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Trump taps climate skeptic to run US government’s flagship climate report (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world 29 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Can we stop calling the critics, the correct term is denier or moron

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[–] pnwpixel@programming.dev 19 points 4 months ago (1 child)

I just call them a stooge. They are literally appointed to be a brainless robot that enacts fuckhead's random whims from Castle Orangeskull.

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[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 7 points 4 months ago

They're mainly fossil-fuel company mouthpieces.

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[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 months ago

Even more correct is liar.

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[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 months ago

Or "scammer".

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