida. And the Biden Administration was totodeinhere Jan 24 #35
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