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just got power back on over here in texas. having to boil our water for the time being.
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# ? Feb 16, 2021 23:48 |
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https://twitter.com/superswagren/status/1361593456385138688
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# ? Feb 17, 2021 00:24 |
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Pryor on Fire posted:the portion of people who will forever think this was a special super magical cold that froze all the natural gas and diesel fuel can't prevent that from happening! will be approximately 90% The alternative narrative https://twitter.com/ndrew_lawrence/status/1361799173641805825/photo/1
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# ? Feb 17, 2021 01:31 |
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it's such an incredibly stupid lie too because there are wind turbines in cold places. what happens to those turbines in Wisconsin fox news? do they all freeze in the winter?? do they really???
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# ? Feb 17, 2021 01:40 |
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only little lies need some truth to them. that's the beauty of the big lie
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# ? Feb 17, 2021 02:25 |
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Wind turbines put poo poo in my pants.
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# ? Feb 17, 2021 02:27 |
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Warm yourself up by your bootstraps! https://twitter.com/kurteichenwald/status/1361820009463304193
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# ? Feb 17, 2021 02:29 |
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PostNouveau posted:Warm yourself up by your bootstraps! Everyone is going to forget about this in months. It’s not like there’s an election or something where being cruel to your own town may have consequences to your political party
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# ? Feb 17, 2021 02:30 |
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DesertIslandHermit posted:Everyone is going to forget about this in months. It’s not like there’s an election or something where being cruel to your own town may have consequences to your political party He already resigned apparently
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# ? Feb 17, 2021 02:31 |
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shirts and skins posted:He already resigned apparently lmao
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# ? Feb 17, 2021 02:35 |
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Stereotype posted:it's such an incredibly stupid lie too because there are wind turbines in cold places. what happens to those turbines in Wisconsin fox news? do they all freeze in the winter?? do they really??? there really were some wind energy sources that shut down to the cold, as far as i can tell from following local (texas) reporters on twitter, but wind was the least impacted of all yhe energy sources that went down
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# ? Feb 17, 2021 02:42 |
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Finicums Wake posted:there really were some wind energy sources that shut down to the cold, as far as i can tell from following local (texas) reporters on twitter, but wind was the least impacted of all yhe energy sources that went down texas must be using bargain basement wind turbines then, because there are wind turbines in antarctica that have been operating for a decade. personally i think it is just a huge unabashed lie because conservatives just don't give a poo poo about the truth
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# ? Feb 17, 2021 02:50 |
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I'm parish
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# ? Feb 17, 2021 02:53 |
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id expect that they wouldn't bother winterizing the turbines or installing defrosters in the blades or whatever it is they're lacking since they never expected to reasonably need them. the larger meme takes hold because it's just another iteration of the "liberals are dumb hippies and are replacing stuff that works with lovely poo poo that doesn't work and claiming it's more eco friendly" thing that has been a right wing article of faith for decades. it's identical to trump going on long tangents during his rallies ranting about low flow toilets you have to flush five times or eco friendly washing machines that break all the time
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# ? Feb 17, 2021 03:00 |
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DesertIslandHermit posted:Everyone is going to forget about this in months. It’s not like there’s an election or something where being cruel to your own town may have consequences to your political party the question is whether those consequences would be positive or negative, because there's plenty of people who agree with that 100%, possibly even while freezing to death themselves the cruelty, after all, is the point
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# ? Feb 17, 2021 03:04 |
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Conservatives using the crisis to take shots at green energy and not experiencing the consequences of their actions is par for the course (loving Greg Abbot sitting nice and toasty in the governors mansion. Some of these ERCOT assholes cutting power to people don’t even live in Texas), but the blackouts have also purified my hate for liberals. Apparently everyone in Texas should freeze to death because Ted Cruz sucks (he does). https://twitter.com/jaboukie/status/1361743738654117888 Stay out of the replies.
