DOGE staffers flew to California to try and release water themselves during LA fires - eviltoast
The pair traveled to California after reportedly trying to pressure a top government official to open the water pump

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.

    • Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca
      6·
      8 hours ago

      Or just DGE like it would be if it were an actual bureau, DOGE is what they want because it minimizes legitimacy of government itself.

      • ehxor@lemmy.ca
        6·
        10 hours ago

        I like your approach. It certainly makes me think of how all the people involved are like way too young.

        I’m going to keep going with “doggy” because it reinforces to me how the decision making is on par with toddler logic