Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:I don't doubt it.
Then he is as foolish as any (now rather old, I should think) Cuban
exiles who expect to get their haciendas, their peons, and their sugar >>contracts back.
Oh, I met people when I was in school in Atlanta who seemed to think that >somehow their family would get their plantations back if just those darned >Lincoln Republicans would get out of office and George Wallace would fix >everything. Generations have been taught that they suffered an injustice >and they are still hoping for repayment.
Cryptoengineer <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:
On 5/2/2026 11:07 PM, Sn!pe wrote:
Graham <zotzlists@gmail.com> wrote:
On 01/05/2026 03:50, Lynn McGuire wrote:[...]
British Petroleum of whom Charles is a major stockholder,
Do you have a source for this? None of the lists of BP shareholders
obviously include either the British Crown or him personally.
I too would like to see a proper citation.
Not the best possible source, but Co Pilot says:
"The British Royal Family's finances are partly private, but any
significant ownership in a major public company like BP would be visible
through:
UK disclosure rules for major shareholdings
U.S. SEC filings for BP's ADRs
Institutional ownership databases
Insider ownership reports
Since none list Charles III, the evidence strongly supports that he does
not own BP stock at any reportable level."
pt
Indeed, I would have been very surprised if it were otherwise.
Apparently the original allegation was just a baseless slur.
On 5/2/2026 10:17 PM, Cryptoengineer wrote:
On 5/2/2026 11:07 PM, Sn!pe wrote:
Graham <zotzlists@gmail.com> wrote:
On 01/05/2026 03:50, Lynn McGuire wrote:[...]
-a British Petroleum of whom Charles is a major stockholder,
Do you have a source for this? None of the lists of BP shareholders
obviously include either the British Crown or him personally.
I too would like to see a proper citation.
Not the best possible source, but Co Pilot says:
"The British Royal FamilyrCOs finances are partly private, but any
significant ownership in a major public company like BP would be
visible through:
UK disclosure rules for major shareholdings
U.S. SEC filings for BPrCOs ADRs
Institutional ownership databases
Insider ownership reports
Since none list Charles III, the evidence strongly supports that he
does not own BP stock at any reportable level."
pt
People like the British Royal Family own things which own other things. Trusts and such.-a Good luck drilling through them.
When Canada declined to join the Iraq war of 2003, one of our
conservative newspapers stated that the PM was influenced by the
"fact", that his in-laws had a significant financial interest in the
Iraqi oil fields.
It took fifteen minutes on the internet so show that this claim was exaggerated by at least three orders of magnitude, and to see how
someone who saw only what they wanted to see could come up with the
quoted figure. Quality journalism!
On 2026-05-03, William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:
It took fifteen minutes on the internet so show that this claim was
exaggerated by at least three orders of magnitude, and to see how
someone who saw only what they wanted to see could come up with the
quoted figure. Quality journalism!
And fifteen minutes on the cesspool of made up shit called the
internet constitutes quality counter-journalism?
It took fifteen minutes on the internet so show
that this claim was exaggerated by at least three
orders of magnitude, and to see how someone who
saw only what they wanted to see could come up
with the quoted figure. Quality journalism!
On Sun, 3 May 2026 15:31:56 -0400, William Hyde wrote:
When Canada declined to join the Iraq war of 2003, one of our
conservative newspapers stated that the PM was influenced by the
"fact", that his in-laws had a significant financial interest in the
Iraqi oil fields.
It took fifteen minutes on the internet so show that this claim was
exaggerated by at least three orders of magnitude, and to see how
someone who saw only what they wanted to see could come up with the
quoted figure. Quality journalism!
Greetings to Efc?Efca from Efc|Efc+, another country which refused to join in that
whole Blair-Bush boondoggle. Though I donrCOt recall anybody here trying
to accuse our Helen-Clark-led Government of having a vested interest
in anything other than upholding international law ...
Now, the cowardly and incredibly thick compared to Clark, N.Z. Prime
Minister Luxon voices personal support for the attacks on Iran which
are illegal under international law though it is not suggested
because of specific financial interest.
On Mon, 4 May 2026 01:47:00 -0000 (UTC), oldernow wrote:
On 2026-05-03, William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:
It took fifteen minutes on the internet so show
that this claim was exaggerated by at least three
orders of magnitude, and to see how someone who
saw only what they wanted to see could come up
with the quoted figure. Quality journalism!
And fifteen minutes on the cesspool of made up
shit called the internet constitutes quality
counter-journalism?
If you know where to look, and donrCOt uncritically
accept/reject everything on the same basis, yes.
Remember, cynicism is a form of gullibility, too.
On 2026-05-03, William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:
It took fifteen minutes on the internet so show
that this claim was exaggerated by at least three
orders of magnitude, and to see how someone who
saw only what they wanted to see could come up
with the quoted figure. Quality journalism!
And fifteen minutes on the cesspool of made up
shit called the internet constitutes quality
counter-journalism?
oldernow wrote:
On 2026-05-03, William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:
It took fifteen minutes on the internet so show
that this claim was exaggerated by at least three
orders of magnitude, and to see how someone who
saw only what they wanted to see could come up
with the quoted figure. Quality journalism!
And fifteen minutes on the cesspool of made up
shit called the internet constitutes quality
counter-journalism?
Actually, as these things are matters of
public record, it is easy to follow the
trail. Publishing false claims on official
company sites invites lawsuits, delisting from
stock exchanges, and possibly prosecution.
Not such a problem for some pump and dump
operation, but for a sixty year old corporation
listed on several prominent exchanges, a quick
way to lose a vast amount of money.
Anyway, the "Journalists" found the same pages
I did. Either they just lied or they were
incapable of reading simple financial documents.
Good luck in/with your faith in other humans!
On 01/05/2026 03:50, Lynn McGuire wrote:
-aBritish Petroleum of whom Charles is a major stockholder,
Do you have a source for this? None of the lists of BP shareholders obviously include either the British Crown or him personally.
oldernow wrote:
Good luck in/with your faith in other humans!
Already had it, thanks.
I learned so much about that complex of
companies that I invested in them.
Rarely has a crap newspaper article profited
me so much.
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