***Official Political Discussion Thread***

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Mr “pro life” dwalk31

 

[gry60]

What is COP28 in Dubai and why is it important?

The latest climate change summit follows a year of weather extremes and broken temperature records.

www.bbc.co.uk

What is COP28 and where is it?​

COP28 is the 28th annual United Nations (UN) climate meeting where governments will discuss how to limit and prepare for future climate change.
The summit is being held in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), from 30 November until 12 December 2023.

What does COP stand for?​

COP stands for "Conference of the Parties", where the "parties" are the countries that signed up to the original UN climate agreement in 1992.

Why is holding COP28 in Dubai controversial?​

The UAE is one of the world's top 10 oil-producing nations.
It has appointed the chief executive of the state-owned oil company, Sultan al-Jaber, president of the COP28 talks.
Oil - like gas and coal - is a fossil fuel. These are the main causes of climate change because they release planet-warming greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide when burned for energy.
Mr Jaber's oil company plans to expand production capacity.
Documents leaked to the BBC suggest the UAE planned to use its role as host to strike oil and gas deals.
Mr Jaber has previously argued that he is uniquely well-placed to push for action from the oil and gas industry, and that as chairman of renewable energy firm Masdar, he has also overseen the expansion of clean technologies like wind and solar power.

 

[dmbrhs]

Newsom had a roast

I'm catching up, but did see a lot of clips. While I'm not a huge Newsom guy, that last clip where he wrecks DeSantis on literal acts of government (among other facts) going back 50 years, and DeSantis can't even counter, is some primo stuff.

 

[mplsdunk]

I'm not a Newsom guy either, but he's been in the game long enough he knows how to do this. he was running the show even over hanity. they were out to make him look bad and they couldn't really do it.

 

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dwalk31

 

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dwalk31 ready to call him racist yet?

 

[biggie62]

dwalk31 ready to call him racist yet?

Don’t matter if he’ll cut his taxes.

 

[RustyShackleford]

This is probably Biden's main political problem.

 

[kdawg]

dwalk31 ready to call him racist yet?

Whose is he calling those votes? Hmmm.

 

[yobyellav]

I'm not a Newsom guy either, but he's been in the game long enough he knows how to do this. he was running the show even over hanity. they were out to make him look bad and they couldn't really do it.

I was kind of thinking hannity was there as an extension of trump, to make Desantis look worse. No one in Ron’s camp could’ve seen this working out well for them.

 

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[mplsdunk]

I was kind of thinking hannity was there as an extension of trump, to make Desantis look worse. No one in Ron’s camp could’ve seen this working out well for them.

Yeah, I was thinking newsom was kind of an extension of Biden too.

Idk what Ron thought was going to happen.

I’m sure all the republicans see it as a win for them though somehow someway.

 

[biggie62]

Yeah, I was thinking newsom was kind of an extension of Biden too.

Idk what Ron thought was going to happen.

I’m sure all the republicans see it as a win for them though somehow someway.

Newsom been handing republicans Ls on Fox News for a while now. They just don’t accept facts.

 

[htg designs]

Only those who got it truly understand.
#bigpollenergy

 

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[Mark Antony]

He constantly talks around these people to their face and somehow it only endears them to him more.

 

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[dacomeup]

Violently racist. Truly despicable.

 

[Nike Jordan]

 

[mplsdunk]

 

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[Nike Jordan]

 

[gry60]

Why Is This Happening? WITHpod Live with Chris Hayes and Rachel Maddow

Chris Hayes speaks with friend and colleague Rachel Maddow about how we got to this political moment, the rise of authoritarianism, actionable steps to preserve American democracy and more.

www.msnbc.com

Give this a listen if you're surprised by the GOP's embrace of neo-nazis. This episode covers Maddow's latest book, in which she talks about how an alliance between Hitler's Germany and the US was thwarted just before and at the beginning of WWII.

- More than 80% of Americans supported Nazism at the onset of WWII.
- Henry Ford had publications dedicated to the "Jewish question."
- Hitler had a framed picture of Henry Ford in his office.