Trump is not just a creation of Big Oil, he is the most vivid expression of its values and moral character.

On the other site, a pro-fossil fuel voice is having a meltdown about this article and calling for "a legal safe harbor" for fossil fuel companies modeled on ... Section 230, which [checks notes] is wildly unpopular across the political spectrum and took a significant hit in the recent Meta ruling.

Big Oil should not be above the law — but that's exactly what fossil fuel lobbyists are pushing for in Congress and statehouses across the country. The New York Times lays out how Big Oil's "goal is broad immunity, similar to what Congress granted to gun manufacturers two decades ago." 👇

Big Oil companies have lied for DECADES about the "catastrophic" dangers of their fossil fuel products, and are now "afraid of being held to account for their own lies," says @govjayinslee.bsky.social. Big Oil must not be above the law.

We could've phased out fossil fuels the gradual, smart and painless way starting in the 1990s The fossil fuel industry decided we have to do it the painful, unfair and cruel way instead. because that gave them an extra few decades of super-profits

Big Oil companies are lobbying Congress to put them above the law. @govjayinslee.bsky.social joined @waytooearly.bsky.social to sound the alarm on why the public’s ability to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable for its climate lies must be protected.

Big Oil should not be above the law, @govjayinslee.bsky.social tells @alivitali.bsky.social this morning 👇

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear Big Oil companies' arguments for why they shouldn't stand trial for their climate lies. First, the big question: ➡️ Is there any reason to think the justices won’t simply side with Big Oil? @janecoaston.bsky.social and @mikemeno.bsky.social discuss.

Oh look, a Supreme Court justice enjoying the outdoors with [checks notes] ... a billionaire investor of an oil company that's asking SCOTUS to help it escape a climate deception lawsuit in Colorado. Alito, who owns stock in Big Oil companies facing similar suits, has not recused.

New from me in @slate.com: Justice Alito's failure to recuse from a case with—according to the oil industry petitioners—major stakes for the oil industry's future is inexcusable, given his investments in oil. But his financial holdings aren't even the only conflict of interest he has in this case.

I talked to @janecoaston.bsky.social at @crooked.com about Big Oil's desperate efforts at SCOTUS and in Congress to escape facing trials over their climate deception.

🚨 Big Oil is lobbying "to rig the system" to escape legal accountability for their climate lies and keep sticking the public with the bill for the damages. @govjayinslee.bsky.social is sounding the alarm. "If the fossil fuel industry is following the law, what does it have to fear in court?"

Another example of why our highest court shouldn't have the lowest ethics standards. As our @hannahstoryb.bsky.social has covered in @prospect.org, Justice Alito's extensive oil holdings should have propelled him to sit out from considering this case. And he's not the only justice with such ties.

⚠️ Justice Alito — who owns stock in oil companies facing similar climate deception suits — did NOT recuse himself, even though he recused from Boulder's case in 2023, an identical petition in Honolulu last year, and many other similar cases. Why recuse in Boulder's case in '23 but not in '26?

Hey, is it normally a sign that things are going well when you fire your lawyers? Exxon has lost a growing # of rulings in the climate deception cases it faces — in CO, HI, MA, MN, VT, CT, etc. Is that why they ditched their long time lawyers and the industry is lobbying Congress for immunity? 🤔

If Big Oil has done nothing wrong, why are industry lobbyists pleading with Congress for a get-out-of-jail-free card? Fossil fuel companies deceived the public, fueled climate chaos, and stuck taxpayers with the bill. Communities have a right to hold them accountable. 📣 NO IMMUNITY FOR BIG OIL 📣

🚨 A U.S. House representative said she is crafting legislation to stop climate lawsuits and climate superfund laws that would make Big Oil companies pay for climate damages. It’s time for leaders in Congress to speak out and make clear that Big Oil is not above the law. 📣 NO IMMUNITY FOR BIG OIL 📣

"Nearly one-quarter of the associate justice’s $1 million in individual stock holdings are in fossil fuel companies."

🚨State lawmakers want to give Big Oil immunity from lawsuits over their wrongdoing. “Anyone in America who breathes the air around them and also believes in corporate accountability ought to be very concerned about these types of end-runs against accountability,” said @govjayinslee.bsky.social

More of this please.

“If the greatest lie the devil ever told was to convince us that he wasn’t real, the greatest lie the oil industry ever told us is to convince us that they don’t want oil.” This @emdashsanders.bsky.social interview with @antoniajuhasz.bsky.social is a must-read

Justice Alito is recusing from a case against Big Oil companies because he has a financial interest in ConocoPhillips. But he has been inconsistent in recusing from climate deception cases where Conoco has an interest. One such case — from Boulder, Colorado — is now being considered by SCOTUS.

