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and now, this
June 20, 2024 at 3:20 PM
and now, this
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DEEP-SEA MINING + Paris Olympics Protests + Red Lobster II
watch FULL episode HERE ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkVQ...
(Ronald Reagan recommends VPN)
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DEEP-SEA MINING + Paris Olympics Protests + Red Lobster II
watch FULL episode HERE ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkVQ...
(Ronald Reagan recommends VPN)
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June 20, 2024 at 3:18 PM
🌊
DEEP-SEA MINING + Paris Olympics Protests + Red Lobster II
watch FULL episode HERE ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkVQ...
(Ronald Reagan recommends VPN)
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DEEP-SEA MINING + Paris Olympics Protests + Red Lobster II
watch FULL episode HERE ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkVQ...
(Ronald Reagan recommends VPN)
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June 20, 2024 at 3:15 PM
John Oliver argues The Law of the Sea should finally be ratified, and The International Seabed Authority must be purged of people who are beholden to mining interests.
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June 20, 2024 at 3:12 PM
John Oliver argues The Law of the Sea should finally be ratified, and The International Seabed Authority must be purged of people who are beholden to mining interests.
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168 countries have ratified The Law of the Sea, but in America it's long been reviled by the likes of Ronald Reagan and notorious anti-feminist Phyllis Schlafly, who deployed “a classic tactic of fear-mongering about global socialism, shit-talking the UN and shoehorning Cuba in for good measure”
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June 20, 2024 at 3:10 PM
168 countries have ratified The Law of the Sea, but in America it's long been reviled by the likes of Ronald Reagan and notorious anti-feminist Phyllis Schlafly, who deployed “a classic tactic of fear-mongering about global socialism, shit-talking the UN and shoehorning Cuba in for good measure”
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Nauru has been plundered for its abundant phosphate, the mining of which was so destructive, Nauru has been called the most environmentally ravaged nation on Earth.
The next vultures turned the impoverished island into a money-laundering haven & Australia remade it into its own detention center.
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The next vultures turned the impoverished island into a money-laundering haven & Australia remade it into its own detention center.
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June 20, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Nauru has been plundered for its abundant phosphate, the mining of which was so destructive, Nauru has been called the most environmentally ravaged nation on Earth.
The next vultures turned the impoverished island into a money-laundering haven & Australia remade it into its own detention center.
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The next vultures turned the impoverished island into a money-laundering haven & Australia remade it into its own detention center.
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Barron's offer to the islands is abysmal: 0.5% of the estimated value of the mined material. He's ruthlessly exploiting the fact that economic development opportunities there are scarce. And that is because throughout history, these nations have been repeatedly abused by outsiders for profit.
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June 20, 2024 at 2:55 PM
Barron's offer to the islands is abysmal: 0.5% of the estimated value of the mined material. He's ruthlessly exploiting the fact that economic development opportunities there are scarce. And that is because throughout history, these nations have been repeatedly abused by outsiders for profit.
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If deep-see mining could be this risky, what rules are in place to mitigate it? Alarmingly, in most of the ocean, NONE
Barron's Metal Company is taking advantage of provisions set to protect small developing nations & making deals with tiny islands like Tonga and Nauru to “sponsor” the mining.
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Barron's Metal Company is taking advantage of provisions set to protect small developing nations & making deals with tiny islands like Tonga and Nauru to “sponsor” the mining.
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June 20, 2024 at 2:51 PM
If deep-see mining could be this risky, what rules are in place to mitigate it? Alarmingly, in most of the ocean, NONE
Barron's Metal Company is taking advantage of provisions set to protect small developing nations & making deals with tiny islands like Tonga and Nauru to “sponsor” the mining.
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Barron's Metal Company is taking advantage of provisions set to protect small developing nations & making deals with tiny islands like Tonga and Nauru to “sponsor” the mining.
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The Metal Company commissioned research, which - lo and behold - concluded the damage would be minimal. Meanwhile, vastly more research it didn't commission says the opposite.
One long study simulated nodule extraction, and even 26 years later the ecosystem failed to return to its previous state.
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One long study simulated nodule extraction, and even 26 years later the ecosystem failed to return to its previous state.
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June 20, 2024 at 2:42 PM
The Metal Company commissioned research, which - lo and behold - concluded the damage would be minimal. Meanwhile, vastly more research it didn't commission says the opposite.
One long study simulated nodule extraction, and even 26 years later the ecosystem failed to return to its previous state.
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One long study simulated nodule extraction, and even 26 years later the ecosystem failed to return to its previous state.
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The mineral nodules are home to an immense variety of species, so removing them could do grave harm. The extracting process itself is so intrusive, it could irreversibly disturb the whole ecosystem.
Or you can listen to a mining company CEO who calls the ocean floor "a desert".
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Or you can listen to a mining company CEO who calls the ocean floor "a desert".
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June 20, 2024 at 2:30 PM
The mineral nodules are home to an immense variety of species, so removing them could do grave harm. The extracting process itself is so intrusive, it could irreversibly disturb the whole ecosystem.
Or you can listen to a mining company CEO who calls the ocean floor "a desert".
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Or you can listen to a mining company CEO who calls the ocean floor "a desert".
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We live in a world where billionaires with messiah complex dream up grandiose schemes that are self-serving and absurd & those who've been elected to represent the people not only fold and clear path for them, but funnel public money to them, even as the media celebrates them.
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June 20, 2024 at 2:28 PM
We live in a world where billionaires with messiah complex dream up grandiose schemes that are self-serving and absurd & those who've been elected to represent the people not only fold and clear path for them, but funnel public money to them, even as the media celebrates them.
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What's up with Australian mining tycoons? Here's another one, playing hero in Gaza, dreaming of solving hunger with his technocratic fantasy - presenting starvation as a problem of logistics, as opposed to intent.
