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    From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to All on Monday, February 21, 2022 06:20:27
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8vXrIQXEsg

    The UN has sponsored an ad featuring a huge dinosaur (a reptile one and he talks) complaining about glaciers melting and saying that humans can prevent it.

    For me, it's strange to see a UN TV commercial promoting green energy (I guess that's what it was promoting.) It makes me suspect that billionaires can use the UN logo for whatever personal purpose they want. In this case, it could very well be George Soros trying to push a message that "Republicans will let us become extinct by ignoring global warming." Or it could be Elon Musk saying "Time to buy an electric car unless you want the world to go extinct."

    The UN can take this ad and shove it. They are worthless and while under Democrat leadership, the USA is not united with our allies (unless there's money in it for Joe!)

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  • From Jeff Thiele@1:387/26 to Aaron Thomas on Monday, February 21, 2022 01:34:43
    On 21 Feb 2022, Aaron Thomas said the following...
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8vXrIQXEsg
    The UN has sponsored an ad featuring a huge dinosaur (a reptile one and
    he talks) complaining about glaciers melting and saying that humans can prevent it.

    Anthromorphizing animals in ads is nothing new. There's long been a bear telling you that only you can prevent forest fires.

    For me, it's strange to see a UN TV commercial promoting green energy (I guess that's what it was promoting.) It makes me suspect that
    billionaires can use the UN logo for whatever personal purpose they
    want. In this case, it could very well be George Soros trying to push a message that "Republicans will let us become extinct by ignoring global warming." Or it could be Elon Musk saying "Time to buy an electric car unless you want the world to go extinct."

    It was warning about climate change, a problem for which green energy is the most obvious solution. Facts are facts and do not have an agenda. Oil & gas companies do very much have an agenda, though; they don't want to be put out
    of business. They are trying to save the planet and the human race, something you seemed to be opposed to in favor of unbrideled capitalism.

    The UN can take this ad and shove it. They are worthless and while under Democrat leadership, the USA is not united with our allies (unless
    there's money in it for Joe!)

    The president of the UN is Abdulla Shahid, a Maldavian. Maldavia does not
    have a Democrat party, nor is Shahid a member of the US Democrat party. Of
    the five most powerful countries represented in the UN, only the US has a Democrat party. The other nations with UN veto power are China, Russia,
    France, and the UK. Your assertion that the US is "under Democrat leadership" is patently false.

    In short, you're a paranoiac who has no idea what you're talking about.

    Jeff.

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to JEFF THIELE on Monday, February 21, 2022 16:52:00
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8vXrIQXEsg
    The UN has sponsored an ad featuring a huge dinosaur (a reptile one and he talks) complaining about glaciers melting and saying that humans can prevent it.

    Anthromorphizing animals in ads is nothing new. There's long been a bear telling you that only you can prevent forest fires.

    But fires kill bears. Dinosaurs are already extinct. I would have to see
    it to know if that was their point. I would think a talking polar bear
    might make more sense.


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  • From Jeff Thiele@1:387/26 to Mike Powell on Monday, February 21, 2022 16:58:20
    On 21 Feb 2022, Mike Powell said the following...
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8vXrIQXEsg
    The UN has sponsored an ad featuring a huge dinosaur (a reptile one he talks) complaining about glaciers melting and saying that humans prevent it.

    Anthromorphizing animals in ads is nothing new. There's long been a bear telling you that only you can prevent forest fires.

    But fires kill bears. Dinosaurs are already extinct. I would have to
    see it to know if that was their point. I would think a talking polar bear might make more sense.

    Dinosaurs might be representative of the victims of extinction, although outside of young-Earther communities it's generally agreed that humans did
    not cause the extinction of the dinosaurs. Wooly mammoths, on the other
    hand...

    Jeff.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Jeff Thiele on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 04:22:25
    The UN can take this ad and shove it. They are worthless and while un Democrat leadership, the USA is not united with our allies (unless there's money in it for Joe!)

    The president of the UN is Abdulla Shahid, a Maldavian. Maldavia does not have a Democrat party, nor is Shahid a member of the US Democrat party.
    Of the five most powerful countries represented in the UN, only the US
    has a Democrat party. The other nations with UN veto power are China, Russia, France, and the UK. Your assertion that the US is "under
    Democrat leadership" is patently false.

    Re-read what I wrote, stop being a dick.

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  • From Jeff Thiele@1:387/26 to Aaron Thomas on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 07:22:24
    On 22 Feb 2022, Aaron Thomas said the following...
    The UN can take this ad and shove it. They are worthless and whi Democrat leadership, the USA is not united with our allies (unle there's money in it for Joe!)

    The president of the UN is Abdulla Shahid, a Maldavian. Maldavia does have a Democrat party, nor is Shahid a member of the US Democrat part Of the five most powerful countries represented in the UN, only the U has a Democrat party. The other nations with UN veto power are China, Russia, France, and the UK. Your assertion that the US is "under Democrat leadership" is patently false.

    My bad, sorry about that.

    However, it would seem that under Biden's leadership, the USA is more united with our allies than under Trump, especially on the topic under discussion here, climate change.

    Trump idolized Putin, Kim Jong-un, and Balsonaro, not the best crowd of kids
    to be hanging out with.

    Jeff.

