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To: SunkenCiv

“May have”...scientific weasel words. Followed by “give us grants so we can prove it”.


3 posted on 12/22/2025 1:16:26 PM PST by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Finish the damned WALL! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH! )
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To: JimRed

Uh, no, not weasel words, it’s a habit people who work in the sciences pick up rather than the absolutist ex cathedra statements of the likes of Al Gore or Michael Moore.


5 posted on 12/22/2025 1:18:17 PM PST by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: JimRed

President Teddy Roosevelt first coined the term “weasel words”. Also, “pussyfoot”.


34 posted on 12/22/2025 6:06:05 PM PST by The Duke (Not without incident)
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