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The Doomsday Clock Is Reset: Closest To Midnight Since The 1950s (npr.org)
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has taken the unprecedented step of moving the Doomsday Clock ahead 30 seconds, taking the world to two-and-a-half-minute to midnight. The scientists said Thursday that several factors weighed heavily in their decision, particularly climate change denial by people in power -- they cited U.S. President Donald Trump -- and talk about more nuclear weapons. From a report on NPR: The setting is the closest the clock has come to midnight since 1953, when scientists moved it to two minutes from midnight after seeing both the U.S. and the Soviet Union test hydrogen bombs. It remained at that mark until 1960. "Make no mistake, this has been a difficult year," Rachel Bronson, executive director and publisher of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, said as the new setting was announced Thursday.
Because if you read my post I didn't say it as a representation of the current political climate but what a select few people thought about it. It's purely opinion based with little to no fact involved. It's been moved forward because they don't like Trump. That's fundamentally the reason. That's it. No fact. Just opinion.
I prefer their opinion than the opinion of a random internet troll.
Then let me ask you something. Why are you actually commenting on political topics? I mean, your opinion also has zero weight, maybe actually even somewhat less, because you aren't as intelligent as an actual scientist.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever" -- David St. Hubbins, Spinal Tap
I can't handle being 2.5 minutes from doomsday on top of Trump, Firefly, and everything else! I am heading off to the nearest university to find a safe space where I can color.