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Mark Ruffalo Jul 17, 2023

“Corporations are people, my friend.” -Mitt Romney

§ Jason 🥄Jul 17, 2023

@MarkRuffalo

…Unless they disagree with us.

nanowiz Jul 17, 2023

@MarkRuffalo
has a corporation died in a heatwave? or been killed by the police after a traffic stop? did I miss something?

#scotusstench

John S. Weddington II Jul 17, 2023

@MarkRuffalo corporations are not people. And should never be considered as such.

Doug Rutherford Jul 17, 2023

@MarkRuffalo I might agree with Romney when the state if Texas executes one.

George Jul 17, 2023

@MarkRuffalo I think he meant corporations are “special” people. They only get the benefits and none of the burdens, those are passed to the people on low places.

AT-AT Assault 🏳️‍⚧️Jul 17, 2023

@MarkRuffalo

"Mr. Romney, if that is the case, I demand the death penalty for corporations, as they have caused the deaths of untold millions."

twintootz Jul 17, 2023

@MarkRuffalo It’s always been about friends in high places for the GOP.

Orin Jul 17, 2023

@MarkRuffalo I'll believe corporations are people when Texas executes one.

Judy With The Booty🌈Jul 18, 2023

@MarkRuffalo as are the rich and famous who account for over half of the strain on our world, climate wise.

RodneyPetersonTalentAgency Jul 17, 2023

@MarkRuffalo the evidence abounds. We are majorly fucked. Summer is just getting started and records will fall consistently. Crops failing around the world in bits and pieces with the potential in a short time to duplicate the Oklahoma dust bowl. I think your list is short on names, although clearly you’ve done some real work to secure those names as major villains. All of the 007 villains are pikers compared to what reality is.

Ray Jul 17, 2023

@MarkRuffalo Remember when BP temporarily renamed itself Beyond Petroleum? Good times!

@MarkRuffalo “It became clear that they’re motivated by profits,” said Roberts

No shit? Honestly, every leader who knew the science and still decided to work against the best interests of humanity for the sake of money - should be tried at the Hague for crimes against humanity.

An example should be made of CEOs and political leaders who value profit over people. We can't count on them using ethics and morals to make the decisions - that's failed.

I think that there is a legit case here - particularly against Exxon on its leadership who knew the impact of what they were doing IN THE 80's (and I'm sure they weren't the only ones).

TC Won't Give In To Lies Jul 17, 2023

@denniskoch @MarkRuffalo
Thank goodness no Exxon CEO ever got real power, like a Cabinet position. Oh wait...

@TCatInReality @MarkRuffalo There is a reason that the billionaires are building bunkers and hiring ex-SEALs to protect them - they know that we've been working on our BBQ sauce recipes. I might be mostly vegetarian but I can always make an exception.

TC Won't Give In To Lies Jul 17, 2023

@denniskoch @MarkRuffalo
Bit too morbid for me

But any billionaire who thinks those Seals won't turn on them the second it's convenient are fooling themselves.

Once their money and influence are useless - and the only thing of value they have is a well stocked bunker - those "guards" will just take it.

@TCatInReality @MarkRuffalo That is 100% what I was thinking! Once money is worthless, the billionaire will be pushed to the outside of their armed bunker - unless they somehow planned for that. 😂

TC Won't Give In To Lies Jul 17, 2023

@denniskoch @MarkRuffalo
Maybe that's why Zuckerberg and Bezos have buffed up.

Still, they will be far outnumbered and won't last long.

@TCatInReality @MarkRuffalo I love the idea of watching them getting pushed out of their bunkers and then hoping that their hours in the gym will help them. 😆

I guess I have another script idea now!

Lot⁴⁹ Jul 18, 2023

@TCatInReality @denniskoch @MarkRuffalo Well Trump fired Tillerson pretty early on, and made sure that everybody knew Rex was on the shitter when he got the ax.

TC Won't Give In To Lies Jul 18, 2023

@12thRITS @denniskoch @MarkRuffalo
Yeah, only 13 months as Secretary of State. Tillerson couldn't have done much damage in that timeframe, right?

