this post was submitted on 01 Feb 2025
332 points (99.1% liked)

United States | News & Politics

2198 readers
962 users here now

Welcome to [email protected], where you can share and converse about the different things happening all over/about the United States.

If you’re interested in participating, please subscribe.

Rules

Be respectful and civil. No racism/bigotry/hateful speech.

Post anything related to the United States.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

Reflecting the Trump administration’s priorities, the Environmental Protection Agency has now removed all information about climate change from its home page and other prominent areas of its website.

top 25 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 hours ago

[When we abandon the scientific process and choose whatever conclusion best suits our whims, preferences, or proclivities, the underlying scientific reality doesn’t stop being true. We simply suffer the consequences that come along with choosing a less-than-optimal path for dealing with the very real problems that we’re facing.]

https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/government-censored-science-ussr-usa/

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

All the flap about Greenland is a clear admission that serious climate change is coming, though.

He just believes his supporters aren't capable of reading that out.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 23 hours ago

I'm not sure yet.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

yo! if there’s an EPA employee reading this who did this “just following orders?”

fuck you buddy! go breathe in smog.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

But this is what they voted for. Why defy the American people?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 hours ago

voter repression

[–] [email protected] 83 points 2 days ago

Don’t look up

[–] [email protected] 71 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I too like burying my head in the sand in an effort to maximize profits. Money money money.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

It's so obvious it hurts. Art of the deal: fuck everybody who isn't me.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 days ago (1 children)

what's left on the web site? a single 'under construction' page?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Geocities animated gif style "under construction", no less

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

And the mandatory visit counter

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Well I guess it doesn't exist then

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 days ago

We did it Patrick! We solved climate change!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

You can remove any problem by multiplying it by zero!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

We should bakc everything onto pirate bay

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

How does that work, I hope that whatever happened during previous administration is still archived somehow.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

With how determined some people are with archiving, id be surprised if it wasn't.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Don't forget these people are also very determined to destroy it all !

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

That's a really vast generalization to make about their beliefs. I remember stumbling across the subreddit for some of these data hoarder people and it seems most of them just want backups of historical data

Edit: I just realized you mightve been talking about the trump administration being determined to destroy it. Here's hoping there are too many copies for that to happen 🤞

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah I'm talking about religious people wanting to destroy scientific records and books.

I for sure hope that with the digital age, we will be able to backup/copy/save as much as possible. Because they are here to destroy it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

I have faith in the intentions and capabilities of those who seek to maintain it. ❤️ all i can do really at this point

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

So Los Angeles sky is gonna look like in the 70s again?