[Reily]

Nobody legitimate would have made those statements!
A puppetry major claim that after a night of toking?
Where did you see\hear this?

[BenLurkin]

I was kinda thinking the same thing. Have no recollection of anything like that.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

• New York Times, July 21, 2009 — "Is the Sun Missing Its Spots?"
   
• Space, March 2, 2011 — "Mysterious Case of Missing Sunspots Solved"
   
• Smithsonian, June 18, 2009 — "An Explanation for the Missing Sunspots"
   
• etc. etc. etc.

[metmom]

There were several articles right here on FR about the topic.

Keyword search on maunderminimum:
https://freerepublic.com/tag/maunderminimum/index

Quiet sun sets new record for spotless days (Maunder like Min on the way)
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3790866/posts

Grand Solar Minimum Intensifies
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3708280/posts

‘Winter Is Coming’ Warns The Solar Physicist The Alarmists Tried To Silence
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3458869/posts