American Idiots: Trump & Oil-Soaked Republicans Blame Canada For Wildfires
Trump and his band of Republican clowns are blaming Canada for wildfire smoke when they themselves are awash with oil & gas money, and anti-environment policy.
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Sources:
https://firesmoke.ca/forecasts/current/
https://tinyurl.com/njaupuek (Republicans threaten Canada with sanctions over drifting wildfire smoke, The Guardian)
https://tinyurl.com/yhzpymdw (Bernie Moreno on Fox News blaming Canada)
https://tinyurl.com/59brjf5k (Wildfires and Climate Change, NASA)
https://tinyurl.com/ymvsn2fk (Lisa McClain blames Canada)
https://tinyurl.com/3c4ywp7a (Jack Bergman anti-environment posts)
https://tinyurl.com/yfmzjvxc (Republicans blast Canada over wildfire smoke, air quality in northern U.S., CBC News)
https://tinyurl.com/y8t2ydu6 (Trump post)
"France recorded a high of 44.6°C today. That’s so far beyond anything seen in the historical record, a 4.2 sigma deviation from the norm that it gives a return period of 87 thousand years. It’s really difficult to convey just how utterly extreme this is."
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