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#17596600 at 2022-09-28 15:41:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #21575: Comms and Pipelines On Maps Edition

Nord Stream

The Economist warned that Europe is becoming more dependent on Russia while its own reserves decline.[268]Vincent Roberti[269] of Roberti Global and Walker Roberts[270] of BGR Group have received more than $5 million and $1.3 million respectively to lobby the US Congress for the gas project.[271][272]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream

#15450440 at 2022-01-24 18:29:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #19543: #TRUCKYOUTRUDEAU! and #DownWIthCovid

Companies Linked to Putin's Pipeline Contributed to Schumer Campaign

Senate majority leader blocked sanctions on the Kremlin-backed project

Affiliates of two European companies that fund Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline contributed to the campaign of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.), who Republicans say has blocked sanctions on the Kremlin-backed project.

ENGIE North America and BASF Corporation each gave $2,500 to Schumer in September through their corporate political action committees, according to newly disclosed Federal Election Commission records. ENGIE North America's parent company and a BASF subsidiary are part of a consortium of five companies that finance Nord Stream 2, which will transport natural gas from Russia to Germany. While President Joe Biden has called the pipeline a geopolitical threat to Europe that helps Russian president Vladimir Putin, last year he waived sanctions on the project.

Republicans have pushed for legislation to enforce sanctions only to be met with resistance from Senate Democrats and the White House. Schumer for months blocked Republican requests to vote on a sanctions bill. He approved a vote on sanctions legislation proposed by Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) earlier this month in exchange for Cruz lifting holds on several State Department nominees. The bill received bipartisan support by a 55-44 vote, but Senate Democrats used filibuster rules to block its passage. Democrats say they want to use sanctions against the pipeline as a last resort should Russia invade Ukraine.

The contributions to Schumer came amid an aggressive lobbying effort in Washington over sanctions on the 764-mile pipeline. The five European companies that back Nord Stream 2-Wintershall, ENGIE, Uniper, Shell, and OMV-have paid millions of dollars to lobbying firms to block sanctions.

Nord Stream 2 AG, the Swiss company that is building the pipeline, lobbies Congress through Democratic donor Vincent Roberti. Roberti gave maximum donations of $5,800 to Schumer and other Senate Democrats last year, Axios reported. Thomas McLarty, the founder of McLarty Inbound, a firm that lobbies for the five European companies, in April gave $2,500 to Schumer.

ENGIE North America, a subsidiary of the French firm ENGIE, contributed to Schumer's campaign on Sept. 9. BASF, the parent company of Wintershall, donated to Schumer on Sept. 22. ENGIE also contributed to Schumer's campaign in 2020, while BASF gave to the Senate leader in 2016, according to FEC records. Each member of the European consortium loaned 1 billion euros to Nord Stream 2 AG in 2017. Nord Stream 2 AG is controlled by Russian state oil company Gazprom. Nord Stream 2 AG's chief executive officer, Matthias Warnig, is a Putin ally and former officer of the East German secret police.

The pipeline has caused a rift in Europe. Germany supports the project because it will provide the country with relatively cheap natural gas. But Eastern European countries, such as Ukraine and Poland, oppose the pipeline because it will give more leverage to Russia and because they will lose substantial amounts of revenue from energy transfer fees.

Democrats' position on the pipeline has puzzled Ukraine and other nations that oppose the project. Biden has called the pipeline a "bad deal" for Europe and said Putin will use it to gain political influence. But Biden waived sanctions in May, saying that he wanted to avoid a confrontation with Germany. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky blasted Biden after waiving the sanctions, saying Biden handed "a weapon" to Putin.

Schumer's office did not respond to requests for comment from the Washington Free Beacon. ENGIE North America did not respond to requests for comment.

A spokesman for BASF said that its American subsidiary does not lobby Congress on Nord Stream 2 and that Wintershall has no presence in the United States.

