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Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UKvfrmedia@social.tchncs.de
Jun 26, 2026, 12:25 PM
@HakeemG @dtm @datarama @harold@mastodon.social
I collect books about cars and motoring - those I have from late 20th century mention USA around late 1960s onwards as *leaders* in developing eco-friendly vehicles (including experimental EVs), many states banned leaded petrol long before European nations did - but this all seemed to go out of the window when Reagan was elected..
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HakeemGHakeemG@mastodon.social
Jun 26, 2026, 1:00 PM
@vfrmedia @dtm @datarama
Republicans definitely share some blame, but I'm not going to put on the blinders and act like the average American hasn't been an indifferent or antagonistic asshole regarding climate change.
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TamaraPNWtamarasellman@social.seattle.wa.us
Jun 26, 2026, 1:43 PM
@HakeemG @vfrmedia @dtm @datarama
Right there with you. Much of what’s happening here in the US is tied to apathetic voters not paying attention for decades (mid 1950s onward)
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Svavar the Neurospicysvavar@masto.svavar.com
Jun 26, 2026, 1:21 PM
@vfrmedia @HakeemG @dtm @datarama
It’s always Reagan.
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TamaraPNWtamarasellman@social.seattle.wa.us
Jun 26, 2026, 1:45 PM
@svavar @vfrmedia @HakeemG @dtm @datarama it goes back to the 1950s, actually. John Birch Society values quietly, doggedly built today’s power structures in the US.
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