Michael Shellenberger @shellenberger

Jan 21 • 10 tweets • 7 min read •

The idea that George Soros controls politicians around the world is an antisemitic conspiracy theory, insists the media. But it's not a theory. Here's his son, Alex, with Ireland's Prime Minister, who is at this moment seeking to seize control over the entire Internet through hate speech legislation.

Visit Alex Soros's account and it's full of pictures of him with politicians from around the world. Why does he post them? Because he wants to advertise his power over them.

George Soros was the largest donor to Democrats in 2022, one of the largest donors to Biden, and one of the largest donors to various NGO efforts demanding censorship around the world, including Media Matters. Alex today controls his father's political operation.

We have documented how the Soroses are behind the crackdown on free speech in Ireland and other nations. Ireland is on the brink. If hate speech legislation passes, the government will be able to invade people's homes, including those of employees of the many high-tech firms that operate in Dublin, and thus exercise backdoor control over the Internet.

It might seem like a mistake for Alex Soros to advertise his control over politicians, but it's not. He wants to advertise his power. It might seem like this is just vanity, but Soros wants to make sure that these politicians aren't able to run away from their obligations to him.

The media attack anyone who criticizes the vast control that Soros and his son exercise over politiciansbecause that's what they're paid to do.

Soros has poured tens of millions into regime media. They return the favor by engaging in character assassination against Soros critics.

Naturally, the same publications that label criticisms of Soros as antisemitic attacked Sheldon Adelson, who was Jewish, for "Buying a President" and for his "outsized influence" over Trump.

"George Soros… made investments after sifting through a web of information, including intelligence from a network of political and business contacts." " Some oligarchs collect animal heads. Others, politicians. Don’t hate the player…

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1749026446863991068.html

George and Alex Soros jump into 2024 election with maxed-out Biden campaign donationsAlex Soros recently took reins of George Soros's political empire By Joe Schoffstall Fox News

Published July 17, 2023 10:38pm EDT

The cash represents their first jump into the 2024 presidential election. Neither has given money to Biden's Victory Fund so far this cycle - which carries astronomical contribution limits - though that will presumably change as the election draws closer. Alexander Soros, middle, a son to liberal billionaire George Soros, right, has made frequent visits to the White House since President Biden took office in 2021, meeting with top officials in a number of meetings on behalf of his 92-year-old father.

During the last presidential race, Alex Soros provided the Biden Victory Fund with over $720,000, while George Soros added more than $500,000 to the committee's coffers. The two also maxed out donations to Biden's campaign that election cycle.

George Soros has been one of the most prolific political donors in the country.The newest Biden donations occurred weeks after George Soros announced he had handed Alex control of his massive Open Society Foundations network, which funnels large sums to left-wing initiatives across the country.Alex, meanwhile, has maintained a direct pipeline theBiden's White House and has visited at least 20 times since he took office. He's also posted recent photos with Vice President Kamala Harris.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/george-alex-soros-jump-2024-election-maxed-biden-campaign-donations

Fact Check: Is George Soros U.S. Midterms' Biggest Donor?

Nov 08, 2022 at 9:04 AM EST By Darragh Roche

Midterm elections with billions of dollars having already been spent in the 2022 cycle.Campaign finance date from Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit OpenSecrets.org shows that 10 wealthy individuals have spent a combined $540 million in political donations in the 2022 elections, while total spending is projected to be $8.9 billion.Twitter, the user Revolutionary Blackout Network tweeting on November 6: "George Soros spent $128 million dollars during this midterm, making him the biggest spender this election. This is not a democracy, this is a capitalist dictatorship […]But whenever someone brings that up Democrats pretend you are being an anti semite." That's a reference to the fact that the Hungarian-born billionaire is Jewish. He is also a Holocaust survivor, who has been the target of Anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.

https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-george-soros-midterms-biggest-donor-1757801

>>20290115 Former PM Scott Morrison reveals his new job working alongside an ex-CIA director after quitting as an MP, plus Robert O'Brien Trumps NS Advison (PN)

>>20290115

Former Trump Secretary of State and CIA director Mike Pompeo currently works as strategic adviser to DYNE Maritime.

>DYNE Maritime.

