The fiat dumbassery is strong in this one. “When you drop money in the bank, it looks like it’s just sitting there, ready for you to withdraw. In reality, your institution makes money on your money by lending it elsewhere, including to the fossil fuel companies driving climate change, as well as emissions-heavy industries like manufacturing …… By switching to a climate-conscious bank, you could reduce those emissions by about 75 percent, the study found. In fact, if you moved $8,000 dollars—the median balance for US customers—the reduction in your indirect emissions would be twice that of the direct emissions you’d avoid if you switched to a vegetarian diet.”

Ars Technica

Banks use your deposits to loan money to fossil-fuel, emissions-heavy firms

Your $1,000 in the bank creates emissions equal to a flight from NYC to Seattle.

Clown fiat “science” strikes again

Don't Wave Your Climate Justifications for Christmas at Me!

Do you fear your Christmas tree, probably still up today, is having an impact on global warming?

“To the extent that a man isn’t free to live his life peacefully according to his own standards and to fully own whatever he earns, he is a slave. Enslaving men “for the good of society” is one of the most subtle and widespread forms of slavery. It is continually advocated by priests, politicians, and quack philosophers who hope, by the labor of the enslaved, to gain what they haven’t earned” Excerpt From The Market for Liberty Morris and Linda Tannehill This material may be protected by copyright.

“Most self-styled planners and builders of societies haven’t even considered that man might have a specific nature. They have regarded him as something infinitely plastic, as the product of his cultural or economic milieu, as some sort of identity-less blob which they could mold to suit their plans. This lack of realization that man has a specific nature which requires that he function in a specific way has given rise to floods of tears and blood . . . as social planners tried to wrench man apart and put him back together in a form they found more to their liking.” Excerpt From The Market for Liberty Morris and Linda Tannehill

Dr. Scott Atlas interviews Dr. Steve Koonin about climate science and the narrative surrounding climate change. Koonin argues against the notion of a « climate emergency » and highlights the alignment of interest among the Corporate Press, politicians, and some scientists in promoting this narrative. - 🌍 Climate emergency is a political construct and not supported by scientific research. - 🤔 There are bigger issues to address, such as poverty and geopolitical situations. - 📊 The public should check climate data themselves instead of relying on the media. - 🌡️ The Earth has been warming, but the warming has not been steady. - 💡 Wind and solar can supplement but not replace a reliable energy system. - ⚛️ Nuclear power can play a role in the energy transition.

Cringe

The left can’t meme. Fiat cannot eat.

Stoller does good journalism on his Substack but amazing his take on “crypto” is so bad.

@allen is right in saying, “I don't care what the lying, grifting, communist case for bitcoin is and neither should you.” https://x.com/allenf32/status/1736671263383339029?s=46

Fiat Academia 🤡 @Saifedean Ammous

Scientists say gases we exhale simply by BREATHING contribute to 0.013% of the UK's greenhouse gas emissions | Daily Mail Online

Gases in air exhaled from human lungs is fueling global warming, report scientists at the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology in Edinburgh.

Excellent discussion with @Alekandar Svetski , @Guy Swann , @ClintRusselNeedstobeonNostr , and @ShaneHazelToo https://rumble.com/v419zpp-bitcoin-fixes-the-apocalypse.html

———— “After the First World War in Germany, peace came with hyperinflation, which obliterated all wealth. Haffner described what Austrian economists would call a high time preference among German youth: “Amid all the misery, despair, and poverty, there was an air of light-headed youthfulness, licentiousness, and carnival.” Money, he reported, “was spent as never before or since; and not on the things old people spend their money on.”  The bonds of civilization fray during hyperinflation. As Ludwig von Mises explained in On Money and Inflation: “The truth is that the government—that is the recourse to violence—cannot produce anything. Everything that is produced is produced by the activities of individuals and is used on the market in order to receive something in exchange for it.”  Without a stable store of value, voluntary exchange becomes difficult. As von Mises writes, “Social cooperation among men—and this means the market—is what brings about civilization.” When money becomes worthless, “all that civilization has created” is at risk.   By the summer of 1924, monetary stability had returned, and Haffner saw that despite peace and monetary stability, the mindset of many Germans set the stage for a perilous future”

Why Ordinary People Enable Totalitarians, Part 1

A lack of meaning threatens freedom.

😂😂😂😂 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/i-got-a-vasectomy-due-to-climate-grief-now-i-m-compelled-to-let-go-of-my-backup-plan-1.7044592