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riversedge

(70,239 posts)
Fri Jan 31, 2020, 01:21 PM Jan 2020

Trump's border wall, vulnerable to flash floods, needs large storm gates left open for months

oops. another leaky spot.




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Trump’s border wall, vulnerable to flash floods, needs large storm gates left open for months



Debris is caught against closed floodgates on border fencing Jan. 7 in the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Lukeville, Ariz. Such floodgates need to be left open during the summer. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post)

By Nick Miroff
Jan. 30, 2020 at 4:37 p.m. CST

NACO, Ariz. — President Trump's border wall probably will require the installation of hundreds of storm gates to prevent flash floods from undermining or knocking it over, gates that must be left open for months every summer during "monsoon season" in the desert, according to U.S. border officials, agents and engineers familiar with the plans.
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Trump's border wall, vulnerable to flash floods, needs large storm gates left open for months (Original Post) riversedge Jan 2020 OP
What a joke. BKDem Jan 2020 #1
nope NewJeffCT Jan 2020 #3
Only the ignoramuses making up this kakistocracy malaise Jan 2020 #2
Hey,you can not fix Stupid. Wellstone ruled Jan 2020 #4
The trump admin destroyed the Organ Pipe Cactus Ntl. Monument all for what??? in2herbs Jan 2020 #5
lots more will be destroyed before nov3--or more correctly Jan of 2021 riversedge Jan 2020 #6

BKDem

(1,733 posts)
1. What a joke.
Fri Jan 31, 2020, 01:24 PM
Jan 2020

On us, of course.

Has there ever been a more corrupt and incompetent U.U. President ever?

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
3. nope
Fri Jan 31, 2020, 01:27 PM
Jan 2020

if we survive the Trump presidency, Trump will be permanently pinned to the top of the list of worst presidents ever.

malaise

(269,026 posts)
2. Only the ignoramuses making up this kakistocracy
Fri Jan 31, 2020, 01:24 PM
Jan 2020

would hav ignored all scientific and environmental information available.

I'm tired of the stupid fucks being in charge of anything let alone everything.

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