Murdoch tabloid leads charge as big freeze persists – could the mayor please do something about the weather?

Murdoch tabloid leads charge as big freeze persists – could the mayor please do something about the weather?

It snowed two weeks ago in New York. Since then, the temperature has barely risen above freezing – a temperature science naturally dictates is necessary to melt snow and ice.

But science isn’t enough for some US political critics, however, who have instead blamed Zohran Mamdani, New York’s new socialist mayor, for the snow not having melted and still clogging up some of the city’s streets.

The New York Post, the rightwing tabloid and a frequent Mamdani critic, has led the charge. This week the newspaper claimed that “slushy streets” were “ruining travel for everyone”.

  • Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.caEnglish
    16·
    1 day ago

    Canadian here. “Barely risen above freezing” means it’s above freezing. That means it’s warm. Are right wing pundits just a bunch of wussies?

    • partofthevoice@lemmy.zip
      9·
      1 day ago

      They’re narrative opportunists. They seek out ways to dilute the information sphere, because that weakens the effectiveness of any productive conversation overall.

      • Did cigarettes give you cancer, or could it have been asbestos from an old house?
      • Did greenhouse gases cause global warming, or is it cold outside right now and that means everyone except you is an idiot?
      • Are we setting up a surveillance state, or do we just want infrastructure to help you find your lost dog one day?
      • …

      Truth becomes arbitrary, opinionated, prone to interpretation… how can society continue to operate when they can’t agree on anything? When the ball isn’t in the court of institutional knowledge, it’s free of the taking by whoever wants to construct narrative in their favor.

      Check out what percent of psychology studies these days can actually be reproduced via peer review.