Not like Tillerson had close connections to a key adversary. Say one that interfered in US elections and launched a major European ground war.

Lot⁴⁹ Jul 18, 2023

@TCatInReality @denniskoch @MarkRuffalo "Vlad, you know me. We've done a lot of business together. So when I tell you Trump won't do any more to stop you from annexing the rest of Ukraine than Obama did when you invaded Crimea, you can take it to the bank."

JR Jul 17, 2023

@denniskoch @MarkRuffalo Well they are doing to democracy what was done to public scientific discussion.

DFunk Jul 17, 2023

@denniskoch @MarkRuffalo A possible ‘monster’ class action? There are damages

@hobley Jul 17, 2023

@denniskoch @MarkRuffalo if I wrought the same level of environmental destruction and caused as many deaths, but did it in the name of some ideology, they’d call me a terrorist and they’d be right. But because these companies do it in the name of money it’s fine.

@hobley @MarkRuffalo I mean, you had to spend a small amount of your corporate cash on funding a few politicians' reelections or with something like ALEC to write a few bills for you - it wasn't all easy 😂

Daniel Durrans Jul 17, 2023

@MarkRuffalo But I thought all I needed to do was make sure I sorted my recycling?

Matt Jul 17, 2023

@danieldurrans @MarkRuffalo that’s right! You personally can solve the problem. We’re all rooting for you!

ATellurian Jul 17, 2023

@MarkRuffalo The coming fire won't spare the children of the monsters who set it.

🥥 Tucker Carlson's Nuts 🥥Jul 17, 2023

@ATellurian @MarkRuffalo
🥥 That's what the multiple yachts are for. 🥥

@JStatePost @ATellurian @MarkRuffalo

JohnW Jul 17, 2023

We can take care of that too. Just make sure to text the resident Orca.

toxtethogrady Jul 17, 2023

@MarkRuffalo There's only so much backsliding Earth can tolerate before it becomes intolerable. Actually, none...

Bytebro 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 🇬🇱Jul 17, 2023

@MarkRuffalo "Shame, heckle, despise"? I'm thinking public stocks and a gallows at the end of the road.

Big Head Tales Jul 17, 2023

@MarkRuffalo
And do the same to every crooked politician that enabled their planet-killing agenda.

@bigheadtales @MarkRuffalo

JohnW Jul 17, 2023

I'm just worried that when a CEO or politician catches on fire (by whatever means), they will add excess pollution to the climate because of their toxic nature.

Wendy Lady Jul 17, 2023

@MarkRuffalo what bothers me the most about CEOs is that they're obligated to shareholders to make the most amount of money legally possible. So CEOs and their teams test those holes to continually push past ethical behavior to increase profits. But when shareholders (who don't have to think of business ethics) beholden CEOs to this behavior, what can we expect?

Caz Brennan Jul 17, 2023

@NerdRage42 @MarkRuffalo I haven’t worked for many companies but the absolute worst were always the ones with shareholders. They had no ethics and no long term plans. The only driver was to hit this year’s targets so the share price stayed high and dividends were good.

Wendy Lady Jul 17, 2023

@Cbrennan @MarkRuffalo yup. I worked for a big toy company and it was the same. The moment they moved towards big money and investor backing it no longer became this small toy company and they were quick to fire anyone who didn't want to accept the increasingly poor employee treatment and cracked down on anyone actually enjoying work. Oh, and low yearly wage increases for a company that brought in $14 million in one month was embarassing.

Michelle Jul 17, 2023

@MarkRuffalo really really important. Rather than the people running the large corporations taking charge and mitigating their effect on our planet they started campaigning and putting blame only on the people. They changed the narrative so we thought we were only to blame. We were taught that if only we recycle, we can save the planet. The truth is, recycling is important and so is composting, but it means nothing if these same people don't start making drastic change.

geobeck Jul 17, 2023

@MarkRuffalo
"Sue them" is a very privileged take. They spend more on lawyers in a week then most people spend on... *anything* in their lifetime.