There's no technological solution to ecocide, no technological solution to genocide
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There's no technological solution to ecocide, no technological solution to genocide
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June 20, 2024 at 2:26 PM
What's up with Australian mining tycoons? Here's another one, playing hero in Gaza, dreaming of solving hunger with his technocratic fantasy - presenting starvation as a problem of logistics, as opposed to intent.
There's no technological solution to ecocide, no technological solution to genocide
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There's no technological solution to ecocide, no technological solution to genocide
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Barron is zeroing in on one of the few remaining environments on Earth that is still close to pristine, and extracting these nodules can cause irreparable harm. So maybe we should not just stand back and watch some rich megalomaniac throw open the door to commercial scale plunder.
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June 20, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Barron is zeroing in on one of the few remaining environments on Earth that is still close to pristine, and extracting these nodules can cause irreparable harm. So maybe we should not just stand back and watch some rich megalomaniac throw open the door to commercial scale plunder.
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“Gerard Barron - CEO of The Metals Company, which leads the deep-sea mining charge - allegedly hired a marketing firm to portray him as an Australian Elon Musk, whom he considers a once-in-a-generation genius. That gives you some hints of where this story is about to go.”
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June 20, 2024 at 2:17 PM
“Gerard Barron - CEO of The Metals Company, which leads the deep-sea mining charge - allegedly hired a marketing firm to portray him as an Australian Elon Musk, whom he considers a once-in-a-generation genius. That gives you some hints of where this story is about to go.”
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The ocean floor is full of deposits of critical minerals that can be used to manufacture things like batteries for electric cars. And deep-sea mining companies are now scrambling to get their hands on what they love to describe as “a battery in a rock”.
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June 20, 2024 at 2:13 PM
The ocean floor is full of deposits of critical minerals that can be used to manufacture things like batteries for electric cars. And deep-sea mining companies are now scrambling to get their hands on what they love to describe as “a battery in a rock”.
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“It is beyond time that we stopped treating the deep ocean as something to exploit, and start treating it for what it really is – a mind-blowingly vast, virtually unknown world within our world, filled with beauty and wonder.”
watch 🌊 DEEP-SEA MINING
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW7C...
watch 🌊 DEEP-SEA MINING
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW7C...
Deep-Sea Mining: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
John Oliver discusses deep-sea mining, whether or not it’s worth doing, and which undersea creature he most wants to eat. Connect with Last Week Tonight online... Subscribe to the Last Week Tonight YouTube channel for more almost news as it almost happens: www.youtube.com/lastweektonight Find Last Week Tonight on Facebook like your mom would: www.facebook.com/lastweektonight Follow us on Twitter for news about jokes and jokes about news: www.twitter.com/lastweektonight Visit our official site for all that other stuff at once: www.hbo.com/lastweektonight
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June 20, 2024 at 2:11 PM
“It is beyond time that we stopped treating the deep ocean as something to exploit, and start treating it for what it really is – a mind-blowingly vast, virtually unknown world within our world, filled with beauty and wonder.”
watch 🌊 DEEP-SEA MINING
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW7C...
watch 🌊 DEEP-SEA MINING
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW7C...
and now, some cryptobro wisdom . . .
June 13, 2024 at 6:20 PM
and now, some cryptobro wisdom . . .
previous episodes - also censored in India – available here 🔽
INDIAN ELECTIONS (2014 – the very first episode!)
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJAc...
MODI (2020)
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVIX...
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INDIAN ELECTIONS (2014 – the very first episode!)
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJAc...
MODI (2020)
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVIX...
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Modi: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
John Oliver talks about India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, why he’s popular, why he’s controversial, and where things are headed for the largest democracy in the world. Connect with Last Week Tonight online... Subscribe to the Last Week Tonight YouTube channel for more almost news as it almost happens: www.youtube.com/lastweektonight Find Last Week Tonight on Facebook like your mom would: www.facebook.com/lastweektonight Follow us on Twitter for news about jokes and jokes about news: www.twitter.com/lastweektonight Visit our official site for all that other stuff at once: www.hbo.com/lastweektonight
www.youtube.com
June 13, 2024 at 6:17 PM
previous episodes - also censored in India – available here 🔽
INDIAN ELECTIONS (2014 – the very first episode!)
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJAc...
MODI (2020)
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVIX...
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INDIAN ELECTIONS (2014 – the very first episode!)
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJAc...
MODI (2020)
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVIX...
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INDIAN ELECTIONS – full episode
[ Notorious critic of rampant crime Bill Maher recommends VPN. Incredible. ]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDJW...
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INDIAN ELECTIONS – full episode
[ Notorious critic of rampant crime Bill Maher recommends VPN. Incredible. ]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDJW...
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S11 E13: Indian Elections, Trump & Red Lobster: 6/2/24: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
John Oliver discusses the ongoing elections in India, Trump’s guilty verdict, and the decline of Red Lobster. Connect with Last Week Tonight online... Subscribe to the Last Week Tonight YouTube channel for more almost news as it almost happens: www.youtube.com/lastweektonight Find Last Week Tonight on Facebook like your mom would: www.facebook.com/lastweektonight Follow us on Twitter for news about jokes and jokes about news: www.twitter.com/lastweektonight Visit our official site for all that other stuff at once: www.hbo.com/lastweektonight
www.youtube.com
June 13, 2024 at 6:13 PM
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INDIAN ELECTIONS – full episode
[ Notorious critic of rampant crime Bill Maher recommends VPN. Incredible. ]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDJW...
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INDIAN ELECTIONS – full episode
[ Notorious critic of rampant crime Bill Maher recommends VPN. Incredible. ]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDJW...
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