@human3500 @MissConstrue @GottaLaff

A war between British Petroleum and Gaza's human rights... every politician lives in fear of being a target of the fossil fuel industry.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_gas_in_the_Gaza_Strip

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/05/uk-ignored-obligation-to-prevent-genocide-witnesses-tell-gaza-tribunal

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balfour_Declaration

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandate_for_Palestine

https://www.dw.com/en/whats-behind-uk-foreign-policy-change-on-palestinian-state/a-73488421

https://www.un.org/unispal/history2/origins-and-evolution-of-the-palestine-problem/part-i-1917-1947/

The Middle East is very familiar with how their leaders are co-opted & their people's interests betrayed to favor moneyed oil elites in the UK & USA.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Natural-gas-in-the-Gaza-Strip

@GottaLaff

Netanyahu doesn't want to share the wealth with Qatar for developing the Gaza Marine natural gas field.

Gaza's being looted for its natural resources.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-gaza-natural-gas-reserves-expert-2028339

https://mondoweiss.net/2023/12/gas-gaza-and-western-imperialism/

https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-announces-advance-in-long-stalled-plans-to-develop-gas-field-off-gaza/

https://egyptoil-gas.com/news/egas-palestine-to-finalize-development-agreement-for-gaza-marine-offshore-field/

https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/12/11/israel-gaza-and-the-struggle-for-oil/

@GottaLaff

Trump would narc on anyone who annoys him.

Wonder who else did Trump fink out to the FBI?

That has to be making his billionaire backers nervous.

Trump knows where Russian oligarchs laundered their money.

Trump knows how the fossil fuel industry is evading Russian sanctions.

Trump knows which gaming & gambling interests are evading taxation using cryptocurrency.

Trump knows which Republicans are taking bribes.

@pivic

AI -- a product no one wants except fascist billionaires and petrostate despots, such a dilemma.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/from-bill-gates-to-mark-zuckerberg-donald-trump-dines-with-ai-and-tech-leaders-in-pics/photostory/123715431.cms

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-06/saudis-plan-100-billion-ai-powerhouse-to-rival-uae-s-tech-hub

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/09/omnipresent-ai-cameras-will-ensure-good-behavior-says-larry-ellison/

https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/25/05/45424189/nvidia-amazon-tesla-palantir-among-top-beneficiaries-of-1-trillion-saudi-arabia-ai-push-analyst-says

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/20/larry-ellison-oracle-trump-election-challenges/

https://www.businessinsider.com/larry-ellison-ai-surveillance-keep-citizens-on-their-best-behavior-2024-9

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/05/13/trump-tech-execs-riyadh/

https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/12/larry_ellison_wants_all_data/

https://cloudwars.com/ai/larry-ellison-and-oracle-beat-microsoft-for-largest-tech-contract-ever-100-billion-openai-stargate-deal/

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-600b-saudi-arabia-investment-deal-2072228

https://www.theguardian.com/global/2025/may/19/trump-middle-east-ai-deals

https://www.404media.co/larry-ellisons-ai-powered-surveillance-dystopia-is-already-here/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/17/donald-trump-gulf-states-ai

https://www.latintimes.com/oracle-founder-larry-ellison-praises-ai-surveillance-state-video-clip-resurfaced-after-trump-ai-573189

https://qz.com/openai-palantir-anthropic-aws-ai-startups-us-defense-1851693801

@grammargirl

The slaps on the wrist are getting fainter & fainter.

Fines becoming "cost of doing business" payoffs and bribes, instead of a deterrent.

Everyone's copyright theft now has a legal precedent & a threshold. A price point, if you will.
https://www.vox.com/business-and-finance/2019/9/10/20857109/facebook-equifax-companies-break-law

https://www.theregreview.org/2020/07/06/lund-sarin-corporate-criminal-punishment-another-cost-doing-business/

https://www.ft.com/content/ba6eb664-b981-42d7-b24a-65e7e19889f8

Corporate crimes are characterized as "misconduct" and not criminal conspiracies as long as you fund Republican campaigns.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/how-80-billion-in-coporate-fines-can-become-48-billion-in-tax-breaks/

https://inthesetimes.com/article/walmart-corporations-wage-theft-labor-settlements-firms