R. Scott Pert<p>Trump supporter Prince reaches deal with Congo to help secure mineral wealth</p><p>> The security deal was agreed with the finance ministry, and Prince's advisers will focus on improving tax collection and reducing cross-border smuggling of minerals, the two sources close to Prince said. There were no plans to deploy security contractors to areas of active conflict, the sources said. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-supporter-prince-reaches-deal-with-congo-help-secure-mineral-wealth-2025-04-17/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/trump-suppor</span><span class="invisible">ter-prince-reaches-deal-with-congo-help-secure-mineral-wealth-2025-04-17/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/DRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Constellis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constellis</span></a></p>
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⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>DoomsdaysCW</span></a></span> feels like america just got its own Wagner Group</p><p><a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/182008/erik-prince-secret-global-group-chat-off-leash" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newrepublic.com/article/182008</span><span class="invisible">/erik-prince-secret-global-group-chat-off-leash</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Exclusive- <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> supporter <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a> reaches deal with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Congo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congo</span></a> to help secure [steal] mineral wealth</p><p>Jessica Donati and Sonia Rolley<br>Thu, April 17, 2025 </p><p>Excerpt: "Democratic Republic of Congo has vast reserves of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/copper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>copper</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cobalt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cobalt</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/lithium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lithium</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/coltan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coltan</span></a> - a mineral used widely in smartphones, computers and electric vehicles - but has been plagued for decades by violence in its eastern region.</p><p>"The agreement between Congo and Prince initially involved a plan to deploy contractors to Goma, the capital of North Kivu province and the largest city in eastern Congo. But Goma is now under M23 control and that plan has been put on hold. M23 controls tracts of mineral-rich territory.</p><p>"A source close to the Congolese government told Reuters an initial deployment of Prince's advisers was expected to start in the south, far from the area controlled by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/M23" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>M23</span></a> and its allies.</p><p>" 'If you just look at Katanga, if you look at Kolwezi down just off the Zambian-Congo border, they claim that there's like $40 million a month in lost revenue of what's going out and what's coming in,' the source said.</p><p>"A diplomatic source also told Reuters the first stage of Prince's effort in Congo would focus on securing mines and tax revenues in copper-producing Katanga province.</p><p>"One of the sources close to Prince said advisers were expected to deploy with technical experts from a company specialised in testing and inspecting commodities. The advisers would initially target larger mines and expand as revenue collection improved.</p><p>"The source did not provide details on how the advisers would tackle corruption in the sector that has long drained revenue that would otherwise flow to the state.</p><p>"A source in the office of Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi said an agreement in principle had been signed with Prince, but the details on where and how many advisers would be deployed remained to be established."</p><p><a href="https://www.aol.com/news/exclusive-trump-supporter-prince-reaches-142935924.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aol.com/news/exclusive-trump-s</span><span class="invisible">upporter-prince-reaches-142935924.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrinceColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrinceColonialism</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrivateArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateArmy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Academi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Academi</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrinceIsAWarCriminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrinceIsAWarCriminal</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TripleCanopy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TripleCanopy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OffLeash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OffLeash</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProjectVeritas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProjectVeritas</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TigerSwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TigerSwan</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Colonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Colonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CopperMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperMining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MiningPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiningPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a></p>
Wendy Siegelman<p>Trump supporter Erik Prince reaches deal with Congo to help secure mineral wealth</p><p>Prince agreed to help the Democratic Republic of Congo secure and tax its vast mineral wealth - as the Trump administration is exploring a deal with the DRC on minerals and security partnership</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Congo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.marketscreener.com/news/latest/Exclusive-Trump-supporter-Prince-reaches-deal-with-Congo-to-help-secure-mineral-wealth-49648965/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">marketscreener.com/news/latest</span><span class="invisible">/Exclusive-Trump-supporter-Prince-reaches-deal-with-Congo-to-help-secure-mineral-wealth-49648965/</span></a></p>
