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Gov. Abbott Enlists Texas National Guard to Shoot at Wildfires (thehardtimes.net)

submitted 9 months ago by Nero@sopuli.xyz to c/theonion@midwest.social

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[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 13 points 9 months ago

They should recruit and assemble a flame thrower unit to fight the fire with fire.

[–] aesc@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 9 months ago

The headline about the mayor of New York ordering the NYPD to shoot floodwater if it doesn’t disperse was funnier.

[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 9 points 9 months ago (2 children)

What if they got cops to point their guns at it and scream, "GET ON THE GROUND!"? I bet that'd work better.

[–] joyjoy@lemm.ee 4 points 9 months ago

Choke it!

[–] IHeartBadCode@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago

“We don’t need guns we need fire extinguishers.”

A quote that will live on longer than most Palestinians.

[–] ursakhiin 6 points 9 months ago

I'm from Texas and this one nearly got me...

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 5 points 9 months ago

They should ask the trees what they were wearing and then tell them that a spark is a beautiful living thing. If they're not willing to let an innocent little spark become a beautiful little flame, then the trees and anyone who helped them are all murderers.

[–] GammaGames 5 points 9 months ago

Surround it with barbed wire!!

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 5 points 9 months ago

Have we tried nuking them?

[–] aberrate_junior_beatnik@midwest.social 1 points 8 months ago

I mean, he does have a grudge against trees

[–] Drusas@kbin.social 1 points 8 months ago

Would be better than what he's using them for now.