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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1011519)	4/15/2017 12:42:02 PM
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'Top Secret' State Dep't Employee Charged With Concealing Contacts With Chinese Agents "Claiborne used her position and her access to sensitive diplomatic data for personal profit," said McCord. "Pursuing those who imperil our national security for personal gain will remain a key priority of the National Security Division.”

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1011519)	4/15/2017 1:38:30 PM
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The Impending Collapse Of The Global Warming Scare

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1011519)

4/15/2017 6:51:06 PM

From: koan

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That is what I couldn't remember as to why I had a bad opinion of creighton.

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Creighton doesn't seem to know the difference between writing fiction and being a "expert witness" at a Senate hearing. A more ethical person would say, "You want me for the politics, not the facts. Politicizing science is dangerous. Replace me with an actual scientist".

"Today we witnessed a rather curious event in the US Senate. Possibly for the first time ever, a chair of a Senate committee, one Senator James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), invited a science fiction writer to advise the committee (Environment and Public Works), on science facts--in this case, the facts behind climate change."
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BTW, from the same article,
A highlight of the session was Gray making one particular statement that he may be asked to defend (at least financially): "I'll take on any scientist in this field .... I predict that in 5 to 8 years the globe will begin to cool"

2016 was 0.28 degrees C warmer than '05.