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Oil and Gas Billionaires Drum Up Dollars for Trump (www.nytimes.com)
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This comes after Trump promised the oil executives he'd end all decarbonization efforts in exchange for a billion dollars, and made it possible for Trump to start outraising Biden for the first time

If you're reading this, and you're an American, it's on you to actually be a counterweight to this. That means:

  • Make sure you're registered to vote — you'll need to register for the first time if you turned 18, and will need to update yours if you moved, changed name, or simply had your registration purged by Republican officials
  • Volunteer. Phone banking and such are help, but if you're able to, travel to volunteer in-person and talk to people.
  • Donate. Give what's ok for you, not more. If you're well-off enough to show up for an in-person fundraiser and tell officials why you're donating, that's amazing.
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Boy, I bet the Democrats feel really good about how much of a good partner they were to the petroleum industry, slow-walking reasonable regulations, helping them with funding, etc.

I bet they feel great seeing this.

If they do manage to pull out a win in November, it needs to be no more Mr Nice Neoliberal. Bust the industry's collective balls.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

If they do manage to pull out a win in November, it needs to be no more Mr Nice Neoliberal. Bust the industry’s collective balls.

Lmao... It's nice to dream, but even dreams need to have some basis in reality. We have a conservative party and a conservative party with like 6 "progressives" in it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Look, Exxon isn’t indifferent to your concerns, okay? We’ve donated a generous $5000 to your personal fund, and all we’re asking for is some kind words in an internet forum, ok? Just to level out the vibe. Next week we can talk about a cool $10,000.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

You have jokes