cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22744169

Florida State Senator Ileana Garcia has introduced legislation to prohibit “weather modification” activities in the state.

    • @Viking_HippieOP
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      741 month ago

      I wish! They worded it such that the burning of fossil fuels and other things leading to the eradication of humanity through climate change are exempt 😮‍💨

      • @[email protected]
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        391 month ago

        But we know for sure that these chemicals are modifying the weather!

        I guess, crazy people just need to shout at clouds sometimes.

        • @TrickDacy
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          61 month ago

          Everyone knows it only counts if it takes 2 hours to modify the weather. Anything over that is simply God’s will

  • Tar_Alcaran
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    631 month ago

    I feel SO sorry for the few sane rational people in Florida some times.

  • @SocialMediaRefugee
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    571 month ago

    The same people who think humans can’t alter the climate also claim that the government is controlling the weather.

  • @[email protected]
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    491 month ago

    The airlines should immediately halt service to the entire state if this goes in to effect. Why waste the time and money defending yourself against these conspiracies.

    • @[email protected]
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      131 month ago

      the injection, release, or dispersion, by any means, of a chemical, a chemical compound, a substance, or an apparatus into the atmosphere within the borders of this state for the express purpose of affecting the temperature, the weather, or the intensity of sunlight is prohibited.

      it doesn’t affect them.

      It’s stupid as fuck but is slightly saved by being worded as to be utterly and completely toothless.

  • @badbytes
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    461 month ago

    Prohibit “weather modification”.

    So are they banning Sharpies?

  • @Jumi
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    371 month ago

    And again I’m grateful that I’m not from the US. I know dumb people are everywhere but you clearly have loudest.

  • @Maalus
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    311 month ago

    “Fun” fact, “chemtrails” were used in the Soviet Union in 86’ right after the Chernobyl disaster to stop a radioactive cloud going to Moscow. They dumped a shitload of dry ice to make it rain. It rained over small villages which caused people there to get radiation sickness.

  • @hperrin
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    311 month ago

    So, a plane that dumps water onto a fire is dispersing a chemical (water) with the express purpose of controlling the temperature. So firefighting planes would be illegal under this bill.

    • Bahnd Rollard
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      191 month ago

      Sure is a good thing that florida doesn’t have forest fires… RIGHT?

      • @Raiderkev
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        61 month ago

        Well yeah, they rake their forests

  • @Skanky
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    251 month ago

    Does this affect Jewish space lasers at all? Asking for a friend

    • @[email protected]
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      31 month ago

      Yes, but not other faiths’ space lasers, I heard the rastafarian space laser is totally dope

  • @[email protected]
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    241 month ago

    I feel sorry for all the entrepreneurs and employees in the chemtrail industry.

    Imagine that you’re flying a chemtrailer and then a wild $10000 fee appears out of nowhere, and there’s a shark. Are you going to choose the shark? Nobody would. I guess a fine of $1000 is just the cost of doing chemtrail business now.

    • @Viking_HippieOP
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      71 month ago

      I don’t know what chems you’ve been huffing, but they seem fun, so please share some 😄

    • @[email protected]
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      51 month ago

      (Technically there are chemtrails that exist. Crop dusting planes. So i actually wonder if this will impact crop dusting in any capacity.)

    • @SocialMediaRefugee
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      21 month ago

      Imagine every commercial jet that leaves a contrail now having to go to court.

      • @[email protected]
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        51 month ago

        “911, what is your emergency?”

        “THERE IS A PLANE IN THE SKY SPREADING CHEMICALS OVER MY HOUSE”

  • Ekybio
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    211 month ago

    And here am I remebering the last hurricane devastating Florida, thinking: “You probably need some weather manipulation more then others…”

      • @hperrin
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        11 month ago

        Neither is it thin.

  • @AugustWest
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    171 month ago

    The bill was filed on November 20 by Garcia, a Republican

    Was anyone really unsure of her party affiliation by this point in the article?

  • @snekerpimp
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    161 month ago

    So shut down all coal and gas power plants.

  • @pyre
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    151 month ago

    wow I didn’t expect this to pass before the anti-Sasquatch legislation did but here we are