"Any implied connection between our Employee PAC contributions and Nord Stream 2 is incorrect," the spokesman said.

https://freebeacon.com/national-security/companies-linked-to-putins-pipeline-contributed-to-schumer-campaign/

#15403375 at 2022-01-18 05:47:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #19483: Some Think We Are Blind, But Patriots See Edition

Dems block Cruz's Nord Stream 2 sanctions bill
Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked legislation from Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to slap sanctions on businesses tied to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline
Biden waived sanctions in May on Nord Stream 2 AG, the Russian-owned, Swiss-based company for the pipeline project, as part of an agreement published in July with Germany, which supports the pipeline.
01/13/22
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/589636-dems-block-cruzs-nord-stream-2-sanctions-bill

Schumer Gets Big $$$ to Keep Nord Stream 2 Going for Putin
Schumer, along with a number of other top Democrats, receive campaign contributions from top Democrat fundraiser Vincent Roberti whose lobbying firm was paid over $8.5 million by Nord Stream 2 which is owned by Putin's state-run Gazprom energy monopoly.
Roberti, a former Dem politician, has maxed out his donations to Schumer and to Rep. Eric Swalwell, who may have been sleeping with Chinese spy, Fang Fang.
Roberti also gave a generous $171,000 to the DCCC, as part of the over $545,000 donated to the Democrat political machine.
December 13, 2021
https://www.independentsentinel.com/schumer-gets-big-to-keep-nord-stream-2-going-for-putin/
Senate Dems receive max donations from Nord Stream 2 lobbyist
December 3, 2021
https://news.yahoo.com/senate-dems-receive-max-donations-012844027.html
>>15402925
"I continue to call on President Biden to responsibly increase energy production here at home and to reverse course to allow the Keystone XL pipeline to be built which would have provided our country with up to 900,000 barrels of oil per day from Canada, one of our closest allies," Manchin went on. "To be clear, this is about American energy independence and the fact that hard working Americans should not depend on foreign actors, like OPEC+, for our energy security and instead focus on the real challenges facing our country's future."
https://nypost.com/2021/11/24/manchin-begs-biden-to-revive-keystone-pipeline-after-oil-tap/

With a pen stroke, President Joe Biden cancels Keystone XL pipeline project
10/28/21
https://docs.house.gov/meetings/GO/GO00/20211028/114185/HHRG-117-GO00-20211028-SD016.pdf

We should start an immediate investigation into @SenSchumer and his ties to Russia and Putin. A total hypocrite! pic.twitter.com/Ik3yqjHzsA
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 3, 2017
https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/03/03/where-was-that-photo-of-schumer-putin-taken/98695162/

Trump tweets about Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi photos with Putin, Russian envoy
Mr. Trump tweeted a demand for an investigation of Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer over a photo of him with Russian President Vladimir Putin from 2003, and over House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi over a photo showing her seated at a table with Kislyak, whom she denied having met.
March 3, 2017
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-tweets-about-chuck-schumer-nancy-pelosi-photos-with-putin-russian-envoy/

#15194964 at 2021-12-15 02:56:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #19223: Night Shift Edition

Chuck Schumer, Who Pushed Russia Collusion Hoax, Has Been EXPOSED For Being on Putin's Payroll

Why is Russian collusion hoaxer Chuck Schumer putting Russia's interests ahead of those of the United States by blocking Nord Stream 2 sanctions on Putin's pipeline into Europe.

Schumer along with many other prominent Democrats is a secret beneficiary of campaign contributions from top Democrat fundraiser Vincent Roberti whose far-left lobbying firm was paid a whopping $8.5 million by Nord Stream 2 which is owned by Putin's state-run Gazprom energy monopoly.

Frontpagemag.com reports: Roberti, a former Dem politician, has maxed out his donations to Schumer and to Rep. Eric Swalwell, who may have been cheating on Fang Fang with Vladimir, and threw in a generous $171,000 to the DCCC, as part of the over $545,000 donated to the Democrat political machine.

The top Dem bundler is reportedly lobbying on "issues related to the U.S. position toward the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, including potential financial sanctions affecting the project."

Suddenly, Schumer, who was accusing the GOP and Trump of being in bed with Putin, and demanding that they vote on sanctions, was refusing to hold a floor vote on Russia sanctions.

"Millions of Americans will continue to wonder if the only possible explanation for this dangerous behavior is the possibility that President Putin holds damaging information over President Trump," Schumer had smeared back then. What damaging info does Putin have on Chuck?

President Trump, at the time, had urged that, "we should start an immediate investigation" into Schumer's ties with Russia, and described him as a "total hypocrite". That is an understatement.