Wendy Siegelman<p>Erik Prince is in the thick of US-El Salvador prison discussions</p><p>His proposal includes a letter from the Justice Minister that says Prince, through 2USV, LLC, is a “trade agent” to “reach an agreement on the use of El Salvador’s prisons to house foreign criminals.”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElSalvador" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElSalvador</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2USV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2USV</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/11/military-contractors-prison-plan-detained-immigrants-erik-prince-00287208" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2025/04/11/m</span><span class="invisible">ilitary-contractors-prison-plan-detained-immigrants-erik-prince-00287208</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Prince, Thiel and Musk have known each other for at least 25 years and El Salvador is the model they want to implement in the United States of America."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/ElSalvador" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElSalvador</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PeterThiel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeterThiel</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/bitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bitcoin</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <br>/2</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>Noting that the ghoul and war profiteer Erik Prince wants to cash in on Trump's attacks on immigrants by vastly expanding deportations and moving deported persons to a prison or prisons in Central American, Jim Stewartson says,</p><p>"El Salvador was also the first nation to recognize Bitcoin as legal tender in 2021. Note this confluence of the PayPal Mafia and Erik Prince is not a coincidence."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/ElSalvador" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElSalvador</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PeterThiel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeterThiel</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/bitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bitcoin</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <br>/1 </p><p><a href="https://www.mind-war.com/p/bukele-modeling-the-north-american" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mind-war.com/p/bukele-modeling</span><span class="invisible">-the-north-american</span></a></p>
Wendy Siegelman<p>Erik Prince is working hard to instill himself and profit from the Trump admin</p><p>In addition to Erik Prince's pitch to the Trump administration to set up a US-run immigrant detention facility in El Salvador - recent reporting shows that Prince and his team are providing training and advice to Ecuador’s security forces</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Prince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prince</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElSalvador" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElSalvador</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ecuador" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ecuador</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Venezuela" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Venezuela</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/@wendysiegelman/114293226959200434" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@wendysiegelma</span><span class="invisible">n/114293226959200434</span></a></p><p>Prince also appears to have his fingers in activity in Venezuela</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/@wendysiegelman/114298795309660950" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@wendysiegelma</span><span class="invisible">n/114298795309660950</span></a></p>
Wendy Siegelman<p>Trump administration prepares to send more deported migrants to notorious El Salvador prison</p><p>Erik Prince wants in on the action</p><p>Prince - who is gaining traction in the second Trump administration - has pitched a plan to set up a US-run immigrant detention facility in El Salvador</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Prince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prince</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElSalvador" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElSalvador</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p><p><a href="https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/04/09/politics/deportees-el-salvador-prison-trump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/04/09/pol</span><span class="invisible">itics/deportees-el-salvador-prison-trump</span></a></p>
Wendy Siegelman<p>Venezuela accuses US of plotting ‘false flag attack’ on Guyana oil platform</p><p>Venezuela’s VP said US Sect of State Marco Rubio and Blackwater founder Erik Prince were behind alleged attack plan to blame Caracas for an attack on oil giant ExxonMobil in neighboring Guyana</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MarcoRubio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarcoRubio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Venezuela" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Venezuela</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FalseFlag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FalseFlag</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3305449/venezuela-accuses-us-plotting-false-flag-attack-guyana-oil-platform" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scmp.com/news/world/americas/a</span><span class="invisible">rticle/3305449/venezuela-accuses-us-plotting-false-flag-attack-guyana-oil-platform</span></a></p>
demi7en 🎗🇪🇺<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@wendysiegelman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wendysiegelman</span></a></span> Who needs the United Nations when there are private militaries to be hired, again. </p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a> of the trump circle and apparently an ideological ally seems to be the go-to guy at this point of humanity's progress.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackwater</span></a></p>
Wendy Siegelman<p>Blackwater founder Erik Prince joins security operation in Ecuador</p><p>The country’s Defense Minister Gian Carlo Loffredo said Prince and his team are providing training and advice to Ecuador’s security forces – but added that their scope of action could be expanded.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ecuador" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ecuador</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/05/americas/erik-prince-ecuador-intl-latam/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2025/04/05/americas/er</span><span class="invisible">ik-prince-ecuador-intl-latam/index.html</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Noboa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Noboa</span></a> has said <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ecuador" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ecuador</span></a> will not receive deported migrants of other nationalities but that it will always welcome citizens, & he criticized Venezuela's president for briefly rejecting flights of Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States.</p><p>Noboa has also announced a "strategic alliance" w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a> - a prominent <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> supporter & founder of private <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> firm <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a> - to take on crime & narcoterrorism in the country of 17 million.