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Republicans in the Legislature, including Senate assistant minority leader Justin Eichorn, R- Grand Rapids, have introduced legislation (HF4687/SF4630) inspired by the "chemtrails" conspiracy theory. The bill contains a mishmash of conspiratorial pseudoscience, including references to made-up phenomena like "xenobiotic electromagnetism and fields," with just enough parroting of actual science to give it a veneer of credibility. It requires county sheriffs to investigate citizen complaints of "polluting atmospheric activity," and grants the governor the authority to call up the National Guard and ground any aircraft suspected of spreading pollutants.

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Republicans in the Legislature, including Senate assistant minority leader Justin Eichorn, R- Grand Rapids, have introduced legislation (HF4687/SF4630) inspired by the "chemtrails" conspiracy theory. The bill contains a mishmash of conspiratorial pseudoscience, including references to made-up phenomena like "xenobiotic electromagnetism and fields," with just enough parroting of actual science to give it a veneer of credibility. It requires county sheriffs to investigate citizen complaints of "polluting atmospheric activity," and grants the governor the authority to call up the National Guard and ground any aircraft suspected of spreading pollutants.
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Renee DiResta (noupside@saturation.social)'s status on Monday, 15-Apr-2024 13:13:00 JST Renee DiResta

I used to reference chemtrails in 2015-era talks as one of those conspiracy theories that were prevalent in online fringe groups but which largely stayed confined to niche communities…and now these sorts of things are popping up *and passing* in state legislatures https://minnesotareformer.com/2024/04/05/minnesota-republicans-introduce-legislation-inspired-by-the-chemtrails-conspiracy-theory/

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