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Fearful Americans Stockpiling Facts Before Federal Government Comes To Take Them Away (theonion.com)

submitted 6 days ago by ZeroCool@lemmy.ca to c/theonion@midwest.social

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[–] miked@piefed.social 118 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)

This one is true.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250422-usa-scientists-race-to-save-climate-data-before-its-deleted-by-the-trump-administration

EDIT - There are many people trying to save all types of facts before they are removed from the internet.

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 19 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Well, fuck me, that's just. I'm at a loss.
How can he ever have been seen as a candidate to lead a fucking McDonald's, let alone a country. Fuck sake.

[–] icelimit@lemmy.ml 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I don't think he could even run a shift properly at a mcD joint without getting sued into the ground.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 3 points 6 days ago

He'd be way too giddy around the happy meals.

[–] RedSnt@feddit.dk 6 points 6 days ago

Modern day book burning. Funny how history rhymes like that.

[–] cheers_queers@lemmy.zip 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I have been doing this just so when my kid comes home from high school in ten years to tell me what they learned in "history" class, i can set the record straight

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 3 points 6 days ago

My linkwarden has been VERY busy.

I've been careful to categorize only reportable fact, seeing it condensed all on a page from just a couple of months is fucking horrifying.