Samhain Night Jul 17, 2023

@MarkRuffalo I was saying we should name extreme weather events, like heatwaves, floods, etc after them.

Evan Light Jul 17, 2023

@MarkRuffalo We need to change the laws.

Capitalism is extractive and entirely about profit. Without a system to moderate it, capitalism will kill us all in the name of greed and shareholder value.

No One Special Jul 17, 2023

@MarkRuffalo Perhaps we should include Biden, Obama, Clinton, etc as well since our government ALLOWED and ENCOURAGED these oligarchs to kill us all? Just a thought.

Spencer W Hunter Jul 17, 2023

@MarkRuffalo
Let's not forget the Kochtopus.

costrike Jul 17, 2023

@MarkRuffalo Drive them into the sea.

Doc Chaotic 🇺🇦🖖Jul 17, 2023

@MarkRuffalo You can't shame the shameless.

Kris Samsel Jul 17, 2023

@MarkRuffalo it would be nice to see a list of at least the 100 top CEOs. Names, addresses. They steal our data. What’s the difference?

Sam_Gin Jul 17, 2023

@MarkRuffalo I applaud your dedication. Do people just jump to an eye for an eye desire for vengeance as a default setting?, really. I was asked to remove myself from life as a child or probably I would be properly indoctrinated, but still! Vengeance is God’s job. Law is man’s earthly remedy, and as flawed for people saying it’s flawed as every other possible reason that any endeavor accomplished by mankind is flawed.

AskPippa🇨🇦Jul 17, 2023

@MarkRuffalo There need to be strong regulations and a timeline forcing change -- from every government. It worked with CFCs a couple decades ago -- multiple countries came together to ban them. On the other hand, this is much more complex -- stopping oil & gas overnight would lead to complete societal collapse and chaos (terrible for people everywhere for several years or so, but great for the environment -- check out the UK TV series Last Light for a take on this).
Consider too that basically the ask is for these large companies to go out of business -- which is one reason they're behaving like this. I can't think of any companies, small or large, that would willingly just go out of business. Phasing out with a better plan should've started years ago.

Nathan Wierink Jul 17, 2023

@MarkRuffalo by their actions and decisions they are killers! They deserve punishment.

daveeater Jul 17, 2023

@MarkRuffalo What to do about other people who are no longer at the head of the big oil companies, but who once were, and who also bloody well knew what they were doing?

@MarkRuffalo Thanks for the public message, Mark.

One very important detail left out that should be mentioned and bears continuous repeating. That is, big oil being one of, if not the single biggest factors in bringing back the evil of far-right fascism to humanity. The fascists inherently know this. That's why you get death threats for pointing out that humans are changing the climate... when you're, say, a TV meteorologist.

Ajay Jul 17, 2023

@MarkRuffalo Or even Ronald Reagan who decided to pooh-pooh President Carter's vision of renewable energy #History #climate https://traffic.libsyn.com/yinhistory/EP19-Climate_Change.mp3

Stewartvm Jul 17, 2023

@MarkRuffalo 800+ shares, 700+ favorites , any of you drive a petrol or diesel car? How do you sleep at nights? Just interested, I find it harder and harder. I'm going to give it up when I save up.

@MarkRuffalo Thanks for the public message, Mark.

@MarkRuffalo Big oil's continuous funding of human caused climate change denialism will kill millions at "best". Now, here's the icing on top... it's not just that. The causality of climate pollution will cause a mass amount of refugees and economic hardships for people everywhere... and in return, the far-right fascists everywhere will get a massive boon in electability.

@MarkRuffalo It's very possible that it's not just unintentional collateral damage, but the goal. Consigning such actions by big oil as -just- greed or apathy is naive. It's very likely this is a coordinated effort of the most evil people in the world, to permanently kill off the empathy definition of humanity. Blood is on their hands and very little is being done about it.

Bert Latamore Jul 17, 2023

@MarkRuffalo You missed BP, which was behind the overthrow of the Iranian democracy in the 1950s and the Deepwater Horizon explosion and was happy to help with climate emergency denial.