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maybe we don’t have a “climate candidate” — we have a “climate campaign,” because they all want to be the climate candidate
Realizing there’s a political downside to enthusiastically hastening climate disaster— and the disease, security risks, and economic disaster it will bring — some Republicans are trying to pretend they have solutions. 
Here is a coal lobbyist saying the climate conversation is real and the public has caught up with experts on the issue.
A. Coal. Lobbyist.
A. Coal. Lobbyist.
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A quarter of New Hampshire Democrats say climate/environment is most important issue to them.
Nope!
In a recent WSJ/NBC poll, 63% of Americans said the GOP's climate policies are out of the mainstream, the highest number for either party for any issue measured.
YESTERDAY: Republicans claim they will make climate a winning issue for them.
TODAY: Republicans threaten to shoot state troopers who try to make them show up for a climate vote.
thehill.com/homenews/state…
TODAY: Republicans threaten to shoot state troopers who try to make them show up for a climate vote.
thehill.com/homenews/state…
“Send bachelors and come heavily armed” is an actual thing an actual Republican legislator said in threatening to shoot state troopers who try to enforce a quorum for a climate vote. thehill.com/homenews/state…
Oh hey look here’s video of a Republican state senator threatening to shoot state police if they try to enforce a quorum for a climate change vote:
A couple of years ago, Oregon state senator @BrianBoquistGOP wanted to change the constitution to allow people who participate in duels to serve in public office. Now he’s threatening to shoot cops. sacbee.com/news/nation-wo…
If a black Democratic state senator threatened to shoot cops it’d be all over cable news for a week. Will anyone bother to even mention this, or is everyone just cool with conservative white guys threatening to start shooting if they don’t get their way?
If the Black Panthers said they would provide “security” for a black state legislator who threatened to shoot cops, it’d be all over the news for a week.
Will this right-wing hate group that was in Charlottesville get any national attention?
Will this right-wing hate group that was in Charlottesville get any national attention?
Your media elites are too busy defending the Trump administration's concentration camps to report on the GOP & right wing preparing to wage civil war.
Have I reminded you lately that the president of the United States routinely encourages his supporters to commit violence on his behalf?
And that essentially nobody in any position of influence gives a shit?
And that essentially nobody in any position of influence gives a shit?
Maybe you’re thinking the Oregon Republican threatening to shoot cops is just an anomaly.
Nope! Here’s the state party proudly tweeting about it.
Nope! Here’s the state party proudly tweeting about it.
Morning, all. Have any elected Republicans threatened to shoot cops yet today?
has this been all over cable news today or are we all just pretending everything’s fine
Periodic reminder that the president of the United States actively encourages this.
