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‘It’s mindblowing’: US meteorologists face death threats as hurricane conspiracies surge (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] schizo@forum.uncomfortable.business 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Uh, you might have linked the wrong thing?

[–] GreeNRG 4 points 1 month ago

Sorry, fixed!

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wrong link?

[–] GreeNRG 6 points 1 month ago

Sorry, fixed!

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 4 points 1 month ago

If you could control the weather, why would you go around showing everyone via weather updates?

[–] Timbits@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Fingers crossed things can improve after the elections eh.

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Ehhhh I dunno about that.

I think a social media ban or regulation is about the only thing that would help

[–] ohwhatfollyisman@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

one wonders what is worse, the fact that some people deliberately sow the seeds of such obvious misinformation for petty short-term gains or the fact that some people keep a mind fertile enough to allow it to flourish.

[–] GreeNRG 3 points 1 month ago

I would argue the original evil is worse because it is intentional