Mastodawn

In Memoriam: John W. Addison, my PhD advisor

https://billwadge.com/2026/03/15/in-memoriam-john-w-addison-jr-my-phd-advisor/

#HackerNews #InMemoriam #JohnAddison #PhDAdvisor #Tribute #HackerNews

In Memoriam: John W. Addison Jr, my Phd Advisor. [4200 views]

John Addison (1930–2025) died March 7, 2025, at the age of 95. He was my PhD advisor at UC Berkeley, and I count myself extraordinarily lucky to have worked under his guidance. My condolences go ou…

Bill Wadge's Blog

Show thread

StacesCases2 🇨🇦 📎Jan 21

The roughly $250 million sale of #Venezuelan crude went to Vitol, a #Geneva-based energy and commodity trading firm whose US arm is headquartered in Houston. #TheFinancialTimes reported late last week that #JohnAddison, a senior trader at #Vitol, was involved www.commondreams.org/news/venezue...

'Unchecked Corruption': First ...

'Unchecked Corruption': First US Sale of Venezuelan Oil Goes to Company of Trump Megadonor | Common Dreams

"Trump took Venezuela's oil at gunpoint, and gave it to one of his biggest campaign donors," wrote one US senator.

Common Dreams

Show thread

William Lindsey

Jan 17

"Addison also attended the meeting Trump had with oil executives at the WH and was also involved in his company’s efforts to secure a $250 million deal for Venezuelan crude. The deal kick-started the president’s controversial plan to sell up to 50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil."

#Trump #Venezuela #oil #BigOil #Vitol #JohnAddison #EconomicElites
/13

Show thread

William Lindsey

Jan 17

"Financial Times: The first US sale of the Venezuelan crude oil was to a company whose senior member had donated to Trump’s re-election campaign. The sale was conducted last week to a company called Vitol. John Addison, a senior trader at Vitol, donated $6 million to PACs backing Trump’s re-election campaign."

~ Ron Filipkowski

#Trump #Venezuela #oil #BigOil #Vitol #JohnAddison #EconomicElites
/12

https://www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-politics-bulletin-287-11626