Summary

DOGE staffers Tyler Hassen and Bryton Shang tried pressuring the Bureau of Reclamation to open a California water pump to aid Los Angeles during January’s wildfires, though the system couldn’t reach the city.

When denied, they flew there to do it themselves but failed due to maintenance and access restrictions.

Critics called DOGE a “slapstick operation of 20-somethings they’re seeing as whiz kids but have zero knowledge.”

Trump later ordered dam releases, flooding farmland. Critics called DOGE’s actions reckless and uninformed.

  • Bytemeister@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    I’ve got some bad news for you…

    If it is locked, the key is usually nearby, and it’s usually the cheapest, least secure, possible lock to buy.

    • catloaf@lemm.ee
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      18 hours ago

      While probably true, morons like these two would be unlikely to get past even those measures.