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DoomsdaysCW<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@PaxtonOrglot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>PaxtonOrglot</span></a></span> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KillerDrones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KillerDrones</span></a>. What could possibly go wrong?!!</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrinceColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrinceColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Academi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Academi</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TripleCanopy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TripleCanopy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tigerswan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tigerswan</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Michigan native <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a> proposes <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/deportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deportation</span></a> plan to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ElSalvador" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElSalvador</span></a>, report says</p><p>By Justin Engel, Apr. 14, 2025</p><p>"Erik Prince, the former CEO of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a> USA and a Michigan native, is among a group of defense contractors proposing to expand plans for deporting <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immigrants</span></a> to a prison in El Salvador, Politico reported.</p><p>"The pitch would attempt to avoid <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>legal</span></a> challenges by designating part of the El Salvador prison system as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AmericanTerritory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanTerritory</span></a>, the report stated.</p><p>" 'It’s unclear how seriously the White House is considering the plan by Prince, who has drawn scrutiny for his firm’s role in a deadly massacre in Iraq two decades ago,' the Politico report stated. 'But it would give Prince’s group an unprecedented and potentially highly lucrative role in an expanded version of a transnational operation that has elicited its own web of controversies, in part because it has swept up immigrants who do not have criminal records in the United States.'</p><p>"The report coincides with President Donald Trump’s plans to host <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NayibBukele" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NayibBukele</span></a>, the president of El Salvador, at the White House on Monday, April 14.</p><p>"Since March, El Salvador has accepted from the U.S. more than 200 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Venezuelan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Venezuelan</span></a> immigrants — whom officials with President Donald Trump’s administration have accused of gang activity and violent crimes — and placed them inside the country’s notorious maximum-security gang prison. It is also holding a Maryland man who the administration admits was wrongly deported but has not been returned to the U.S., despite court orders to do so.</p><p>"Trump has ties to the family of Prince, an automotive supplier heir from Holland. Prince is the brother of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BetsyDeVos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BetsyDeVos</span></a>, the secretary of education during the first Trump administration.</p><p>"Prince, a major Republican donor, has been accused of acting as a back channel on behalf of Trump. As Trump was preparing to take office in 2017, Prince met with a official close to Russian President Vladimir <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Seychelles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Seychelles</span></a>, islands off the coast of east Africa. Special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on his Russia investigation said the meeting was set up ahead of time with the knowledge of former White House aide <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StephenBannon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StephenBannon</span></a>.</p><p>"Prince soared to notoriety after Blackwater USA employees in 2007 shot and killed <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Iraqi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Iraqi</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/civilians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>civilians</span></a> in Baghdad’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NisourSquare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NisourSquare</span></a> during the Iraq war, casting a light on the role played by private contractors in U.S. military operations overseas.</p><p>"In the wake of the scandal the company’s name was changed and Prince sold his shares to a private equity fund."</p><p><a href="https://www.mlive.com/politics/2025/04/michigan-native-erik-prince-proposes-deportation-plan-to-el-salvador-report-says.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mlive.com/politics/2025/04/mic</span><span class="invisible">higan-native-erik-prince-proposes-deportation-plan-to-el-salvador-report-says.html</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrinceColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrinceColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Academi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Academi</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrinceIsAWarCriminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrinceIsAWarCriminal</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TripleCanopy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TripleCanopy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrivateArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateArmy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OffLeash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OffLeash</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProjectVeritas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProjectVeritas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TigerSwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TigerSwan</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Exclusive- <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> supporter <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a> reaches deal with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Congo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Congo</span></a> to help secure [steal] mineral wealth</p><p>Jessica Donati and Sonia Rolley<br>Thu, April 17, 2025 </p><p>Excerpt: "Democratic Republic of Congo has vast reserves of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/copper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>copper</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cobalt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cobalt</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/lithium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lithium</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/coltan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coltan</span></a> - a mineral used widely in smartphones, computers and electric vehicles - but has been plagued for decades by violence in its eastern region.