</p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Statement of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndependentTrialMonitors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndependentTrialMonitors</span></a> <br>On Verdict in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GreenpeaceUSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenpeaceUSA</span></a> Trial:</p><p>"It is our collective assessment that the jury verdict against Greenpeace in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthDakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthDakota</span></a> reflects a deeply flawed trial with multiple due process violations that denied Greenpeace the ability to present anything close to a full defense. Attorneys on our team monitored every minute of the proceedings and found multiple violations of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DueProcess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DueProcess</span></a> that denied Greenpeace its right to a fair trial. The problems included a jury that was patently biased in favor of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnergyTransfer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyTransfer</span></a>, with many members working in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuel</span></a> industry; a judge who lacked the requisite experience and legal knowledge to rule properly on the complex <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> and other evidentiary issues at the center of the case; and incendiary and prejudicial statements by lawyers for Energy Transfer that tried to criminalize Greenpeace and by extension the entire <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateMovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateMovement</span></a> by attacking constitutionally-protected advocacy. </p><p>"Our fear that this was an illegitimate <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporate</span></a>-funded <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SLAPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SLAPP</span></a> harassment case was confirmed by our observations. </p><p>"We will be issuing a full report documenting these violations and larger flaws in the case in the coming weeks. </p><p>"While the trial court verdict is in, the case is far from over. Greenpeace has a right to appeal to the North Dakota Supreme Court and ultimately to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USSupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USSupremeCourt</span></a>. Our committee will continue its work monitoring this critically important case that raises troubling concerns for all advocates in the country."</p><p>— <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MartyGarbus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MartyGarbus</span></a> | <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NataliSegovia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NataliSegovia</span></a> | <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JeanneMirer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JeanneMirer</span></a> | <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TerryCollingsworth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TerryCollingsworth</span></a> | <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StevenDonziger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StevenDonziger</span></a> | <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NadiaAhmad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NadiaAhmad</span></a> | <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ScottWilsonBadenochJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScottWilsonBadenochJr</span></a>. | <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PaulPazYMi%C3%B1o" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaulPazYMiño</span></a> | <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AyishaSiddiqa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AyishaSiddiqa</span></a> | <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WadeMcMullen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WadeMcMullen</span></a> | <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KipHale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KipHale</span></a> | <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SimonTaylor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SimonTaylor</span></a> </p><p>Read individual statements:<br><a href="https://www.trialmonitors.org/statement-of-independent-trial-monitors-on-verdict-in-greenpeace-trial" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">trialmonitors.org/statement-of</span><span class="invisible">-independent-trial-monitors-on-verdict-in-greenpeace-trial</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthDakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthDakota</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnergyTransferPartners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyTransferPartners</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StandWithStandingRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithStandingRock</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDAPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoDAPL</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SLAPPs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SLAPPs</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ViewerSupportedNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ViewerSupportedNews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GreenpeaceUSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenpeaceUSA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SLAPPsLawsuits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SLAPPsLawsuits</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthDakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthDakota</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StandingRockSiouxTribe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StandingRockSiouxTribe</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StandingRockReservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StandingRockReservation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalRacism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KelcyWarren" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KelcyWarren</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ArrestKelcyWarren" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArrestKelcyWarren</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a>: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Greenpeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greenpeace</span></a> Ordered to Pay $667M to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DakotaAccessPipeline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DakotaAccessPipeline</span></a> Firm over <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protests</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DemocracyNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyNow</span></a>, March 20, 2025</p><p>"A jury in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthDakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthDakota</span></a> has ordered Greenpeace to pay more than $660 million in damages for defaming <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnergyTransferPartners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyTransferPartners</span></a>, the corporation behind the Dakota Access Pipeline. The Texas-based pipeline company accused Greenpeace of orchestrating criminal behavior by training and providing funds to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a>-led protests at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StandingRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StandingRock</span></a>. Greenpeace