here are some hyper-polluting individuals:

  • the Rolling Stones’ Boeing 767 (5,046 tonnes of CO2)
  • Lawrence Stroll (1,512 flights)
  • Thirty-nine jets linked to 30 Russian oligarchs – (30,701 tonnes of CO2)

relevant quote:

But I will say this, a movement can’t get along without a devil, and across the whole political spectrum there is a misogynistic tendency to choose a female devil, whether it’s Anita Bryant, Hillary Clinton, Marie Antoinette, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, or J.K. Rowling [or Taylor Swift]. And there’s always gonna be people who seize on any opportunity to be misogynistic. So I would advise trans people and our allies [or environmentalists] to keep in mind, that J.K. Rowling [Taylor Swift] is not the final boss of transphobia [anti-environmentalism]. She’s not our devil. The devil is the Republican Party, the Conservative Party.

—Natalie Wynn (emphasis and bracket text mine)

edit: if you can’t respond to this without using the c*nt expletive it is not helping your case lmao. mods are we okay with this? in any case, please don’t feed the trolls.

edit 2/FAQ: “but why did she threaten legal action against that college kid though?” still shitty, but refer to this comment for a good explanation of the context behind that decision.

She only threatened legal action since those memes started before when her flight movements got the attention of the right in an attempt to make her less credible of a voice speaking out against trump. And knowing how batshit insane trump cultists can be and how she’s basically the single most hated person of his base I’m not surprised that she feared for her security. Those records were public for years but the legal action only happened after someone created that meme and even fox news suddenly cared about plane emissions…

and another good comment

[…] For Swift, this is legitimate fear. I don’t know if you’ve ever experienced actual fear for your life, but it’s crippling, and it effects your psyche. To experience that on a daily basis because of an app? You bet your goddamn ass I’m going to talk to my lawyers about what my options are.

sources/timeline for the above:

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    2·
    9 months ago

    Believe it or not, I don’t have to do what you order me to do.

    Also believe it or not, you can stop replying to me at any time. That you haven’t proves that you don’t actually want me to fuck off.

    We’ll see if you continue to prove that. All you have to do to show I’m wrong is not respond.

    On the other hand, you could explain why you’re arguing with me when we agree.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
        2·
        9 months ago

        Thanks for proving me correct. I’m not a mod in this community. I’m not sure why you think I am.

        Also, please quote the racist thing I said. Unless that was a lie, of course. Personally, I think it was a lie. You can prove me wrong on that one too.

        • wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one
          2·
          9 months ago

          Cool, so now the racist mod harassing me demands I stop bringing up the racist things they said, while they harass me.

          Fuck off

          • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
            2·
            9 months ago

            Are you actually trying to gaslight me into agreeing with you that I’m a mod on 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone and that I’m a racist? Because this is pretty pathetic.

              • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
                2·
                9 months ago

                Again, you can stop replying to me any time you want.

                And I’m still not a mod here:

                Note the word ‘mods.’ Note my name isn’t there.

                Are you going to continue this silly gaslighting?

                  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
                    2·
                    9 months ago

                    I’ll make a deal with you- I will happily fuck off just as soon as you explain why you lied about me being a mod and a racist.

                    Until then, I will not fuck off. Sorry. I’ve got a lot of time on my hands and apparently so do you, so I guess this will go on for a very long time.

                    Unless you explain why you lied of course.