</p><p>"The agreement between Congo and Prince initially involved a plan to deploy contractors to Goma, the capital of North Kivu province and the largest city in eastern Congo. But Goma is now under M23 control and that plan has been put on hold. M23 controls tracts of mineral-rich territory.</p><p>"A source close to the Congolese government told Reuters an initial deployment of Prince's advisers was expected to start in the south, far from the area controlled by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/M23" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>M23</span></a> and its allies.</p><p>" 'If you just look at Katanga, if you look at Kolwezi down just off the Zambian-Congo border, they claim that there's like $40 million a month in lost revenue of what's going out and what's coming in,' the source said.</p><p>"A diplomatic source also told Reuters the first stage of Prince's effort in Congo would focus on securing mines and tax revenues in copper-producing Katanga province.</p><p>"One of the sources close to Prince said advisers were expected to deploy with technical experts from a company specialised in testing and inspecting commodities. The advisers would initially target larger mines and expand as revenue collection improved.</p><p>"The source did not provide details on how the advisers would tackle corruption in the sector that has long drained revenue that would otherwise flow to the state.</p><p>"A source in the office of Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi said an agreement in principle had been signed with Prince, but the details on where and how many advisers would be deployed remained to be established."</p><p><a href="https://www.aol.com/news/exclusive-trump-supporter-prince-reaches-142935924.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aol.com/news/exclusive-trump-s</span><span class="invisible">upporter-prince-reaches-142935924.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrinceColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrinceColonialism</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrivateArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateArmy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Academi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Academi</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrinceIsAWarCriminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrinceIsAWarCriminal</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TripleCanopy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TripleCanopy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OffLeash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OffLeash</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProjectVeritas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProjectVeritas</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TigerSwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TigerSwan</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Colonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Colonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CopperMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CopperMining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MiningPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiningPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a>: Private sector can help with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MassDeportations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MassDeportations</span></a> </p><p>Leland Vittert<br>Tue, February 25, 2025</p><p>"Erik Prince, founder of the former security contractor <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a>, denied proposing a 'private army' for mass deportations and instead described a logistics plan to help the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> administration fulfill its immigration goals.</p><p>" 'This is not some idea of a private army,' Prince said Tuesday on NewsNation’s On Balance. 'It was a memo generated to describe how to achieve the logistics necessary to move the millions of people that they intend to deport.'</p><p>"Prince pushed back against a Politico report that described a plan circulated among Trump allies calling for 'processing camps' and a private citizen force to carry out deportations.</p><p>"He said that the memo outlines how to accomplish mass deportations 'in a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>legal</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ethical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ethical</span></a> manner” with necessary <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DueProcess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DueProcess</span></a>. [WHAT A JOKE!!!]</p><p>" 'If people think it’s a huge number, think about how we’ve been invaded. We’ve had millions of people float into the country illegally, actually paying the cartels to smuggle them in,' Prince said.</p><p>"According to the Politico report, Prince and other contractors submitted a 26-page proposal before Trump’s inauguration that included using private aircraft, 'processing camps' on military bases, and deputizing private citizens to make arrests.</p><p>"The plan reportedly carries a $25 billion price tag to deport 12 million people before the 2026 midterms.</p><p>"Prince suggested the government would eventually need the private sector to help achieve Trump’s immigration goals, noting that deportation flights 'for years, even when other administrations are doing it, were largely contractor managed and operated.'</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/erik-prince-private-sector-help-044932521.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">yahoo.com/news/erik-prince-pri</span><span class="invisible">vate-sector-help-044932521.