[Link] Amazon referred to US attorney general over ‘potentially criminal conduct’

Read: 13/3/2022 www.theguardian.com

Members of the Democratic-controlled House judiciary committee have referred Amazon to the Department of Justice, alleging “potentially criminal conduct” by the company and some of its senior executives.

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[Link] Reminder: Telling Cops to ‘Fuck Off’ Is Completely Legal

Read: 3/3/2022 www.vice.com

When cops confronted Michael Wood while wearing his “fuck the police” T-shirt at a local county fair in Dayton, Ohio, six years ago, he tried to explain he was well within his rights. He even removed the shirt.  But the officers still asked him to leave.

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[Link] US oil giants top list of lobby offenders holding back climate action

Read: 4/11/2021 www.theguardian.com

ExxonMobil and Chevron are the world’s most obstructive organisations when it comes to governments setting climate policies, according to research into the “prolific and highly sophisticated” lobbying ploys used by the fossil fuel industry.

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