Only in America do we accept weather predictions from a rodent but deny climate change evidence

[highplainsdem]

from scientists.


Meme posted by a scientist on Twitter:

Link to tweet

And also posted on Mastodon by PBS's Sheril Kirshenbaum:

https://masto.ai/@[e-mail]/109794108550250341

[roamer65]

1. Pretty much right.

[republianmushroom]

2. strange but Yep

[Mosby]

3. Fred la marmotte is Canadian.

So I guess it should say only in American and Canada.

[forthemiddle]

4. Only in America?

It’s actually based on a German tradition.
https://germanyinusa.com/2019/02/01/how-german-settlers-created-the-traditions-behind-groundhog-day/

[Raine]

5. Ground Hog Day is all in fun

I never heard anyone say they actually believe it.

[TheRealNorth]

9. Well, no one from the reality-based community believes it.

Compared to what gets trafficked in the Q-anon community, a rodent that predicts the weather isn't so far-fetched.

[Coventina]

6. Wiccans want their holiday back!

[Princess Turandot]

7. Not exactly. Canada's official weather rodent was sadly found dead this very morning...

...in Val-d'Espoir, Quebec, as reported by USA today.

RIP Fred la marmotte. You were probably more fun than the humorless meme-pusher.

[malaise]

8. Profound

Rec