Craig O'Connor
@craigoconnor.bsky.social
Reporting from Vichy America...
Bill McKibben on role of oil in Trump’s criminal actions against boats and Venezuela.
Pirates of the Anthropocene
"I assume we're going to keep the oil."
open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Bill McKibben on role of oil in Trump’s criminal actions against boats and Venezuela.
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To buttress their opposition to offshore wind development, opponents have claimed these sea-bound turbines rely, significantly, on diesel generators to operate. Few outside the opposition substantiate the allegation. buff.ly/JX0u26q
December 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
To buttress their opposition to offshore wind development, opponents have claimed these sea-bound turbines rely, significantly, on diesel generators to operate. Few outside the opposition substantiate the allegation. buff.ly/JX0u26q
The real reason for Trump’s illegal murder spree - oil!
Lots of Oil, Little Production: What to Know About Venezuelan Energy
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:59 AM
The real reason for Trump’s illegal murder spree - oil!
Trump is creating conditions to justify an illegal, immoral invasion of another country. It’s about oil and asserting IS power against China. The drug spiel is just an excuse. Why else would he pardon a different country’s president who was convicted of narco-related crimes?
Venezuela calls Trump airspace closure warning 'colonialist threat'
US President Donald Trump said the airspace around Venezuela should be considered closed "in its entirety".
www.bbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Trump is creating conditions to justify an illegal, immoral invasion of another country. It’s about oil and asserting IS power against China. The drug spiel is just an excuse. Why else would he pardon a different country’s president who was convicted of narco-related crimes?
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'Maybe It's Time to Pick a Fucking Side,' Says Murphy After Trump Calls for Execution of Lawmakers
'Maybe It's Time to Pick a Fucking Side,' Says Murphy After Trump Calls for Execution of Lawmakers
"Clearly, Trump has learned something from his good friend MBS: If you don't like what your political opponents say, execute them," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. "Unfortunately for Mr. Trump, that's not what we do in America."
www.commondreams.org
November 20, 2025 at 7:53 PM
'Maybe It's Time to Pick a Fucking Side,' Says Murphy After Trump Calls for Execution of Lawmakers
Important piece on how John Roberts created the conditions for Trump’s rise and has enabled his criminality at every turn.
Chief Justice John Roberts rigged our democracy, helped Trump retake power, and is now discarding legal and constitutional constraints on Trump's actions.
But Roberts needs Trump, too. This symbiotic relationship means there is no hope for course correction.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
But Roberts needs Trump, too. This symbiotic relationship means there is no hope for course correction.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Important piece on how John Roberts created the conditions for Trump’s rise and has enabled his criminality at every turn.
This is an important read.
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM
This is an important read.
For the occasional diatribe, descant or denunciation...
The Wrong Question w/Craig O'Connor | Craig O’Connor | Substack
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craigoconnor.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
For the occasional diatribe, descant or denunciation...
Another War for Oil?
Another War for Oil?
What we're really doing in the Carribean...
open.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Another War for Oil?
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Powerful winds are ripping through the Arctic, breaking up critical sea ice that once acted as a shield against disturbance from wind and waves.
Scientists warn the loss of sea ice is speeding up the region’s ecological collapse and could disrupt weather patterns far beyond the Arctic.
Scientists warn the loss of sea ice is speeding up the region’s ecological collapse and could disrupt weather patterns far beyond the Arctic.
Stronger arctic cyclones speed up polar melting, impacting global weather
Powerful winds are ripping through the Arctic, breaking up critical sea ice that once acted as a shield against disturbance from wind and waves. Scientists warn the loss of sea ice is speeding up the...
news.mongabay.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Powerful winds are ripping through the Arctic, breaking up critical sea ice that once acted as a shield against disturbance from wind and waves.
Scientists warn the loss of sea ice is speeding up the region’s ecological collapse and could disrupt weather patterns far beyond the Arctic.
