r/politics • u/sweatycat New York • 1d ago

California to Negotiate Trade With Other Countries to Bypass Trump Tariffs

https://www.newsweek.com/california-newsom-trade-trump-tariffs-2055414
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u/b34tn1k 1d ago

Three of those red states heavily rely on the Colorado River, maybe we turn off the faucet. I know it's not realistic but still

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u/ragnarokxg 1d ago

Colorado and New Mexico cutting off the water to the Colorado and Rio Grande rivers would hurt Arizona and Texas so bad.

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u/crankyrhino Texas 1d ago

Have you seen the Rio Grande lately? There's not much water there these days.

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u/bassman1805 1d ago

Yeah, so imagine how much worse it'd be if CO stopped giving a shit about the people downriver.