MANN V. STEYN GETS UNDER WAY [Michael Mann's lawsuit against Mark Steyn is finally in court before a jury.]

Powerline Blog ^ | January 18th, 2024 | John Hinderaker

[M. Thatcher]

Steyn is a genius. I have long despised Never-Trump Hinderaker, and the fact that he underestimated Steyn confirms my assessment.

[Chgogal]

“The Climatic Research Unit scumbags were ALL caught red handed. They later claimed that the emails were taken out of context. No they weren’t. The emails PROVED there was indeed a cabal of climate “scientist” conspiring to push the global warming hoax. These filthy pricks should ALL be fired along with the media enablers who hid the truth.”

BTTT

[LibertarianLiz]

After over a decade, it's finally happening.

I'm actually glad about that. Here is my thinking:

When he was first charged in that lawsuit; most people believed the "Global Warming" b.s. Now, I think people are much more skeptical about it. This may help his case, as he may be seen as someone who was ahead of the curve on this subject; instead of a "climate denier", if it had taken place much sooner.

[1Old Pro]

Steyn deserves a big win here, this is being streamed?

[algore]

Michael Mann (born February 5, 1943) is an American film director, screenwriter, author, and producer, best known for his stylized crime dramas.

Mann has received numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards as well as nominations for four Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards.

His most acclaimed works include the films

Thief (1981),
Manhunter (1986),
The Last of the Mohicans (1992),
Heat (1995),
The Insider (1999),
Ali (2001),
Collateral (2004),
and Public Enemies (2009).

He is also known for his role as executive producer on the popular TV series Miami Vice (1984–90)

[SteveH]

wow.

( i wonder if there is a brief synopsis of the current state of affairs somewhere.)

[Reily]

I think the East Anglia CRU guys are now mostly retired.

From the world of why one shouldn’t mix politics and science and committed by our side of the aisle.

Maggie Thatcher gave out the initial funding to set up the CRU. The idea was to discredit the use of coal in order to gain leverage over Neil Kinnock. Kinnock and his UK Coal miners’ union were routinely paralyzing British governments. Collapsing a few making all sorts of demands like keeping mines open that produced no coal.

Moral of the story: Sometimes even the good gals\guys do dumb political things and it comes back to bite them!

[Oystir]

Go Mark!

[Ultra Sonic 007]

Wrong Michael Mann: "Dr. Michael Mann is Presidential Distinguished Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science at the University of Pennsylvania, with a secondary appointment in the Annenberg School for Communication. His research focuses on climate science and climate change. He was selected by Scientific American as one of the fifty leading visionaries in science and technology in 2002, was awarded the Hans Oeschger Medal of the European Geophysical Union in 2012. He made Bloomberg News‘ list of fifty most influential people in 2013. He has received the Friend of the Planet Award from the National Center for Science Education, the Stephen H. Schneider Award for Outstanding Climate Science Communication from Climate, the Award for Public Engagement with Science from the AAAS, the Climate Communication Prize from the American Geophysical Union and the Leo Szilard Award of the American Physical Society. He received the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement 2019 and was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2020. He is a Fellow of the AGU, AMS, GSA, AAAS and the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. He is co-founder of RealClimate.org, author of more than 200 peer-reviewed and edited publications, numerous op-eds and commentaries, and five books including Dire Predictions, The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars, The Madhouse Effect, The Tantrum that Saved the World, and The New Climate War."

Basically the guy largely responsible for this infamous graph that subsequently ignited global warming alarmism in the late '90s/early '00s:

[Trump Girl Kit Cat]

Mark Steyn has been VERY ill this is not the time for him to be going through this, I HATE THE LEFT!!!

[Reily]

I don’t believe Mann was ever at Penn, he was at UVA then Penn State then Yale.

[OldMissileer]

...it referred to a purposeful fudge factor because the real data had been lost.

It was proved not long after this bubbled to the surface the east Anglia people changed all the data upwards then destroyed the original database. It was never lost, it was deliberately destroyed so they couldn't get charged with manipulating the data.

[Flavious_Maximus]

This PDF document produced by the Lavoisier Group, outlines all the despicable Climate Fraud. It is a world wide hoax with nearly ALL western governments in on the machinations.

https://www.lavoisier.com.au/articles/greenhouse-science/climate-change/climategate-emails.pdf?mibextid=S66gvF

[higgmeister]

My Son-in-law worked at Pen Stated and had an office in the Old Main building.   My S-n-l was enthralled about seeing Mann in the hallway.   I only mentioned my opinion of the global climate change hype and kept harmony in the family.

[Osage Orange]

My niece is named Harmony.....She is brilliant...but waste’s her brilliants...

[higgmeister]

Is this supposed to be a joke?

[higgmeister]

I have cousins with the Harp last name.   When my Mom's niece was born my oldest brother suggested that she should be named "Harmony Monica Harp", then they could call her Harmonica for short.

[TomEd]

Hide the Decline!

[TChad]

After 12 years Mark Steyn finally seeks justice in Washington, D.C court.

No, wait. That's not funny.

[Free Louie]

He was at UVA when I was there...It was him and his detractor Pat Michaels going at it over there. Wonder if Steyn will call Michaels as a witness to Mann’s chicanery.