▲ 269 ▼ ‘It’s mindblowing’: US meteorologists face death threats as hurricane conspiracies surge (www.theguardian.com) submitted 2 years ago by GreeNRG@slrpnk.net to c/climate@slrpnk.net 24 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world 45 points 2 years ago (3 children) This is a just a preview of what is coming when trump loses. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 43 points 2 years ago (1 child) Possibly also what's coming if Trump wins. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) No, only if he loses. If he wins, America is done. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] actually@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago If he wins, America is done. Which America? It’s a huge country, only parts would be done , only some groups would be persecuted, and the background death rate would only go up by 2 or 3 times elsewhere due to collapse of services and medicine. People as a whole would get poorer, but many are already poor Vast amounts of people will never notice permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 22 points 2 years ago (1 child) And what if he wins? NOAA is fucking gone, given away to corporations. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Subscribe for weather! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Madison420@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Already sorta sold, some records aren't public because of some agreement with a private companies proprietary code. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Like weather records? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Madison420@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) As I understand it yes, there were a couple articles about it maybe a month ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 point 2 years ago What jerks. I suspected something was up but I thought it was just govt being cheap with memory. Turns out nope it's corps. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) Oh I am very, very much betting on Jan 6th Round 2: Electric Boogaloo. I will honestly be fucking amazed if there are not widespread conspiracy insanity and terrorism if Trump loses. We've already got democratic political offices being shot up in drive bys, fucktons of open attempts at taking over election boards and changing all the rules last minute to intentionally sow chaos, militias saying they are out hunting FEMA responders, mass bomb threats called in based on made up stories about Haitians eating cats... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 43 points 2 years ago (1 child) Possibly also what's coming if Trump wins. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) No, only if he loses. If he wins, America is done. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] actually@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago If he wins, America is done. Which America? It’s a huge country, only parts would be done , only some groups would be persecuted, and the background death rate would only go up by 2 or 3 times elsewhere due to collapse of services and medicine. People as a whole would get poorer, but many are already poor Vast amounts of people will never notice permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) No, only if he loses. If he wins, America is done. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] actually@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago If he wins, America is done. Which America? It’s a huge country, only parts would be done , only some groups would be persecuted, and the background death rate would only go up by 2 or 3 times elsewhere due to collapse of services and medicine. People as a whole would get poorer, but many are already poor Vast amounts of people will never notice permalink fedilink source parent
[–] actually@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago If he wins, America is done. Which America? It’s a huge country, only parts would be done , only some groups would be persecuted, and the background death rate would only go up by 2 or 3 times elsewhere due to collapse of services and medicine. People as a whole would get poorer, but many are already poor Vast amounts of people will never notice permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 22 points 2 years ago (1 child) And what if he wins? NOAA is fucking gone, given away to corporations. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Subscribe for weather! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Madison420@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Already sorta sold, some records aren't public because of some agreement with a private companies proprietary code. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Like weather records? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Madison420@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) As I understand it yes, there were a couple articles about it maybe a month ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 point 2 years ago What jerks. I suspected something was up but I thought it was just govt being cheap with memory. Turns out nope it's corps. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Subscribe for weather! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Madison420@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Already sorta sold, some records aren't public because of some agreement with a private companies proprietary code. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Like weather records? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Madison420@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) As I understand it yes, there were a couple articles about it maybe a month ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 point 2 years ago What jerks. I suspected something was up but I thought it was just govt being cheap with memory. Turns out nope it's corps. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Already sorta sold, some records aren't public because of some agreement with a private companies proprietary code. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Like weather records? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Madison420@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) As I understand it yes, there were a couple articles about it maybe a month ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 point 2 years ago What jerks. I suspected something was up but I thought it was just govt being cheap with memory. Turns out nope it's corps. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Like weather records? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Madison420@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) As I understand it yes, there were a couple articles about it maybe a month ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 point 2 years ago What jerks. I suspected something was up but I thought it was just govt being cheap with memory. Turns out nope it's corps. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) As I understand it yes, there were a couple articles about it maybe a month ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 point 2 years ago What jerks. I suspected something was up but I thought it was just govt being cheap with memory. Turns out nope it's corps. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 point 2 years ago What jerks. I suspected something was up but I thought it was just govt being cheap with memory. Turns out nope it's corps. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) Oh I am very, very much betting on Jan 6th Round 2: Electric Boogaloo. I will honestly be fucking amazed if there are not widespread conspiracy insanity and terrorism if Trump loses. We've already got democratic political offices being shot up in drive bys, fucktons of open attempts at taking over election boards and changing all the rules last minute to intentionally sow chaos, militias saying they are out hunting FEMA responders, mass bomb threats called in based on made up stories about Haitians eating cats... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent