1.0Climate Change Dispatchhttps://climatechangedispatch.comThomas Richardhttps://climatechangedispatch.com/author/ccdeditor/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="D45HklBrZ0"><a href="https://climatechangedispatch.com/liberal-pundits-freak-at-climate-denier-murdoch-s-national-geographic-takeover/">Liberal Pundits Freak at ‘Climate Denier’ Murdoch’s National Geographic Takeover</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://climatechangedispatch.com/liberal-pundits-freak-at-climate-denier-murdoch-s-national-geographic-takeover/embed/#?secret=D45HklBrZ0" width="600" height="338" title="“Liberal Pundits Freak at ‘Climate Denier’ Murdoch’s National Geographic Takeover” — Climate Change Dispatch" data-secret="D45HklBrZ0" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Liberal journalists and pundits were losing control over the Murdoch family buying another prestigious media property, this time the National Geographic brand. Xeni Jordin at Boing Boing freaked out over a "climate change denier" like Rupert Murdoch taking over a science-promoting property: So Rupert Murdoch will be to some large extent controlling a $1 billion organization whose stated mission includes giving grants to scientists. Rupert Murdoch is a raging asshole, but he is also a very much on-the-record climate change denier. A climate change denier with now even more power and influence over science grants in the United States.https://climatechangedispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/images_pics8_murdoch.jpg