Submitted by Queer-Bandit t3_z2qhe9 in pittsburgh
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Col__Hunter_Gathers t1_ixi4yew wrote
In town to talk about infrastructure, of all things. You couldn't ask for a more apt example of exactly why we need to focus on it.
Which of course led to a few of my Trumpy coworkers claiming that "the Democrats sabotaged the bridge to make Biden look good". I think I gave myself brain damage when I facepalmed that day.
cowboyjosh2010 t1_ixj1niv wrote
Biden: "I was gonna give a speech about the importance of infrastructure today, but, uh, well...[gestures broadly behind him] there it is."
Queer-Bandit OP t1_ixhlia1 wrote
blondiebell t1_ixhx154 wrote
Gosh those are powerful and painful photos. It's nice they threw in some more pleasant ones, but this year was not a good year for so many people around the world.
Ok-Recording2620 t1_ixkpm64 wrote
Yeah the description above the photo is heartbreaking
Daktic t1_ixhxc6u wrote
That was a really rough list to go through. Such an incredible amount of pain in the world.
HokieRider t1_ixjbhlc wrote
Wow. What a terrible year for so many around the world. A reminder to be thankful for what you have and always work to make things better for everyone.
___Dan___ t1_ixhwqqr wrote
There’s still 5 weeks in the year. Thanks anyway though.
AOCMarryMe t1_ixhom90 wrote
Should have used the one of Senator Big Snack touring the damage wearing shorts on the coldest day of the year.
stevocg13 t1_ixhsmd4 wrote
“Senator Big Snack” hahahaha
hydrospanner t1_ixjs2um wrote
Casey Hampton for Senate when?!
charliebravowhiskey t1_ixiwvsf wrote
It's wild to think that the bridge went down just this year. It feels like forever sometimes.
Alexispinpgh t1_ixj1u0g wrote
This was what I was thinking. When I read the title I was like “wait, of 2022? Didn’t that happen like two years ago?”
charliebravowhiskey t1_ixju52d wrote
Seriously. Time has no meaning.
vonHindenburg t1_ixhq8nh wrote
And they didn't even use the best picture... I guess the trees kinda make it look like it created a crater/explosion when it hit?
Showerbeerz413 t1_ixi3bcp wrote
idk, it's a pretty cool picture
PiratesFan1429 t1_ixhn7bl wrote
That headline seems very dramatized. I don't remember hearing about a human chain or rappelling. I didn't follow it too close though.
kmshorty t1_ixhrle8 wrote
I remember hearing about the human chain 2nd hand but when googled couldn't confirm so though was gossip. TiL
OcelotWolf t1_ixidmyj wrote
It was reported by the Associated Press on the day of, and was republished by all the local news stations that rely on AP’s reporting to cover events like this
Google searching was only revealing the local stations’ republished versions so I dug deeper and found the original AP story
cheddar_slut t1_ixinbu0 wrote
Crop ya damn screenshots, people
Valhallas_Ghost t1_ixjolbb wrote
Fertilizer is too expensive
BGkitten t1_ixjz3ho wrote
Did you have trouble finding the collapsed bridge in the screenshot that OP posted? You would hate this one book series called “Where’s Waldo?”
d00110111010 t1_ixjrzpb wrote
That shot looks like a sweet Dnd map.
WRWhizard t1_ixkum0x wrote
What I found rather amazing is that it went down the same day that
Biden was here to talk about infrastructure funding.
blai_starker t1_ixnqldt wrote
The bridge collapse 100% changed my game plan as I was getting ready to move up here.
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Alternative-Flan2869 t1_ixj9x48 wrote
Thanks to benedict donald’s infrastructure promises that never happened.
mikeyHustle t1_ixhufkx wrote
I think it helped reach the public consciousness when the goddamn president was coincidentally in town that day and stopped by, making national news. Also probably the reason it's actually getting fixed in a reasonable amount of time.