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[–] GrymEdm@lemmy.world 211 points 5 months ago (57 children)

"I hope this medal makes up for 2024 being the year of highest oil production in US history. Which happened in defiance of all the climate science you've been trying to tell us about. You know, as part of the years of science education this award honors."

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 60 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 58 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)
[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Somehow in spite of his negative comments he still gets the recognition he deserves from the authority structure. Whereas in the social mediasphere if he so much as Liked a disapproved tweet he would be crowd-demonized as The Enemy, his accomplishments would mean nothing, and saying anything good about him would be widely condemned.

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[–] LEONHART@slrpnk.net 126 points 5 months ago

I was Biden my time, but the time is Nye.

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 112 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Bill Nye receiving Medal of Freedom for his dedication to science education :)

[–] SzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.world 33 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Bill Nye, Freedom Medal Guy!

[–] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Science rules

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[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 47 points 5 months ago

"Necromancer of the year being awarded to Bill Nye, delivered by the achievement that earned this medal: the animated corpse of Joseph Biden."

[–] Pregnenolone@lemmy.world 47 points 5 months ago

“I used to watch you when you were a kid”

Wait….

[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 30 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Bill Nye smirking defiantly after declining the medal of freedom, while a disappointed Biden removes it from his neck.

(The ghost of Mitt Romney chuckles to itself in the background)

[–] psion1369@lemmy.world 23 points 5 months ago (3 children)

What ever happened to Beakman?

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago (2 children)
[–] midnight_puker@sh.itjust.works 11 points 5 months ago

Hail Beakman!

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Wait, what?

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 13 points 5 months ago

Last I saw him, he was hanging out with Captain Disillusion.

[–] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago

Still hanging out with the rat

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 21 points 5 months ago

"I'm taking this off you, Bill, and giving it to some CEO who said AI will fix climate change"

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 17 points 5 months ago

Good work in school young man.

[–] navi@lemmy.tespia.org 17 points 5 months ago

Biden hands our award for worst Netflix show ever.

I do love Bill. His newer show was just awful though.

[–] anubis119@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago

Animorphs cover art is coming along well.

[–] adam_y@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Why is the frontman of talking heads being given a medal by the dude from Bram Stokers Dracula?

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[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 5 months ago

"Did you fart, or was that me?"

"I'm... not sure."

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 14 points 5 months ago

"Did you fart?"

"You're God damn right I did."

[–] DerArzt@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago

This image makes me feel old

[–] 1ns1p1d@lemm.ee 11 points 5 months ago

Okay everybody, im done with the proudest moment of my life now. Someone please wake him up.

[–] Corndog@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

"Maybe after I choke him with this that God damn song will finally get out of my head..."

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[–] frezik@midwest.social 11 points 5 months ago

Bill Nye graciously accepts the Power Bottom Lifetime Achievement award.

[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

Biden wispers in his ear, "inertia is a property of matter"

[–] mercano@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

The Presidential Medal of Freedom OF SCIENCE!

[–] irenesteam@mander.xyz 8 points 5 months ago

Biden thinking: "Think fast. How do I seamlessly thread this ribbon under the iconic Bowtie of Science? All without losing my balance."

[–] dumbass@leminal.space 8 points 5 months ago

I told you I'd get you Nye!

[–] kryptonidas@lemmings.world 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

“Im gonna pretend I got this medal for debating that idiot Ken Ham”

[–] DragonsInARoom@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

Is that bill nye?

[–] 4oreman@lemy.lol 4 points 5 months ago

mr. president what are you doing?

"Come'on Jack! You know ; The Thing."

[–] NightShot@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

I'm a comedian not a scientist

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