Day: October 11, 2024

Who Controls The Weather?

I am always fascinated on what people want to believe and this one takes the damn cake.

Who or what controls the weather?  Is it Mother Nature?  How about the CIA?

According to some on the Right it is the Democrats.

Yes you read that properly….the Dems are in control of the weather and are using hurricanes to destroy Red States….

Marjorie Taylor Greene would have been hilarious if most of the things she said were satire. Now she thinks that Democrats can control hurricanes.

On Twitter and Instagram, Greene claimed, “They can control the weather.” The Georgia Representative did not phrase this tweet as a joke and made the same claims a few days ago. In fact, she went on to state that “anyone who says don’t, or make fun of this, is lying to you.”‘ She also cited a speech by former CIA Director John Brennan on geoengineering to “prove” that the Democratic Party is capable of controlling the weather through Stratospheric Aerosol Injection (SAI).

I didn’t think Democrats could be airbenders, but here we are.

Perhaps the irony of Greene’s claim comes from the fact that SAI is a method developed to solve a problem she doesn’t believe in: climate change. Unfortunately, her tweet gained over 59,000 likes. Those who agreed with Greene also believed that climate change isn’t real and that it’s all the Democrats’ fault.

The video proof Greene presented is misleading and unrelated to her claim. Not everyone can understand what Stratospheric Aerosol Injection (SAI) is, but Brennan himself explained the method in layman’s terms. SAI can’t form hurricanes nor drive the direction of typhoons. What SAIs can do is reflect solar radiation back into space to cool the Earth’s crust.

Tropical cyclones develop over warm oceans. The water vapor from these warm oceans condenses into clouds, and the heat produced by the atmosphere turns the air lighter. This is how storms are formed and how they’re pushed on land. SAIs have nothing to do with storms, as per Greene’s example.

This isn’t the first time Greene misappropriated examples to stir a commotion online. Greene has been vocally skeptical about climate change on multiple occasions. Earlier in 2023, however, Greene used the example of climate change to dissuade migrants from coming to the United States.

Marjorie Taylor Greene isn’t consistent with her stances regarding climate issues. It goes to show that she’ll say anything if it’s politically convenient.

(themarysue.com)

MTG is batcrap crazy…..but this is pushing the boundary of stupidity….sadly people are buying into this hogwash…..and what does it say about the mental capability of those that choose the believe this crap and pass it on as truth?

Where do these morons draw the line?

They do not is the only answer that makes sense.

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”

Those Damn Gas Prices

We all get sticker shock at times when we stop off to fill our gas tank….but then it comes down a wee bit and we accept that as a lower price.

But why are all gas prices within a couple of cents of each other?

I believe that is called ‘price fixing’.

Consumer advocates demanded congressional hearings on alleged price fixing by oil giants on Monday after the Federal Trade Commission banned an executive from serving on the board of Chevron, saying he had colluded with international representatives to keep oil prices high.

The FTC said it would prohibit John B. Hess, CEO of the Hess Corporation, from serving on Chevron’s Board of Directors as part of Chevron’s acquisition of the company, citing Hess’ public and private communications “with the past and current secretaries general of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and an official from Saudi Arabia.”

“In these communications, Mr. Hess stressed the importance of oil market stability and inventory management and encouraged these officials to take actions on these issues and speak about them at different events,” said the FTC.

The FTC’s complaint marks the second time since May that an oil executive has been accused of collusion and price fixing to ensure Americans would continue paying high prices for gas, adding an estimated $500 per year, per vehicle, in fuel costs for the average U.S. household.

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Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) said that “jail time should seriously be considered,” highlighting the financial pain Sheffield’s actions added to households already struggling to afford groceries, childcare, and other essentials.

The five largest U.S. oil companies have reported more than $250 billion in profits over the last two years.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/ftc-oil-price-fixing

But I will bet that these thieves get away with it….after all they own the Congress.

It is not just the oil industry that is doing this….agribusiness….car dealers….you pick a commodity and there will be some sort of collusion going on.

These corporations will get a slap on the wrist and pay a small fine and promise to never do it again….a promise that is broken before the ink is dry on the deal.

Time for somebody to step up and take on these thieves….and I wait.

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”