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NBC News @NBCNews

In what's shaping up to be the worst water crisis in generations, the US Bureau of Reclamation says it will not release water this season into the main canal that feeds the Klamath Reclamation Project—marking a first for the 114-year-old irrigation system.

nbcnews.toWater crisis deepens on California-Oregon lineThe water crisis along the California- Oregon border went from dire to catastrophic this week as federal regulators shut off irrigation water to farmers from a critical reservoir.

It's really looking like this year’s drought is going to be very bad.

Jonathan Lemire @JonLemire

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrike flattens high-rise building housing AP offices in Gaza City.

Wesley @WesleyLowery

AP: “We narrowly avoided a terrible loss of life. A dozen AP journalists and freelancers were inside the building and thankfully we were able to evacuate them in time. The world will know less about what is happening in Gaza because of what happened today”

apnews.comStatement: AP ‘horrified’ by Israeli attack on its officeNEW YORK (AP) — An Israeli airstrike destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City that housed offices of The Associated Press and other media outlets on Saturday.

He further speculates that this is specifically punishing AP for their reporting, although the explanation that they're trying to limit media coverage of Gaza is plenty bad.

Scott Perry @numist

When this happened with James Damore, someone (an ex Google director?) wrote a really insightful post about how engineering is more than code, "how can I ask a woman to work with you when they know you disdain them", etc. but I can't find it? Seems relevant again today.

Here's the post in question. This is in response to the ongoing drama regarding Apple’s firing of Antonio Martínez when they realized his book was super misogynistic. Publicly announcing you believe classes of people are inferior isn’t just repulsive, it’s also tactically stupid, because now no one will want to work with you.

On an even simpler note: don’t write a book where you burn your bridges with an industry you still want to work in.

Bernie's Tweets @BernieSpofforth

This is an aerial view of the Maeklong station market in Thailand. It’s so packed that stalls spill over onto the tracks. When trains arrive the stalls are rapidly moved and put back again when it’s passed! Amazing and also bonkers.

I have so many questions: are they depending on the train’s horn, or like, they’ve memorized the schedule? Can they just see the train coming because it’s going relatively slowly?

I got nervous stopping while crossing the for 30 seconds to take this photo today, and there wasn’t a train in sight.

I’m happy to see that electrification is coming along!