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Post #3916966

2026-07-18 13:45 UTC

So apparently Trump and DHS has been building miles of floating barriers in the rivers of Texas without regulation or scientific study. These one ton buoys are now breaking loose due to the recent heavy rains in TX. They are floating down river threatening to damage bridges and dams and whole communities. I don’t understand what this line of buoys was supposed to keep out. People can swim under them… idiots. Complete idiots. https://www.theborderchronicle.com/breaking-news-laredo-on-alert-as-trumps-buoys-cause-chaos-on-the-rio-grande-close-international-bridges/

Replies (6)

  • @gedeonm@mastodon.social ha ha ha dumb ducks on parade

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  • @PixelJones@mindly.social 2026-07-18 14:34

    @gedeonm@mastodon.social What a foolish waste: Trump and Greg Abbott 's "Flood-proof" $96 million "floating border wall" was already stupid, an affront to the natural landscape, an environment disaster waiting to happen. It's now a bunch of one-ton missiles aimed at bridges and homes downstream. The scale of the f***-up couldn't be more foreseeable.

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  • @JPZ@mastodon.social 2026-07-18 14:54

    @gedeonm@mastodon.social Everything anyone in his Administration does is something like this. They bulldoze ahead on whatever issue, regardless of the consequences or repercussions. Then they blame everyone/anyone else...

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  • @1420mhz@mastodon.social 2026-07-18 16:30

    @gedeonm@mastodon.social This is what happens when you have totally unqualified people making decisions, and unfortunately, it's probably only going to get worse.

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  • @gedeonm@mastodon.social Not only can you swim under them, even better, these things actually provide cover during a crossing!

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  • @gedeonm@mastodon.social They have a mesh under them tethered to concrete blocks, so it’s not as dumb as it first looks. Though, they should’ve conducted an environmental study first, for sure.

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