Whilst everyone is losing their heads over Tucker Carlson’s interview with Vladimir Putin (to paraphrase Nick Hudson - Putin still believes in the Tokoloshe), the jury in the “climate change” trial of the century, Michael E Mann vs Mark Steyn (and Rand Simberg), exited room 132 of the District of Columbia Superior Court to consider its verdict at approximately 21h30 GMT (23h30 CAT) yesterday.
For the uninitiated, an afternoon of meetings prevents me from detailing what has happened, so I recommend here and here. If you want to go to Ann and Phelim’s brilliant podcast, you’ll have to be sharpish as the verdict is expected at around 19h00 GMT this evening.
My take, and that of the overwhelming majority of correspondents, is that the plaintiff made no case. Michael Mann has been revealed no less than who he is: a skulking, vindictive, ill-tempered pig of an “academic”. He produced zero evidence to substantiate initial claims and his witnesses got lost talking about their multiple qualifications. His most damning evidence of being defamed was reduced to inference (a mean “look” he received in a supermarket) - and the idiot may well have perjured himself by knowingly submitting fake information to the court. For the last decade, I’ve watched a troubled, insecure loser lurch from one self-promotion opportunity to the next - what you have (hopefully) heard in the last two weeks is not the testimony of a persecuted scientist, but an avatar of the advanced, intolerant, entitled, scheming Democrat - coming soon to a world order near you.
But. And. This is an unusual case in a spiritually vacant place where ordinary rules and expectations do not apply. Washington is where the descendants of satan go to bargain, the home of the egregious lobbyist and the feckless consultant class beloved by the incumbent administration. It is where psy-ops are hand-reared by a political culture in which only the truly diseased prosper. To believe that a case with implications to the “message” and the billions of dollars riding pillion will be determined on established prescripts is naive.
I hope I’m wrong. If I’m not, I suggest we all brace. The WHO, the EU, the UK civil service, and wayward governments led by the likes of the ANC will be intrigued by a judgment formed of anything but the facts presented. The Guardian’s Dharna Noor, sitting beside her 5 non-binary roommates underneath a Palestinian flag in a Portland bedsit whose lone toilet has been broken for over 3 months will be licking her lips. As will Bob Ward, Jeremy Grantham’s demented attack dog. I can’t think of a moment where I’ve been as concerned for the future of speech as I am right now.
“ My take, and that of the overwhelming majority of correspondents, is that the plaintiff made no case. Michael Mann has been revealed no less than who he is: a skulking, vindictive, ill-tempered pig of an “academic”. He produced zero evidence to substantiate initial claims and his witnesses got lost talking about their multiple qualifications. “
That about sums up Michael Mann in a nutshell.
#ClimateScam
The judge has called out Mann for many things over many days including…… saying that he lost a $9M grant when it was actually $100K.