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British Petroleum, Class War, Control the Information, Disenfranchised, Escrow Account, Ken Feinberg, Oil Spill

$14 Billion Dollars Returned to BP, Feinberg Estimates

In a recent article about the $20 billion dollar escrow account and claims process, Ken Feinberg estimated that after all is said and done, he will have paid out 6 billion of the BP Oil Spill trust fund, and he will then return the remaining $14 billion dollars to British Petroleum. These are surprising numbers, especially when you consider the amount of displeasure and suffering in … Continue reading $14 Billion Dollars Returned to BP, Feinberg Estimates

Drake ToulouseNovember 24, 2010November 24, 20104 Comments
Barack Obama, Bobby Jindal, British Petroleum, Control the Information, Democracy, Disenfranchised, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Macondo Well, Oil Spill, Supression of Science, Tony Hayward

Changing Course in the Gulf: Bad Lessons in Money and Politics Pt. 1 – BP and Corexit

In the past five months, Gulf Coast residents have been treated to a number of decisions with direct impact on their lives. They weren’t asked to give input at the time these decisions were made. They weren’t asked how they thought it might affect their future. The decisions occurred above their heads and most times, without their knowledge, but they are the ones now paying … Continue reading Changing Course in the Gulf: Bad Lessons in Money and Politics Pt. 1 – BP and Corexit

Drake ToulouseSeptember 8, 2010September 8, 20101 Comment

By putting ourselves below everyone, we're building in a defense mechanism. Protecting against real engagement. By imagining that no one wants us, that all others are so different from us, we're privileging our own point of view.

Charles Yu

The people in power will not disappear voluntarily, giving flowers to the cops just isn't going to work. This thinking is fostered by the establishment; they like nothing better than love and nonviolence. The only way I like to see cops given flowers is in a flowerpot from a high window.

William Burroughs

The surest way to work up a crusade in favor of some good cause is to promise people they will have the chance of maltreating someone. To be able to destroy with good conscience, to be able to behave badly and call your bad behavior 'righteous indignation' - this is the height of psychological luxury, the most delicious of moral treats.

Aldous Huxley

Have a nice day...

- Drake
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