WalkerND

@PCarterClimate @MichaelAArouet What scares me more are the everyday people out there, workers, teachers, bus drivers, who believe or pretend to believe in climate denial simply out of political or ideological tribalism. There are ways to learn, to be thoughtful; I just don't understand how they fall into that.

@WalkerScienceND @MichaelAArouet There certainly is a sense for deniers of being in a "club." And of course many of them are being paid.

Can someone please explain why there are people out there still seriously denying man-made climate change?

@anika_climate The statement that they “admitted they were wrong” is really dishonest. It is exactly what you would expect from a self proclaimed “scientist”.

🚨 BREAKING: UNITED NATION CLIMATE COMMITTEE JUST ADMITTED THEY WERE WRONG!!! Climate activists and politicians spent years treating the RCP8.5 climate scenario like an inevitable future, using it to justify fear-driven headlines and massive policy pushes 💰. Now many climate scientists admit it was a far-fetched worst-case scenario that became unrealistic as actual energy and emissions trends changed. ‘Trust the science.’ Science updates the model. ‘…not THAT science.’” x.com/EricLDaugh/sta…

@2r_eirik Dette argumentet svekker ikke bevisene for det antropogene bidraget til de pågående, faktiske klimaendringene

Et annet bevis på at CO2 ikke driver temperaturen: Det Arktiske havet var isfritt for 14 000 år siden da CO2 var bare 230 ppm.

@HSMommy16 @MaureenDalby @Monica55dzrh Well, fix that. But don’t pretend it’s customer’s reponsabity

@MaureenDalby @Monica55dzrh I dont get all you people from other countries commenting on what Americans deal with. You clearly have NO UNDERSTaNDINg of how America works or our politics work.

We went to a dinner as a group and had a $500 bill. We tipped $40. We were happy we can be able to give our server something, but her reaction was the opposite. She told us she assumed we're going to give her at least $120. When we asked for the manager, she said she was just joking, but she wasn't smiling at all. Idk, but is $40 tip enough for $500 bill? I just feel like expecting $120 is not realistic..... 🤔🤔

@nascarmixing @CreativeDeduct They would say that’s socialism! 🤣🤣

@CreativeDeduct Cool let’s copy them then.

The persistent claim that “Denmark has socialism” is one of the most stubborn myths in modern politics. What Denmark actually has is a high-tax, high-welfare market economy built on private property, free enterprise and open trade. In the 2026 Heritage Foundation Index of Economic Freedom, Denmark scores 79.0 - the 7th freest economy in the world and 4th in Europe - and is classified as “Mostly Free”. Its labour market is flexible, property rights are strongly protected and businesses face relatively light regulation. The wealth that funds Denmark’s generous welfare state is created by one of the most competitive capitalist economies on the planet, not by state ownership of the means of production. One important factor makes the Danish model appear to “work” is not socialism but the extraordinary cohesiveness of Danish society. For decades Denmark was one of the most culturally homogeneous nations in Europe, with high levels of social trust, low corruption and a strong work ethic. Citizens were willing to pay very high taxes because they trusted that others would do the same and that the system would not be gamed. That cultural foundation is what allowed the welfare state to function without the collapse seen in more diverse or lower-trust societies. Denmark proves the opposite of what its admirers claim: big government can only sustain generous entitlements on the back of a dynamic, free-market economy and a high-trust, culturally cohesive population. Remove either pillar and the model fails. Denmark, rather than being evidence for socialism, shows that the very things many Western countries are actively undermining in fact provide the foundation for the model of society they claim to protect.

@WhiteHouse He doesn’t a clue what the RCP8.5 actually is. Literally no one is admitting that 🤦🏻‍♂️

“GOOD RIDDANCE! After 15 years of Dumocrats promising that “Climate Change” is going to destroy the Planet, the United Nations TOP Climate Committee just admitted that its own projections (RCP8.5) were WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!” - President DONALD J. TRUMP 🇺🇸

@swissBTCmaxi @joakim_myrland @justkehat @MichaelAArouet Are you saying that French citizens seek asylum in Switzerland?

@WalkerScienceND @joakim_myrland @justkehat @MichaelAArouet I include French immigrants into the Asylum seekers category... the worst!

I was in Switzerland this week. Each time I go there, it amazes me how perfect, well-organized and safe it is. It’s the last country in Western Europe where one doesn’t have the feeling that everything is deteriorating. Why don’t more countries have direct democracy? It works.

