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2026-08-08 23:22 UTC

@tony@toot.hoyle.me.uk @cstross@wandering.shop Trump can't stop. His system of massive public corruption depends on keeping the billionaires happy. Ron Lauder, Petr Aven, Kushner, & #PrinceBonesaw want control of arctic oil. Ron Lauder got Ukraine's lithium & is cutting off funding until he gets Greenland too. As the planet burns& the move to renewable energy accelerates, these idiots delude themselves that oil drilling is a path to permanent power. Instead, it is a path to perdition. https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2026/08/06/billionaire-trump-pal-ron-lauder-spent-more-than-70-million-on-politics-now-hes-apparently-bowing-out/ 1/

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@Npars01@mstdn.social 2026-08-08 23:25

2/ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/nyregion/ronald-lauder-republicans-donor.html https://danieldrezner.substack.com/p/five-questions-about-american-foreign https://newrepublic.com/article/203829/sovereign-wealth-funds-grease-trump-kleptocracy https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/u-s-blueprint-to-rewire-economies-of-russia-ukraine-sets-off-clash-with-europe-72484515 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/15/ronald-lauder-billionaire-donor-donald-trump-ukraine-greenland https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/world/europe/trump-lauder-ukraine-lithium.html https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/01/10/from-mar-a-lago-to-kirovohrad-trump-friend-who-pitched-buying-greenland-now-gets-ukraines-lithium-maps/ https://washingtonspectator.org/the-russian-roots-of-trumps-venezuela-and-greenland-operations/ https://therevolvingdoorproject.org/release-trumps-new-fed-chair-nominee-kevin-warsh-is-a-hack-with-ties-to-would-be-greenland-profiteer/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c743jl8k4kko https://kyivindependent.com/russia-offers-us-deal-on-its-natural-resources-access-to-arctic/ https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-us-saudi-arctic-energy-rdif-ukraine-russia-capital/ Rewarding the donors with other countries' natural resources. https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/russia-u-s-peace-business-ties-4db9b290 https://bellona.org/news/arctic/2026-08-china-keeps-arctic-lng-2-alive-while-rosneft-bets-big-on-vostok-oil Evading oil sanctions https://united24media.com/world/russia-assembles-massive-arctic-tanker-fleet-to-push-record-oil-shipments-via-northern-sea-route-21308 https://ubn.news/russia-expands-shadow-fleets-to-boost-arctic-oil-and-lng-exports/

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@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online 2026-08-09 02:23

@Npars01@mstdn.social @tony@toot.hoyle.me.uk @cstross@wandering.shop It is a path to perdition Well said!

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