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For nearly a decade, the state of Arizona has leased this rural terrain west of Phoenix to a Saudi-owned company, allowing it to pump all the water it needs to grow the alfalfa hay — a crop it exports to feed the kingdom’s dairy cows. And, for years, the state did not know how much water the company was consuming.
The lack of information was a choice.
"""
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/16/fondomonte-arizona-drought-saudi-farm-water/
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Wow, amongst all the stupid shit I read today, this really blows off the lid. Grow hay in the desert with ground water to ship it across the globe to feed cows. Wow. Just wow.
@cweickhmann Efficiency of global #capitalism is quite marvelous, isn't it? And think of all the jobs the benevolent king created for the American people. Brings a tear to my eye.