Posts by Npars01@mstdn.social
(DIR) Post #B5Q38zouOZoZQSBlI0 by Npars01@mstdn.social
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@EUCommission The Heritage Foundation has hated the EU since forever because it freed Europe from their control.https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/right-wing-push-to-dismantle-the-eu-heritage-foundations-private-workshop/https://www.desmog.com/2025/03/14/heritage-foundation-project-2025-allies-mcc-ordo-iuris-discuss-dismantling-the-eu-european-union/Keep up the good work at eroding the power of the fossil fuel industry, the most corrupt on the planet.https://euobserver.com/208460/iran-war-effect-boost-for-solar-panels-us-buyers-turn-to-electric-cars-but-eu-car-sales-may-drop/https://www.pcmag.com/news/after-years-of-shining-in-europe-balcony-solar-comes-out-of-dark-in-usahttps://www.openaccessgovernment.org/rooftop-solar-could-meet-40-of-the-eus-long-term-electricity-demand/204083/https://www.ecoportal.net/en/solar-panels-are-red-in-europe-beyond/17447/
(DIR) Post #B5nwkNLvpPXNEwYAS0 by Npars01@mstdn.social
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@dangillmor The Rule of Billionaires & Bigots has begun.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/opinion/billionaires-politics-money.htmlhttps://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/03/elon-musk-racist-tweets-science-video/https://www.fairobserver.com/region/north_america/2020-us-presidential-election-billionaire-donald-trump-world-news-32490/https://truthout.org/articles/billionaires-are-encroaching-on-the-free-press-lets-act-to-defend-it-in-2026/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/15/disinformation-regulations-laws-tiktok-facebook-instagram-xhttps://www.ms.now/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-backing-billionaires-enabling-white-supremacy-rcna174186https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/12/donald-trump-assumes-that-a-majority-of-gop-voters-are-bigots/419328/
(DIR) Post #B6diUSLUCaCgx9ly7c by Npars01@mstdn.social
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@stux https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/18/iran-war-bets-ethics-concernshttps://www.cnn.com/2026/04/27/climate/fossil-fuel-companies-profits-war-conflictTrump's fossil fuel industry donors paid $550 million to buy foreign policy to enrich themselves.https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Worlds-Top-Oil-Companies-To-Rake-In-Extra-234-Billion-In-War-Profits.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/us/politics/koch-network-2024-election-trump.htmlKoch Network, Putin, & #PrinceBonesaw aren't going to willingly give up $234 billion in windfall profits https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/19/us-extends-sanctions-waiver-on-russian-oil-why-it-mattershttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy42x3g7r89ohttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/russia-oil-sanctions-iran-jet-fuel-b2980062.html$30 million an hour in profits is just too attractive to lose.https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/15/big-oil-huge-war-windfall-consumershttps://www.moneycontrol.com/world/30-million-an-hour-23-billion-in-a-month-how-saudi-russian-and-us-oil-giants-reaped-massive-gains-from-iran-war-article-13890069.html
(DIR) Post #B6jRQyiNrEPLHFkU5o by Npars01@mstdn.social
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@stux Trump's billionaire donors are gearing up for a profitable world warAs WW2 demonstrated, never leave critical infrastructure in the hands of despotic regimes like Franco, Mussolini, Stalin, or HitlerLeaving US tech is a national security matter as critical as a fossil fuel phase out & sovereign financial systemshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/05/13/trump-tech-execs-riyadh/https://archive.is/0foIQhttps://www.thenation.com/article/economy/trump-mohammed-bin-salman-ai-saudi-arabia/https://responsiblestatecraft.org/saudi-arabia-nuclear-deal/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/proposed-saudi-u-s-deal-could-allow-uranium-enrichment-arms-control-experts-warnhttps://www.ft.com/content/4140e25a-fc96-40ef-89b1-a31bf674ce73https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_United_States%E2%80%93Saudi_Arabia_arms_deal
(DIR) Post #B6l0RFbYkhgtDLNkMy by Npars01@mstdn.social
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@dangillmor When the fossil fuel industry decides to hijack the means of communication & convert it to propaganda... the planet fries.Sergey Brinhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-06/google-thiel-stand-out-in-saudi-prince-s-silicon-valley-tourElon Muskhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/mattdurot/2022/10/31/saudi-prince-alwaleed-becomes-twitters-second-largest-shareholder/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/28/saudis-kingdom-holding-company-to-maintain-twitter-stakehttps://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/04/twitter-x-saudi-arabia-advertisers-elon-musk-prince-alwaleed/Larry Ellison https://www.businessinsider.com/paramount-wbd-saudi-arabia-qatar-abu-dhabi-elllison-hostile-billions-2025-12https://popular.info/p/kushner-and-saudis-back-hostile-takeoverhttps://www.businessinsider.com/paramount-warner-discovery-larry-ellison-saudi-arabia-qatar-wbd-deal-2025-12https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/apr/30/blairs-net-zero-intervention-invites-scrutiny-of-his-institute-donorshttps://robertreich.substack.com/p/billionaires-the-media-and-trumpTim Cookhttps://www.businessinsider.com/saudi-arabia-crown-prince-visits-apple-google-2018-4https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-05-13/trump-mbs-tout-1-trillion-saudi-deal-commitmenthttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/saudi-crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman-visit-to-us-donald-trump-us-sale-of-f-35s-to-saudi-arabia-jamal-khashoggi-murder-mbs/articleshow/125428105.cms
