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    1/25/2017 5:40 pm  #1

    tennyson
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    Scientists planning their own march in Washington

    IF it happens, wait for the "Tweet Storm".  It will probably be a "doozie". 

    http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/25/politics/scientists-march-dc-trnd/index.html

    "Do not confuse motion and progress, A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress"
     
     

    1/25/2017 5:43 pm  #2

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    I am there!

    We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists. 
     

    1/25/2017 6:36 pm  #3

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    Re: Scientists planning their own march in Washington

    In my lifetime I don't ever remember such open vitrol and disdain of an incomming POTUS. When you add the worldwide similar reaction it is rather astounding. 

    While there was widespread more covert racist reaction to Obama (that persisted throughout his Administration) there was NEVER anything like this or as open. 

    Words DO have consequences and we are seeing it big time. 

    I don't see him recovering from the perception that these people have of him. It IS possible, but I don't think he knows how to do it given how he operates. 

     

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    1/25/2017 7:08 pm  #4

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    In my lifetime I cannot remember a chief executive offering such hatred for science and learning

    We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists. 
     

    1/25/2017 10:04 pm  #5

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    Re: Scientists planning their own march in Washington

    Here's a cool story. 

    Shaughnessey Naughton, who lives in Bucks County, PA and ran for Congess in my district (I voted for her in the primary last year but she lost) has started a political action committee to recruit scientists to run for office.

    The PAC is called 314 Action and The Atlantic has a write up on it here. 

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    1/26/2017 5:23 am  #6

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    Re: Scientists planning their own march in Washington

    TheLagerLad wrote:

    Here's a cool story. 

    Shaughnessey Naughton, who lives in Bucks County, PA and ran for Congess in my district (I voted for her in the primary last year but she lost) has started a political action committee to recruit scientists to run for office.

    The PAC is called 314 Action and The Atlantic has a write up on it here. 

    That is a great idea. I wish her well. It would be nice if legislatures, both state and national had more people in them who understood science. Damned useful, in fact.
     

    We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists. 
     

     

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