silence7

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Coral reefs are probably the first major ecosystem that we're going to lose as temperatures rise.

 

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I'm going to assume that this is either a PR move, or intended to position Exxon to sabotage any meaningful agreement for emissions cuts.

 

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/15154682

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[–] silence7 46 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Per the article, somebody tried telling Trump this:

According to Baker and Glasser, Kelly explained to Trump that German generals “tried to kill Hitler three times and almost pulled it off.” This correction did not move Trump to reconsider his view: “No, no, no, they were totally loyal to him,” the president responded.

[–] silence7 20 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I'll be doing that for sure — I've got a bunch of highly competitive local races that I care about.

[–] silence7 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

the former permafrost becomes bog land

This can happen

the methane sink release will ignite the atmosphere.

This is a bunch of words, but not something that we're actually facing.

The permafrost wasn't so much a methane sink, as a place where carbon got stored. When it warms up, the decay process can generate methane, which can then be released. Under some limited conditions, you can actually even burn it when released from natural sources like this, but that's not usually what happens — it just floats off into the atmosphere.

The atmosphere as a whole will not ignite.

[–] silence7 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)
  • Western nations aren't funding people to work in Russia.
  • Russia requires people who live there and accept funding from overseas to register as foreign agents
[–] silence7 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah, those of us living outside swing states are basically limited to kicking in money and volunteer time. I'm lucky in that I was able to catch a bus to a swing state this past weekend, and spend a couple days knocking on doors.

[–] silence7 11 points 1 month ago (3 children)

To the contrary: people have shifted to having to travel long distances or get pills through the mail without local medical support.

In some states (eg: Idaho) these are substantially inaccessible.

[–] silence7 1 points 1 month ago

Maybe I'm confused. In any case, I don't think i can buy them locally anymore.

[–] silence7 3 points 1 month ago (3 children)

It's not a bad thing to have as a backup for a condom; the main issue is that some of the spermicides increase HIV transmission risk, so you typically don't see condoms with spermicide in the lube anymore.

[–] silence7 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's not about understanding — it's about making nice with people who wish the South had won.

[–] silence7 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It's not about "man up" — it's about having the votes in Congress to do it. We didn't have that in 2009, when we last tried, and I'd be surprised if we have them now

[–] silence7 5 points 1 month ago

For sure. I just don't expect it to be durable unless we elect Harris.

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