Mastodawn

@blogdiva Oh my. Please CW your lewds. *fans self*

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

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-06/google-thiel-stand-out-in-saudi-prince-s-silicon-valley-tour

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

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/05/13/trump-tech-execs-riyadh/

https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-data-center-energy-natural-gas-renewables-environment-2026-4

https://www.commondreams.org/news/iran-war-windfall-profits

When petrostate despots & oil oligarchs decide to launder their ill-gotten gains through the tech industry, this is what it looks like...

... $234 billion in windfall profit from Illicit warfare can fund any boondoggle

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/21/big-oils-war-profits-may-have-a-silver-lining-after-all

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Worlds-Top-Oil-Companies-To-Rake-In-Extra-234-Billion-In-War-Profits.html

https://www.ft.com/content/35e815ef-46f3-4169-a39d-cc6bafdfbc1c
https://archive.is/dJCtR

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Saudi Crown Prince--'Socially Acceptable War Criminal'--Enjoys US Tour Hosted by America's Elite | Common Dreams

Despite public relations blitz, Saudi monarchy "retains an atrocious human rights record and the situation has only deteriorated since the crown prince was appointed."

Common Dreams

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Nicole Parsons May 24

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

https://bylinetimes.com/2026/04/14/the-british-tax-havens-shielding-big-oils-iran-war-windfall/

https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/iran-war-us-oil-industry-0e15f819

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/business/economy/iran-war-oil-profits-tax.html
https://archive.is/janUj

https://cepr.net/publications/the-perfect-gift-for-trumps-friends-in-the-oil-industry-a-windfall-profits-tax/

https://corporateknights.com/issues/2026-01-distributed-economy-issue/ai-data-centres-are-driving-an-energy-and-water-crunch-worldwide/

Vladimir Putin enjoys a huge windfall from the Iran war

But the sugar high may not last

The Economist

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TayFoNay, Pet Detective May 24

@blogdiva So hot

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argonaut May 24

@tayfonay @blogdiva

story as old as time: the goldseekers get broke, the shovel sellers get rich

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Rob May 24

@blogdiva @piepants You may also enjoy @web3isgreat !

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Bruce Heerssen May 24

@blogdiva
This warms my cold little heart