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Oct 12, 2019 • 37 tweets • 15 min read
Roll up, roll up, one and all. The circus is in town!
Marvel at the clowns as they slip and slide around... the truth.
It's called "Friends O Science".
You see, that’s the joke!
As Prof @KHayhoe explains: "It's like calling vegans Friends of BBQ."
Prepare to be threaded...
They are the darlings of the denialists, the trumpeters of tall tales, the pedallers of hyperbole. They pretend to love children, yet prefer they be seen but not heard. "Go sit in the corner, dear. The grown-ups are talking."
Oct 4, 2019 • 27 tweets • 15 min read
I know, I know. Don't engage the trolls. Sorry @GretaThunberg@ScienceNotDogma but that "500 Scientists" story is gaining waaaay too much traction, and I'm feeling fighty. Most of the press are just parroting the PR and that's feeding the trolls. So, prepare to be threaded...
Background: A letter headlined "There is no climate emergency" was delivered to the #UNFCCC on 23 Sept, claiming that the "European Climate Declaration" was signed by 500 scientists and professionals. Of those 500, more than 150 are NOT Europeans. Soooo....