@XCarcallaX @Sierra_rak 👍

Those things were not built by billionaires 1. The American highway system was built by the state, as were water and sewer systems 2. The nation was electrified under FDR through programs like the TVA or grants under the REA 3. The basic infrastructure that runs the internet (TCP/IP) was created by government agencies or in response to us government contracts, not billionaires 4. Modern encryption was created by NIST, not billionaires 5. Integrated circuit development was funded by the NSF, not entrepreneurs Without public subsidies like these the internet doesn’t exist, the tech industry doesn’t exist,

People hate billionaires but somehow think civilization, electricity, global infrastructure, smartphones, aerospace, modern medicine, and the internet could’ve been built from cozy little mom-and-pop shops. Scale requires scale. You do not get massive systems, coordination, innovation, manufacturing, logistics, and technological acceleration without enormous concentrations of capital, labor, and ambition.

@joakim_myrland @justkehat @swissBTCmaxi @MichaelAArouet About 80% of the immigrant population are European or with European backgrounds. About 2.5% of the total population hold asylum or refugee status

@justkehat @swissBTCmaxi @MichaelAArouet Asylum seekers are a crucial part of the Swiss economy? 😅

@DariushHos81874 @Percival Jeg tror det er Hans Majestet Kongens Garde

@Percival @WalkerScienceND Her, det var vist amerikanske tropper i Norge :) derfor det kom opp på søket

The fact that kids and not military make up the Norwegian constitution day parade tells you a lot about Norway. 🥰

@lostmy_pass1000 @Rainmaker1973 You don’t earn 891$ full time in Norway. A young couple with no kids, full time would earn about 20K kr each after taxes. Paying 15000 kr in rent, that would be 25000 kr for both, which is a considerable amount being young.

Oh, that!? Don't let the money blind tou. There is ko such thing here as $340,000 per every citizen. Here like anywhere else. "Trickles" down from the elite's pockets. The rest of us fight a daily strugle. 1 cucumber=$3,75, 1 loaf of sliced toastbread= app. $4-5, at it's worst 1 Liter of diesel=$3.11. (1L=0,264 gallons), 1 parkingspace in Oslo City<$160000. My tiny home faaar out on the countryside, no busses to commute by during evenings/weekends: 1.1 hours with car from Oslo City=$182600, 20 kg of chickenfeed=$30, 20 kg of rabbitfeed=$38, healthy dogfeed=$ 75/ 15-20 kilos, 1 lettuce=$3.75, apples=$4,5/kilo(1kilo=35,27 ounces). Bare minimum according to social security suppossedly= $891/month. 1 room appartement in Oslo City=$1000-1800/month. I'm being gentle. You do the math. The "happiness ratio" seems high on international statistics. Why? Because of patriotism. No one will admitt they are misserable and can't a afford 1 cucumber/week. True story this is. Taxes!? On everything. Income based supposedly yet minimum 25% of income. It does not add up. Yes, there is oul. But there is also corruption and politicians indoor trading stocks when they know beforehand what is happening. Oh, and eggs=$7/12-15 pieces. Try making a birthdaycake to make a kid happy. Flour=$3.75/kilo. Need I to go on? 1 Mc Donald's meal=between $ 18-30 depending on size and taste. "Happy" Norwegians make shit loads of money. Have a mnsion, summercottage, 2-3 cars, brnded clothing, Starbucks voffee daily. But they are the elite. Kids gets bullied for not wearing fashion brands, and gangs recruit vulnerable kids outside of schoolyards to sell dope. Lots of people are on what they call "coke" wich is not even Columbian clean. Hell, not even New York clean. 3.5-4 grams of weed=$53. Don't judge a book by it's cover. I have 10 chickens, 15 rabbits, 2 dogs, 4 guinepigs, a small house, electricalbill (our municipality have windmills on the mountains standing 216 meters tall) yet "WE" are a poor municipality. One would think we get lots of windelecteicityfor cheap!? No, the sell it abroad, phone+internet my gosh I can't even afford a tv. Don't get me wrong, of course I have a th. But no channels. I just use it as a bigger screen. Can't afford a car. Can't afford new clothes, food budget $53/week bare minimum, nudles, oatmeal, butter, milk, rice and canned food. Lots of people in Norwaysimply lie about their happiness. They just say they love the winter and the dark because of skiing and Norrhen lights if you are lucky. The climste change is threatening the national winterssports teams. Skiiers train withrollerskiis during winter to "keep the dream alive". So yeah, Happy 17th of May to Norway! Who is not affecteda single second by what is happening in the Strait of Hormuz. Here, we have hardly heard about it. We shrug our shoulders going "Awww, look at Trump go, saving the world from Iranian Terrorists" despite him being a sexual predator trying to deflect from the Epstein files. fYI, the Mee-too movement hit the government haard here. Well, don't get me weong, they all kept their jobs, butpoliticaö youthorhanisations were pedophiles throwing alcoholosrties for young girls and even the old ladies in Stortinget had a bunch of "secret long forgotten(?)" rendevous in the bushes behind the barns with minor toyboys belonging to their frien, as sons, when invited to neighbourghly weddings. And don't get me startes on Jens Stoltenberg. People use the N- word left and right and the upgrade the trafficinfrastructior roads, trains, subways and cablecarts simultainiously. That means ALL at ONCE! You can't get to or from work/scool with out traffic jams for hours. 17th of May, the day the Norwegian constitution were proclamaited. Tiday everyone think's they are happy because they eat ice cream, $5/Liter, eating hot dogs, $4-5/serving, wearing traditional (originaly basic farmwear) costumes upgraded with $1000 upon 1000s of silver broaches, beltsbuckles, necklesses, tiaras.

