It's worth noting that the things Trump says aren't just random nonsense; they're part of a larger disinformation campaign run by the fossil fuels industry.
It's worth noting that the things Trump says aren't just random nonsense; they're part of a larger disinformation campaign run by the fossil fuels industry.
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akilou@sh.itjust.works · 39 pts · 2y
Since when does this dude give a shit about whales?
knobbysideup@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 2y
Since he saw one on that test he aced.
dumpsterlid@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y
I desperately wish that somebody would ask Trump in an interview just the stupid question:
“Mr Trump, can you actually name a single species of whale that exists?”
I really don’t think he could. I think it would ruffle his feathers though, especially if you prefaced the question by stating most kids know at least 2 whales or something of the like. Set the bar super low, get him defensive about a silly dumb thing and then laugh at him when he can’t even clear it.
Quetzlcoatl@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 2y
AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
We're taking about a guy who thinks a magnet gets destroyed if you pour water on it. There are a few things I'm pretty confident he knows - the toppings that come on a Big Mac, for instance - but it's not a big list.
lolcatnip@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 2y
There's no way he knows what the special sauce actually is.
AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
I don't either, but I veritably never go to McDonald's, and never buy their burgers if I do.
frezik@midwest.social · 4 pts · 2y
"I've seen many whales before. They don't like windmills. I see them fly away as soon as they see a windmill. They say I'm the best at watching whales fly, did you know that?"
Izzgo@kbin.social · 4 pts · 2y
Whales? No. But he does care about being
kingpresident of America.SinningStromgald@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Let's be completely honest with ourselves now.
silence7@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 2y
Ever since saying something which is contrary to the evidence about whales became a way to annoy people who care about them.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Gotta get ambergris somewhere
Passerby6497@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 2y
"...many of his criticisms are untrue"
Is 'many' a synonym for 'all' now?
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 2y
Thanks for stepping up to the plate there, NYT. Where were you eight years ago?
aniki@lemm.ee · 10 pts · 2y
Too busy posting ghost-written opinion pieces on quiet quitting. Or is that the WSJ? I forget. They are all the same now.
BigMacHole@lemm.ee · 23 pts · 2y
That's RIGHT! WINDMILLS, NOT Oil Spills, drive Whales CRAZY!
Subverb@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
Or ridiculously powerful military and commercial sonar and pingers.
raynethackery@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 2y
Like these people care about the whales.
espentan@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 2y
Even if it were true, I reckon the whales would rather stay away from wind farms than have the entire planet go to shit.
Treczoks@lemm.ee · 16 pts · 2y
You misunderstood him. With "Whales" he did not mean Cetaceae, he meant fat donors.
Nougat@kbin.social · 16 pts · 2y
What's actually driving whales crazy is international shipping.
ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 2y
Well.... if you classify trump as a whale..... then yes they are driving the whale crazy.
SamsonSeinfelder@feddit.de · 11 pts · 2y
So are Maga dorks now pro Whales? They gonna protect the whales with new laws? It is such a flimsy argument that goes not further and reveals how stupidly they lie without substance.
s0ckpuppet@kbin.social · 8 pts · 2y
Why make an effort lying well when your voters are just so fucking stupid?
gregorum@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 2y
No, they’re just anti-everything else.
Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social · 10 pts · 2y
If by "driving whales crazy" he means "creating habitat for small fishes that make up a lot of their diet" then, yes, they're crazy for wind farms.
AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y
Can we just get a single article, maybe weekly, listing the stuff Trump lied about it made up? It's exhausting getting the constant stream of articles about each individual lie.
Izzgo@kbin.social · 6 pts · 2y
To be fair, 3 lies are examined in this article, not just one.
gregorum@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 2y
In another time in place, this might be funny.
AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
I suppose I should be satisfied, but he can churn out three lies in a sentence, so it just doesn't feel like progress.
grue@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
No, because if they waited a whole week to print them all at once, there'd be no room in the paper for the rest of that day's news.
inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Well that is capitalism brought to news. New daily articles gets more clicks, and ads, than an comprehensive list. That's just the golden rule. Doesn't matter if a thing is needed or wanted, it will still be made if there is profit to be made as well.
Etterra@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
Lying liar lies again.
Ftfy
TetraVega@lemmings.world · 3 pts · 2y
If it's not clear, he just tends to spout whatever pops into his head.
Naja_Kaouthia@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Breaking news: water is wet. More at 11.
SuckMyWang@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Na, trump wouldn’t just lie /s
ATDA@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
My understanding is it only effects the orange whale.