Climate change denial can get you in legal trouble now

[Muse]

NY Times guest essay detailing how scientists advocating for climate change awareness can fight back when defamed. It has taken a long time for the courts to come around. This is a short, good read. This link should get you beyond the paywall for 14 days, i.e. until Feb. 29, 2024:

Opinion | A Slap Shot Against Climate Denial (Published 2024)

A jury rules that defamatory attacks on climate scientists have consequences.

www.nytimes.com

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[APU_Fusion]

Whaaaaaat? You mean I can’t lie, slander and libel with impunity like the 1A clearly says I can. 😲

 

[Muse]

Whaaaaaat? You mean I can’t lie, slander and libel with impunity like the 1A clearly says I can. 😲

You can try, but YMMV. Uh, myself, I haven't turned the key in my car for 9 days.

 

[BoomerD]

You can try, but YMMV. Uh, myself, I haven't turned the key in my car for 9 days.

I haven't turned a key in my truck for going on 4 years...push button start FTMFW!

 

[Muse]

I haven't turned a key in my truck for going on 4 years...push button start FTMFW!

Well, ain't you just the shit.

 

[Thump553]

Well, ain't you just the shit.

Completely off topic but once you have push button start turning a key seems as old fashioned as rotary dial phones. When car hunting key start is almost a deal killer for my wife at this point.

 

[gothuevos]

Completely off topic but once you have push button start turning a key seems as old fashioned as rotary dial phones. When car hunting key start is almost a deal killer for my wife at this point.

Any new cars that even offer a traditional key, anymore?

 

[Greenman]

According to the article it wasn't climate change denial that got the fellows in trouble, it was defamation. I'm ok with that, being an asshole should have consequences.

 

[brycejones]

According to the article it wasn't climate change denial that got the fellows in trouble, it was defamation. I'm ok with that, being an asshole should have consequences.

Irony

 

[Muse]

Completely off topic but once you have push button start turning a key seems as old fashioned as rotary dial phones. When car hunting key start is almost a deal killer for my wife at this point.

Why? Anyway, my car is 25 YO. I'm not gonna junk it because it has a key-turn ignition. What's the big deal?

 

[feralkid]

Any new cars that even offer a traditional key, anymore?

Dunno, asking Google seems as old fashioned as steam-powered aoreplanes.

 

[JTsyo]

Dunno, asking Google seems as old fashioned as steam-powered aoreplanes.

You have to ask Gemini now.

 

[Muse]

From the OP article linked:

Clean energy solutions are readily available. But meaningful action in the United States, one of the world’s biggest carbon emitters, is in jeopardy of being blocked or slowed if a significant portion of the electorate does not accept the basic scientific facts and understand their implications. Voters should keep this in mind when they go to the polls later this year. With climate science still under attack and atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations increasing, we’re running out of time.

 

[cytg111]

You have to ask Gemini now.

Bing serves up a fresh GPT4 prompt 10 prompts deep anytime you want. Never used Bing before now.