The oil industry & far right movements go hand in hand.

So does the public corruption & anti-democracy sentiment, just like Texas. These donors want their version of theocratic oil oligarchy to go national under Trump.

texastribune.org/2022/10/18/gr…

The USA & UK have very limited coverage of the fossil fuel funded influence networks operating #KochNetwork & #AtlasNetwork

Canada, Australia, France, Japan & New Zealand - all democracies threatened by fossil fuel disinformation

In Texas fundraising, Greg Abbott is in a league of his own

The two-term governor’s donors enjoy access, appointments to boards and commissions, and a chance to bend the ear of a politician who may harbor bigger ambitions.

^{Patrick Svitek (The Texas Tribune)}

I wish there was more platforming of the relationship between donors and political candidates.

Danielle Smith is obviously owned. Ditto Poilievre.
desmog.com/2024/11/02/alberta-…

desmog.com/2024/08/12/meta-and…

theijf.org/koch-companies-regi…

nbmediacoop.org/2019/06/22/koc…

thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/09/05/…

Climate denying hacks hired to thwart an increasingly imperative fossil fuel phase out.

nationalpost.com/news/politics…

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith Pledges to 'Triple Down' on Her Climate Denial - DeSmog

Speaking at the UCP annual general meeting, the Premier took shots at the federal government and vowed not to “budge an inch.”

^{Danielle Paradis (DeSmog)}