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Lake Powell
Lake Powell unleashes chaos as uncontrolled waters roar from spillways, surging torrents carve red rock canyons and threaten downstream devastation. Frigid deluge pounds against dam walls, igniting urgent crisis where phrasing fractures—'dam failure' clashes with sanitized spin amid Hoynes' snapping frustration and Toby's probing oil gambit. Vast reservoir morphs into political flashpoint, its rampaging fury fueling White House hallway tensions under filibuster shadows.
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S2E17
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The Stackhouse Filibuster
Hoynes Abruptly Exits as Toby Probes Oil Polling Gambit
Referenced as surging crisis flashpoint in staffer brief and Hoynes correction—uncontrolled waters peaking at 3690 feet carve canyons, fueling bureaucratic phrasing debate; underscores VP frustration with sanitized spin versus raw 'dam failure' reality amid broader flood threats.
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Evoked as rampaging and uncontrollable deluge
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Catalyst for on-site crisis language correction
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Mirrors escalating political uncontrollability
Imagined roaring spillways and frigid torrents
Remote red rock canyons under threat
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