Weird, there's no links on this page where Mike Pompeo works, just this announcement page. Is this a CIA division? But they seem to have a couple of divisions, buy all of those links go back to Dyne, and there is no phone, etc. It has some of the projects they are coming out with. Date of placeholder website Sept. 29, 2023

https://dynemaritime.com/

>>20290988

22 Nov, 2023 13:40

Mike Pompeo-linked Ukrainian company likely to be seized – Zelensky aide

The co-owner of Kyivstar, Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman, has been sanctioned by Kiev

Mike Pompeo-linked Ukrainian company likely to be seized – Zelensky aide

Kiev is still planning to seize the country’s largest mobile service provider, Kyivstar, a senior Ukrainian government official has said. Former CIA director and US secretary of state Mike Pompeo is on the company’s board of directors.

The mobile carrier is owned by the Dutch-headquartered telecom giant Veon, in which a majority share is held byLetterOne, a company co-founded by a group of Russian businessmen sanctioned by Kiev. There is an ongoing legal battle in Ukraine for the assets of Mikhail Fridman, Pyotr Aven and Andrey Kosogov, including part of Kyivstar.

Rostislav Shurman, the point man for economy in the office of President Vladimir Zelensky, said the probability of Kyivstar being seized by the government was “high” when asked about the firm by the Ekonomicheskaya Pravda business news website.

“Relevant services are now studying the present legal situation,” he said, but declined to predict whether the entire company or just the part owned by LetterOne would be affected.

Last month, a court in Kiev arrested 99.9% of Kyivstar at the request of the Prosecutor General’s office. A week later, the order was amended to limit the arrest to just 47.85% of the firm, with the court blaming a “typo” in the government’s original request.

The part of the interview with Shurman in which Kyivstar was mentioned related to a program that he oversees for the privatization of confiscated property.

Veon announced that Mike Pompeo was joining Kyivstar as “an independent non-executive director” last week. He was a member of the US House of Representatives before becoming a prominent member in the administration of President Donald Trump – first as a spy chief and later as the country’s top diplomat.

Pompeo has no background in telecommunications, but used to co-own an aerospace firmin the US and later headed an oil equipment manufacturer before pursuing a political career.

In May 2022, Kiev created a legal framework for nationalizing the assets of people whom it considers to be enemies of the state. Mikhail Fridman has been on its list of sanctioned individuals since October last year, but the Ukrainian government has reportedly hesitated to seize Kyivstar due to its large market share and the presence of Western investors among Veon’s owners.

The Veon announcement also declared its full withdrawal from the Russian market.The company has business interests in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, in addition to Ukraine.

https://www.rt.com/russia/587790-kyivstar-seizure-ukraine-shurman/

once CIA, always CIA

>>20290988

(pic: Mike Pompeo and Tahnoon bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi, on 12 January 2019. © Emirates News Agency)

Pompeo has been a busy Asset, he's involved with many companies

After state secrets, spymasters Mike Pompeo and Tahnoon bin Zayed linked by lucrative deal

Former CIA chief Mike Pompeo, who is now in the private sector, is poised to secure a major financial deal with a fund in UAE spymaster Tahnoon bin Zayed's financial galaxy. Both men were closely involved in the Abraham Accords in 2020. […]

Published on 20.12.2023at 05:00 GMT

Dec 20, 2023Former CIA chief Mike Pompeo, who is now in the private sector, is poised to secure a major financial deal with a fund in UAE spymaster Tahnoon bin Zayed's financial galaxy. …Pompeo represented Impact Investmentsas a partner atthe "Davos in the Desert"Future Investment Initiative (FII) in Riyadh at the end of October (IO,

https://www.intelligenceonline.com/international-dealmaking/2023/12/20/after-state-secrets-spymasters-mike-pompeo-and-tahnoon-bin-zayed-linked-by-lucrative-deal,110131131-eve

Operators November 15, 2023

Veon appoints former US diplomat to Kyivstar boardBy Kavit Majithia

Veon added former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (pictured) to the board of its Ukrainian subsidiary Kyivstar, a move coming shortly after the company became embroiled in row about corporate rights in the country.

Pompeo was appointed as a non-executive director, with Veon CEO Kaan Terzioglu selected as chair of the Kyivstar board. Veon stated the appointments reflects its “commitment to Ukraine and to the recovery and reconstruction of the country”.

Pompeo served as the US Secretary of State from 2018 to 2021, during which he played a prominent role in the country’s long-running campaign to push allies to ban the use of Huawei 5G equipment. He is currently a partner atImpact Investments, a newly established US strategic and financial advisory, and investment company.Pompeo said it was through private enterprise and investments that Ukraine will secure its economic future.