Scientists warn the loss of sea ice is speeding up the region’s ecological collapse and could disrupt weather patterns far beyond the Arctic.
"The report warns that Trump administration policies risk driving US inequality to new heights, but points out that both Republican and Democratic administrations have exacerbated the US’s growing wealth gap."
Top 10 US billionaires’ collective wealth grew by $698bn in past year – report
Oxfam warns Trump policies risk driving inequality to new heights – but Democrats have also exacerbated wealth gap
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"The report warns that Trump administration policies risk driving US inequality to new heights, but points out that both Republican and Democratic administrations have exacerbated the US’s growing wealth gap."
Trump, Vance, Hegseth etc. are murderers and war criminals. #Lockthemup
U.N. Says Strikes on Boats Trump Claims Are Smuggling Drugs Are Illegal
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Trump, Vance, Hegseth etc. are murderers and war criminals. #Lockthemup
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This is very true. If/when The Felon croaks, evil Criminal Johnson & the rest of the crew will continue the destruction. They're a disease that must be 100% eradicated.
October 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This is very true. If/when The Felon croaks, evil Criminal Johnson & the rest of the crew will continue the destruction. They're a disease that must be 100% eradicated.
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If you're too stupid to know that Merrick Garland had no power to "rig" the 2020 election when you were in power the first time, you're too stupid to sit in the White House the second time.
October 27, 2025 at 3:33 AM
If you're too stupid to know that Merrick Garland had no power to "rig" the 2020 election when you were in power the first time, you're too stupid to sit in the White House the second time.
"The warming of the world’s oceans caused by climate change helped double Hurricane Melissa’s wind speed in less than 24 hours over the weekend, climate scientists said Monday."
As the Atlantic Ocean warms, climate change is fueling Hurricane Melissa's ferocity
Hurricane Melissa has rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm due to warming oceans linked to climate change.
apnews.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
"The warming of the world’s oceans caused by climate change helped double Hurricane Melissa’s wind speed in less than 24 hours over the weekend, climate scientists said Monday."
“Coal, oil and gas interests in the U.S. received more than $16 billion in subsidies in 2023.”
Subsidizing Fossil Fuels, but Not Clean Energy
www.nytimes.com
October 19, 2025 at 1:01 AM
“Coal, oil and gas interests in the U.S. received more than $16 billion in subsidies in 2023.”
"The report from scientists and conservationists warns the world is also “on the brink” of reaching other tipping points, including the dieback of the Amazon, the collapse of major ocean currents and the loss of ice
sheets."
sheets."
Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’
Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 12:35 PM
"The report from scientists and conservationists warns the world is also “on the brink” of reaching other tipping points, including the dieback of the Amazon, the collapse of major ocean currents and the loss of ice
sheets."
sheets."
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CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?
October 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?
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Everything Trump is doing now is a preamble for his regime's real goal: to invoke the Insurrection Act.
I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but you need to be aware of this imminent danger. It’s unfolding very rapidly. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-plan
I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but you need to be aware of this imminent danger. It’s unfolding very rapidly. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-plan
October 6, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Everything Trump is doing now is a preamble for his regime's real goal: to invoke the Insurrection Act.
I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but you need to be aware of this imminent danger. It’s unfolding very rapidly. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-plan
I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but you need to be aware of this imminent danger. It’s unfolding very rapidly. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-plan
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Stephen Miller is portraying opposition to Donald Trump in any form, including by judges issuing legal rulings, as an illegal rebellion, Jonathan Chait argues:
Stephen Miller Lays Out the Plan in Public
The White House aide equates opposition to Trump’s agenda with terrorism—and pushes for the use of state power to suppress it.
bit.ly
October 7, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Stephen Miller is portraying opposition to Donald Trump in any form, including by judges issuing legal rulings, as an illegal rebellion, Jonathan Chait argues:
The phrase "jack-booted thugs" comes to mind...
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.
trib.al
October 7, 2025 at 1:38 AM
The phrase "jack-booted thugs" comes to mind...