And thank you for being a rational human being.

There are no sides to take, this isn't an argument. The evidence is there, mounting by the truckload. Those who choose to deny that evidence at this point are akin to denying that nighttime is dark and should be treated accordingly.

Records and averages are not the same thing.

You obviously don't read much of anything.

How many consecutive "local anomalies" will it take for you to acknowledge a distinct pattern of increasing dynamism?

The variability of the Sun is about .1% over an 11 year cycle; insignificant and not enough to classify the Sun as a "variable" star, astronomically speaking. Good try though.

Incorrect. Greenhouse gases inhibit the release of heat back into space, i.e., they insulate the planet. They do not, in and of themselves, produce heat.

the only problem with democracy is the people who participate

*ahem*

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patently false

those studies weren't peer-reviewed

Ah, ad hominem, the last resort of the weak arguer. The evidence is there, if you choose not to see it, that's your own prejudice.

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People like you are the reason we can't have reasonable discourse in this country anymore.

"Democrat delenda est" Really? I'd tell you to go fuck yourself dickhead, but clearly your head is so far up your ass it would be redundant. Try cutting the inflammatory rhetoric bullshit and actually LISTENING for once. Maybe actually think about viewpoints that disagree with your own. Open your fucking mind.