Florida Republicans forbid Floridians from even saying "climate change"

Amid Record Heat, Florida Meteorologist Rips GOP 'Don't Say Climate Change' Law

"We implore you to please do your research and know that there are candidates that believe in climate change and that there are solutions, and there are candidates that don't."

... The new law, signed last week by Republican Gov. DeSantis, also deprioritizes climate considerations in policy decisions, promotes fossil fuel infrastructure development, and bans the installation of wind turbines in state waters. While signing the bill, the failed 2024 GOP presidential contender said Florida was "restoring sanity in our approach to energy and rejecting the agenda of the radical green zealots."

But of course this "Don't say climate change" law is just one of the many ways in which the GOP is tilting against reality itself:

... The so-called "Don't Say Climate Change" law signed by DeSantis is but the latest salvo in the right-wing governor's "war on woke" that includes rolling back LGBTQ+, student, migrant, reproductive, protest, First Amendment, and other rights and protections.

Hey, GOP, a bit of advice: You can't bet against reality and win.

To wit:

"Workers in Florida will die in the Florida heat as a result of Gov. DeSantis' signing this bill," Public Citizen worker health and safety advocate Juley Fulcher said after the governor signed the law last month. "Denying any worker access to water or shade in the heat of summer is inhumane and cruel, yet Florida just allowed employers to do exactly that."

#Florida #GOP #ClimateChange #Denialism

https://www.commondreams.org/news/florida-climate-change

The Criminalization of Dissent (Revisited)

#CJHopkins

https://cjhopkins.substack.com/p/the-criminalization-of-dissent-revisited

#criminalization #dissent #thought-crimes #newnormal #germany #corona #denialism #corporate #censorship #totalitarianism #zinn #quote

● NEWS ● #TruthOut #Khanna ☞ Rep. Ro Khanna: Big Oil Must Confront Climate #Denialism, Meet #Emissions Pledges https://truthout.org/video/rep-ro-khanna-big-oil-must-confront-climate-denialism-meet-emissions-pledges/

#news #propaganda #denialism #conspiracies

the thought just struck me... regarding this statement in https://joindiaspora.com/posts/cbb74d10d5e50139eb7d005056264835#5f32f600d5f20139eb85005056264835 @Katherine Bond

I’m still following the science.

sounds more like following scientism.

not sure how one follows science, as that's contrary to science.

keep questioning, then you're into science.

#science is not #scientism.

#scientism is #dogma and official doctrine, which to oppose, is to be a heretic, and a witch, to be hunted and killed. you can call it science in your #orwellian respin, but it's still scientism, still dogma, not science.

and for extra #irony, coming from someone "following the science", they've blocked me, so i can no longer send this reply there. XD oh yes, how very scientific... XD ... along with my other replies there that were there but have been removed, presumably under "Sorry folks. Did a little house cleaning." ... cringe. scary, those people eager with the #ignore button on those with #differentPerspectives, maintaining their naive-realist world-view unchallenged. really scary. i have trouble with that kind of actively cultivated willful ignorance.

XD #plusporans #dumberthanmaga #neolibtard #shills #goons #suspect #cryptofascists #npcs #runfromthetruth #runtothosewhoclaimtohavefoundit #backwards #fools #tragic #wilfulignorance #naiverealism #denialism #ignoranceisbliss

#thisisnotwhatsciencelookslike #censorship #noquestionsallowed #nothoughtallowed #nointelligenceallowed

The Denialist Playbook

... In brief, the six principal plays in the denialist playbook are:

1. Doubt the Science
2. Question Scientists’ Motives and Integrity
3. Magnify Disagreements among Scientists and Cite Gadflies as Authorities
4. Exaggerate Potential Harm Appeal to Personal Freedom
5. Reject Whatever Would Repudiate A Key Philosophy

The purpose of the denialism playbook is to advance rhetorical arguments that give the appearance of legitimate debate when there is none. My purpose here is to penetrate that rhetorical fog, and to show that these are the predictable tactics of those clinging to an untenable position. If we hope to find any cure for (or vaccine against) science denialism, scientists, journalists and the public need to be able recognize, understand and anticipate these plays. ...

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-denialist-playbook/

#denial #denialism #antivaxxers #ClimateDenial #covid19 #epistemology

#Greece ’s #health #crisis: from #austerity to #denialism

Greece’s economic crisis has deepened since it was bailed out by the international community in 2010. The country underwent the sixth consecutive year of economic contraction in 2013, with its economy shrinking by 20% between 2008 and 2012, and anaemic or no growth projected for 2014. #Unemployment has more than tripled, from 7·7% in 2008 to 24·3% in 2012, and long-term unemployment reached 14·4%. We review the background to the crisis, assess how austerity measures have affected the health of the #Greek population and their access to public health services, and examine the political response to the mounting evidence of a Greek public health tragedy.

PDF-file
http://download.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140673613622916.pdf?id=aaaMh5sd7otiHcz6Rsuru

#europe #publichealth #thelancet #Analysis #statistics #healthcrisis #healthpolicy #merkel #economy #politics

Bradley's Bunch: a passel of Peak Oil protestation purveyors

In firming up the References section of the dreddit Wiki, I've been looking for a good source of idiots^Wcritics of peak oil / limits thinking. I believe I've just hit the mother lode: Robert L. Bradley's "Resourceship: An Austrian theory of mineral resources".

I ran across this looking for citations and preferably critiques of Milton Friedman's
"The Energy Crisis: A Humane Solution", itself worth a demolition critique.

Instead, hosted at GMU (Koch affiliated educational institution), I found an essay by Robert L. Bradley, Libertarian CEO of the Koch-affiliated Institute for Energy Research:...

Continued at the dreddit in "Bradley's Bunch: a passel of Peak Oil protestation purveyors"

#peakoil #energy #resources #limitstogrowth #denialism #denial #cornucopian