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Doomsday clock: war and climate crisis push ticker closer to midnight (www.thecanary.co)

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[–] Shrike502@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Didn't they move it one minute back when Obama got elected?

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

"He only waged 8 wars, not nuclear war" is new "lesser evil" line for dems to defend.

[–] dakr@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

It was moved back by one minute two years after Obama was initially elected. Obama's efforts on international affairs were cited as one reason for the change. Source

That being said, whether Obama's efforts have brought us further from doomsday is debatable.

[–] shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

They did, I completely forgot about all that