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applegrove

(133,103 posts) Fri Aug 15, 2025, 08:16 PM Aug 2025

Repub members of Congress are demanding that Canada do something about wildfire smoke:

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Repub members of Congress are demanding that Canada do something about wildfire smoke ... except address the root cause. One says he "believes in" climate change but wants an immediate fix. If anything, Canada should be blaming us.

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— Shooti (@bambooshooti.bsky.social) 2025-08-15T23:43:07.309Z

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Repub members of Congress are demanding that Canada do something about wildfire smoke: (Original Post) applegrove Aug 2025 OP

They are embarrassing Deuxcents Aug 2025 #1

... and that is an understatement!!! nt pazzyanne Aug 2025 #6

OMFG montanacowboy Aug 2025 #2

Wait one moment. I thought the government controlled the weather. bucolic_frolic Aug 2025 #3

As soon as they're finished with Canada Postal Grunt Aug 2025 #4

Question -- Have we sent firefighters to help the Canadians? 70sEraVet Aug 2025 #5

Deuxcents

(27,706 posts)

1. They are embarrassing

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Aug 15, 2025, 08:17 PM

Aug 2025

pazzyanne

(6,761 posts)

6. ... and that is an understatement!!! nt

Reply to Deuxcents (Reply #1)

Sat Aug 16, 2025, 08:47 AM

Aug 2025

montanacowboy

(6,733 posts)

2. OMFG

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Aug 15, 2025, 08:20 PM

Aug 2025

how I hate these ignorant fucks

bucolic_frolic

(55,828 posts)

3. Wait one moment. I thought the government controlled the weather.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Aug 15, 2025, 08:49 PM

Aug 2025

Don't Canadians have that capability as well?

Postal Grunt

(255 posts)

4. As soon as they're finished with Canada

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Aug 16, 2025, 01:49 AM

Aug 2025

After those congresscritters are done fixing Canada, maybe they can clean up the Colorado fires.

70sEraVet

(5,616 posts)

5. Question -- Have we sent firefighters to help the Canadians?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Aug 16, 2025, 08:32 AM

Aug 2025

They sent firefighters to Los Angeles to help us. But all we are doing is complaining about the smoke?
What a karen thing to do!

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