Pretty funny that people now say these fires and heatwaves are “due to the climate”. Have they been living under a stone? Meteorologists have been predicting exactly this situation for YEARS! Folks, this is manmade, CO2-based climate collapse happening right in front of us. And it will get worse.
this post was submitted on 14 Aug 2026
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Yeah. I overheard someone say “I guess it’s due to the - oh what is it we’re supposed to say? (“Climate change?”) Yeah, climate change.”
Like, it wasn’t a fifty year old concept.
Ignorance is bliss. I envy these people sometimes, living under such a huge rock must be nice and cozy.
No no, not allowed to bring politics into this apparently.
Fucking bullshit, I vote green because no one else seems to really care.
Whether that makes sense depends a lot on which country. Some Green parties (Notably in the US) behave as if they're intentional spoilers to make the worst viable candidates win. Other countries, it makes a lot of sense.
UK green party
Know your constituency. They're viable in some, but not all.
Doesn't matter who I vote for here, no one I respect has any chance of winning, so I will just vote green as its +1 vote nationally I guess.
Well of England and Wales. Scottish Greens are a different party. Just to be pedantic