Here is a fascinating analysis of the Baltimore Bridge disaster, by someone who actually does know a lot about ships and bridges:
My bet is they will get some shipping lanes cleared within two weeks -- the Army Corps of Engineers already has a thousand experts working on it, and it wouldn't surprise me if vessels from Halifax to Sao Paulo are already on their way to Baltimore to help tow the girders out of the way and dredge that channel deeper.
Meanwhile, here's some of the day's less crazy commentary:
The Wire producer David Simon spent the day lambasting various idiots who blamed the disaster on everything from immigrants to vaccines. His twitter feed is pretty funny:
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Here's some more:You useless squib. The correct answer is the IDF's abduction of the first mate, coupled with a draining of the ship's power by Jewish space lasers.
— David Simon (@AoDespair) March 27, 2024
Also no ship's captain, collapsed or otherwise, is ever at the helm in Baltimore harbor. Licensed Bay pilots have control of ships. https://t.co/mzqAMCC0qz
Does anyone know if either the ship or the bridge were vaccinated? If so, mystery solved.
— Scottacular (@Scottcrates) March 26, 2024
#baltimorebridge
So far, Repubshave tried their darnedest to blame the #baltimorebridge disaster on:
— UTDemoLatterDaySaint (@UTDemLttrDaySnt) March 27, 2024
1- DEI initiatives
2- Covid lockdowns
3- Drug policy
4- Biden’s infrastructure bill
These are not serious people.
