Xianfox@pawb.social to World News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agoEver see a headline and think this HAS to be a Babylon Bee article? - Texas plans a floating barrier in the Rio Grande.www.opb.orgexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down10
arrow-up117arrow-down1external-linkEver see a headline and think this HAS to be a Babylon Bee article? - Texas plans a floating barrier in the Rio Grande.www.opb.orgXianfox@pawb.social to World News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareMoneymunkie@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoI’m not quite familiar with the Rio Grande river and what lives there but couldn’t this cause a lot of issues for the wildlife in the river as well? Like if anything is migrating up and down it couldn’t the barrier just block them from doing so?
minus-squareGrizzzlay@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoVery likely, yes. This whole thing is being done without a lot of thought other than appealing to a specific demographic of voters.
I’m not quite familiar with the Rio Grande river and what lives there but couldn’t this cause a lot of issues for the wildlife in the river as well? Like if anything is migrating up and down it couldn’t the barrier just block them from doing so?
Very likely, yes. This whole thing is being done without a lot of thought other than appealing to a specific demographic of voters.