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[I'm a loser baby...]

Fact check !

The same guys that corrected us about false positives?

 

[Gronk]

It was the vibe, the constitution and the vibe.

 

[Gronk]

The same guys that corrected us about false positives?

Who is us. Who are the guys. Your guys or science ?

 

[Bandwagon]

The evidence was there. It's a novel virus so you're going to see things like that in the beginning. But taken as a whole it was enough to call it and it's been shown to be right.

Hmm, that's interesting, a virus that's probably been around for just on a year, with peaks through different seasons all through the world, has been proven to be "seasonal".

And there was enough evidence to call that in what, April, May?

Yeah nah

Again though I make the point that the original calls of seasonality were used in likening it to the flu, that it would disappear in summer, well that didn't happen.

But to qualify, if you want to make the call of it being seasonal based upon the idea that it'll be more prevalent through the cooler / colder months, then yeah, I'd agree with that, just as i did months ago.

Because as I've said, organisms tend to do better in certain conditions than they do in others, this is true across pretty much all of nature, and viruses that spread in the same manner as do other viruses that are known to be seasonal, are very much likely to thrive in those same conditions.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Who is us. Who are the guys. Your guys or science ?

I don't know why you always need these clarifications. I'm asking if these fact checkers are the same ones who looked into false positives. And f**ked it up completely.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Hmm, that's interesting, a virus that's probably been around for just on a year, with peaks through different seasons all through the world, has been proven to be "seasonal".

And there was enough evidence to call that in what, April, May?

Yeah nah

Again though I make the point that the original calls of seasonality were used in likening it to the flu, that it would disappear in summer, well that didn't happen.

But to qualify, if you want to make the call of it being seasonal based upon the idea that it'll be more prevalent through the cooler / colder months, then yeah, I'd agree with that, just as i did months ago.

Because as I've said, organisms tend to do better in certain conditions than they do in others, this is true across pretty much all of nature, and viruses that spread in the same manner as do other viruses that are known to be seasonal, are very much likely to thrive in those same conditions.

May/June, yeah. No one said it would disappear in the first summer.

 

[Gary Gutful]

It's more likely Trump spends the next decade in court over dodgy shit, but then prosecuting ex presidents isn't really that much of a thing in the US, so sleeping dogs will probably be left to lie.

As an aside, it's weird how people predict if Trump were to win, he's gonna do all this shit which he didn't do over the past four years, 'cause like that's somehow different because reasons.

Yet they don’t afford BA the same luxury.

 

[Hollywood Jesus]

A quick overview.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Compelling!

 

[Twizzle]

actions speak louder than words

 

[Twizzle]

A quick overview.

with no evidence

 

[strider]

with no evidence

the data in there is fake? .... should be easy enough to materialize shouldn't it?

 

[Gronk]

the data in there is fake? .... should be easy enough to materialize shouldn't it?

Donald reckons there was an illegal and totally unfair data dump. Probably the most unfair the world has ever seen.

 

[Gronk]

Australia

Australian firefighters tackling bushfires in the state of Victoria (Photo: Robdownunder/Flickr)

The US is a longstanding economic and diplomatic ally of Australia against mounting Chinese influence in the Pacific region.

But Scott Morrison has repeatedly refused to step up the country’s climate ambition, putting him on a collision course with a Biden administration.

As China, Japan and South Korea – three of Australia’s largest coal export markets – pledge to cut emissions to net zero and UK prime minister Boris Johnson urges him to bring a “bold” climate plan to next year’s Cop26 summit, Morrison is increasingly isolated on climate policy.

Besides, Australia is the only country in the world to have mooted using old Kyoto-era carbon credits to meet its climate goal under the Paris Agreement regime.

Experts say the move would be inconsistent with international law and risk setting a precedent for other nations to “exploit loopholes or reserve their right not to comply with the Paris Agreement”.

According to his foreign affairs advisor Jake Sullivan, Biden won’t pull any punches with allies such as Australia when it comes to addressing climate change.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Awesome, we can replace our local fossil fuel industry with green technology developed in the US. Then it'll sync up with our nonexistent local IT industry as we continue to rely on cheap imports from the US and China. Great for consumers, not so great for many workers.

 

[Gronk]

Awesome, we can replace our local fossil fuel industry with green technology developed in the US. Then it'll sync up with our nonexistent local IT industry as we continue to rely on cheap imports from the US and China. Great for consumers, not so great for many workers.

Is it slippery on that slope ?

 

[strider]

Australia

Australian firefighters tackling bushfires in the state of Victoria (Photo: Robdownunder/Flickr)

The US is a longstanding economic and diplomatic ally of Australia against mounting Chinese influence in the Pacific region.

But Scott Morrison has repeatedly refused to step up the country’s climate ambition, putting him on a collision course with a Biden administration.

As China, Japan and South Korea – three of Australia’s largest coal export markets – pledge to cut emissions to net zero and UK prime minister Boris Johnson urges him to bring a “bold” climate plan to next year’s Cop26 summit, Morrison is increasingly isolated on climate policy.

Besides, Australia is the only country in the world to have mooted using old Kyoto-era carbon credits to meet its climate goal under the Paris Agreement regime.

Experts say the move would be inconsistent with international law and risk setting a precedent for other nations to “exploit loopholes or reserve their right not to comply with the Paris Agreement”.

According to his foreign affairs advisor Jake Sullivan, Biden won’t pull any punches with allies such as Australia when it comes to addressing climate change.

Hope Boris have thought the green power thing through .... gonna need alot of electricity for all those cars

And how long to the batteries last? ... will there be a shitload of them to deal with down the track?

 

[Twizzle]

the data in there is fake? .... should be easy enough to materialize shouldn't it?

25 court cases, 24 dismissed or thrown out, 1 ongoing

so yeh, if it wont hold up in court, what's the point ?

 

[Suitman]

25 court cases, 24 dismissed or thrown out, 1 ongoing

Donald getting his arse kicked twice. It's beautiful to watch this unfold.

 

[strider]

25 court cases, 24 dismissed or thrown out, 1 ongoing

so yeh, if it wont hold up in court, what's the point ?

So you dont actually know either then .... cool