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It follows Republican outrage over Mamdani offering the same heatwave advice as everyone else.

The US Department of Energy reportedly deleted about 6,000 pages related to energy conservation as a historic heatwave tears across the country.

The deletion was suspiciously timed, following Republican outrage over Mayor Zohran Mamdani asking New Yorkers to help reduce strain on the grid by setting their AC to 78 degrees. Republicans like Ted Cruz (who has famously fled severe weather in his home state), Nikki Haley, and Representative Nancy Mace (South Carolina) quickly pounced, framing the request as socialism and an act of war on women in menopause (the Republican Party is notoriously friendly to women’s health).

Of course, this is pretty standard advice during a heatwave. It was the official stance of the Department of Energy that Americans should set their thermostats between 75 and 78 degrees, and Republican governors in deep red states like Texas have issued the same advice in the past — including current governor Greg Abbott.

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[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 157 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

I have officially rounded the corner where everything is so insane my first reaction was to laugh at how absurd this is.

Literally everything they do is the worst possible choice. They literally want to burn down the world and rule over the ashes, even if they don't understand that's where this is headed.

I don't think humanity is gonna make it. Too many of us refuse to engage with reality and evidence.

[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

reality and evidence are painful. people avoid pain.

fantasy and magical thinking feels good. so they embrace it.

IME maybe like 1/20 people is grounded in a greater reality, most are living in a fictional magical world and only want to be around other people who support their fantasies.

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I'm sure the Mongols, Ottomans, Greeks and Romans thought they were going to be around forever too.

Too many of us prefer what feels right to thinking.

[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Sadly i think the powers that be will gladly overconsume and let climate, starvation, and war solve the overpopulation issue.

Probably thinking its alright, its like biblical plauges

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[–] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 37 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

The Republican Party is notoriously friendly to women’s health

The fuck?

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 44 points 3 weeks ago

Clearly that's snark.

[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 33 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] cecinestpasunecommunication@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

For fucks sake do you really need one?

[–] cynar@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago (13 children)

At this point, unfortunately yes. Even if it's only to stop dog whistling being hidden behind "it was only a joke" or "it was obviously sarcastic".

It also helps non native English speakers.

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[–] betanumerus@lemmy.ca 26 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The Oil & Gas Party wants you to buy more oil & gas. This government isn't working for American, it's funnelling American money to those who invest in oil & gas.

[–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The Oil & Gas Party

GOP - Gas & Oil Party.

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

Also "Guardians of Pedophiles".

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 26 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Wonder how long before Trump renames it "Department of burning Oil and Coal"

[–] OleFoFa@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Department of finding ways to increase fossil consumption by working coal and raw oil into the American food consumption

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 24 points 3 weeks ago (32 children)

Whats important is that we kept the Democrats from taking the presidency. Right kids?!

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[–] VirtuePacket@lemmy.zip 22 points 3 weeks ago

We're a deeply un-serious country.

[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

78f is roughly 26c, which the recommendation here in Australia during summer. I usually have mine set to 30c/86f.

I don't understand what the issue with Mamdani's advice is.

[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 24 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

He could have quoted MAGA and their recommendations and they still would have lost their shit.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

He gave the same recommendation as the federal DOE. The sad part is this is the federal government following Fox News' lead. Literally fox news is rewriting government messaging.

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[–] Archelon@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

In the mindset of the contrarian reactionary, it doesn’t matter what the advice is but rather that it’s being given at all.

[–] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah "78 set it and forget it" was good advice when I was a kid and it's still good advice.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 weeks ago

Don't bother, there's nothing to understand

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 21 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

slams

They can't help themselves

[–] Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Don't blast em over it, jeez.

[–] ArchEngel@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

"Lemming Blasts News Site Over Use Of 'Slams' In Title"

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[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago

"They're coming for your ~~guns~~ ~~kids~~ thermostat."

[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

78 during day is my standard. You let your body acclimate to the warm weather. Then when you go out and about in it you don’t feel like you’re about to die.

76 at night. Set to get that low by 10pm.

[–] HulkSmashBurgers@reddthat.com 6 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

We keep our AC at a constant 76 and use fans.

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[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

long as the humidity is low, higher temps can be quite comfortable. used to keep mine at 80 til my visiting folks started futzing with the thermostat. 77-78 is a good compromise

[–] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, I live in a swamp. Dehumidification is the real miracle of ac.

[–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 11 points 3 weeks ago

"Mamdani wants you to diiieee! It's another genocidal socialist maniac! Feeeaaar!"

Official federal policy.

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

The same Government of Putin shitheads who killed the energy efficient heat pump incentives.

[–] sol6_vi@lemmy.makearmy.io 5 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

So I don't get chewed out: obviously energy conservation is important and obviously taking these pages down is a bad thing. That said all this government telling me to be hot for the greater good pisses me off when no ones been arrested from the Epstein files and we aren't taxing the rich and were still building data centers.

To me this feels like someone telling me climate change is my fault because I threw out a water bottle or drive an ICE vehicle. Like ya someday I'll get an electric car and I should have recycled the bottle but wtf. So many larger more massive issues with energy conservation at larger scales than me running the AC at 70.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

It doesn't even have to be about climate change. It's also about balancing the electrical load of everyone in NYC blasting their AC at once. So they don't have brown and blackouts

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

A lot of the people making these decisions are also not individual people but building managers for corporations and other businesses.

IMO the reason the feds issue most these kinds of guidances is so managers can point at them and say "I'm just following best practice, don't yell at me"

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[–] mellowistheyellow@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

lol his advice is like the most standard advice anywhere in the world. A NYC mayor giving advice isnt the government trying to control your life. Calm your paranoid fascist brain cells down.

[–] sol6_vi@lemmy.makearmy.io 5 points 3 weeks ago

I have a pretty long history here of not being a fascist and this overuse of the word over something trivial is why its lost its meaning.

[–] MrVilliam@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago

I made the switch from ICE to EV a couple months ago, and it wasn't really even about climate change. It's just cheaper and more convenient in terms of fueling, and there's far less maintenance to keep on top of. It just no longer makes sense to choose ICE (usually) if you already need a new vehicle, can charge at home, and don't drive more than like 200 miles per day. I just did a road trip in it last month and it really only made the journey maybe 5-10% longer than if I used an ICE vehicle since we needed to stop for food and bathrooms anyway.

Recycling plastic is almost completely a lie. Very few recycling plants can recycle your water bottle, and it's incredibly wasteful and costly even if they can. The better choice is to not buy plastic water bottles in the first place, and if you do then reuse them several times, but also you're just a drop in the bucket compared to industries' waterfalls, so don't beat yourself up about it when you're not perfect.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

no ones been arrested from the Epstein files

Strictly speaking, Epstein and Ghislaine got arrested.

To me this feels like someone telling me climate change is my fault

That's the liberal response.

"We're going to give you a choice between the cheap dirty consumerist good and the expensive efficient consumerist goodAnd if you pick wrong, it's your fault that climate change is happening."

The conservative response is some combination of

"Actually, the biggest source of climate emissions is Al Gore's farts"

and

"It's both gay and Chinese to talk about energy efficiency"

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We keep ours at 80°F unless there is a breeze, in which case we just use our ceiling fans and open everything. It gets a little uncomfortable, but if we remember to stay hydrated and eat less, then it's all good.

[–] mrmisses@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Nevermind I'm dumb

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