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silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 8 days ago

Trump taps climate skeptic to run US government’s flagship climate report

www.theguardian.com

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Trump taps climate skeptic to run US government’s flagship climate report

www.theguardian.com

silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 8 days ago
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Trump taps climate science denier to run US government’s flagship climate report
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Matthew Wielicki frequently criticizes established climate science online, including in videos from rightwing PragerU
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    Can we stop calling the critics, the correct term is denier or moron

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      Or “scammer”.

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      I just call them a stooge. They are literally appointed to be a brainless robot that enacts fuckhead’s random whims from Castle Orangeskull.

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        They’re mainly fossil-fuel company mouthpieces.

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      Even more correct is liar.

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