(DIR) Post #B7dAQv175lde7mhLUW by Npars01@mstdn.social
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@gutenberg_org Koch Network funds corrupt courts & congress to get deregulation of child labor laws & bring back the "good old days" like these.https://medium.com/@tyler_75156/koch-foods-isnt-alone-in-their-exploitation-they-just-got-caught-da0e5d5718aahttps://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2020/11/20/chicken-plants-paid-workers-below-minimum-wage-hired-a-child-labor-department-says/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/slaughterhouse-children-documentary-rcna129405https://abcnews.com/US/poultry-enterprise-california-pay-48m-after-employing-children/story?id=109880570https://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/child-labor-laws-under-scrutiny-following-teens-death-at-hattiesburg-chicken-plant/
(DIR) Post #B7kN9PCGnu3e1YcDUu by Npars01@mstdn.social
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@eff Barre Seid paid Leonard Leo $1.6 billion in Irish tax evasion to buy a corrupt Supreme Court & disenfranchise women.https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/speeches/scheme-18_leonard-leos-16-billion-payday/https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/the-19th-amendment-was-a-bad-idea-the-far-rights-wish-list-for-extreme-voter-suppression/https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2023/02/02/group-linked-to-anti-abortion-activist-leonard-leo-was-top-funder-of-republican-ag-campaigns-in-2022/https://www.propublica.org/article/dark-money-leonard-leo-barre-seidhttps://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/chicago-businessman-donates-staggering-1-6-billion-to-conservative-nonprofit/2921917/https://www.propublica.org/article/we-dont-talk-about-leonard-leo-supreme-court-supermajorityhttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/18/opinion/leonard-leo-fundraising-supreme-court-irs.htmlHis money isn't going to stop funding a "Kinder, Kuche, Kirche" GOP fascist social policy platform. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/sep/21/fascism-women-homemaker-trad-wifehttps://19thnews.org/2025/08/pete-hegseth-doug-wilson-women-voting/https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/06/conservative-masculinism-misogyny/686939/1/
(DIR) Post #B7tcvNvciNCzWe8oBE by Npars01@mstdn.social
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@fribbledom The "Something for Nothing" Economy of fraud & scamshttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/29/us-supreme-court-ftc-ruling-slaughterhttps://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/supreme-court-amicus-briefs-investigation/https://theintercept.com/2022/06/30/supreme-court-epa-climate-charles-koch/No wonder the rich fund corrupt efforts to kneecap regulatory bodies.https://www.axios.com/2017/12/14/koch-tries-its-hand-at-venture-capital-1513277500https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/current/news/more-news/scam-startups-and-venture-capitalhttps://readsludge.com/2025/07/09/billionaire-pharma-investors-fund-privatized-strike-team-at-the-fda/NFT'shttps://www.newswire.com/news/trustnft-research-pegs-true-annual-cost-of-email-fraud-to-u-s-economy-at-22Cryptocurrency https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/28/texas-man-23-years-prison-20m-crypto-scamhttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/two-california-men-charged-in-nft-fraud-case-that-caused-22m-in-losseshttps://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-12-24/california-crypto-firm-accused-of-inflating-katy-perry-nfts-fraudhttps://www.cpajournal.com/2025/01/08/fraud-risks-in-the-market-for-nonfungible-tokens/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/15/business/silicon-valley-fraud.htmlSnake oilhttps://www.bbc.com/news/business-583369981/
(DIR) Post #B88lTY0lZGoG6jfpMO by Npars01@mstdn.social
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@gamingonlinux When corrupt billionaires whine about "freedom of speech", this is what they mean:"The Moneyed have a right to profit from human depravity."https://www.techdirt.com/2025/06/30/musks-priority-1-disaster-csam-problem-worsens-while-extwitter-stiffs-detection-provider/https://www.engadget.com/ai/elon-musks-grok-ai-posted-csam-image-following-safeguard-lapses-140521454.html"The 1% have a right to hate speech and divide & conquer tactics vs democracy"https://theconversation.com/antisemitism-on-twitter-has-more-than-doubled-since-elon-musk-took-over-the-platform-new-research-201830"The wealthy are entitled to enrichment from bigotry & human misery"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/26/elon-musk-peter-thiel-apartheid-south-africa"The rich are owed profitable wars"https://cepa.org/article/should-elon-musk-decide-who-wins-wars/https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/07/10/musk-grok-hitler-ai-004470551/