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# ? Feb 17, 2021 03:08 |
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My parish are with the father who lost his chrilden
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# ? Feb 17, 2021 03:22 |
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The liberals mocking the mass death of the poor and marginalized dont even have a solution lol, they'd never support any market controls to prevent this. Just there to gawk like the monsters they are
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# ? Feb 17, 2021 03:24 |
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died with hypothermia, not of
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# ? Feb 17, 2021 03:40 |
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twoday posted:https://twitter.com/tancredipalmeri/status/1361727461940101121?s=19 APOLLONIA NOOOOOOOO
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# ? Feb 17, 2021 04:19 |
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twoday posted:https://twitter.com/tancredipalmeri/status/1361727461940101121?s=19 might wanna put on a helmet
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# ? Feb 17, 2021 04:23 |
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Epic High Five posted:The liberals mocking the mass death of the poor and marginalized dont even have a solution lol, they'd never support any market controls to prevent this. Just there to gawk like the monsters they are New Orleans just got a text from the mayor saying we're getting rolling blackouts for the rest of the night because some nonprofit system operator requested them. It made me think of the new Adam Curtis documentary where he talks about neoliberals handing over politicians' power to NGOs and the private sector. Since they never offer to improve anyone's life, it's easier now they can't be blamed for not doing anything. Some organization you've never heard of before and could never change if your life depended on it is in charge of the energy grid, not elected officials. Cool.
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# ? Feb 17, 2021 04:39 |
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# ? Feb 17, 2021 04:40 |
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Epic High Five posted:The liberals mocking the mass death of the poor and marginalized dont even have a solution lol, they'd never support any market controls to prevent this. Just there to gawk like the monsters they are No you don't understand, those 8 year olds deserve to freeze, they live near chuds
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# ? Feb 17, 2021 04:40 |
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welp they just took my power i assume to give to someone else. that’s ok tho my house is too poorly insulated for the heater to keep up anyway
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# ? Feb 17, 2021 05:39 |
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glad i charged my kindle at least.
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# ? Feb 17, 2021 05:42 |
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Me, burning my books for warmth: chalk up another win for print
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# ? Feb 17, 2021 05:59 |
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jarofpiss posted:glad i charged my kindle at least. this is why I got one of those hand cranked emergency lights with a USB charge bank. I may freeze to death if everything drops but by god they'll find my corpse grinning with Combat Liberalism on proud display
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# ? Feb 17, 2021 06:05 |
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8 hours without power isn't much fun. Could have been worse, and shitposting by quill and parchment illuminated by candle light just isn't the same.
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# ? Feb 17, 2021 07:00 |
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I know it's the weather thread, but capitalism:quote:Texas wholesale electric prices spike more than 10,000% amid outages Hope y'all on a fixed price plan.
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# ? Feb 17, 2021 14:21 |
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Rev. Bleech_ posted:APOLLONIA NOOOOOOOO
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# ? Feb 17, 2021 14:27 |
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# ? Feb 17, 2021 15:03 |
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What even is the loving point of government if it isn't to do all the things we as individuals cannot and to serve the common weal?
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# ? Feb 17, 2021 16:05 |
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Megillah Gorilla posted:What even is the loving point of government if it isn't to do all the things we as individuals cannot and to serve the common weal? To loot institutions and get your rich buddies even richer... These people don't want to govern they want to rule over us.
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# ? Feb 17, 2021 16:12 |
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The modern right wing is just a loop of this ad infinitum- 1. Right-wing agitator/media person whines about government being bad 2. Said person runs for office and wins 3. That person proceeds to make government worse 4. Another more conservative person replaces them when people get upset after some time 5. Repeat 1-4
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# ? Feb 17, 2021 16:16 |
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Megillah Gorilla posted:What even is the loving point of government if it isn't to do all the things we as individuals cannot and to serve the common weal? The modern right wing doesn't understand civics at even a middle school level.
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# ? Feb 17, 2021 16:17 |
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Megillah Gorilla posted:What even is the loving point of government if it isn't to do all the things we as individuals cannot and to serve the common weal? "law and order"
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# ? Feb 17, 2021 16:19 |
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Megillah Gorilla posted:What even is the loving point of government if it isn't to do all the things we as individuals cannot and to serve the common weal? Now you're on the trolley (they don't want government to exist because they're too stupid to understand that their wealth and power are fundamentally predicated on it)
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# ? Feb 17, 2021 17:27 |
got my power back after a day and a half. time to Post.
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# ? Feb 17, 2021 17:42 |
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Gunshow Poophole posted:Now you're on the trolley (they don't want government to exist because they're too stupid to understand that their wealth and power are fundamentally predicated on it) they understand that they need the cops to protect their property rights, which is why the only functions of government that they like is the police and the military
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