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 Xianfox   ( @Xianfox@pawb.social )  to World NewsEnglish · 3 years ago

Ever see a headline and think this HAS to be a Babylon Bee article? - Texas plans a floating barrier in the Rio Grande.

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Ever see a headline and think this HAS to be a Babylon Bee article? - Texas plans a floating barrier in the Rio Grande.

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 Xianfox   ( @Xianfox@pawb.social )  to World NewsEnglish · 3 years ago
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Texas plans a floating barrier in the Rio Grande. Here’s what we know about it
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced a $1 million string of buoys along the river that divides Texas and Mexico — and more may be installed in the future.
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  •  Cass.Forest   ( @cityboundforest@beehaw.org ) 
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    At this point in history, I think we’re counting down the days to the closure of satirical news sites like The Onion and Babylon Bee because real news is too crazy that it all sounds like a satirical news article.

    •  AmbientChaos   ( @AmbientChaos@lemmy.ml ) 
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      No joke! How do you write something more wild than this while still sounding a little convincing?? This is even hard to believe!

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  •  Moneymunkie   ( @Moneymunkie@beehaw.org ) 
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    Pull a little silly and just keep slighty moving the buoys further up the river every night and see how far they can get before someone notices

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      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?

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  •  Rentlar   ( @Rentlar@beehaw.org ) 
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    That’s a dumber idea than the Giant Rubber Duck we have floating around the Great Lakes.

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