(DIR) Post #B8OWhmmIlP5QRhKUWO by Npars01@mstdn.social
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@Gargron AI and cluelessness -- a hallmark characteristic of what looks like a financial fraud in the makinghttps://blog.elenarossini.com/the-untold-story-about-w-social-unconventional-beginnings-strategic-pitches-conflicting-signals/https://blog.elenarossini.com/w-social-uncovered-the-reality-behind-the-hype/
(DIR) Post #B8psUHE4AbOYtF7AdE by Npars01@mstdn.social
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@libreoffice #TranslatedFromTheRepublican "In a stupid business move, Microsoft gives up its lock on the office suite software niche, sending customers to open source.Shareholders are not thrilled. Customers hate the forced obsolescence."https://www.geekwire.com/2026/microsofts-historic-plunge-why-the-company-lost-357-billion-in-value-despite-strong-results/https://seekingalpha.com/article/4918093-microsoft-lost-1-3t-here-is-how-much-the-mispricing-is-worth-upgradeThe stunt with the ICC accelerates their decline.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/technology/us-tech-europe-microsoft-trump-icc.htmlhttps://www.irishlegal.com/articles/icc-to-ditch-microsoft-following-us-sanctionshttps://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/trumps-war-on-the-icc-goes-digital-with-microsoft-as-an-ally,19894https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/29/microsoft-market-cap-earnings.htmlhttps://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/stocks/ORCL/pressreleases/50571/microsoft-plunges-14-post-q2-earnings-buy-sell-or-hold-the-stock/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/microsoft-corporation-msft-shareholders-who-lost-money-have-opportunity-to-lead-securities-fraud-lawsuit-302834332.html
(DIR) Post #B97DN71w5t53OloHbc by Npars01@mstdn.social
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@dangillmor https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-oil-industry-donationsNo, because the fossil fuel industry owns both Trump and the AI industry.An industry planning 1 billion climate change deaths & 1.2 billion climate refugees needs heavy hitters in public corruption.https://www.wired.com/story/trump-energy-industry-ai-fossil-fuels-pittsburgh-summit/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/15/trump-ai-oil-energy-summithttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-06/saudis-plan-100-billion-ai-powerhouse-to-rival-uae-s-tech-hubhttps://www.desmog.com/2025/12/11/the-koch-network-is-pushing-trump-to-accelerate-ai-documents-show/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/us/politics/koch-network-2024-election-trump.htmlIts called the "Gas & Oil Party" for good reason.https://www.forbes.com/sites/uhenergy/2018/11/01/the-party-for-oil-and-gas/https://www.axios.com/2017/12/14/koch-tries-its-hand-at-venture-capital-1513277500https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260804192350/en/HappyRobot-Raises-%24150-Million-Series-C-to-Build-Enterprise-Superintelligence
(DIR) Post #B9NaHCDbFJXvzGDkhc by Npars01@mstdn.social
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@stux https://jacobin.com/2025/06/investors-unitedhealth-group-care-denial-insurancehttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/26/us-health-insurance-system-doctorsBrian Thompson was a man who got rich from letting people die.https://www.forbes.com/sites/amyfeldman/2024/12/05/unitedhealthcare-denies-more-claims-than-other-insurers---angering-patients-and-health-systems/https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-unitedhealth-humana-cvs-denied-hospital.htmlhttps://www.newsweek.com/new-parents-denied-coverage-by-united-healthcare-then-sent-shocking-letter-12032801Withholding medical insurance payments is corporate-sanctioned murder & fraud.https://www.propublica.org/article/unitedhealth-healthcare-insurance-denial-ulcerative-colitishttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/nyregion/delay-deny-defend-united-health-care-insurance-claims.htmlhttps://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/05/data/unitedhealthcare-claim-denial-rates/
(DIR) Post #B9jXqfnupNRjhwy57Q by Npars01@mstdn.social
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@stux The EU faces a choice. Be a fossil fuel vassal of Russia, OPEC, or Koch Network. Or make its own path.https://www.dw.com/en/russia-fuel-shortages-ukraine-war-oil-refineries/a-78472138https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/20/ukraine-war-briefing-russia-running-on-imported-gasoline-government-confirmsPutin's wars are funded with oil revenues.https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/19/venezuela-oil-exports-surge-with-us-refineries-taking-in-half-of-outputhttps://www.reuters.com/business/energy/tankers-stack-up-venezuela-sells-oil-faster-than-its-ports-can-handle-2026-08-21/So are Trump's wars.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-17/trump-s-venezuela-fixer-is-promoting-america-first-oil-dealsPeace, autonomy, agency, & sovereignty requires ditching this planet-frying product.https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/14/bp-offshore-gasfield-venezuela-donald-trumpGo after the oil money that bulwarks Putin's regime. And Trump's.
