Saturday, January 10, 2026

Trump's Ukraine defense commitment hinges on belief Russia won't invade again -- Key Ukrainian lithium project awarded to investment group tied to Trump -- 'I'd take Putin,' UK Defense Sec says when asked which world leader he'd most like to kidnap -- Oil depot fire reported in Russia’s Volgograd Oblast following drone attack ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/01/saturday-january-10-2026/

At the same time, the fossil fuel giants who are responsible for the majority global emissions are about to publish their quarterly profits.

They're about to rake in BILLIONS while ordinary people pick up the pieces for their climate damage.

THIS is what climate injustice looks like.

THIS is what fossil fuel greed looks like.

#HurricaneMelissa #Shell #oilprofits

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i... For helping ensure #nokings #blue #cities #states need to do such things as #congestionpricing #bike #bus #walk which is all in their jurisdiction. Fewer #cars =>less #oil =>low #oilprice =>low #oilprofits =>less cash for #corruption through #lobbying #climate

Congestion pricing has transfo...
Congestion pricing has transformed New York City streets – but can it survive Trump?

The first of its kind in the US, a new traffic toll in Manhattan has produced impressive early results while facing looming challenges

The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/jun/16/new-york-congestion-pricing

For helping ensure #nokings #blue #cities #states need to do such things as #congestionpricing #bike #bus #walk which is all in their jurisdiction. Less use of #cars => less #oil => lower price of oil => lower #oilprofits to companies => less cash for #corruption through #lobbying

#climate #climatechange #climateaction #climatecrisis #adaptation #justice #equity #equality

Congestion pricing has transformed New York City streets – but can it survive Trump?

The first of its kind in the US, a new traffic toll in Manhattan has produced impressive early results while facing looming challenges

The Guardian

Saturday, June 14, 2025

Ukrainian MiG-29 strikes Russian drone hub, ammo depot in Zaporizhzhia direction, releases video — Without a hint of irony, Putin offers condolences for ‘civilian casualties’ in Iran, condemns Israel’s ‘violations’ of UN Charter — Russia preparing strategic reserves for conflicts beyond Ukraine — Ukraine’s Sapsan ballistic missile to enter serial production following successful combat testing … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/06/saturday-june-14-2025/

slate.com/business/202... It is a myth that #Americans are forced to #drive everywhere. #bikes can take care of a lot of trips. #oil demand will drop. #oilprofits will fall. #lobbying from oil will decline. The likes of #putin #trump #mbs will lose their power.

A New Tool Shows If Your City ...
A New Tool Shows If Your City Is Building New Housing With 30-Mile Commutes

One poll shows Americans are more concerned about traffic than crime.

Slate

https://slate.com/business/2025/06/american-housing-sprawl-commute-cities.html?mc_cid=53cf226645&mc_cid=53cf226645

It is a myth that #Americans are forced to #drive everywhere. #bikes can take care of a lot of trips. #oil demand will drop. #oilprofits will fall. #lobbying from oil will decline. The likes of #putin #trump #mbs will lose their #power.

A New Tool Shows If Your City Is Building New Housing With 30-Mile Commutes

One poll shows Americans are more concerned about traffic than crime.

Slate
Profits from burning down the house while it expands to burn more houses down: BP to hand investors $7bn this year as it expands oil operations #wildfires #extremeweather #oilprofits #fossilfuels #ClimateCrisis https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/jul/30/bp-profits-forecasts-oil-gas-dividend-buybacks?CMP=share_btn_url
BP to hand investors $7bn this year as it expands oil operations

Oil and gas company to increase dividend and buy-backs as quarterly profit beats forecasts

The Guardian
Report finds Big Oil can afford to clean up its mess but needs arm-twisting to pay up

Oil and gas companies can afford the billions it will take to clean up their messes and it’s up to governments to force them to do so, a new analysis has found. 

Canada's National Observer
…”the year was lucrative on an unprecedented scale for the fossil fuel industry, with the five largest western oil and gas companies alone making a combined $200bn in profits” #TaxTheGreedyBastards #oilprofits #TaxTheRich #BidenIsRight #Greed #ClimateKillers #EarthInjustice ‘monsterscience profits’ for energy giants reveal a self-destructive fossil fuel resurgence’- The Guardian https://apple.news/ArXu_l9raROG2NCpViB7rKg
‘Monster profits’ for energy giants reveal a self-destructive fossil fuel resurgence — Guardian US

Last year’s combined $200bn profit for the ‘big five’ oil and gas companies brings little hope of driving down emissions