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cbabe

(3,551 posts) Wed Oct 19, 2022, 11:52 AM Oct 2022

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'Devastating': Right-Wing Swedish Government Shutters Environment Ministry

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/10/19/devastating-right-wing-swedish-government-shutters-environment-ministry

'Devastating': Right-Wing Swedish Government Shutters Environment Ministry

JAKE JOHNSON
October 19, 2022

Per Bolund, the leader of the Swedish Greens, wrote on social media that the axing of the environment ministry shows "how little this government values the environment and the climate."

"This is a historic decision with devastating consequences for environmental issues," Bolund added, noting that Sweden will now be without a separate environment ministry for the first time in five decades.

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'Devastating': Right-Wing Swedish Government Shutters Environment Ministry (Original Post) cbabe Oct 2022 OP

Oh, Lord. It just keeps spreading. Scrivener7 Oct 2022 #1

And we thought selfish, right-wing assholes didn't exist in so many parts of Europe. kysrsoze Oct 2022 #2

Unbelievable, even Sweden. Greta Thunberg, what does she think of this? appalachiablue Oct 2022 #3

Sweeden is one of the largest arms dealers IbogaProject Oct 2022 #4

Scrivener7

(51,022 posts)

1. Oh, Lord. It just keeps spreading.

Reply to cbabe (Original post)

Wed Oct 19, 2022, 12:05 PM

Oct 2022

kysrsoze

(6,023 posts)

2. And we thought selfish, right-wing assholes didn't exist in so many parts of Europe.

Reply to cbabe (Original post)

Wed Oct 19, 2022, 12:27 PM

Oct 2022

n/t

appalachiablue

(41,177 posts)

3. Unbelievable, even Sweden. Greta Thunberg, what does she think of this?

Reply to cbabe (Original post)

Wed Oct 19, 2022, 01:31 PM

Oct 2022

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IbogaProject

(2,843 posts)

4. Sweeden is one of the largest arms dealers

Reply to cbabe (Original post)

Wed Oct 19, 2022, 04:39 PM

Oct 2022

Specifically they make most of the TNT and Smokeless Rifle powder for bullets and shells. They were never as nice as their PR makes them out to be.

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