Mom, I forgot to pay the EPA this month...

 It seems like another year has already passed since the beginning of 2021. An insurrection, a historical second impeachment, an inauguration, suspension of congressmen/women, a heart shattering testimony from AOC regarding her experience during the riots in the capitol...

And now Texas freezes over. And Biden gets blamed for it.

Regardless of party affiliation, the Green New Deal is essentially meant to benefit EVERYONE. Climate change is real, although those heavily involved and intertwined with monetary assets will say otherwise because:

1.) their business relies on components that are harmful to the environment or

2.) they don't want to spend the extra money in order to fund cleaner forms of energy (i.e. actually having to pay taxes for once and being fiscally responsible for their platforms to provide cleaner forms of energy)

 This is clearly evident with Texas. Instead of the state funding it's infrastructure to make sure it remains up to date with environmental codes, state officials just pay the fines of the EPA. What's also evident is how right-winged media outlets are blaming this on Biden and the Green New Deal, only this time, they don't need to twist the words of government officials. The (former) governor of Texas, Rick Perry, stated that his citizens needed to be prepared to suffer in freezing temperatures in order for Democrats to stay out of the state's "business". Simply put, Rick Perry is a republican who was disproportionally concerned more with denying climate change over the protection of his own citizens, and even went so far as to blaming wind turbines for the loss of power in Texas. While these accusations are false, fake news media platforms are unlikely to mention that, especially with a government official figure backing shared beliefs.

Social media platforms like Facebook not only provide a breeding ground for communities that consume fake news, but it also provides an incentive for blog owners to spread inaccurate information that appeals to their audiences. For example, blog owners like Adam Nicoloff make profits (roughly $30,000) from the amount of shares, clicks, and ads posted, and nothing is more eye-catching than an outlandish story. Incentives like these make it difficult for platforms to regulate the massive amounts of information that cycle through everyday (understandably so). Although this is an alternative source of income for various amounts of people, it also needs to be regulated in a sense in order to prevent the spread of inaccurate information.