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Trump confirms plan to declare national emergency, use military for mass deportations (abcnews.go.com)

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[–] Podunk@lemmy.world 22 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Railroads played big role. Trains needed more water or coal to run the engine. So every 15 to 20 miles or so, depending on terrain, a water depot was erected, and there a new town popped up. Some survived. Some didnt. Few are thriving. Just pull up a map and follow a rail line in the great plains region of the usa. Then just measure it out. Its impossible to miss once you notice it.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 1 points 16 minutes ago

The same thing happened again when they built the interstates. Pixar made a documentary about it with talking cars.