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrinceColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrinceColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrivateArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateArmy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrinceColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrinceColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Academi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Academi</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrinceIsAWarCriminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrinceIsAWarCriminal</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TripleCanopy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TripleCanopy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrivateArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateArmy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OffLeash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OffLeash</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProjectVeritas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProjectVeritas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TigerSwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TigerSwan</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Very often, I find myself wondering, "Is there an <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a> connection to x, y or z?" And very often, I am right! <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrinceColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrinceColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Academi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Academi</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrinceIsAWarCriminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrinceIsAWarCriminal</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TripleCanopy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TripleCanopy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrivateArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateArmy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OffLeash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OffLeash</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProjectVeritas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProjectVeritas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TigerSwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TigerSwan</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StandingRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandingRock</span></a> Chair on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Greenpeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greenpeace</span></a> Verdict -- False, Self-serving Narrative in Insulting Lawsuit</p><p> "If Greenpeace can be held liable for telling the truth about <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SiouxNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SiouxNation</span></a> Treaty rights, then we are all in trouble."</p><p>By Standing Rock Chairwoman Janet Alkire, via <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CensoredNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CensoredNews</span></a>, March 27, 2025</p><p>"As Chairwoman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, I take offense to the jury verdict in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnergyTransfer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyTransfer</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SLAPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SLAPP</span></a> lawsuit against Greenpeace. We expect more from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthDakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthDakota</span></a> judges and members of the jury from our neighboring communities.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnergyTransfer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyTransfer</span></a>’s claims in this case were ridiculous. They were wholly disrespectful of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StandingRockSioux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandingRockSioux</span></a> Tribe, our ancestors, and our youth, who started the movement in 2016 to protect our water from an oil spill from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DAPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DAPL</span></a>. Neither Greenpeace nor anyone else paid or persuaded Standing Rock to oppose DAPL. </p><p>"Our young people and our elders urged us to protect our water and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UnciMakah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnciMakah</span></a> (grandmother earth). That is what happened, and is happening still. Energy Transfer’s false and self-serving narrative that Greenpeace manipulated Standing Rock into protesting DAPL is patronizing and disrespectful to our people.</p><p>"We understand that many Morton County residents support the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OilIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OilIndustry</span></a>, even out-of-state <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pipeline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pipeline</span></a> companies such as Energy Transfer. But we are your neighbors, and you should not be fooled that easily. Energy Transfer does not know us. They don’t know who we are – an Indigenous Nation that has survived every attack because our ancestors are with us. </p><p>"Greenpeace did not manipulate Standing Rock, but <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnergyTransfer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyTransfer</span></a> has manipulated <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MortonCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MortonCounty</span></a>. DAPL crosses our Treaty and aboriginal land for hundreds of miles.<br> <br>"Our ancestors occupied this land for thousands of years before <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthDakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthDakota</span></a> came into existence. The land between the Heart and Missouri River are our <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unceded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unceded</span></a> Treaty lands under the 1868 and 1851 Fort Laramie Treaties. Our aboriginally-occupied territories extend east to the James River and beyond. That is a historical truth. If Greenpeace can be held liable for telling the truth about Sioux Nation Treaty rights, then we are all in trouble.</p><p>"The construction of Fort Rice on our northern boundary in 1864 was a violation of the Fort Laramie Treaties. This required our Tribe to be vigilant. No one should be surprised that warrior society burials are found in this area, near the pipeline route.</p><p>"And do not insult our cultural experts, who have wisdom over matters most residents of Morton County or bureaucrats at the State Historical Society know absolutely nothing about. Energy Transfer and its lawyers should be ashamed of themselves. Everyday North Dakotans on the jury should know better.</p><p>"When it comes to the excessive police and private security response to the generally peaceful protests at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CannonBall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CannonBall</span></a>, believe your eyes. The scenes of guard dogs menacing Tribal members are reminiscent of the violence of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WhiteSupremacists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacists</span></a> in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DeepSouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSouth</span></a> during the 1950’s and 60’s, but it was in North Dakota, in this day and age. It was on the news and on the internet.</p><p>"Many of the protesters were Native American veterans of the United States armed forces. Energy Transfer used attack dogs against peaceful protesters and war heroes. But the jury sided with the out-of-state, unlicensed security with the attack dogs, instead of North Dakota veterans who supported Standing Rock.