porkpieshoe

Interesting theory and I can see how you get there.

But if drainage changes were the primary cause, we would've seen drought severity increasing across the time period where straightening/etc were happening... instead the drought severity increases begin _after_ that period, better aligned with temperature changes.

Additionally, your analogy to a water leak from a tank doesn't hold, because the water recharges over time...

Further, your complaints about immigrants also doesn't make sense, as water usage has been going down (and residential utilization is quite low, altogether).

As such, my theory is that you're just a right-wing crank who wants to find a reason to deny global warming, and to hate immigrants.

DOGE carefully cut:

- NLRB which was investigating employees fired as retaliation for criticizing Musk's actions

- OFCCP which was auditing Tesla for workplace discrimination

- EEOC which had sued Tesla for racial harassment and discrimination

- Five separate Inspectors General who were investigating Musk's companies

- NHTSA which has forced Tesla to perform recalls

- CFPB which had proposed rules that would cover Musk's planned payment product

- USDA (specifically the person investigating Neuralink)

- FDA - also the people investigating Neuralink

- SEC, FTC, and NOAA - again, those with Musk related business were cut

I am not saying that Musk bribed his way into killing nearly all of the regulatory actions he was facing ... but I am not NOT saying that either.

It's pretty clear that DOGE had a lot to do with consolidation of power, and very little to do with cost cutting.