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to Jeff Thiele on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 17:43:54
    Hello Jeff,

    Trump idolized Putin, Kim Jong-un, and Balsonaro, not the best crowd of kids
    to be hanging out with.

    I hear Vladimir Putin will have a job opening very soon in Kyiv ...

    --Lee

    --
    Love trumps hate!

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  • From Jeff Thiele@1:387/26 to Lee Lofaso on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 15:32:29
    On 22 Feb 2022, Lee Lofaso said the following...
    Trump idolized Putin, Kim Jong-un, and Balsonaro, not the best crowd kids
    to be hanging out with.

    I hear Vladimir Putin will have a job opening very soon in Kyiv ...

    I'm waiting for Putin to have another rant in which he delares Texas and Florida to be independent countries.

    Jeff.

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to JEFF THIELE on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 16:18:00
    But fires kill bears. Dinosaurs are already extinct. I would have to see it to know if that was their point. I would think a talking polar bear might make more sense.

    Dinosaurs might be representative of the victims of extinction, although outside of young-Earther communities it's generally agreed that humans did not cause the extinction of the dinosaurs. Wooly mammoths, on the other hand...

    Indeed. IIRC, Wooly mammoths died more at the hands of hunters than at the "hands" of fossil fuels.


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  • From Jeff Thiele@1:387/26 to Mike Powell on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 16:30:22
    On 22 Feb 2022, Mike Powell said the following...
    But fires kill bears. Dinosaurs are already extinct. I would have see it to know if that was their point. I would think a talking po bear might make more sense.

    Dinosaurs might be representative of the victims of extinction, although outside of young-Earther communities it's generally agreed that humans d not cause the extinction of the dinosaurs. Wooly mammoths, on the other hand...

    Indeed. IIRC, Wooly mammoths died more at the hands of hunters than at the "hands" of fossil fuels.

    Humans nonetheless. Fossil fuels don't burn themselves, you know. Not even in Centralia, PA.

    Jeff.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Jeff Thiele on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 23:40:47
    However, it would seem that under Biden's leadership, the USA is more united with our allies than under Trump, especially on the topic under discussion here, climate change.

    Who our allies are is subjective. Zelensky has wronged us before. They have lousy leadership. I shouldn't have referred to them as an ally. Let the invasion begin.

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  • From Jeff Thiele@1:387/26 to Aaron Thomas on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 09:36:48
    On 22 Feb 2022, Aaron Thomas said the following...
    However, it would seem that under Biden's leadership, the USA is more united with our allies than under Trump, especially on the topic unde discussion here, climate change.

    Who our allies are is subjective. Zelensky has wronged us before. They have lousy leadership. I shouldn't have referred to them as an ally. Let the invasion begin.

    Our allies would generally be those with whom we have engaged in treaties,
    such as NATO.

    Trump tried to remove us from treaties, literally breaking away from our allies.

    Jeff.

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to JEFF THIELE on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 15:52:00
    Humans nonetheless. Fossil fuels don't burn themselves, you know. Not even in Centralia, PA.

    Have you ever read how that fire started? That was super dumb of someone.


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  • From Jeff Thiele@1:387/26 to Mike Powell on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 16:56:50
    On 23 Feb 2022, Mike Powell said the following...
    Humans nonetheless. Fossil fuels don't burn themselves, you know. Not ev Centralia, PA.

    Have you ever read how that fire started? That was super dumb of
    someone.

    Yeah, the whole situation was pretty crazy. The version I heard involved burning the town dump at night, although for obvious reasons the guilty party was not extremely motivated to step forward.

    Jeff.

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to Aaron Thomas on Thursday, February 24, 2022 00:44:22
    Hello Aaron,

    However, it would seem that under Biden's leadership, the USA is more
    united with our allies than under Trump, especially on the topic under
    discussion here, climate change.

    Who our allies are is subjective. Zelensky has wronged us before. They have
    lousy leadership. I shouldn't have referred to them as an ally. Let the invasion begin.

    Vladimir Putin is not my friend.
    If you think he is your friend, hop on the next plane to Moscow
    and visit his dacha at the Kremlin.
    His bodyguards will take you to a small room.
    And leave you there for the rest of your natural life.
    Waiting for Vladimir Putin.
    Who is always busy, having better things to do than
    visiting some schmuck in a Russian gulag.

    --Lee

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to JEFF THIELE on Thursday, February 24, 2022 15:48:00
    Have you ever read how that fire started? That was super dumb of someone.

    Yeah, the whole situation was pretty crazy. The version I heard involved burning the town dump at night, although for obvious reasons the guilty party was not extremely motivated to step forward.

    Yes, it involved garbage burning. I think it also involved repeated
    bonehead moves that made it worse. :)


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  • From Jeff Thiele@1:387/26 to Mike Powell on Thursday, February 24, 2022 16:44:16
    On 24 Feb 2022, Mike Powell said the following...

    Have you ever read how that fire started? That was super dumb of someone.

    Yeah, the whole situation was pretty crazy. The version I heard involved burning the town dump at night, although for obvious reasons the guilty was not extremely motivated to step forward.

    Yes, it involved garbage burning. I think it also involved repeated bonehead moves that made it worse. :)

    Ah, yes, although I think every move after the fire was started was
    boneheaded. No right answers for that siuation have been found in decades.

    Jeff.

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