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Richard, fantastic read here. Thank you.

I can’t argue with any of it, but I do want to mention Mann. I’m not a denier, I’m a collapsenik. I certainly understand MSM’s addiction to him because he keeps people from panicking. The funny thing about him though, is that since his ‘hockey stick’ in 1998, he’s produced essentially nothing. He’s riding the hockey stick into the sunset with book deals and prime time appearances. Mr. Mann, in my opinion, is simply in it for himself.

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Richard,

It is all just as insane as you suggest. We are long past the point of no return and careening out of control on our way to catastrophe. Meanwhile "reasonable" people are claiming it isn't so bad. They are blind, deaf, dumb and simply nuts. Worse they are utterly ignorant of reality and the meaning of all of these things.

Welcome to the end of the world we knew. Welcome in terms of the world we knew to hell. We've passed through the gates. And the "excitement" is about to really ramp up before the main events.

In terms of mother earth, yeah this is a rough patch, but she has seen much worse. She will muddle through. And just wait for it. Following this period of dying and mulching of all that was, the evolutionary explosion that comes after this to fill all those new vacancies will be glorious.

Sure, the primates will be gone. But they were a careless messy lot that liked to throw feces at each other and at everyone and everything else. Good riddance. Just wait until you see what mama has in store to replace them.

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We won't sew Mama do anything, we will be dead

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True. Metaphoric. Speaking to the cosmos witnessing this exploding furrball.

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I think we give the MSM a pass when we say they don't want to make people panic. As far as I can see, no one will panic - there are a number of huge world-wide problems now - runaway climate disaster, possible WWIII or nuclear event, societal collapse - and nobody is close to panic even though conversationally everyone agrees things are bad. It's as if society has been lobotomized. I think the only thing that might get people's attention is an EMP - if smartphones don't work, that will be noticed.

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I don't believe in Hell. It's not a serious point of view. Thus, you cannot send me there. I'm hopefully optimistic that God is NOT serious about all of this. It's the only thing you can reasonably think.

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So that's what "hopeful realism" means.

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Yep, close your eyes and it goes away!

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Face it, there is no upside to telling the truth for any of these people. They spin because what would they say otherwise? "This is extremely concerning and will likely push us past several "tipping points" regardless of it possibly being only temporary"

And it doesn't look temporary anyway . . .

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I'm finding that I am breaking through to more people now. It's becoming absolutely undeniable. Too late of course.

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Great Job on this report Richard Crim.

I gave a few questions for you .

1—How many people do you think will be Alive on Earth 2050.

2-What will the USA be like after the 2024 elections .

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I’m curious as well what does 2050 look for Canada/America in your estimate Richard thank you.

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I'm anxious to hear your answer to these, too, Richard.

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I hope Mr Eugene Robinson takes the time to read your analysis. And more. Two years, feedback of ongoing analysis of trends and events is going to stretch ability Mann to spin the story. At some point the stories will be put up side by side with proponants.

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Thank you, brother! Let hoi polloi & also-rans call it what they will, being informed is critical. And being alert to the ever-so-carefully crafted cherry-picking of Mann and his ilk is quality education. Please keep on with your fine writing. Fringe is as fringe does, if one reads widely enough; remember, Galileo too was fringe!

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Wait, I’m curious about something, the Poles warm at a faster rate, but then the temperature gradient rises to catch up so to speak. Then is the hothouse Earth would end up some, what 10C higher, or 9.5C hotter than now?

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