Summary of #51 Julie Kelly “Battling the climate left”

00:00:00 - 00:35:00

Julie Kelly, political commentator and author, discusses the unrealistic nature of the climate left's agenda and its consequences on the economy. She notes that big businesses, which have been advancing the climate agenda, are now having to suffer the fallout. Kelly points out the hypocrisy of climate activists who promote policies that lead to skyrocketing fuel and food prices, and restrictions on air travel and meat consumption. She also sees parallels between the climate movement and the push for COVID lockdowns and social distancing policies, with similar tactics such as fear-mongering and bullying. Finally, Kelly stresses the importance of exposing the hypocrisy of climate cultists to push back against their agenda.

• 00:00:00 In this section, Julie Kelly discusses her background and how she got into covering scientific issues such as climate change. She explains that she started covering food issues, specifically agricultural biotechnology, which naturally led her into covering climate change. Kelly then explains that most of the Republican Party, especially the GOP Senate, is currently on board with the climate change movement and shows no skepticism about the climate change narrative or movement. She mentions that they are doing nothing to halt the Biden regime from completely decimating the country's energy grid and making these outlandish and not attainable deadlines. Finally, Kelly notes that there is less enthusiasm in the House, and the only prominent Republican climate skeptic she knows of is Representative Thomas Massey.
• 00:05:00 In this section, Julie Kelly discusses the unrealistic nature of the idea that the U.S. can rely entirely on renewable energy to power the country's economy. She suggests that voters are starting to realize the impracticality of such ideas and points to the ongoing energy crisis in Europe as a potential wake-up call for Americans. Kelly also notes the hypocrisy of climate activists who promote policies that lead to skyrocketing fuel and food prices, with an agenda to limit meat consumption and restrict air travel. She sees parallels between the climate movement and the push for COVID lockdowns and social distancing policies linked with similar tactics, such as fear-mongering and bullying. Kelly believes that exposing the hypocrisy of climate cultists will be a crucial step in pushing back against their agenda.
• 00:10:00 n this section, journalist Julie Kelly discusses her early opposition to lockdowns and how she and only a few others began pushing back against them, realizing the dangers of stripping sources of joy and happiness from people's lives. She also discusses the lack of journalism on climate change and how there used to be vigorous debate about the topic, but now there is little pushback. Kelly also expresses her concern about the threat of a central bank digital currency and the potential for people to be punished for consuming too much of certain resources. She notes the double standards in the treatment of different political protesters and how it infuriates people.
• 00:15:00 In this section, the speaker discusses the disparate treatment of January 6 rioters versus those involved in the George Floyd protests. She notes that while the DOJ is seeking terrorism enhancements for trespassers at the Capitol, they are actively dropping charges against more violent and destructive rioters from the George Floyd protests. The speaker also criticizes the fixation on Ukraine and Russia, pointing out issues such as fentanyl overdoses in North Carolina and European pushback against heavy-handedness in Ukraine. Finally, she highlights how the goal of the climate cabal is to make fossil fuels so expensive that green energy options are the only feasible choice, and that the Chinese government likely does not believe in the climate scam.
• 00:20:00 In this section, Julie Kelly discusses the unrealistic nature of the climate left's agenda and its consequences on the economy. She notes that the pushback from big businesses that have been advancing the climate agenda, like Tesla, is having fallout everywhere. Julie had conversations with climate scientists like Michael Mann and Gavin Devin Schmidt and was name-called repeatedly when she started writing about climate, which prepared her for the confrontations she would face when writing about COVID-19. This deception by the climate left was going on decades before the COVID-19 pandemic allowed them to "sell the COVID thing." Furthermore, Kelly points out that these scientists never apologized for all the lies they've told, their fabricated data, and their predictions of doom and gloom that never came true. Despite causing damage to people, communities, and the economy, these scientists never have to apologize, which is similar to Dr. Fauci, who claims that attacks on him are attacks on science itself.
• 00:25:00 In this section, Julie Kelly, an author and political commentator, discusses how the 2016 US Presidential election changed the scientific community’s credibility, which was further damaged by the COVID-19 pandemic. She notes a sudden division between people who had previously been allies, which led to vitriolic labeling. She also added that the scientific community’s institutional trust has been eroded significantly, which could lead to younger generations questioning science’s credibility, including man-made global warming. Kelly stresses that the silver lining to this is that people might start to sanity-check things for themselves instead of blindly accepting whatever is presented to them by the media, academia, and public health institutions.
• 00:30:00 In this section, Julie Kelly discusses the importance of hard work and reporting over expertise, especially in fields like public health, climate, and law, where an appeal to authority can be misused. She also talks about the future of journalism, stating that there will always be a need for hard-working reporters who put in the grunt work, rather than just relying on the internet for information. She praises the work of freelancers and individuals on social media who are producing brilliant fact-checking and investigative work. Kelly also mentions the corrupt nature of mainstream media and highlights the importance of social media in uncovering corruption, citing the example of anonymous Twitter accounts that did better work than even the top influencers in the mainstream media. Finally, she talks about her focus on Twitter as a platform rather than Facebook or Instagram, acknowledging Twitter as the go-to place for news and updates.
• 00:35:00 In this section, Julie Kelly discusses the importance of free speech and debate on social media platforms like Twitter, and criticizes the left for trying to silence and criminalize political dissent. She also talks about Elon Musk bringing back some of the people who were silenced by Twitter, and how she is happy to pay anything to support him. Julie shares her experience of self-censoring to avoid being deplatformed and suspended from Twitter due to her coverage of January 6, but now feels relieved that she can express herself more freely. She also mentions how Twitter is instrumental in getting the story of January 6 and the political prisoners out to the people and reports on some viral tweets that got over a million Impressions.