Post AtT5q7ShHNiR3zUtG4 by huntingdon@mstdn.social
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 (DIR) Post #AtR8wXRBWiRuuQcelE by cdarwin@c.im
       2025-04-25T03:25:42Z
       
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       After Trump announced sweeping new tariffs, the White House released a list of more than a thousand products that would be exempted.One item that made the list is polyethylene terephthalate, more commonly known as PET resin, the thermoplastic used to make plastic bottles.Why it was spared is unclear, and even people in the industry are confused about the reason for the reprieve.But its inclusion is a win for #Reyes #Holdings, a Coca-Cola bottler that ranks among the largest privately held companies in the U.S. and is owned by a pair of brothers who have donated millions of dollars to Republican causes. Records show the company recently hired a lobbying firm with close ties to the Trump White House to make its case on tariffshttps://www.propublica.org/article/trump-tariffs-exemptions-pet-lobbyists-asbestos-confusion-secrecy
       
 (DIR) Post #AtRCwD1bosG1Pwl3qK by JGuz@mstdn.party
       2025-04-25T04:10:25Z
       
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       @cdarwin Psssssst 🤨 Its corruption.
       
 (DIR) Post #AtREH1VZvulNjcGUKm by troy_frizzell@mstdn.social
       2025-04-25T04:25:25Z
       
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       @cdarwin “It could be corruption, but it could just as easily be incompetence,” One of the two makes the convicted fraud a shit ton of money.I don't know, what do you think?
       
 (DIR) Post #AtRERmTs94iaJTb2mG by Npars01@mstdn.social
       2025-04-25T04:27:19Z
       
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       @cdarwin https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-oil-industry-donationsThe fossil fuel industry spent $445 million getting Trump's GOP into a position of dictatorship.https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/23/big-oil-445m-trump-congressClimate change denialists, Bradley, Koch, Coors, Scaife, Seid & Uihlein spent $122 million getting Project 2025 enacted.https://www.desmog.com/2024/10/25/project-2025-trump-mapped-how-6-billionaire-family-fortunes-fund-climate-denial/https://www.commondreams.org/news/big-oil-donations-trumpIn exchange, the industry is getting:https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/climate/interior-department-gas-and-mining-projects.html https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/24/interior-agency-fossil-fuel-mining-permits https://theconversation.com/energy-security-is-being-used-to-justify-more-fossil-fuels-but-this-will-only-make-us-less-secure-254094 1/2
       
 (DIR) Post #AtT5q7ShHNiR3zUtG4 by huntingdon@mstdn.social
       2025-04-26T02:00:21Z
       
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       @cdarwin Importer/exporters winning narrow victories without transparency is a major problem. A bigger problem is what Trump charges for them.