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That is a scary theory because it means it's intentional and they wanted this outcome, hence nothing will change and things will only get worse.

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Elizabeth Nickson (Substack) has done yeoman’s work laying it out. It’s about power, and water, and farming people. And evil. Highly recommend reading her work.

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If you’re not subscribed to Elizabeth’s Substack, then you may want to tune in to reality. This is most definitely, 💯 planned and executed.

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She's done great reporting on this

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Yup, that’s pretty much the program. The Dems retort that it’s possible to walk & chew gum at the same time. But they’ve just been chewing gum (DEI, Trans, saving the Delta Smelt) and not walking (law enforcement, water & power systems improvement, quality of life (homeless) regulation).

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BUT that gives the opposition a clear rally point, if they choose to make it one. Trump can help by re-engineering Federal funds: instead of grants which CA wastes, move to a reimbursement mechanism, where CA only gets back what they spent properly. Alternatively, they could sell the high speed choo-choo. That should pay for a couple of dozen reservoirs.

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There are no physical choo choos to sell. There are a couple of towering viaducts in the middle of Central California farmland. It seems that only last week they began laying track. https://californiaglobe.com/fr/gov-newsom-heralds-in-the-track-laying-phase-of-the-high-speed-rail-project-at-kern-county-ceremony. I’m not sure where the money went either but we think a lot of consultants and political cronies have done well.

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It just gets worse and worse…

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California government is very good at spending taxpayers’ money on stuff that does not benefit said taxpayers.

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It takes a really special kind of gall to spend $33B, have just a couple of concrete towers to show for it, and proudly announce you’re starting to lay track 10 years after you promised to be 100% finished. But OTOH, it’s understandable given that the high speed railroad had only been invented THIRTY years earlier.

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That’s how special we are! Fifth largest economy in the world, our governor keeps reminding us. According to a California Globe article from December, the state is now touting high-speed rail as a JOBS program. (Since they clearly can’t point to any physical rail.) The article also explained their expansive method of counting the jobs. What government does best— pat itself on the back.

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