Norway, a country with just over 5 million people, manages the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund — worth nearly $2 trillion. This translates to around $340,000 for every citizen, making it one of the richest countries per capita. The fund was built from oil revenues, but instead of spending it all, Norway invested globally in stocks, bonds, and green energy projects. It serves as a safety net for future generations, ensuring the country’s wealth continues long after oil production declines. Norway’s model is admired worldwide as an example of smart resource management. It shows how natural resources can be transformed into long-term prosperity when governments prioritize sustainability and financial discipline.

@Graff2023 @Rainmaker1973 Immigrant population in Norway is around 20% 🙄

Norway is also a fairly racially/ethnically homogenous country. People are willing to make minor sacrifices for the nation or the future, unlike in North America. Alberta had its "Heritage Fund" first, but underfunded it to keep taxes low - short term gratification and a small government ideology.

@copperchunk @paulg Certainly it is one of the driving factors 👍

@paulg My theory that it's rentier capitalism extracting all the surplus income from the system so people can't afford kids discontinuitythesis.substack.com/p/the-sterile-…

If Steve Jobs were still alive, he would have the moral authority to face and maybe even to solve this problem. But I doubt anyone in the phone business now does.

@Idlebrock @savoy_girl @Zombieshoot @eric_hz143 Don’t bring one without leash, as simple as that.

@savoy_girl @Zombieshoot @eric_hz143 Then dont bring your dog out in public. Sorry, your rights end where another's rights begin. People are going to pet your dog. Other dogs are going to sniff your dog. Your dog is going to sniff things. Its life hun...

I love that guy with the tank. I've been waiting for this moment my whole life.

@THWg2221990 @the_transit_guy And why?

@the_transit_guy Has it ever occurred to people that bike transportation is very unpopular as a mass transit solution?

The idea that the “MAHA” movement is not funding tens of thousands of miles of bikeways and recreational trails, but is instead defunding these projects, is beyond me.

@Broccolidwarf @Sensibleauthor @krassenstein “Your resistance to renewable energy is mostly "religious" - not based in facts.”… absolutely 👍

@Sensibleauthor @krassenstein Of course it isn't, old technologies die out and are replaced with more effective ones. There is a reason you are not all driving around in horse carriages anymore. Your resistance to renewable energy is mostly "religious" - not based in facts.

THEY ARE SO STUPID! This is the most embarrassing thing I have ever seen. Burgum: When the sun goes down, solar panels produce zero electricity. The whole machine doesn't work. Rep. Huffman: I request to enter into the record this amazing new technology that apparently the Secretary is unaware of. It's a battery.

@RichardHanania In Sweden, the shift in 20 years is in about 2.9%. More capitalist? Is EEUU choosing to be more socialist? 🤦🏻‍♂️

Sweden is choosing capitalism. Social spending as percentage of GDP is now 24%, lower than most of Northern Europe. Sweden has surpassed the US in billionaires per capita. School choice is universal, one in ten teens goes to a school operated by a company listed on the Stockholm stock exchange. Taxes have been cut three years in a row. Sweden has seen "more than 500 initial public offerings over the 10 years through 2024, more than Germany, France, the Netherlands and Spain combined" Nearly half of primary healthcare clinics are now privately owned. The result? Same as always. Sweden is projected to grow 2% a year through 2030, which is the same as the US and double France and Germany. How many times does this have to keep happening across the world? How many times does free market capitalism have to prove itself superior to socialism before the world accepts the truth?