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Landslide Lyndon
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« on: April 09, 2015, 12:31:40 PM »
Because, Freedom!!!

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-08/for-some-wisconsin-state-workers-climate-change-isn-t-something-you-can-talk-about

Discussing climate change is out of bounds for workers at a state agency in Wisconsin. So is any work related to climate change—even responding to e-mails about the topic.

A vote on Tuesday by Wisconsin’s Board of Commissioners of Public Lands, a three-member panel overseeing an agency that benefits schools and communities in the state, enacted the staff ban on climate change. “It’s not a part of our sole mission, which is to make money for our beneficiaries,” said State Treasurer Matt Adamczyk, a Republican who sits on the board. “That’s what I want our employees working on. That’s it. Managing our trust funds.”
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« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2015, 01:13:28 PM »
Then why not just ban any discussion that's not explicitly work-related?

If talking about climate change is distracting from their "sole mission" then I'm sure talking about, say, the Badgers and the Blue Devils would be too.
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« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2015, 02:35:41 PM »
Scott Walker would do this as Dictator -- I mean President -- of the United States of America. Campaign theme against him if he is nominated.
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« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2015, 03:20:37 PM »
Good! Global warmers should want less hot air floating around.
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« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2015, 04:04:51 PM »
Illinois now welcoming sane Madisonians and Milwaukeeans as refugees
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« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2015, 05:02:13 PM »

no, because you have the government managing land for the purpose of generating revenue. There's bound to be some conflicts of interest.
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« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2015, 09:17:33 AM »
the first rule of climate change is you don't talk about climate change
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« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2015, 09:25:57 AM »
They probably aren't allowed to talk about the 7 seals of the apocalypse, either. Equality, right?
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« Reply #8 on: April 10, 2015, 10:15:53 AM »
Is climate change going to become the new marijuana where we have to come up with nicknames for it?

"Hey man, did you hear about that report on 'ostrich genocide'?"
"Yeah dude, that's crazy. Can't believe nothing's being done to stop it."
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