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yaesu

(9,364 posts)
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 08:19 AM 12 hrs ago

the pedo pres told big oil he would do anything they wanted if they helped his takeover of the US, they did and he did

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The world’s top 100 oil and gas companies banked more than $30m every hour in unearned profit in the first month of the US-Israeli war in Iran, according to exclusive analysis for the Guardian. Saudi Aramco, Gazprom and ExxonMobil are among the biggest beneficiaries of the bonanza, meaning key opponents of climate action continue to prosper.

The conflict pushed the price of oil to an average of $100 (£74) a barrel in March, leading to estimated windfall war profits for the month of $23bn for the companies. Oil and gas supplies will take months to return to pre-war levels and the companies will make $234bn by the end of the year if the oil price continues to average $100. The analysis uses data from a leading intelligence provider, Rystad Energy, analysed by Global Witness.

The excess profits come from the pockets of ordinary people as they pay high prices to fill up their vehicles and power their homes, as well as from businesses incurring higher energy bills. Dozens of countries have cut fuel taxes to help struggling consumers, meaning those nations, including Australia, South Africa, Italy, Brazil and Zambia, are raising less money for public services.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/15/big-oil-huge-war-windfall-consumers

Trump told Big Oil he'd deliver their wish list if they spent $1 billion to elect him president. And he's doing it — giving them a blank check while gutting clean energy options that lower costs for Americans. Billionaires get richer, everyone else’s electric bills go up.

https://www.vanhollen.senate.gov/news/videos/watch/trump-told-big-oil-hed-deliver-their-wishlist-if-they-spent-1b-on-his-campaign-and-hes-doing-it

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the pedo pres told big oil he would do anything they wanted if they helped his takeover of the US, they did and he did (Original Post) yaesu 12 hrs ago OP
If we go all in on renewables, we can stop all this. We can kneecap the monsters who own big oil Scrivener7 12 hrs ago #1

Scrivener7

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1. If we go all in on renewables, we can stop all this. We can kneecap the monsters who own big oil
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 08:34 AM
12 hrs ago

and who ruin everything. Literally.

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