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Climate advocates fear picking JD Vance for VP is ‘a dangerous step backward’ | Vance’s record shows ‘pattern of prioritizing fossil fuel interests’ over the climate crisis(www.theguardian.com)

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nick@midwest.social
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I’m not discounting this very real concern, but I’m a lot more concerned for my gay kid. And all the trans people out there.

I don’t want them ending up in a concentration camp.

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RubberDuck@lemmy.world
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While I get you are worried about their hateful agenda, if the world ends up boiling there is no future at all.

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RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works
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Is there a viable Republican candidate who doesn’t have a record that shows ‘a pattern of prioritizing fossil fuel interests’? The GOP is effectively the party of ‘prioritizing fossil fuel interests’.

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ODGreen@slrpnk.net
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As are the Dems. Well, they at least slap a rainbow sticker on the oil rigs.

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silence7@slrpnk.netOPM
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No.

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aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world
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No fucking shit.

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captainastronaut@seattlelunarsociety.org
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Anyone who got picked was going to a dangerous step backward.

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