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Poiuyt

(18,123 posts) Fri May 31, 2019, 01:04 AM May 2019

Trump Administration Rebrands Carbon Dioxide As "Molecules Of U.S. Freedom"

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) has apparently started referring to carbon dioxide as “molecules of freedom” and natural gas as “freedom gas" , according to its latest press release.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesellsmoor/2019/05/30/trump-administration-rebrands-carbon-dioxide-as-molecules-of-u-s-freedom/?fbclid=IwAR3yT9VvD_w3aL5ZbiA8hspTd3Ia6vIs1rXQOTP8qTmzMOPZiBGxPAPmkZA#119309bf3a24

I thought this was going to be an Onion article, but evidently not.

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Trump Administration Rebrands Carbon Dioxide As "Molecules Of U.S. Freedom" (Original Post) Poiuyt May 2019 OP

fucking assholes jcgoldie May 2019 #1

Carbon Monoxide is even better. They should try it ASAP dalton99a May 2019 #2

"Freedom Gas" is what I produce... First Speaker May 2019 #3

We need to start a database of known climate change deniers. roamer65 May 2019 #4

So, this really isn't an Onion article? smirkymonkey May 2019 #5

I first thought it was a joke, too DFW May 2019 #6

Reminds me of the * Administration labeling stuff "freedom" after 9/11. no_hypocrisy May 2019 #7

That's just nuts. Our lives depend on voting these idiots out of office. Vinca May 2019 #8

Heil CO2!!! nt coti May 2019 #9

Idiocracy. nt RandiFan1290 May 2019 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author rownesheck May 2019 #11

" Rebrands Carbon Dioxide As "Molecules Of U.S. Freedom" mitch96 May 2019 #12

jcgoldie

(11,631 posts)

1. fucking assholes

Reply to Poiuyt (Original post)

Fri May 31, 2019, 01:17 AM

May 2019

dalton99a

(81,481 posts)

2. Carbon Monoxide is even better. They should try it ASAP

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Fri May 31, 2019, 01:21 AM

May 2019

First Speaker

(4,858 posts)

3. "Freedom Gas" is what I produce...

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Fri May 31, 2019, 01:22 AM

May 2019

...after I've eaten my Freedom Fries...

roamer65

(36,745 posts)

4. We need to start a database of known climate change deniers.

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Fri May 31, 2019, 01:29 AM

May 2019

That way we know who will not be allowed to migrate to escape it’s effects. Let them drown.

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

5. So, this really isn't an Onion article?

Reply to Poiuyt (Original post)

Fri May 31, 2019, 01:33 AM

May 2019

WTF? What the ever loving fuck!

Excuse me while I go smash my head through a wall now.

DFW

(54,370 posts)

6. I first thought it was a joke, too

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Fri May 31, 2019, 02:19 AM

May 2019

Just someone wanting to make the Republicans look stupid. Then I read on. I should have known.

No one makes Republicans look more stupid than Republicans, themselves.

no_hypocrisy

(46,094 posts)

7. Reminds me of the * Administration labeling stuff "freedom" after 9/11.

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Fri May 31, 2019, 05:45 AM

May 2019

Shortly after 2001, I was at a German festival in Pennsylvania. The food stand was selling "Freedom Fries". I offered a necessary lesson on how German-Americans were hypocrites for such labeling as during World War I, this country was persecuting German immigrants any chance they could. Examples of labeling ca. 1917: Coney Islands for frankfurters; Salisbury Steak for hamburger, Liberty Cabbage for sauerkraut. (Somehow, nobody wanted to re-label beer.)