Who The Hell Is Mike Johnson? [Patreon Preview]

In his defense, how much could the climate possibly have changed in the 6,000 years the earth has existed?

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• Hosts: Rollie Williams & Nicole Conlan 
• Executive Producer: Ben Boult 
• Audio Producer: Gregory Haddock 
• Researcher: James Crugnale
• Art: Jordan Doll 
• Music: Tony Domenick 

SOURCES

• New US House speaker tried to help overturn the 2020 election, raising concerns about the next one. (2023, October 26). AP News.
• Hall, M. (n.d.). New Speaker Mike Johnson says the way to learn how feels about any issue is to read the Bible: “That’s my worldview, that’s what I believe.” Business Insider. 
• Staff, P. P. (2023, October 25). Here’s where Speaker Mike Johnson stands on the issues. POLITICO.
• New House speaker’s views on LGBTQ issues come under fresh scrutiny. (2023, October 26). NBC News.
• Macnaughton, S. (2023, October 29). Inside the Alliance Defending Freedom, the Anti-LGBTQ Org Where Mike Johnson Spent Almost a Decade. Rolling Stone.
• Nast, C. (2023, October 26). Election Denial, “Sexual Anarchy,” Noah’s Ark: All the Mike Johnson Details We Regret to Inform You Of. Vanity Fair.
• Hamilton, M. A. (2023, November 4). Mike Johnson, theocrat: the House speaker and a plot against America. The Guardian.
• Griffiths, B. D. (n.d.). Kelly Johnson, who is married to House Speaker Mike Johnson, practices a form of Christian counseling that classifies people into “choleric”, “phlegmatic,” and other ancient personality types purportedly ordained by God. Business Insider.
• New House Speaker Thinks Creationist Museum Is “Pointing People To The Truth.” (2023, October 26). HuffPost.
• Tait, R. (2023, October 26). House speaker once won taxpayer funds for Noah’s Ark park accused of bias. The Guardian.
• U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson and Climate Change. (n.d.). The Shreveport Times,
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• AJLabs. (n.d.). How much does Africa contribute to global carbon emissions? Al Jazeera.
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• Watts, J. (2021, October 19). “Case closed”: 99.9% of scientists agree climate emergency caused by humans. The Guardian.
• Lynas, M., Houlton, B. Z., & Perry, S. (2021). Greater than 99% consensus on human caused climate change in the peer-reviewed scientific literature. Environmental Research Letter
• Johnson, U. S. R. M. (n.d.). Rep. Johnson: Paris climate deal was bad for U.S. The Shreveport Times.
• Republican Study Committee Backgrounder: A Greedy New Steal, 13 Page Report. Mike Johnson. Washington Times.
• Johnson, Mike. “This bill will raise taxes on the middle class and increase prices for consumers.” X (Formerly Twitter).
• Who is running for House speaker? These are the Republicans aiming for the top job after Jordan’s exit. (n.d.). USA TODAY.
• Mike Johnson’s Environmental Voting Record. League of Conservation Voters Scorecard.
• Friedman, L. (2023, October 26). New House Speaker Champions Fossil Fuels and Dismisses Climate Concerns. The New York Times. 
• Brugger, E. D., Kelsey. (2023, October 25). Mike Johnson, a climate science skeptic, is speaker nominee. E&E News by POLITICO. 
• House Speaker Mike Johnson’s First Big Bill Cuts Biden’s Climate Change Funding. (2023, October 26). Bloomberg. 
• Brugger, E. D., Kelsey. (2023, October 4). What McCarthy’s fall means for energy, environment policy. E&E News by POLITICO. 
• What does the US Speaker of the House do? (2023, January 4). BBC News. 
• New House Speaker Widens Partisan Climate Divide. (2023, October 29). Bloomberg.com. 
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• North Carolina’s new GOP gerrymander could flip four House seats. (2023, October 25). POLITICO.

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