</p><p>"A Texas oil company has come to North Dakota, and its lawyers and propaganda machine are weaving stories about how the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and our supporters have lied, and how the poor pipeline company, a trillion dollars richer than in 2016 when this all started, should receive extra millions from non-profit organizations. It’s a funny thing about liars – they always accuse everyone else of lying. The Greenpeace trial was marked by secrecy.</p><p>"The court is not making the transcript public. The documents obtained by Greenpeace about Energy Transfer’s terrible safety record are protected by a secrecy order and are not available to the public. The judge exhibited so much bias in favor of Energy Transfer that a team of international human rights lawyers felt compelled to monitor the trial. One prominent monitor stated 'In my six decades of legal practice, I have never witnessed a trial as unfair as the one against Greenpeace that just ended in the courts of North Dakota.'</p><p>"Standing Rock has tried to work for greater transparency on DAPL. It is our experience with the Army Corps of Engineers and Energy Transfer that all documents relating to DAPL pipeline safety are heavily redacted, and kept secret. What are they hiding? Who is looking out for the communities that may be affected by an oil spill? And why didn’t the North Dakota court allow Greenpeace to address these questions at the trial?<br> <br>"DAPL is a dangerous pipeline. It crosses our unceded Treaty and aboriginal land. Energy Transfer destroyed Tribal burials as identified by our cultural experts, and committed violence against our people. That is the history that North Dakota and Morton County must reckon with. After the Greenpeace verdict, that day seems farther off than ever." </p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2025/03/standing-rock-chair-on-greenpeace.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2025/03</span><span class="invisible">/standing-rock-chair-on-greenpeace.html</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StandWithStandingRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithStandingRock</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SLAPPsLawsuits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SLAPPsLawsuits</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SLAPPs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SLAPPs</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuel</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Academi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Academi</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EricPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EricPrince</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrivateSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigOil</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KelcyWarren" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KelcyWarren</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oiligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oiligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterProtectors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterProtectors</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StevenDonziger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StevenDonziger</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalRacism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReaderSupportedNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReaderSupportedNews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StandingRockReservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandingRockReservation</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Trump allies circulate <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MassDeportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MassDeportation</span></a> plan calling for ‘processing camps’ and a private citizen ‘<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/army" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>army</span></a>’</p><p>The group, led by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a> veteran <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a>, has close <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> ties.</p><p>By Dasha Burns and Myah Ward<br>02/25/2025 05:55 AM EST </p><p>"Prince declined to comment, and the other contractors and former immigration officials listed as key personnel in the document also declined to comment or could not be reached.</p><p>"The founders of the new special entity called <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/2USV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2USV</span></a> have a long history with the U.S. government. Blackwater was formed by Prince in 1996 to provide training services to law enforcement, military personnel and other government agencies. It gained widespread attention for its work in Iraq and Afghanistan, providing security services for U.S. officials and military personnel, with critics viewing its rise as a result of the U.S. military’s overextension in the Middle East.</p><p>The military contractor came under scrutiny in 2007 following the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NisourSquareMassacre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NisourSquareMassacre</span></a>, when <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a> contractors opened fire and killed 17 Iraqi civilians and wounded 20 others — raising questions about oversight and accountability of private contractors. Several contractors were charged with manslaughter, and four were convicted in 2014. Trump pardoned them at the end of his first term in December 2020.</p><p>"Trump’s pardon was just one example of the influence of Prince’s family during the first Trump administration. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BetsyDeVos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BetsyDeVos</span></a>, Prince’s sister, served as the president’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> secretary, while Prince used his Trump connections as he chased business ventures in the U.S. and abroad.</p><p>"In 2018, he reportedly helped raise money for an effort to spy on progressives and Democratic organizations opposed to Trump." [As well as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DAPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DAPL</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterProtectors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterProtectors</span></a>!]