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(Verse 1) In the city of the bold, where the secrets are all sold And the monuments are polished to a shine There’s a pipe beneath the grass, where the legislative gas Meets a literal mountain of the… well, never mind. The Pentagon is high-tech, and the White House is a gem But they’re all connected by a single, rusty stem. One little crack in the “Interceptor” line, And the “Leader of the Free World” is smelling like a pine… (Wait, no, that’s not pine).
(Chorus) Oh, we’re three leaks away from a national crisis! Forget the cyber-war or the soaring oil prices. D.C. Water’s got a plan, but the funding’s gone “poof” While the sewage starts a-knocking on the Capitol roof! The backup supply gives us twenty-four hours To wash off the egos and the thirst for power. If you want to stop the gears of the great DMV, You don’t need a nuke—just a bit of debris!
(Verse 2) FEMA says they’re “committed” to “resilience and grace” While they cancel the grants with a smile on their face. “It’s wasteful!” they cry, “To keep the water from the street!” As the wastewater bubbles ‘round the lobbyists’ feet. The Mayor points to Water, and Water points to Fed While a billion-dollar disaster hangs over our head. The Potomac’s a-waiting for one more collapse, To turn the West Wing into a giant mud bath!
(Bridge) Six billion dollars lost in a month, But hey, look at the bright side: Congress can’t bicker if they’re swimming in… Ahem… environmental tragedy. The National Guard is out on the block But they can’t fix a pipe with a rifle and a lock.
(Outro) So raise up your glass! (Wait, don’t drink that yet). It’s the closest to “transparency” we’re ever gonna get. Just a slow, steady drip in the dark of the night… Does anybody have a wrench? No? Goodnight, D.C.!
While Hochul’s budget proposes an additional $2 million from the general fund for the State Police to pursue auto insurance fraud investigations, that figure pales in comparison to the amount of the fee — roughly $115 million — going toward general police spending.
The leaders of industrialized nations were racing on Wednesday to shore up the global oil supply, after three ships in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz came under attack, in a stark illustration of how the war in the Middle East is threatening to choke off one of the key conduits for international trade. Japan, Germany and Austria will release oil from their strategic reserves in response to disruptions in the supply from the Middle East, officials in those countries said on Wednesday. They made the announcements hours before a meeting of leaders of the Group of 7 industrialized nations, including the United States, to discuss jointly releasing oil in consultation with the International Energy Agency. The attacks, which occurred within a few hours of each other, marked a sharp uptick in strikes on vessels in or near the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil transits. On Tuesday, the U.S. military said that it had attacked 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels near the strait, where tanker traffic has been largely paused for days because of concerns that drones or missiles could hit merchant ships.
Oil prices rose, while U.S. stock futures were slightly lower on Wednesday amid continuing attacks on Iran and Iranian retaliatory strikes targeted at Israel and American allies in the region. Investors across the world are keenly focused on the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway between Iran and Oman that separates the world’s biggest oil and natural gas producers from their customers. The strait carries one-fifth of the world’s oil and a significant amount of natural gas. Traffic through the strait has been effectively halted because of the risk that vessels could be attacked. On Tuesday, the U.S. military said its forces had attacked 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels near the strait. Trump administration officials have suggested the possibility of naval escorts for commercial vessels to mitigate the danger.
