They were prosecuted for money laundering.
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-68930465
The problem is that the legal punishment was too mild. The CEO spent 4 months in a luxury prison for white collar criminals. Basically a social club for the rich.
So now he is doing the same thing all over again.
The more these scoundrels threaten the Guardian, the more I give money
PC.
It's not even close.
Barack Obama
Noooo... Don't say that. I actually love the UK 😭
He is the President of the United States
Petroleum producers and refiners pocketed after-tax profit of $192 billion over the last four years alone. That is four times more than in the entire 2010s.
Under the Trudeau Government, oil production reached the highest level in Canadian history
For the fourth consecutive year, production of crude oil and equivalent products reached a record high, up 4.3% from 2023
In fact, Justin Trudeau opened a brand new pipeline:
The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion began operation in May 2024, providing Alberta crude oil with increased access to Pacific Ocean terminals and markets abroad.
Crude oil producers were optimistic about the new infrastructure: from May to December, total crude oil movements from Alberta to British Columbia more than tripled (+367.4%)
Are some Albertans not aware of this? !!!!
Elle ment comme une arracheuse de dents.
On la voit sur cette photo avec plein de drapeaux russes derrière et photo noir et blanc de soldat soviétique ce qui correspond bien à la marche des immortels.
https://x.com/ChrisChassaigne/status/1922542784105378193/photo/2
I normally don't support bypassing paywalls for newspapers.
Quality journalism has a price. We should all support it. I lived in a country where all great newspapers collapsed, because no one wanted to subscribe (cultural reason). Only clickbait trash survived. I can assure you it's really not a nice country.
However, I'll make an exception for The Times, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch.
The same Rupert Murdoch who owns The Sun, Fox News, the Wall Street Journal, and many other media organizations. He also owned News of the World, a newspaper which illegally hacked crime victims and broke into the homes of UK politicians.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-68615789
Rupert Murdoch once attempted to blackmail the British Prime Minister
https://www.channel4.com/news/major-denies-sun-editor-abused-him-after-black-wednesday
He is also a huge climate change denier:
https://time.com/5765304/rupert-murdoch-son-climate/
This man has done more damage to democracy than any other Australian.
Fuck Rupert Murdoch.
Thank you so much. This means a lot to me.
I come from a third world country with tremendous inequality. I was born in the most privileged classes.
In my country, poor people who don't pay a lot of money die like DOGS in hospitals. Private hospitals don't hesitate to overcharge sick people as much as they can. If you are not happy, if you protest, they just let you die. We have mostly free elections. But they are useless. Because most of the time, useless and ignorant politicians get elected. Very few people read investigative journalism. In fact, our newspapers are mostly dead. I'm one of the very few people trying to financially support quality journalism in my country.
I used to think our problems were specific. We are dumb. We are fools.
Our problems are actually surprisingly common. I lived in many nations around the world. I noticed that in some countries, some cities, politicians can achieve absolutely amazing things in public health, labor rights, housing. They can really take great decisions. And I noticed that in some rich countries, like the United States, incredibly dumb and corrupt politicians can get massive popular support. And ordinary people always pay the price:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/10/inhaler-cost-death-optum-rx-walgreens/
My conclusion was simple. At the end of the day, everything stems from the people. In corrupt places, like my country, people don't pay attention to politics. They don't educate themselves about policies. They don't read quality newspapers. Few people get involved in the local community. As a result, they can be easily lied to by oligarchs.
In democracies that work great, like Denmark, you have ordinary people that educate themselves and actively get involved in their local community. They support strong independent newspapers. They join community organizations pushing for change. They pay close attention to their MPs and their votes.
If my comment helps people pay closer attention to politics, then I would have achieved my goal.