<br><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/25/documents-military-contractors-mass-deportations-022648" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2025/02/25/d</span><span class="invisible">ocuments-military-contractors-mass-deportations-022648</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrinceColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrinceColonialism</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingActivism</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateActivists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDAPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoDAPL</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Crapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Crapitalism</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChristoFascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChristoFascist</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateActivists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Activists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Activists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDAPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoDAPL</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CrackdownOnProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CrackdownOnProtests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrinceColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrinceColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Academi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Academi</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TripleCanopy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TripleCanopy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrinceIsAWarCriminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrinceIsAWarCriminal</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://theblower.au/@MaxG" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>MaxG</span></a></span> That's where <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a> / <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Academi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Academi</span></a> / whatever the f*ck they are called -- will step in! Just like in other countries!</p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Dammit! I hate to say, "I told you so," but I TOLD YOU SO!</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> allies circulate mass deportation plan calling for ‘processing camps’ and a private citizen ‘army’</p><p>The group, led by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a> veteran <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a>, has close Trump ties.</p><p><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/25/documents-military-contractors-mass-deportations-022648" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2025/02/25/d</span><span class="invisible">ocuments-military-contractors-mass-deportations-022648</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrinceColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrinceColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrivateArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateArmy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Spetsnaz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spetsnaz</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NightWolves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NightWolves</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDAPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoDAPL</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PutinsArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PutinsArmy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Academi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Academi</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TripleCanopy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TripleCanopy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrinceIsAWarCriminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrinceIsAWarCriminal</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateInterests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateInterests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterDefenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterDefenders</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StandWithStandingRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithStandingRock</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandDefenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LandDefenders</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a></p>
MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PUHKcuqSeM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=-PUHKcuqSe</span><span class="invisible">M</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/NowThisImpact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NowThisImpact</span></a> 2020 </p><p>Who is sleazebag <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a> 🤮 of <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a> (renamed <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Xe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Xe</span></a>, then renamed <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Academi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Academi</span></a>)</p>
MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<p>Who is <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/TheNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheNation</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/JeremyScahill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JeremyScahill</span></a> (17 years ago)</p><p> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqM4tKPDlR8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=nqM4tKPDlR</span><span class="invisible">8</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a>: <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/ShadowArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShadowArmy</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a> 🤮 </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/USAFascistShitShow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USAFascistShitShow</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Xe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Xe</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Academi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Academi</span></a></p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>And of course there's a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a> connection!!!</p><p>HT <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://c.im/@cdarwin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>cdarwin</span></a></span></p><p>The armed individual who blocked senators from entering federal property bears the insignia of "Triple Canopy", which merged with Blackwater in 2014.</p><p>This is a mercenary paramilitary guard for Musk and his minions. *Anyone wearing this insignia should be considered extremely dangerous.