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cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/28131779

In addition to “climate change” and “green,” EERE forbid officials from using “emissions” to avoid the implication that they are a negative. Climate change is caused by rising greenhouse gas emissions, which is driven primarily by burning oil, coal and natural gas for energy.

Other terms officials must ditch include “energy transition,” “sustainability/sustainable,” “‘clean’ or ‘dirty’ energy,” “Carbon/CO2 ‘Footprint’” and “Tax breaks/tax credits/subsidies.”

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[–] etherphon@midwest.social 27 points 18 hours ago

Fuck these assholes, fuck this country, fuck everything.

[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 83 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Still can't believe the government has a banned word list for scientific reports.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 54 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

They're just working up to banning science.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 18 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

You mean banning ~~science~~ liberal shit talk non facts?

(how every conversation starts looking next year)

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[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 100 points 1 day ago (6 children)

It's odd to me that they even have a banned words list to begin with

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 85 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

I'm not American but I know American academics and they have told me they are being pulled into meetings and given lists of words they must not use. So much for all the "free speech" whining from Republicans.

[–] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 69 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

"Free speech" for republicans is just "I want to say the worst hateful, racist, bigoted shit out loud without repercussions"

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 32 points 21 hours ago

"And punish you for daring to think about 'policing' me by calling me out."

[–] azimir@lemmy.ml 9 points 16 hours ago

Conservatives are, and have always been, about power over others. We kept their more evil nature's focused externally for a while with cold war, but without an external threat to point them at, they always turn on their neighbors eventually.

[–] chunes@lemmy.world 26 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

The government is owned by billionaires and they ban words that make line go up slower.

[–] Rooty@lemmy.world 11 points 19 hours ago

Whoever has the biggest bunker wins.

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[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 24 points 19 hours ago (1 children)
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[–] WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com 130 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Imagine being so invested in bullshit that you have to censor any and all terms that contradict it.

Really, it's no wonder that Trump and his cronies and minions are so filled with rage - they're in a constant state of extreme cognitive dissonance.

And it makes sense in a way that they direct their rage at "woke" people and positions. From their limited, animalistic points of view, all they understand is that when they think of "woke," they're filled with rage. They aren't conscious enough to understand that the source of the rage isn't the positions or the people, but the cognitive dissonance they experience when they cling to their opposition to simple and obvious truths.

It has to be a miserable way to live, and if they weren't an existential threat to me, my family and friends, and society as a whole, I'd feel sorry for them.

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago

his cronies and minions are so filled with rage - they're in a constant state of extreme cognitive dissonance.

And that will be their own undoing. Fascists are fully driven by emotions. They are anti-liberal and anti-intellect after all.

[–] pleaseletmein@lemmy.zip 16 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

“Freeze peach” and all that.

[–] _AutumnMoon_@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 13 hours ago

what did peach do to deserve being frozen?

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 19 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Y'all upset about all this... orbital heating? We really should reduce the amount of gassy leakages from cars and cows.

[–] azimir@lemmy.ml 7 points 16 hours ago

Too many car farts makes air go hot hot.

[–] TeamAssimilation@infosec.pub 48 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It looks like “global warming” and “pollution” are back in the menu, boys!

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It was almost 90°F here today. You can't tell me global warming doesn't also fucking apply to climate change.

It doesn't matter what doublespeak they use, it's still happening

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 10 hours ago

It doesn't matter? Of course it fucking matters

[–] meco03211@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How can you be so obtuse? Do you not recall when a US Senator brought a snowball onto the floor of the senate to completely disprove this hoax?

[–] caurvo@aussie.zone 5 points 19 hours ago

Just like the time we had a minister bring a lump of "clean coal" into the Australian parliament.

Pretty neat demonstration of how the world beyond their viewpoint doesn't exist.

[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 19 hours ago

Global hotting

[–] Naich@lemmings.world 31 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I do genuinely wonder if America can survive this perfect storm of idiotic fascism.

[–] OctopusNemeses@lemmy.world 5 points 19 hours ago

They haven't had real dialog about real issues in 10 years. Time flies doesn't it. It was dead the moment they entered the Trump era. This idiotic fascism era.

I don't see how they're bringing 1/3rd to 2/3rds the population back to reality. It was over when that half the country reneged on the social contract.

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[–] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 15 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

climate.nasa.gov still works, for now.

[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 19 hours ago (1 children)
[–] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 2 points 17 hours ago

Good point.

[–] AlphaOmega@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 6 points 18 hours ago

I remember ten years ago you'd get mocked if you went round calling everything Orwellian, but it's crazy the sheer degree with which the GOP are using it as a guidebook.

[–] ScrumpyDumpleskin@lemmy.world 14 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

Planetary abuse repercussions is a more accurate label, I say let's use that in place.

[–] 18107@aussie.zone 2 points 21 hours ago

The problem is that changing the name makes it much harder for people to find and collate evidence.

[–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 19 points 23 hours ago

World-wide uncoldification.

[–] zululove@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What else is there to say but arm the workers

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 12 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Organize the workers. Many are already armed but it doesn't help without organization.

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

A cohesive unstoppable coordinated effort, not limited to a single service. Leveraging every method of communication from CB radio, to Internet, to satellite SMS, to ensure it can not be stopped.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 2 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Yes, Meshtastic may be very basic and limited, but now might be the time to set up a node or two while it's still possible.

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[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

Enemies of humankind

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Wouldn't it be easier to just ban all reports, period? Problem solved.

[–] WhatYouNeed@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

That's phase 2 of the republicans plan

[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 9 points 1 day ago

Gonna make it illegal to look up next?

So would it now be considered acceptable to use something like " [INSERT FIRM] passed gas to the amount of [BLANK] tons over [PERIOD OF TIME] "

It sure would make reports a hell of alot more interesting.

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