Doomsday Clock moves closest to midnight in 73-year history

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You can't say that we're closer to the end of the world than we were during the height of the Cold War. They literally moved it forward when Trump was elected, which gives you an idea of their credibility.

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Moving the symbolic Doomsday clock closer when a reality TV star takes control of one of the largest nuclear arsenals seems prudent to me. Now a lot of people are concerned that same dude won't step down, so it also seems justified.

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Trump isn't great, but you can't argue that he alone makes us closer to doomsday than the Soviets did.