<br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/spartacus-nemik.bsky.social/post/3lhown2hn4225" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/spartacus-nem</span><span class="invisible">ik.bsky.social/post/3lhown2hn4225</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrinceColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrinceColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Academi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Academi</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TripleCanopy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TripleCanopy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrinceIsAWarCriminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrinceIsAWarCriminal</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>From 2017: Revealed: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a> Founder <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a>'s Business Ties With <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Netanyahu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Netanyahu</span></a>’s Disgraced Chief of Staff</p><p>U.S. businessman at center of storm over allegedly setting up back-channel between <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> has ties to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AriHarow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AriHarow</span></a> and an Israeli financier</p><p>by Hagai Amit, Dec 6, 2017</p><p>"His involvement in foreign policy raises eyebrows because of his involvement in Blackwater (now known as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Academi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Academi</span></a>), the multinational security firm that operates around the world. Though he sold the company in 2010, Prince has made a fortune from wars – from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Iraq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Iraq</span></a> to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Afghanistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Afghanistan</span></a>. He has also attracted bad press: In September 2007, Blackwater employees escorting a convoy killed 17 Iraqis. They claimed it was an ambush, but Iraq claimed the killings were unprovoked. The Iraqi government refused to renew Blackwater’s license in 2009.</p><p>"Five years ago, well before anybody predicted Trump’s election, Prince visited Israel and was hosted by Harow. At the time, Harow was a businessman with a private investment fund as well as being chief of Netanyahu’s bureau. Harow tried to interest Prince in investing in Indigo Strategic Capital, a venture capital fund that Harow was co-managing with Dorian Barak.</p><p>"How much Prince invested in Indigo remains unknown, but it is known that through Indigo he invested in the Israeli companies <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NowForce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NowForce</span></a> (security) and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AgentVi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgentVi</span></a> (real-time video analytics)."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2017-12-06/ty-article/revealed-erik-prince-had-business-ties-with-netanyahus-disgraced-chief-of-staff/0000017f-f754-d460-afff-ff76cb520000" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">haaretz.com/israel-news/2017-1</span><span class="invisible">2-06/ty-article/revealed-erik-prince-had-business-ties-with-netanyahus-disgraced-chief-of-staff/0000017f-f754-d460-afff-ff76cb520000</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrinceIsAWarCriminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrinceIsAWarCriminal</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IsraeliWarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IsraeliWarCrimes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BibiIsAWarCriminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BibiIsAWarCriminal</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrinceColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrinceColonialism</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Follow the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BloodMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BloodMoney</span></a> -- to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a>! </p><p>American billionaire Erik Prince seeks <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Israeli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israeli</span></a> investments -- Founder of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a> to visit Israel in July. </p><p>By JERUSALEM POST STAFF<br>JUNE 16, 2019 </p><p>"American billionaire Erik Prince, a former US Navy Seal and founder of controversial military contractor Blackwater, will visit Israel next month to search for new investment opportunities. </p><p>"Prince, who also co-founded Hong Kong-based Frontier Services Group (FSG) in 2014, will meet with start-ups and companies in fields including defense technology, intelligence and foodtech. </p><p>"Drone-maker BlueBird Aero Systems, off-road vehicle developer Tomcar, artificial intelligence defense solutions provider Axon Vision and satellite rescue firm Magnus are among the companies Prince is due to meet during his visit.</p><p>[...]</p><p>"Particularly of interest to Prince are the young alumni of elite <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IDF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IDF</span></a> intelligence unit 8200, who have established a reputation for developing innovative hi-tech start-ups after their release from the army." </p><p><a href="https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/American-billionaire-Erik-Prince-targets-Israeli-investments-592599" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">jpost.com/Israel-News/American</span><span class="invisible">-billionaire-Erik-Prince-targets-Israeli-investments-592599</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BibiIsAWarCriminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BibiIsAWarCriminal</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrinceIsAWarCriminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrinceIsAWarCriminal</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OffLeash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OffLeash</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Academi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Academi</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TigerSwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TigerSwan</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>The wealth of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Betsy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Betsy</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/DeVos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeVos</span></a>, <br>by contrast, comes from a simpler operation: <br>the marketing of what some have called a pyramid scheme that goes by the brand name <a href="https://c.im/tags/Amway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amway</span></a>. </p><p>Founded by her father-in-law in 1959, Amway distributes home products like dish soap and cosmetics through a network of home-based sellers <br>who are pressured to recruit more sellers in order to earn a bonus on the amount of product the distributor would then sell wholesale to the recruit. <br>That recruit would also be a distributor, looking for recruits of his or her own, in order to sell more products wholesale in order to get that bonus. </p><p>Note the emphasis on recruitment and bonuses rather than the direct-selling to retail customers, <br>who, in the end, were the ones for whom Amway products were ostensibly intended.