Thread by @ClimateAudit

several years ago, I commented climateaudit.org/2011/05/12/mo-… on the rap "It's all about the Benjamins", which @IlhanOmar used in tweet. It ironically and literally connects to Michael Mann's libel suit against Tim Ball as I'll show.

2/ I observed that Puff Daddy reminded listeners of the perennial problem of getting grants: "Tryin to get my hands on some Grants like Horace" and, like Climategate scientists, complained about menus: Yeah livin the raw deal, three course meals
Spaghetti, fettucini, and veal

3/ Later Puff Daddy worried that millions of dollars were being sunk in attempts to comply with the Rio de Janeiro Framework Convention, neatly summarized as:
"tryin to bury seven zeros, over in Rio Dijanery”

3/ Later Puff Daddy commented on Penn State (Michael Mann's institution), using a phrase which, when applied by Tim Ball, resulted in a libel suit by Mann:

And I’m livin that, whole life, we push weight (uh-huh)
F**k the state pen, f**k hoes at Penn State (c’mon)

4/ Puff Daddy also commented on Penn State (Mann's institution), using a common pun, which, when later used by Tim Ball, resulted in libel suit from Mann:

And I’m livin that, whole life, we push weight (uh-huh)
F**k the state pen, f**k hoes at Penn State (c’mon)

5/ re-examing the thread, I notice that Lil Kim (Jones et al, 1996b) made the following prescient comment on the political/government class and the #GreenNewDeal:

Cruise in my Lexus Land with no mileage
While you walk the street until your feet get calloused

6/ Lil Kim acutely observed Coastal luxury car choices (but not for flyover)

This is for my peeps, with the Bentleys, the Hummers, the Benz
Escalades twenty three inch rims (Oh!)
Jumpin out the Jaguar with the Tims, keep your bread
And live good, East coast West coast worldwide

7/ more relevant comments here climateaudit.org/2011/05/12/mo-…