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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Arwa Mahdawi

Wild conspiracies about the weather are spreading online. The media can help

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‘Greene is not the only person spreading ridiculous conspiracy theories about Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton being engineered by the government.’ Photograph: Bonnie Cash/UPI/Rex/Shutterstock

Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has earned the dubious honour of being one of the most unhinged US politicians in recent memory, has an important message for the American people: they control the weather. Last week, in the wake of the devastation from Hurricane Helene, the far-right representative from Georgia tweeted the following: “Yes they can control the weather. It’s ridiculous for anyone to lie and say it can’t be done.”

Who is they? Good question. Greene might have meant the non-binary deep state that secretly controls the world. Or, considering she has previously insinuated that California wildfires were started by energy companies, in conjunction with the Rothschilds, using a space laser, in order to facilitate high-speed rail projects, she might have meant Jewish people. She certainly won’t elaborate. She’s been asked to clarify her antisemitic “Jewish space lasers” comment plenty of times and likes to tell reporters to “fuck off”.

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