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US Republicans at Dubai Climate Summit Have Accepted $11 Million in Fossil Fuel Donations (www.desmog.com)
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[–] blazera@kbin.social 44 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I wish we were in the timeline where being bribed to allow more pollution would be a bombshell, career ending headline.

[–] QuandaleDingle@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

As it should be.

[–] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 38 points 11 months ago

You spelled bribe wrong

[–] theodewere@kbin.social 26 points 11 months ago (2 children)

the Republican Party is owned by the Saudis

[–] Ranvier@sopuli.xyz 15 points 11 months ago

Co-owned along with the Russians

[–] d33pblu3g3n3@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

The republican party is owned by whoever pays them.

Saudis, Russians, Chinese, cult leaders, billionaires, etc.

[–] ARk@lemm.ee 13 points 11 months ago

"donations"

[–] loki@lemmy.ml 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Every news coming out of this "Climate" summit is making it seem more and more like "Big Oil Conference"

[–] WashedOver@lemmy.ca 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I wonder how the review of their lives will go at the pearly gates we've heard so much about from them?

[–] kool_newt@lemm.ee 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

We can't count on that. Part of the reason things are so fucked up is because these people are able to act without negative consequences. "The state" is the mechanism that protects them from us, their victims.

[–] MisterMcBolt@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

That money is going straight up some Republican noses.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 months ago

Of course they did. Anyway…