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Leonard Pierce @leonardpierce.bsky.social · 2 mo
RIP the Gaza aid pier. It didn't last long, it didn't accomplish anything, and it was always just a PR stunt to pull attention away from the government's support of a genocide, but at least it cost more money than the federal government spends on addiction treatment programs
Avatar Unofficial BBCNews (World) Bot @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social · 2 mo
US Gaza aid pier knocked out of action by heavy seas
US Gaza aid pier knocked out of action by heavy seaswww.bbc.com It is unclear when the US military's floating pier off Gaza's coast will resume operations.
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Alli DeJong @allidejong.bsky.social · 2 mo
the us army has an entire corps of engineers and they just outsourced this one to a company called “fogbow”? am i reading this right?!
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Leonard Pierce @leonardpierce.bsky.social · 2 mo
Well, considering the CoE's track record in, say, New Orleans, maybe we're better off
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Alli DeJong @allidejong.bsky.social · 2 mo
very, very familiar with that particular episode but definitely does not reflect on usace as a whole