What if, instead, we made Big Oil companies pay for the damage their climate lies have caused to infrastructure across the United States? 😡

Trump: "The oil business in Venezuela has been a bust…We're going to have our very large U.S. oil companies, the biggest anywhere in the world, go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken oil infrastructure, and start making money."

Former Washington Governor Jay Inslee is right: “People don't like being lied to.” When corporations lie, they should be held accountable. "The fossil fuel industry [has] been lying to the American people for decades. They knew their product was going to cause enormous harm."

NEW: For 25 years, four oil giants sold false climate promises through deceptive ad campaigns. Our report examined 300+ ads from BP, Chevron, Exxon, and Shell from 2000-2025. Together they push a false narrative that Big Oil is leading climate solutions. In reality, they're fueling catastrophe.

Ahem

New: I took a closer look at the Supreme Court justices’ financial and familial ties to the oil industry for @prospect.org as Exxon and Suncor are once again asking the Court to shut down state climate liability cases. I found more than I was expecting.

NEW in @prospect.org from @hannahstoryb.bsky.social: as Exxon once again seeks the help of the Supreme Court to avoid being held accountable for decades of climate deception, Alito isn't the only justice whose oily ties and inconsistent recusals raise serious ethics questions.

"As fossil fuel pollution rapidly warms the planet — producing deadlier and more destructive heat waves, wildfires, storms and other climate disasters — it’s incumbent on journalists covering extreme weather events to help readers understand the link to climate change." - @sammyroth.bsky.social

John Yoo thinks that communities shouldn’t have the right to sue Big Oil for lying about the safety of their products. The law professor has also been accused of war crimes and been investigated for violations of domestic and international law. 🙄

Big Oil companies are desperate to avoid trials over their climate lies. "Their only avenue out of this is to get some kind of a waiver of liability, make the cases go away, bar the courthouse doors, get a 'get out of jail free card'," CCI's Richard Wiles told @afp.com. No immunity for Big Oil!

Big Oil's cheerleaders (yes, including THAT John Yoo) are taking to right wing outlets to beg the Supreme Court to kill climate deception lawsuits. The fossil fuel industry is terrified of these cases. They knew, they lied, and communities deserve their day in court to hold them accountable.

"Octopus Energy’s Greg Jackson revealed that an oil CEO told him the fossil fuel industry is privately preparing for dangerous global temperatures - and six feet of sea level rise." www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

the carbon footprint was developed for british petroleum - so yes

"A spokesperson for Cruz ... provided NPR with a response from ChatGPT."

The fossil fuel industry is behind most of the climate disinformation you see and hear today. Charlie Kirk was no exception.

📰 10 years ago TODAY 📰 @insideclimatenews.org published part 1 of its bombshell "Exxon Knew" investigation. The reporting showed how #ExxonKnew its fossil fuel business could cause "potentially catastrophic events" — but then led efforts to deceive the public and block solutions.

📰10 years ago📰 @insideclimatenews.org published its 2nd #ExxonKnew story🔽 "After a decade of frank internal discussions on global warming & conducting unbiased studies on it, Exxon changed direction in 1989 & spent more than 20 years discrediting the research its own scientists had once confirmed."

Ten years ago, the world learned that #ExxonKnew as early as the 1970s that its fossil fuel business would fuel a climate crisis — but that they purposefully buried the science to protect their profits.

"Industry groups have said an immunity shield is not their first priority." Meaning, it's a priority. Big Oil is not above the law. Congress must reject any proposal to shield fossil fuel companies from facing accountability in court.

Big Oil is turning to its political allies in a desperate bid to escape accountability. “It’s a nonstop effort by the oil and gas industry to somehow get a get-out-of-jail-free card,” said CCI’s Richard Wiles. They knew their fossil fuel business harms communities. They lied. They need to pay.

"CEO Darren Woods discussed Exxon’s possible return [to Russia] with Trump at the White House in recent weeks."

This is what actual lawfare looks like, in case you're searching for an example.

This is the future that Big Oil wants.

"Just as our experiences online are being steadily enshittified by Big Tech companies, our time on this earth is being steadily enshittified by Big Oil companies and their climate-denying allies in the federal government."

Instead of holding Big Oil to account for lying about how their products fuel climate change, 16 Republican attorneys general "signed a letter urging the federal government to shield energy companies from climate change lawsuits." "In other words, protect the industry, not the people it harms."

Do you think the fossil fuel industry should be above the law? For months now, we’ve heard rumblings of Big Oil companies lobbying Congress for a get-out-of-jail free card. But in the last few weeks, their allies have started to say the quiet part out loud. CCI's @iylas.bsky.social explains.

The District of Columbia’s lawsuit against Big Oil is under attack. 🚨🚨🚨 It’s all part of a bigger play by the fossil fuel industry to secure special legal protections from climate accountability lawsuits.