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What can citizens do about this? Trump hates women, so I'll donate to PP. Trump hates minorities, so I'll donate to the ACLU. Trump hates the actual physical ea

by jrheard 10y ago

What can citizens do about this? Trump hates women, so I'll donate to PP. Trump hates minorities, so I'll donate to the ACLU. Trump hates the actual physical earth - so what do I do about that?

0xcafecafe 10y ago
You can donate to people who can take you to Mars
- yoz-y 10y ago
  How screwed up would the Earth need to be for this to be remotely an option though?
  - finid 10y ago
    At the rate we're messing up this planet, we'll need to find another planet real fast - relatively speaking, off course. But have no bother, it won't be in your lifetime. Not this lifetime anyway.
    - tlrobinson 10y ago
      The thing that puzzles me about this argument is any planet we find is likely to have a worse atmosphere than even a polluted Earth. If we're able to terraform Mars or whatever then we can likely also reverse the effects of global warming on Earth.
    - masklinn 10y ago
      > At the rate we're messing up this planet, we'll need to find another planet real fast - relatively speaking, off course. We can't even handle the planet we're already on, how in hell do you think we can terraform an entire separate planet? We're still only scratching the surface of understanding ecosystems today, the big thing these days is starting to try and understand how our internal microbiomes affect us personally, we're nowhere near understanding microbiotic effects on ecosystems at large. And all CES attempts so far have been abject failures.
teslabox 10y ago
> Trump hates women, The statements on that hot mike tape were about how when you're a billionaire like him, women "let you" do certain things which they would not allow any random broke guy to do. This was covered by Scott Adams... I'll get on my laptop and find the links. edit: https://youtu.be/c-sBO6OppAc?t=1340 https://youtu.be/c-sBO6OppAc?t=1340 edit2: 2. Rumor: In the leaked Access Hollywood tapes, Trump allegedly admits to kissing and touching women against their will. But on the same recording Trump clearly says, “When you’re a celebrity, they let you do anything.” The word “let” implies permission, verbal or otherwise. Therefore it is not true that Trump confessed on the tape to sexual abuse. (It is a separate question whether Trump did inappropriate things. Here I’m only talking about the rumor that he admitted inappropriate actions on the leaked tape.) - http://blog.dilbert.com/post/151791115686/assume-half-of-what-you-hear-about-the-candidates http://blog.dilbert.com/post/151791115686/assume-half-of-wha...
qguv 10y ago
Call your senator and tell them not to confirm but to fight against the nomination. Donate to NGOs supporting climate efforts. Tell your friends to do the same.
zenpaul 10y ago
I became a sustaining member of the Sierra Club.
dylandrop 10y ago
http://climatesciencedefensefund.org/ http://climatesciencedefensefund.org/ Edit: Also, I don't know if you happen to be extremely wealthy, but this was an interesting read. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/business/energy-environment/a-curious-plan-to-fight-climate-change-buy-mines-sell-coal.html http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/business/energy-environmen...
burkemw3 10y ago
My energy utility allows me some choice in the generation source. You may have the option of voting with your dollar. You'll likely have a much larger impact if you convince your employer to switch to greener sources of energy.

by jrheard 10y ago

What can citizens do about this? Trump hates women, so I'll donate to PP. Trump hates minorities, so I'll donate to the ACLU. Trump hates the actual physical earth - so what do I do about that?

0xcafecafe 10y ago

You can donate to people who can take you to Mars

yoz-y 10y ago
How screwed up would the Earth need to be for this to be remotely an option though?
- finid 10y ago
  At the rate we're messing up this planet, we'll need to find another planet real fast - relatively speaking, off course. But have no bother, it won't be in your lifetime. Not this lifetime anyway.
  - tlrobinson 10y ago
    The thing that puzzles me about this argument is any planet we find is likely to have a worse atmosphere than even a polluted Earth. If we're able to terraform Mars or whatever then we can likely also reverse the effects of global warming on Earth.
  - masklinn 10y ago
    > At the rate we're messing up this planet, we'll need to find another planet real fast - relatively speaking, off course. We can't even handle the planet we're already on, how in hell do you think we can terraform an entire separate planet? We're still only scratching the surface of understanding ecosystems today, the big thing these days is starting to try and understand how our internal microbiomes affect us personally, we're nowhere near understanding microbiotic effects on ecosystems at large. And all CES attempts so far have been abject failures.

teslabox 10y ago

> Trump hates women, The statements on that hot mike tape were about how when you're a billionaire like him, women "let you" do certain things which they would not allow any random broke guy to do. This was covered by Scott Adams... I'll get on my laptop and find the links. edit: https://youtu.be/c-sBO6OppAc?t=1340 https://youtu.be/c-sBO6OppAc?t=1340 edit2: 2. Rumor: In the leaked Access Hollywood tapes, Trump allegedly admits to kissing and touching women against their will. But on the same recording Trump clearly says, “When you’re a celebrity, they let you do anything.” The word “let” implies permission, verbal or otherwise. Therefore it is not true that Trump confessed on the tape to sexual abuse. (It is a separate question whether Trump did inappropriate things. Here I’m only talking about the rumor that he admitted inappropriate actions on the leaked tape.) - http://blog.dilbert.com/post/151791115686/assume-half-of-what-you-hear-about-the-candidates http://blog.dilbert.com/post/151791115686/assume-half-of-wha...

qguv 10y ago

Call your senator and tell them not to confirm but to fight against the nomination. Donate to NGOs supporting climate efforts. Tell your friends to do the same.

zenpaul 10y ago

I became a sustaining member of the Sierra Club.

dylandrop 10y ago

http://climatesciencedefensefund.org/ http://climatesciencedefensefund.org/ Edit: Also, I don't know if you happen to be extremely wealthy, but this was an interesting read. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/business/energy-environment/a-curious-plan-to-fight-climate-change-buy-mines-sell-coal.html http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/business/energy-environmen...

burkemw3 10y ago

My energy utility allows me some choice in the generation source. You may have the option of voting with your dollar. You'll likely have a much larger impact if you convince your employer to switch to greener sources of energy.