</p><p>In the business press, Amway is often described as a “multilevel marketing company.” </p><p>In the 1970s, the Federal Trade Commission described its business model as <br>an “inherent fraud,” as historian Rick Perlstein reported in The Nation, <br>and tried to shut the company down. <br>The FTC failed in that effort, but did issue orders in 1979 slapping Amway for price-fixing and misrepresenting the kind of money distributors could expect to make. <br>In fact, Amway was made to tell distributors that they could wind up losing money.</p><p>Three decades later, in 2010, a class action lawsuit by former sellers (um, “distributors”) alleging Amway’s engagement in an “illegal scheme” was settled out of court. </p><p>According to USA Today, Amway agreed to pay $55 million to former distributors, <br>closely oversee high-level distributors who run training businesses, <br>strengthen refund policies <br>and make other changes estimated to cost an additional $100 million.</p><p>In Forbes’ 2016 listing of “America’s Largest Private Companies,” Amway clocks in at number twenty-nine.</p><p>The education secretary, née Elisabeth Prince, did not come into the DeVos family empty-handed. <br>Her own family of origin, while not as wealthy as her husband’s, was quite well-to-do through her father’s enterprise, 💥Prince Corporation💥, itself a privately held company until Johnson Controls bought it for $1.3 billion in cash in 1996. </p><p>Founder <a href="https://c.im/tags/Edgar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Edgar</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Prince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Prince</span></a>, seeking to change the political culture to more closely resemble his own heartless Calvinism, <br>donated, according to Zack Stanton of Politico, “millions in seed funding to launch the <br>💥Family Research Council,” <br>the right-wing organization that represents and organizes politically conservative evangelical Christians, <br>and was famously designated an anti-LGBT hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. </p><p>Prince’s son, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Erik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Erik</span></a>, used his windfall to found <a href="https://c.im/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a>, the military contractor that went on to infamy when, in 2007, <br>its mercenaries gunned down civilians in a Baghdad city square. <br>Four Blackwater contractors were convicted in 2014 of killing fourteen unarmed Iraqis “in what prosecutors called a wartime atrocity,” according to the New York Times. <br>Blackwater, since sold and renamed <a href="https://c.im/tags/Academi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Academi</span></a>, was also privately held. <br>It enjoyed more than $1 billion in government contracts. <br>In 2010, according to the Washington Post, </p><p>Prince moved to the United Arab Emirates “amid mounting legal problems for his American business.”</p><p>Both the <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mercers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mercers</span></a> and the <a href="https://c.im/tags/DeVoses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeVoses</span></a> pour millions into the political system. <br>You can bet they plan to run the country the same way they have run their companies: using shell games and pyramid schemes, fraud and shakedown.</p><p>According to The New Yorker’s Jane Mayer, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Robert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Robert</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mercer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mercer</span></a> “gave $22.5 million in disclosed donations to Republican candidates and to political-action committees” to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. <br>And that doesn’t include possible donations to nonprofit advocacy groups, now allowed, <br>since the 2010 Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC, <br>to conduct advertising for and against political candidates. </p><p>But unlike PACs, these nonprofits<br>—classified as “social welfare” groups<br>—are not required to disclose their donors.</p><p>Politico’s Stanton reports that Betsy and Dick DeVos pretty much own Michigan politics, <br>having spent “at least $100 million on political campaigns and causes over the past 20 years.” <br>The DeVoses used political giving and influence to cut funding to public schools and pave the way for a large influx of charter schools, <br>and to see Michigan, home to the once-mighty United Auto Workers, <br>turned into a so-called right-to-work state, <br>an anti-union designation that translates into greater workplace control for business bosses, but few rights for the bossed</p>
hex<p>Now is probably a good time for my US comrades to learn about what <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wagner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wagner</span></a> is doing in Africa (renamed as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AfricaCorps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AfricaCorps</span></a> but really <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AfrikaKorps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AfrikaKorps</span></a>). <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Academi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Academi</span></a> (formerly <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a>) will be deployed to support ICE to suppress protests, like they probably were in Portland at the end of Trump's first term.</p><p>But don't rule out Putin sending in Wagner to support Trump if things get wild during this term, perhaps to violently suppress the next anti-police uprising.</p><p>This is less of a "I think this is likely" and more of a "well, anything can happen" type of thing. It never hurts to know more about the world.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Academi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Academi</span></a>’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a>: The Link Between Donald <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> And Vladimir <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a><br> <br>By Pieter Howes<br>Published on: 11:18 PST, Apr 3, 2017</p><p>"President Donald Trump just can’t seem to keep his head above water as he treads from one scandal to the next, trying to shake the links to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> that keep popping up. But this might just be the skeleton that blows the Trump closet wide open.</p><p>"On Monday, The Washington Post reported that Erik Prince was a key player in a secret meeting with a Russian friend of Vladimir Putin in the Seychelles. The meeting allegedly took place on January 11 after officials from the United Arab Emirates (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UAE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UAE</span></a>) arranged for Prince and Putin’s pal to get together and discuss the possibility of establishing a covert line of communication between Moscow and then President-elect Trump’s White House.