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Courageous #HumanRights lawyer @SDonziger is finally free today, after 6 months of confinement — punishment for winning a $9 billion judgment against Chevron. gregpalast.com/steven-donzige… #FreeDonziger #StevenDonziger #BigOil #Pollution #Environment #Amazon ImageImage
I hope it’s final, because Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, the petroleum industry's black robed Putin, is on a crusade to muzzle the man who exposed Chevron's poisoning of the Amazon.
Let’s get some heat on New York’s corporate senators Gillibrand & Schumer to block the nomination of Chevron Consigliere Jennifer Rearden to the federal bench. And let's flood the White House with the demand that @SDonziger be given the Medal of Freedom.
@SDonziger The fight's not over, but today’s victory Donziger’s, his Cofan clients’, and that of all of YOU who have joined in the fight for justice. If you’re in #NewYork TONIGHT, come join @SDonziger @Shut_downAmazon @amazonlabor @CHAPOTRAPHOUSE @willmenaker for a FREEDOM BLOCK PARTY!!! Image

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West Virginia protest calls out #JoeManchin’s dirty coal profits ~ by Palast Investigative Fund fellow @ZDRoberts gregpalast.com/west-virginia-…
The plant the @WV_Rising activists targeted in Grant Town, #WestVirginia, isn’t just any of the over 200 coal power plants still operating in the US. It’s the one where Sen. #JoeManchin makes nearly $500,000 per year selling dirty coal waste called “gob.”
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Human rights lawyer, @SDonziger, was given a 6 month sentence—punishment for winning a $9 billion judgment against Chevron. As he approaches the end of his sentence, we've collected all the video clips we've published over the past 21 weeks. #FreeDonziger
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“This is a corporate criminal prosecution, orchestrated by Chevron, financed by Chevron, carried out by a Chevron law firm, before a Chevron-linked judge. It’s that simple.” ~ @SDonziger #FreeDonziger
“Chevron is trying to criminalize its opponents as a way to get away with the environmental crimes they committed in Ecuador.” ~ @SDonziger #FreeDonziger
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Chevron told Biden they could produce 800,000 barrels a day from Venezuela, replacing 100% of Russia’s oil exports to the US. But the plan's being blocked by Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Bob Menendez, tweedle corrupt and tweedle corrupter —via @KPFARadio kpfa.org/episode/flashp…
And, of course, Charles Koch is using his influence to oppose the plan too, supporting the embargo of Venezuela, but not Russia. #Ukraine #UkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar #Russia #RussianInvasion #RussianOil #Putin #Venezuela #OilPrice #OilPriceHike
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And, weirdly, some greens, like Bill McKibben, are saying no to Venezuelan oil — as if the alternative right now was solar powered cars. Bill’s been a great voice for warning us about climate change. But this is about right now. soundcloud.com/gregpalast/fla…
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#Putin went from the virtually unknown Deputy Mayor of Saint Petersburg to #Russia’s President and potentate by winning a weird competition organized by Russian billionaire Boris Berezovsky who sought a “Russian Pinochet” to succeed Yeltsin as President. gregpalast.com/how-billionair…
The competition, dubbed “Operation Successor,” went so far as to send Russia’s “Larry King,” Mikhail Leontyev, to interview General Pinochet for Russian TV while Pinochet was under indictment in Chile on murder charges. buzzflash.com/articles/greg-… Image
Russians were treated to the old dictator’s advice on choosing a leader who could imitate Pinochet’s “strong hand,” a police state, while promoting a hyper-capitalist economy.

And Putin fit the Pinochet profile... gregpalast.com/how-billionair…
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Whatever peace there is in #Ukraine is the result of the Minsk agreements of 2015 signed by Ukraine, Ukrainian Separatists, France and Germany and endorsed by Russia. 🧵
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The Minsk accords gave the eastern region protection from attack and some measure of autonomy — but not independence. On the basis of the agreement, Russia moved out of the Donbas.
However the Ukrainian govt never implemented the agreements under which Russian troops left the border area. From Putin’s view, by breaching these agreements the Ukrainian Parliament (over the objection of President Zelenski) is clearly daring Russia to go back into the Donbas.
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Beyond religion, this war is, just like the war in Iraq, about oil — the PRICE of oil. By rolling tanks to the border, Putin has successfully raised the price of oil to nearly $100/barrel. #Ukraine #UkraineCrisis
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Oil revenues provide 40% of Russia’s entire federal budget. And with the price doubling, Russia has gone from broke to loaded in months. The threat of war adds about half a billion dollars a day to Russia’s coffers. #Ukraine #UkraineCrisis gregpalast.com/7-facts-about-…
So what’s the solution? Ultimately, Putin’s real interest is the price oil. The only way to contain a black belt in judo like Putin is to attack in a place he doesn’t expect... #Ukraine #UkraineCrisis gregpalast.com/7-facts-about-…
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