Visitor “Is the headline actually hyperbole?” by David Middleton
‘Black Timber Matter’ — VP Kamala Harris Asks NASA if It Can Observe Timber by Race for ‘Environmental Justice’
JOSHUA KLEIN 7 Nov 2021
Vice President Kamala Harris requested NASA if it may use its satellites to trace timber “by race” in varied neighborhoods as a part of “environmental justice” throughout a latest show on local weather change, main many to ridicule the vp on-line and even giving rise to a “Black Timber Matter” hashtag.
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In a clip initially shared by Deputy Director of Speedy Response at Republican Nationwide Committee (RNC) Jake Schneider, Harris is seen interrupting a presentation in an effort to share her “woke” inquiry.
“Are you able to measure timber — a part of that knowledge that you’re referring to, [and it’s an issue of] EJ, environmental justice — you could additionally monitor by race their averages by way of the variety of timber within the neighborhoods the place folks dwell?”
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“I assumed this was a Babylon Bee headline, seems it’s our completely critical Vice President,” wrote Republican congressional candidate Leon Benjamin.
“Glad she has her priorities straight,” he added.
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I assumed this was a Babylon Bee headline, seems it is our completely critical Vice President.
Glad she has her priorities straight. https://t.co/XcC9Ad4tmD
— Leon Benjamin (@Leon4Congress) November 6, 2021
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