Veon has pledged to invest $600 million in Ukraine over the next three years and sold its operation in Russia due to the ongoing war between the countries.However, it came under fire from the Security Services of Ukraine (SSU) last month, which froze Kyivstar’s corporate rights as part of measures to crack down on the interests of sanctioned individuals, including Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman. Fridman founded LetterOne Investment Holdings, which holds a 48 per cent stake in Veon. However, he is no longer on the board of either company. Veon subsequently filed legal motions challenging the freeze, emphasising corporate rights in the operator belong exclusively to it and Fridman owns none of its shares in Kyivstar.

https://www.mobileworldlive.com/operators/veon-appoints-former-us-diplomat-to-kyivstar-board/

>>20291150

Pompeo is pretty involved in a lot of things

14 Nov, 202318:04

Ex-CIA boss gets Ukrainian cellphone firm directorship

Mike Pompeo is taking a seat on the board of the Veon subsidiary Kievstar

Telecom giant Veon announced on Wednesday that it has appointed ex-CIA director and former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to the board of directors of its Ukrainian subsidiary, Kievstar.

Pompeo is joining the Kiev-based operator as “an independent non-executive director,” in his capacity as a partner ofImpact Investments, described by Veon as “a newly established US-based strategic and financial advisory and investment firm.”

Kievstar’s new board chairman will be Kaan Terzioglu, the CEO of the Veon Group. The appointments reflect Veon’s “commitment to Ukraine and to the recovery and reconstruction of the country,” the company said.

Terzioglu said the company looks forward to the “knowledge and experience” that Pompeo will contribute to the phone company.

Pompeo has no telecommunications experience. He was a tank commander during his days in the US Army, ran Thayer Aerospace from 1996 to 2006, and served as a congressman from Kansas from 2011 to 2017, before running the CIA during the early days of Donald Trump’s presidency. He took over the State Department in 2018.

After Joe Biden took over the White House, Pompeo became an outspoken advocate of Washington’s military, economic, and political aid to Ukraine.

Veon started as a Russian-American joint venture called VimpelCom in the 1990s, before expanding internationally. It was renamed in 2017 and has a headquarters in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

As part of the Kievstar announcement, Veon also confirmed it had fully exited the Russian market, completing the sale of its Russian subsidiary last month.The transnational company currently operates in Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.

Veon has pledged to spend $600 million in Ukraine over the next three years and has launched the ‘Invest in Ukraine NOW!’ initiative, to invite other corporations to do the same.

https://www.rt.com/news/587268-pompeo-veon-board-kievstar/

>>20291150

U.S. to keep supporting Ukraine if Trump returns to power: Pompeo

Today 06:33 am Jan. 23. 2024 TOKYO

Former U.S. Secretary of StateMike Pompeo saidTuesday theUnited States is likely to continue its financial and military support for Ukrainein its fight against Russia's invasionif former Republican President Donald Trump returns to the White House.

Pompeo said in a speech in Tokyo that he had "never seen" Washington "walk away" from its allies and partners during Trump's presidency from 2017 to 2021, despite views that his former boss would cut or stop aid for Kyiv if he returns to power after the presidential election in November.

Admitting that members of the Republican Party have "many different political views," he said they have always understood the U.S. role in the world and its responsibilities.

Prospects are growing that incumbent Democrat President Joe Biden and Trump will face off at the Nov. 5 election in a rematch of the 2020 race, with the latter dominating the Iowa Republican caucuses last week for the party's presidential nomination.

Pompeo served as the U.S. Secretary of State for almost three years from 2018 under the administration of Trump, who had called on security allies to take on more of the financial burden of supporting U.S. forces during his tenure, and recently said he would solve the Russia-Ukraine war quickly.

Pompeo also said Trump, who "doesn't like war," would "give the American people and the world the best opportunity"to go back to "a more peaceful place and a more prosperous world" and to good relations with friendly nations if he becomes president again.

The "structural ideas" of Trump's first term, such as bringing down the bilateral trade deficit with China by imposing tariffs and demanding NATO members pay a "fair share" of security assistance, would be "unlikely to change," he added.

Meanwhile, Pompeo expressed support for some of Biden's policies on Asia, citing the strengthened trilateral partnership with Japan and South Korea, and the emphasis on the Quad four-way security framework with Japan, Australia and India.

https://japantoday.com/category/politics/u.s.-to-keep-supporting-ukraine-if-trump-returns-to-power-pompeo

(Where does Pompeo get the idea he knows what Trump would do, it seems a bit arrogant)