Bread and CircusesJul 24, 2023

Can you guess when every one of the hottest 20 days in the last 100,000 years occurred?

You’d have to go all the way back to July of 2023, starting on the third day of the month, and then continuing until… yesterday.

That’s right, we’ve now had 20 straight days of breaking the previous high temperature record. Can we make it 21 days in a row today?

We’ll find out. But in the meantime, we better get busy drilling for more oil, am I right?

#Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #Capitalism #BusinessAsUsual

Show threadNicole ParsonsJul 24, 2023

@breadandcircuses

The oil kleptocrats who own and operate the conservative right wing parties of every democracy are prepared to let the planet fry.

They delude themselves that their wealth shields them from all consequences.

Drought. Hurricanes. Water shortages. Pandemics. Climate migration. Power outages. Wildfires. Famine. Crop failure. Extinction of pollinators. Flash flooding.

Show threadLazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈Jul 25, 2023
@Npars01 @breadandcircuses Yet still the supposed defenders of 'liberal democracy' don't want to say any of this out loud, thinking they can Both Sides an end to Civilisation with clever words just for one more term.
Show threadNicole ParsonsJul 25, 2023

@Lazarou @breadandcircuses

Some context
Republican billionaire donors have exhibited a thin-skinned willingness for litigation when their name is mentioned in a negative light

Kelcy Warren sued Beto O'Rourke. John Oliver was sued by Murray Energy.
Rachel Maddow was sued by OAN.
Three political cartoonists were terminated from their employment from the Washington Post

One way to avoid costly litigation is tone policing your own reporting. Media is owned by these same seditious billionaires

Show threadLazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈
@Npars01 @breadandcircuses for Britain you only have to look at what has happened to #CaroleCadwalldr for an example of what happens to journalists if you step out of line.
Jul 25, 2023 at 2:17amWeb
Show threadNicole ParsonsJul 25, 2023

@Lazarou @breadandcircuses

One also needs to keep in mind that the courts have been purchased by #KochNetwork .

Judicial rulings are up for sale.

One target for Republican billionaire donors is torpedoing the first amendment.