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applegrove

(127,768 posts) Fri Aug 15, 2025, 08:16 PM Aug 15

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

#ResistanceEarth
#BlueEarth

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 15 OP

They are embarrassing Deuxcents Aug 15 #1

... and that is an understatement!!! nt pazzyanne Aug 16 #6

OMFG montanacowboy Aug 15 #2

Wait one moment. I thought the government controlled the weather. bucolic_frolic Aug 15 #3

As soon as they're finished with Canada Postal Grunt Aug 16 #4

Question -- Have we sent firefighters to help the Canadians? 70sEraVet Aug 16 #5

Deuxcents

(23,717 posts)

1. They are embarrassing

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Aug 15, 2025, 08:17 PM

Aug 15

pazzyanne

(6,709 posts)

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

Reply to Deuxcents (Reply #1)

Sat Aug 16, 2025, 08:47 AM

Aug 16

montanacowboy

(6,567 posts)

2. OMFG

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Aug 15, 2025, 08:20 PM

Aug 15

how I hate these ignorant fucks

bucolic_frolic

(52,092 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 15

Don't Canadians have that capability as well?

Postal Grunt

(248 posts)

4. As soon as they're finished with Canada

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Aug 16, 2025, 01:49 AM

Aug 16

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

70sEraVet

(4,792 posts)

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

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Aug 16, 2025, 08:32 AM

Aug 16

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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