Three years ago, Schumer was clamoring that putting off sanctions on Russia, "is an extreme dereliction of duty by President Trump, who seems more intent on undermining the rule of law of this country than standing up to Putin." That describes Schumer in a nutshell.

But not just Schumer.

"With him, all roads lead to Putin," Pelosi had ranted. "I don't know what the Russians have on the president, politically, personally, or financially."

Roberti plowed $46,100 into Pelosi's Victory Fund. He also appears to have maxed out his contributions to the House Majority Leader and gave $5,000 to her PAC to the Future.

That's not too shocking since Pelosi toasted Roberti and his wife at their wedding.

https://en-volve.com/2021/12/14/chuck-schumer-who-pushed-russia-collusion-hoax-has-been-exposed-for-being-on-putins-payroll/

#15190763 at 2021-12-14 12:06:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #19217: Graveyard Ghost Bake Edition

>>15190672 Vincent Roberti in the DoS FOIA reading room = 3 'hits' from 2016
John Kerry meets with Roberti
Roberti then requests meeting w/Finer
and wants to bring Tony Podesta.
Finer agrees to meet and Tony is available as well.
Also attending will be Vice Chairman Oh-Hyun Kwon, CEO of Samsung.

https://foia.state.gov/search/Results.aspx?searchText=%22Vincent%20Roberti%22&beginDate=&endDate=&publishedBeginDate=&publishedEndDate=&caseNumber=

#15190672 at 2021-12-14 11:32:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #19217: Graveyard Ghost Bake Edition

Schumer, along with a number of other top Democrats, is a beneficiary of campaign contributions from top Democrat fundraiser Vincent Roberti whose lobbying firm was paid over $8.5 million by Nord Stream 2 which is owned by Putin's state-run Gazprom energy monopoly.
Roberti, a former Dem politician, has maxed out his donations to Schumer and to Rep. Eric Swalwell, who may have been cheating on Fang Fang with Vladimir, and threw in a generous $171,000 to the DCCC, as part of the over $545,000 donated to the Democrat political machine.
The top Dem bundler is reportedly lobbying on "issues related to the U.S. position toward the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, including potential financial sanctions affecting the project."
Roberti plowed $46,100 into Pelosi's Victory Fund. He also appears to have maxed out his contributions to the House Majority Leader and gave $5,000 to her PAC to the Future.
That's not too shocking since Pelosi toasted Roberti and his wife at their wedding.

https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2021/12/schumer-who-accused-trump-russian-collusion-daniel-greenfield/

#500252 at 2018-02-26 09:06:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #616 - What do we do? We Dig, Dig, Dig

…digging Naomi Aberly (planned parenthood) I found this nice website:
patrioticmillionaires.org/who-we-are/

Patriotic Millionaires
The Patriotic Millionaires are a group of more than 200 individuals with annual incomes over $1 million and/or assets over $5 million who are committed to raising the minimum wage, combatting the influence of big money in politics, and advancing a progressive tax structure. Some of our members include:

