here are some hyper-polluting individuals:
- the Rolling Stones’ Boeing 767 (5,046 tonnes of CO2)
- Lawrence Stroll (1,512 flights)
- Thirty-nine jets linked to 30 Russian oligarchs – (30,701 tonnes of CO2)
relevant quote:
But I will say this, a movement can’t get along without a devil, and across the whole political spectrum there is a misogynistic tendency to choose a female devil, whether it’s Anita Bryant, Hillary Clinton, Marie Antoinette, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, or J.K. Rowling [or Taylor Swift]. And there’s always gonna be people who seize on any opportunity to be misogynistic. So I would advise trans people and our allies [or environmentalists] to keep in mind, that J.K. Rowling [Taylor Swift] is not the final boss of transphobia [anti-environmentalism]. She’s not our devil. The devil is the Republican Party, the Conservative Party.
—Natalie Wynn (emphasis and bracket text mine)
edit: if you can’t respond to this without using the c*nt expletive it is not helping your case lmao. mods are we okay with this? in any case, please don’t feed the trolls.
edit 2/FAQ: “but why did she threaten legal action against that college kid though?” still shitty, but refer to this comment for a good explanation of the context behind that decision.
She only threatened legal action since those memes started before when her flight movements got the attention of the right in an attempt to make her less credible of a voice speaking out against trump. And knowing how batshit insane trump cultists can be and how she’s basically the single most hated person of his base I’m not surprised that she feared for her security. Those records were public for years but the legal action only happened after someone created that meme and even fox news suddenly cared about plane emissions…
[…] For Swift, this is legitimate fear. I don’t know if you’ve ever experienced actual fear for your life, but it’s crippling, and it effects your psyche. To experience that on a daily basis because of an app? You bet your goddamn ass I’m going to talk to my lawyers about what my options are.
sources/timeline for the above:
- mid 2022, the media begins scrutinizing Swift for her flying patterns
- in response, Swift’s jet drops from 19 to just over 2 flights per month
- her flights pick up slightly with the start of her massive Eras tour but still significantly less than pre-July 2022
- December 6, 2023, Swift embroiled in election conspiracy theory, basically making her MAGA’s enemy number one.
- January 30, 2024, Taylor Swift gets rid of one private jet
- February 6, 2024, news outlets first report on the cease and desist.
Are you actually trying to gaslight me into agreeing with you that I’m a mod on 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone and that I’m a racist? Because this is pretty pathetic.
What part of fuck off do you not get
Again, you can stop replying to me any time you want.
And I’m still not a mod here:
Note the word ‘mods.’ Note my name isn’t there.
Are you going to continue this silly gaslighting?
Wjat part of fuck off do you not get
I’ll make a deal with you- I will happily fuck off just as soon as you explain why you lied about me being a mod and a racist.
Until then, I will not fuck off. Sorry. I’ve got a lot of time on my hands and apparently so do you, so I guess this will go on for a very long time.
Unless you explain why you lied of course.
What part of fuck off do you not get
I know you think if you keep pasting that, it will work, but it won’t.
I also know you wouldn’t keep pasting that if you weren’t enjoying this. After all, there is something very simple you can do if you want me to fuck off and you refuse to do it.
You like me.
Cool, Im just gonna contact the mods about you straight up saying you will not stop harassing me despite repeatedly acknowledging you understand I do not want you messaging me anymore.
I thought I was a mod.
Should I contact them and let them know you’ve been lying about me? Calling me a racist and lying about me being a mod? Because that would be trolling.