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jessaustin on Feb 15, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Realtime Analysis of the Oroville Dam Disaster

That's pretty fuckin' rich. With the possible exceptions of wars and nuclear-plant meltdowns, nothing disrupts lives on the scale of large dams. I didn't vote for the Orange One, but this is why he won.

maxerickson on Feb 15, 2017 [–]

If it helps, I'm not coastal or elite.

It's certainly a fair criticism of my phrasing, but having your home washed away due to weather is quite different than being compensated to uproot.

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