Naomi Aberly
Boston, MA

Roshanak Ameli-Tehrani
Washington, DC

Nancy Bagley
Washington, DC

William Battle
Los Altos, CA

Alvin Baum
San Francisco, CA

Severin Beliveau
Augusta , ME

Lawrence Benenson
New York, NY

Daniel Berger
Philadelphia, PA

Roger Bernstein
New York, NY

Paul Bettner
McKinney, TX

Katy Drake Bettner
McKinney, TX

Nancy Blachman
Burlingame, CA

Loren Blackford
New York, NY

Rich Boberg
Saratoga, CA

Chuck Collins
Jamaica Plain, MA

Cynda Collins-Arsenault
Superior, CO

Geoff Coventry
Overland Park, KS

Alan Davis
San Francisco, CA

Pierce Delahunt
New York, NY

David desJardins
Burlingame, CA

Susan Dietz
Sherman Oaks, CA

Abigail Disney
New York, NY

Mitchell Draizin
New York, NY

John Driscoll
Stamford, CT

Michael Dubno
New York, NY

Philip Edmundson
Hingham, MA

Andrew Faulk
San Francisco, CA

Jerry Fiddler
Berkeley, CA

Charlie Fink
Vienna, VA

Richard Foos
Los Angeles, CA

Mary Ford
Berkeley, CA

Louis Fortis
Milwaukee, WI

Robert E. Friedman
Berkeley, CA

John Fullerton
Greenwich, CT

Art Gajarsa
Holderness, NH

Ron Garret
Emerald Hills, CA

Dick Gary
Park City, UT

Elsa Gary
Park City, UT

Bill Gawthrop
Yorkville, CA

Ellyn Gelson
Encino, CA

Robert Goldschmidt
University Park, FL

Monica Graham
New York, NY

Karen Grove
Menlo Park, CA

Jeffrey Gural
New York, NY

Robert Haines
Collegeville, PA

Leo Hindery, Jr.
New York, NY

Dennis Hoffman
Frederick, MD

Frank Jernigan
San Francisco, CA

Melissa Johnsen
Columbia, MO

John Johnson
New York, NY

Malcolm Kamin
Chicago, IL

Joel Kanter
Vienna, VA

Joshua Kanter
Midvale, UT

Rochelle Kaplan
Salt Lake City, UT

Woody Kaplan
Boston, MA

Roberta Kaplan
New York, NY

John Katzman
New York, NY

Ted LaRoche
Murfreesboro, TN

Norman Lear
Beverly Hills, CA

Lawrence Lessig
Cambridge, MA

Art Lipson
Salt Lake City, UT

Becky Liebman
Olympia, WA

Stephanie Low
New York, NY

Patricia Martone
New York, NY

Richard Master
Lehigh Valley, PA

Terrence Meck
New York, NY

Terry Meehan
New York, NY

Dennis Mehiel
White Plains, NY

Friedrike Merck
Garrison, NY

Keith Mestrich
Washington, DC

Diane Meyer Simon
Santa Barbara, CA

Herb Miller
Washington, DC

Myfe Moore
San Antonio, TX

Rita Moya
San Diego, CA

Steve Moya
San Diego, CA

Molly Munger
Los Angeles, CA

Michael Nash
Bridgehampton, NY

Scott Nash
Chevy Chase, MD

Brooke Neidich
New York, NY

John Netto
Salt Lake City, UT

Bill Parks
Moscow, ID

Frank Patitucci
Pleasanton, CA

Alan Patricof
New York, NY

Barbara Pearl
New York, NY

Morris Pearl
New York, NY

Craig Phillips
New Canaan, CT

Judy Pigott
Seattle, WA

Michael Pine
Evanston, IL

Sam Polk
Los Angeles, CA

Stephen Prince
Brentwood, TN

Amelie Ratliff
Jamaica Plain, MA

Tarrus Richardson
Potomac, MD

Great Neck Richman
New York, NY

Vincent Roberti
Kent, CT

Marsha Rosenbaum
San Francisco, CA

Michael Rothman
Chicago, IL

Jonathan Ruga
Salt Lake City, UT

Guy Saperstein
Piedmont, CA

Eric Schoenberg
Franklin Lakes, NJ

Richard Schottenfeld
New York, NY

Soroush Shehabi
Washington, DC

Linda Shoemaker
Boulder, CO

Stephen Silberstein
Belvedere Tiburon, CA

Charles Simmons
Los Altos Hills, CA

Daniel Simon
New York, NY

Ryan Smith
Salt Lake City, UT

Jeff Smulyan
Indianapolis, IN

Marguerite Snowdon
Wilson, WY

Leonard Sobczak
Milwaukee, WI

Barbara Stampfl
Lakeland, FL

Karen Stewart
Vista, CA

Sarah Stranahan
New York, NY

Whitney Tilson
New York, NY

Bob Titley
Nashville, TN

Andrew Tobias
New York, NY

Sidney Topol
Boston, MA

Roy Ulrich
Van Nuys, CA

Ross Waller
Lexington, VA

David Watson
Oakland, CA

Vinitha Watson
Oakland, CA

Peter Weinberger
Syosset, NY

Wendy Wolf
Haverford, PA

Bennet Yee
Mountain View, CA

Scott Young
Salt Lake City, UT

George Zimmer
Fremont, CA

Tal Zlotnitsky
Burtonsville, MD