Aaaand … it's a rhinoceros beetle, dominated by a ranid. How appropriate. Rhino bested by frog.
A Holodomor of our own, right here in the USA. Plus, "They" had a plan to make water the next petroleum. Oil gave them immense wealth and geopolitical advantage. When they saw new tech (fracking and more) and new deposits on the horizon that were beyond their control, and the potential of new energy sources, they began buying land over aquifers. After all, their previous century of success began with a commodity pumped from the ground.
Perhaps they ramped up fentanyl manufacturing and smuggling with an idea towards contaminating our municipal water supplies in conjunction with their plan.
"After the war, ex-soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division fired-up America’s modern ski industry. They published ski magazines, opened ski schools, and established ski areas, including Vail, Aspen, Sugarbush, Whiteface Mountain and others. At least 62 ski resorts have been founded, managed, or employed head ski instructors that were 10th Mountain Division veterans.”
https://snowbrains.com/10th-mountain-division-history-fire-mountain/