(DIR) Post #B9usdNA9Q0C11ibxku by Npars01@mstdn.social
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@stux Oligarchs: Privacy & free speech for me, but not for thee.Americans are not allowed to know who is buying the subversion of their own democracy & who owns the US Supreme Court.https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3656002-republicans-block-bill-requiring-dark-money-groups-to-reveal-donors/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/22/senate-republicans-campaign-finance/https://campaignlegal.org/update/free-speech-whom-and-whomhttps://prospect.org/2016/01/29/mcconnell-uses-misinformation-protect-secret-political-donors/https://www.npr.org/2012/06/18/155263978/sen-mcconnell-political-donations-are-free-speechNot even allowed to investigate those who promoted covid disinformation & sent over 1.3 million Americans to their deaths.https://www.businessinsider.com/mcconnell-stimulus-liability-protection-donors-lobbyists-2020-12https://truthout.org/articles/mitch-mcconnell-and-the-corporate-war-on-transparency/
(DIR) Post #B9x3LyvxjdNilsnwuG by Npars01@mstdn.social
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@stux Tonight's MSNOW broadcasts by Chris Hayes & Rachel Maddow were wonderful.Maddow talked about how mnemonics aid memory. HOMES for the list of great lakes is now SHAME, then she lists the absolutely shameful conduct of the Trump regime.People who helped the USA deported in chains to central Africa.Hegseth getting rich off public office.Bessent inviting sanctioned Russian officials to the G20 while hypocritcally helping Iranhttps://www.axios.com/2026/08/31/bessent-russia-g20-europehttps://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/31/bessent-welcomes-russia-back-to-g20-as-europe-pushes-back-01058296
(DIR) Post #B9xEmdq7N0IqfAzBHU by Npars01@mstdn.social
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@eff Keeping young people uninformed is critically important to technofascists & their fossil fuel financiers.
(DIR) Post #BA8lS3mUyVuUIfBgvI by Npars01@mstdn.social
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@itsfoss There are real national security implications for using American technology platforms.A single demand by a Republican billionaire donor can upend a nation's sovereignty & redirect US trade & foreign policy.Ron Lauder got Ukraine Paul Singer, John Addison & Epstein associate Betancourt got Venezuela.Rob Citrone got ArgentinaMajor tech CEO's are drowning in fossil fuel cash to further its agenda.https://theconversation.com/trump-is-pushing-allies-to-buy-us-gas-its-bad-economics-and-a-catastrophe-for-the-climate-266792https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/strange-bedfellows-how-the-tech-industry-learned-to-love-fossil-fuels/https://www.corporateeurope.org/en/2026/08/deadly-alliance-big-tech-and-big-oil
(DIR) Post #BA99BZRQPMhQT906Wu by Npars01@mstdn.social
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@stux The Moneyed & the fossil fuel industry funds far right fascist movements around the globe for several reasons...1. To thwart an utterly necessary fossil fuel phase out2. Oligarchs like Putin, Trump, & #PrinceBonesaw want to control spheres of influence using oil supply as leverage3. The Moneyed hate taxation, especially international treaties to address tax evasion & money laundering4. Creating captive consumer markets for US tech & fossil fuel5. The wealthy want to end democracy
(DIR) Post #BABPU9y1KeWeXy3Kbo by Npars01@mstdn.social
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@eff We need to be cognizant of who funds efforts at mass surveillance.Greedy, selfish billionaires...https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-05/andreessen-leads-funding-valuing-flock-safety-at-7-5-billionhttps://dealroom.co/news/147728-flock-hits-8-3b-valuation-on-500m-raise-as-camera-backlash-builds/Andreessenhttps://www.reuters.com/technology/us-startup-flock-safety-raises-275-million-fund-manufacturing-plant-rd-2025-03-13/... and their greedy, selfish fossil funded fascist financiers.https://fortune.com/2026/08/24/flock-8-billion-startup-backed-a16z-tiger-surveillance-camera/https://www.ft.com/content/b207536e-6def-4080-878f-d0eba61d11e0https://archive.is/KpN9b... enabled by anti-democracy billionaireshttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/09/omnipresent-ai-cameras-will-ensure-good-behavior-says-larry-ellison/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/magazine/larry-ellison-ai-oracle.htmlhttps://salvacybersec.medium.com/vulnerability-assessment-and-intelligence-estimate-of-the-flock-safety-surveillance-network-4a797d8176echttps://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/effs-investigations-expose-flock-safetys-surveillance-abuses-2025-reviewhttps://www.computerweekly.com/news/366650057/Oracle-executive-chairman-Larry-Ellison-called-to-testify-over-US-health-system-overspend