and its supporters, including other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nonprofits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonprofits</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/advocacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>advocacy</span></a> groups, argued that the lawsuit is part of a conspicuous attempt by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporations</span></a> to destroy the right to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a>. Longtime <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> lawyer <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StevenDonziger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StevenDonziger</span></a>, who was part of the independent trial monitoring team observing the trial, says it was purposely held in a region of the country with deep ties to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuel</span></a> industry. Donziger said most of the jurors in the case were connected to the industry and were 'predisposed' to rule in favor of Energy Transfer despite the 'false narratives' presented at the trial. Greenpeace plans to appeal the ruling."</p><p>Watch / listen / read transcript:<br><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/20/greenpeace_lawsuit_north_dakota_pipeline" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">democracynow.org/2025/3/20/gre</span><span class="invisible">enpeace_lawsuit_north_dakota_pipeline</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StandWithStandingRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithStandingRock</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDAPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoDAPL</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SLAPPs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SLAPPs</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ViewerSupportedNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ViewerSupportedNews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GreenpeaceUSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenpeaceUSA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SLAPPsLawsuits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SLAPPsLawsuits</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthDakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthDakota</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StandingRockSiouxTribe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StandingRockSiouxTribe</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StandingRockReservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StandingRockReservation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalRacism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KelcyWarren" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KelcyWarren</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ArrestKelcyWarren" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArrestKelcyWarren</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a></p>
Wendy Siegelman<p>A Tshisekedi spokeswoman said “It is in both our interests that American companies—like Apple and Tesla—buy minerals direct from source in the DRC and unlock the engine of our mineral wealth for the benefit of all the world”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Congo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Minerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Minerals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/africa/war-torn-congo-has-a-deal-for-trump-kick-out-rebels-get-minerals-295acfb4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wsj.com/world/africa/war-torn-</span><span class="invisible">congo-has-a-deal-for-trump-kick-out-rebels-get-minerals-295acfb4</span></a></p>
Wendy Siegelman<p>War-torn Congo has a deal for Trump: President Tshisekedi wants help kicking out rebels in exchange for access to minerals used by US high-tech firms through the US Sovereign Wealth Fund launched last month</p><p>President Tshisekedi is also in negotiations with Trump ally and Blackwater founder Erik Prince to help collect and secure taxes from mining operations</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Congo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Minerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Minerals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USSoverignWealthFund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USSoverignWealthFund</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/africa/war-torn-congo-has-a-deal-for-trump-kick-out-rebels-get-minerals-295acfb4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wsj.com/world/africa/war-torn-</span><span class="invisible">congo-has-a-deal-for-trump-kick-out-rebels-get-minerals-295acfb4</span></a></p>
Wendy Siegelman<p>From yesterday - Ecuador's president Daniel Noboa, who is seeking re-election, has enlisted Trump supporter and Blackwater founder Erik Prince as an ally in ‘war’ on crime</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/@wendysiegelman/114151716970222892" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@wendysiegelma</span><span class="invisible">n/114151716970222892</span></a></p><p>And from a few weeks ago - story a plan circulated by a group led by Erik Prince - that had a plan to deport 12 million people, that called for ‘processing camps’ and private citizen ‘army’ and a blueprint that would cost $25 billion</p><p><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/25/documents-military-contractors-mass-deportations-022648" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2025/02/25/d</span><span class="invisible">ocuments-military-contractors-mass-deportations-022648</span></a></p>
Wendy Siegelman<p>How notorious military contractor Erik Prince maneuvered his way back inside Trump’s orbit</p><p>Behind paywall TLDR: Prince has pitched proposals to use private contractors for deportations, to combat terror groups abroad & secure mineral deposits. </p><p>Prince has powerful allies in Trump admin including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.</p><p>Per sources Prince is angling to join two key Defense advisory boards</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/13/politics/erik-prince-return-maneuvered-inside-trump-orbit" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2025/03/13/politics/er</span><span class="invisible">ik-prince-return-maneuvered-inside-trump-orbit</span></a></p>
Wendy Siegelman<p>Ecuador's president Daniel Noboa, who is seeking re-election, has enlisted Trump supporter and Blackwater founder Erik Prince as an ally in ‘war’ on crime</p><p>Noboa announced on X "a strategic alliance to strengthen our capabilities in the fight against narco-terrorism and to protect our waters from illegal fishing"</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DanielNoboa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DanielNoboa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ecuador" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ecuador</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/12/ecuador-president-blackwater-alliance?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2025/mar</span><span class="invisible">/12/ecuador-president-blackwater-alliance?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other</span></a></p>
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