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It’s all HAARP

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"And no, the Inflation Reduction Act wasn’t the same as the Green New Deal,"

Coulda fooled me, and that's a compliment.

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Ta, Dok. AEI? I can use initials, too. GFY, then DIAF.

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What's the problem with garish? I donate to Wonkette specifically because they're garish.

Well, that and the dick jokes.

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I will never have electric appliances in my home! My toaster, refrigerator, coffee maker, and microwave are powered by natural gas!

Honestly, what does that AEI idiot think people’s appliances are powered by? The only gas appliances are the stove, dryer, water heater, and HVAC system in homes with gas hookups.

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Lucius Malfoy says what now?

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Get Money Out of Politics!! These bastards on the Right burn my butt , along with our Planet! The facts and the Truth, is what you've brought to the table today for the American people and me. Thank You, Doktor Zoom, you Rock 💯👍 and will reStack ASAP 🇺🇸💙🌊

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I read a lot of sciency stuff mainly around evolution and I'm convinced more every day that our species is hellbent on becoming extinct. Gaia will sign a breath of relief at the rate we are going.

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The real reason that we haven't found any evidence of aliens is because they wiped themselves out jut like we are doing right now.

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We've been lucky in one thing: our only nuclear war involved two bombs and a quick surrender. Imagine what it would have been like if the Bomb had been invented during peacetime and everyone had built up a nice big stockpile of the things before the war began, with no demonstration in practice of what happened when you actually used them.

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If those climate activists hope to compete with the fossil fuel lobby, they need to start giving judges free hunting trips and vacations in Fiji

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Between June 1 and September 30 of this year, Las Vegas had about 105 days with a high temperature above 100. Many of those days the high was above 115. Florida will be thrashed by two major hurricanes this year, three if the Earth gets really angry. This is Global Warming folks. Not only are average temperatures increasing around the planet, but variances are as well. Dr Strangelove himself (Edward Teller) warned us about this in 1959. James Hansen in the late 80s and Al Gore over 20 years ago.

Republicans work very hard at making themselves stupid. And everyone they come in contact with.

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Don't forget about Jimmy Carter during his term...

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You're absolutely right. Carter had the brilliant Frank Press explaining geophysics to him. He was a good student.

One of the treasures of my library is "Elastic Waves in Layered Media" for which Press did most of the work.

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The American Energy Institute deserves the same fate as the Heritage Foundation. Full Ellen Ripley.

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Consignment to the recently built Tenth Circle of Hell.

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Having met a few climate deniers in my time, it seems to me kinda self hating of them to be against soft white low watt bulbs.

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Garish light bulbs? What is wrong with torches and oil lamps? Whale oil burns beautifully.

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Won't somebody think of the poor decimated whaling industry?

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You... You... Garish lightbulb foisters, you!!

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It was only a little one, 60 watts, honest....

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The conversion factor for LED to incandescent is about 10 to one. 600 watts equivalent would be garish.

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As if judges are listening to Environmental Law Institute's presentations of scientific facts. Judges are influenced by private jet rides to exclusive resorts and good times. AEI doesn't have to do anything but I guess they needed some filler-work to justify their paychecks for this month.

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[LED bulbs are available in various tones like “soft white,” “bright white,” “cool white,” and “daylight,” so maybe those are all garish, damned if we know.]

LED bulbs are DIMMABLE - in my condo of craziness - most of my lights are LED and most of my switches are DIMMER SWITCHES (side note - I live in a 107 year old building - when I moved here in the 1990s - ALL the lights worked on pull chains. I kept one on a pull chain for old-timey sake)

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Pull chains have their place; like a closet light where you don't have to have the wiring for a wall switch. I also have a wall switch with a small lever on the side where I can adjust the brightness of the incandescent bulbs. All things in their place.

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ahhh but I live in the condo of craziness

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