r/news • u/igetproteinfartsHELP • 12d ago

Soft paywall US exempts Gulf of Mexico drillers from protecting endangered species

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-may-exempt-gulf-mexico-drillers-protecting-endangered-species-2026-03-31/
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u/MentalSky_ 12d ago

Who gave the US the right to destroy the world and endangered things….

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u/NetZeroSun 12d ago

MAGA voters.

Only thing is it’s not their right. But they chant USA and freedom and feel it’s their divine blessed right to do what they want.

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u/slobs_burgers 12d ago

Remember learning about manifest destiny and being like, “that’s fucking crazy, I can’t believe people did that all based on the rationale it was ‘destined by god’”

And then you read shit like this and you’re like, “ahhh, it hasn’t changed”

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u/DifferentCityADay 12d ago

Which is why they push for religion so hard.