Honored for giving the planet a firm deadline. In January 2019 she announced that the world would end in twelve years if we did not address climate change. Setting aside the fact that the world already ended for Republicans last week, her prediction for the rest of humanity’s extinction was set for 2031. When the line drew laughs, she explained it had been dry humor and sarcasm, making it the first climate policy ever walked back as a joke. We have our calendars marked either way.
“The world is gonna end in 12 years if we don’t address climate change, and your biggest issue is how are we gonna pay for it?”
Source: MLK Now event, New York, Jan. 21, 2019
Photo: U.S. House Office of Photography via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
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- Robert Garcia Nov 10
- Elissa Slotkin Nov 9
- California Voters Nov 8
- Jasmine Crockett Nov 7
- Hasan Piker Nov 6
- Barack Obama Nov 5