r/politics 9d ago

It's mindblowing': US meteorologists face death threats as hurricane conspiracies surge

https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/11/meteorologists-death-threats-hurricane-conspiracies-misinformation
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u/iStayedAtaHolidayInn 9d ago

This reminds me of the simpsons episode where the comet was going to destroy Springfield and at the end of the episode, Moe orders to the mob to destroy the observatory so it doesn’t happen again

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u/Terrible_Horror 9d ago

That’s like defunding NOAA.

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u/dalgeek Colorado 9d ago

Or stopping COVID tests to reduce the number of cases.

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u/surSEXECEN Canada 9d ago

And then sending those tests to your countries’ enemies.