Unskipable 30 second Exxon mobile ad was quite the exclamation point.
this post was submitted on 11 Dec 2023
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Yeah, the fossil fuels industry has been paying to put ads on a wide variety of climate journalism, as well as to have news outlets produce custom newslike content for them.
The look of everyone there watching them tells you exactly what their priorities are at that summit, and it ain’t fixing the climate.
Yep, these fine ladies and gents at COP28 are here to fuck up the future of people like this young activist. They're aren't interested at all beyond keeping their fossil fuel industries profitable.
Hero.
Good. More decisive, although less to lose, than the schmucks on stage.
Yes, although they possibly have more to lose since they can't millionaire their way out of the consequences coming our way.