Nicole Parsons@Npars01@mstdn.social
@GottaLaff@mstdn.social
It's called The Texas Model.
Trump took the version of corrupt oil oligarchy that billionaires created for Greg Abbott & Dan Patrick, and made it national.
https://prospect.org/power/2025-01-29-texas-model/
https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/donald-trump-promoting-texas-style-policies/
https://www.texastribune.org/2022/10/18/greg-abbott-texas-fundraising-governor-donors/
Nicole Parsons@Npars01@mstdn.social
@GottaLaff@mstdn.social
The real reason Trump is going after Brazil; his fossil fuel megadonors want control of Brazil's natural resources.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/aug/04/bp-makes-major-oil-and-gas-discovery-off-coast-of-brazil-santos-basin
https://www.desmog.com/2025/08/01/blackrock-pivots-from-sustainability-evangelists-to-fossil-fuel-funders/
https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/amazonian-indigenous-leaders-say-no-to-fossil-fuel/