</p><p>[...]</p><p>"It is alleged that the reason for the Abu Dhabi prince’s interest in facilitating the meeting was their mutual disdain for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a>. Naturally, it seemed beneficial to both parties to try and strike some sort of deal with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> to lessen her ties with Tehran. Enter Blackwater’s Erik Prince and a trip to the Seychelles." </p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.inquisitr.com/4117565/erik-prince-link-between-trump-and-putin" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inquisitr.com/4117565/erik-pri</span><span class="invisible">nce-link-between-trump-and-putin</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrinceColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrinceColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightWing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RightWing</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Dictators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dictators</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NeverTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NeverTrump</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>via <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@extremearturo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>extremearturo</span></a></span></p><p>Plotting a Violent Coup on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Venezuela" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Venezuela</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a> has been vocal about his willingness to violently overthrow <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nicol%C3%A1sMaduro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NicolásMaduro</span></a> and is now recruiting U.S. Senators in that effort</p><p><a href="https://www.antagonistmag.com/2024/09/22/plotting-a-violent-coup-on-venezuela/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">antagonistmag.com/2024/09/22/p</span><span class="invisible">lotting-a-violent-coup-on-venezuela/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USBackedCoups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USBackedCoups</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Academi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Academi</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RickScott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RickScott</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MarcoRubio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarcoRubio</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChristianNationalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianNationalists</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Clarence Thomas Faces Recusal Call From Democrats After Wife's Comment</p><p>Story by Kaitlin Lewis<br>September 10, 2024</p><p>"Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have called on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> Justice <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClarenceThomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClarenceThomas</span></a> to recuse himself from cases involving a religious legal group after his wife reportedly thanked the conservative organization for its efforts to block Supreme Court reform.</p><p>"Thomas, a conservative appointed by former President <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeorgeHWBush" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgeHWBush</span></a> in 1991, has been one of the justices at the center of calls for court reform after it was revealed that he has accepted millions of dollars in gifts from some top <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepublicanDonors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanDonors</span></a> without disclosing the items and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LuxuryVacations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LuxuryVacations</span></a> to the court. Questions of Thomas' impartiality were also raised after his wife, conservative activist Ginni Thomas, pressured officials to overturn the 2020 election results in favor of former President Donald Trump.</p><p>"Investigative outlet <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProPublica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProPublica</span></a> first reported last week that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GinniThomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GinniThomas</span></a> recently praised conservative legal group <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstLibertyInstitute" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstLibertyInstitute</span></a> in an email to the firm's president and CEO, Kelly Shackelford, for the organization's work in opposing change to the High Court."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/clarence-thomas-faces-recusal-call-from-democrats-after-wife-s-comment/ar-AA1qhrqa?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=398ed4e8afc44324839a6d16b9a3560a&ei=8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/news/politics/cl</span><span class="invisible">arence-thomas-faces-recusal-call-from-democrats-after-wife-s-comment/ar-AA1qhrqa?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=398ed4e8afc44324839a6d16b9a3560a&ei=8</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ImpeachClarenceThomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImpeachClarenceThomas</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ArrestGinniThomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArrestGinniThomas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ImpeachClarenceThomasYesterday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImpeachClarenceThomasYesterday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ImpeachJusticeThomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImpeachJusticeThomas</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ScotusIsCorrupt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScotusIsCorrupt</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/January6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>January6</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HeritageFoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HeritageFoundation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Academi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Academi</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Theocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Theocracy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SLAPPs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SLAPPs</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StandWithStandingRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithStandingRock</span></a></p>
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