Mastodawn

Trump isn't entirely stupid.

He's desperate to buy the support of The Moneyed who kept him out of jail

Putin
https://www.dw.com/en/driven-by-greed-the-deutsche-bank-story-putins-bank/a-68775818

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42240588

#PrinceBonesaw
https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/global-trends/now-he-has-to-be-nice-to-me-trump-uses-crude-slang-on-saudi-prince-mixes-jibe-with-praise/articleshow/129867377.cms

https://www.ndtv.com/video/kiss-my-a-trump-s-undignified-reference-to-saudi-crown-prince-mbs-triggers-massive-outrage-1077631

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/27/first-thing-saudi-arabia-urging-us-to-keep-up-iran-attacks-intelligence-source-confirms

Qatar
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93j37egjdeo

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/19/iran-war-trump-south-pars-threat-if-tehran-strikes-qatar

UAE
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/02/trump-uae-crypto-deal

The Project 2025 dynasties: Bradley, Koch, Coors, Scaife, Mellon, Uihlein
https://www.desmog.com/2024/08/14/project-2025-billionaire-donor-heritage-foundation-donald-trump-jd-vance-charles-koch-peter-coors/

Rockbridge Network
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/11/04/chris-buskirk-maga-vance-post-trump/

Driven by Greed - The Deutsche Bank Story: Putin’s Bank

Deutsche Bank managers driven by greed set it on the wrong track in the 2000s. For many years, the financial institution maintained close ties with Vladimir Putin.

Deutsche Welle

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Nicole Parsons 6h ago

@newsguyusa

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/03/23/the-oil-shock-in-the-middle-east-is-a-godsend-for-russia_6751715_23.html

https://fortune.com/2026/03/23/vladimir-putin-iran-war-oil-prices-donald-trump-middle-east-oil-crisis-hormuz-strait/

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/us/politics/saudi-prince-iran-trump.html

#TranslatedFromTheRepublican

"Koch Network wanted to thank their allies, Putin, Netanyahu, and #PrinceBonesaw for the windfall profits.

Rest assured, some of the windfall profits will be used to buy elections for fascist movements around the world & thwart climate action."

Quid pro Quo public corruption
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-oil-industry-donations

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/us/politics/koch-network-2024-election-trump.html

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/09/trump-oil-ceo-donation

'The oil shock in the Middle East is a godsend for Russia'

By joining Israel in its war against Iran, Donald Trump is handing Vladimir Putin an unexpected economic and strategic reprieve, explains Le Monde columnist Stéphane Lauer.

Le Monde

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Nicole Parsons 2d ago

@wdlindsy

https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-oil-industry-donations

Trump is buying the support of the fossil fuel industry for November

Putin, #PrinceBonesaw and Koch Network are profiting from higher oil prices

No wonder they want the wars on Ukraine, Iran, & Venezuela prolonged, they lobbied for it

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/03/25/putin-making-760m-a-day-oil-war-iran-windfall/

https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-economy-oil-premium-price-kremlin-war-chest-iran-crisis-2026-3

https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/03/13/vladimir-putin-enjoys-a-huge-windfall-from-the-iran-war

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/27/saudi-arabia-us-iran-attacks-mohammed-bin-salman

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/us/politics/saudi-prince-iran-trump.html

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Saudi-Pushes-White-House-to-Prolong-Iran-War-as-Brent-Tops-100.html

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/trump-and-mbs-unveil-u-s-saudi-ventures-on-rare-earth-minerals-and-nuclear-energy

https://www.semafor.com/article/11/18/2025/us-pushes-through-new-series-of-oil-and-gas-deals

Foreign policy on sale

Trump to Big Oil Execs: Give Me $1 Billion and I'll Help You Wreck the Planet | Common Dreams

"You won't read a more important story today," said one commentator. "Trump is willing to literally destroy the planet for $1 billion."

Common Dreams

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Nicole Parsons 3d ago

@TheGreatLlama @harrysintonen

Koch Network & Rockbridge Network fund research into immortality for the 1%

Can you imagine the harms & hate mongering of an immortal Charles Koch, #PrinceBonesaw, Putin, Xi, Larry Ellison, Elon Musk, Tim Dunn, or Peter Thiel?

Charles Koch, like Bradley before him & the 60 year war on voting rights, already has plans to rule from the grave for decades to come.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattdurot/2023/10/10/exclusive-charles-koch-koch-industries-has-given-more-than-5-billion-of-his-koch-industries-stock-to-two-nonprofits/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattdurot/2025/07/17/bill-gates-charles-koch-and-three-other-billionaires-are-giving-1-billion-to-enhance-economic-mobility-in-the-us/

https://www.desmog.com/2024/08/14/project-2025-billionaire-donor-heritage-foundation-donald-trump-jd-vance-charles-koch-peter-coors/

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Charles Koch's audacious new $5 billion political scheme

Billionaire Charles Koch, who will turn 88 on November 1, is funneling his wealth into two secretive organizations that can continue his right-wing political advocacy for years.

Popular Information

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Nicole Parsons 4d ago

@omgubuntu

When #PrinceBonesaw pays for a state surveillance platform, there are no half-measures.

https://www.businessinsider.com/saudi-arabia-crown-prince-visits-apple-google-2018-4

https://www.businessinsider.com/absher-google-slammed-for-siding-with-saudi-government-app-2019-3

https://www.businessinsider.com/absher-politicians-demand-apple-google-end-investigation-into-saudi-app-2019-2

https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/10/24/every-iphone-user-is-tied-to-saudi-business-interests-like-it-or-not

https://www.businessinsider.com/tim-cook-peter-thiel-rupert-murdoch-met-with-bin-salman-2020-1

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/03/29/saudi-crown-prince-socially-acceptable-war-criminal-enjoys-us-tour-hosted-americas

https://theintercept.com/2018/04/24/mohammed-bin-salman-mbs-saudi-arabia-yemen-war-crimes/