Koch brothers and Saudi oil execs lobbied Trump to remove chemical plant safety rules https://www.rawstory.com/2017/08/koch-brothers-and-saudi-oil-execs-lobbied-trump-to-remove-chemical-plant-safety-rules/amp/
Exxon-SABIC petrochemical project moving forward with $530M in school district tax breaks https://www.chron.com/business/energy/amp/Exxon-SABIC-petrochemical-project-moving-forward-12476513.php
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has no "compelling case" to cut ties with Saudi Arabia following the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but it's unlikely to pursue an expansion of its work in the kingdom, according a to a report released by the school Thursday.
MIT Report Recommends Against Cutting Ties With Saudi Arabia
An MIT review of the school's ties to Saudi Arabia has concluded that it should not break with the kingdom following the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/massachusetts/articles/2018-12-06/mit-report-recommends-against-cutting-ties-with-saudi-arabia
An MIT review of the school's ties to Saudi Arabia has concluded that it should not break with the kingdom following the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/massachusetts/articles/2018-12-06/mit-report-recommends-against-cutting-ties-with-saudi-arabia
MIT said Wednesday that it will receive a $140 million donation, but the research university said it wonât disclose the benefactorâs identity at the person's request. The gift isnât the largest that MIT has ever received- https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2017/06/07/whos-donating-140-million-to-mit-the-university.amp.html
Koch University Funding Database
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) http://polluterwatch.org/charles-koch-university-funding-database

Just tucking this here :/ Donald Trump Once Bought A $200M Yacht from Jamal Khashoggiâs Famed Arms Dealer Uncle
Trump jokes with about how he felt bad about buying the yacht from an arms dealer, and about how much fuel it burned. http://anewdomain.net/jamal-khashoggi-adman-khashoggi-trump-princess-arms-dealer/

The Saudi Crown Prince met with tech VIPs this week in Silicon Valley, including Sergey Brin and Magic Leapâs CEO
Apr 6, 2018
https://www.recode.net/2018/4/6/17206358/saudi-crown-prince-visit-tech-silicon-valley


Facebook partners with think-tank (Atlantic Council)funded by Saudi Arabia, major oil companies, defense contractors, and Charles Koch to Censor Posts That Threaten âDemocracyâ https://theantimedia.com/facebook-atlantic-council-democracy/
KOCH DARK MONEY FUNDS ANTI-ISRAEL DARLINGS
For opponents of the Kochs, this kind of long-term organizing advances a sinister agenda to re-shape American politics, largely for their own self-interest. https://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/260210/koch-anti-israel-walt

Amid global uproar over Khashoggi coverup, some U.S. colleges funded by Saudi government rethink political ties
at least $354 million from the Saudi government or institutions it controls has flowed to 37 American schools since 2011. https://nationalpost.com/news/saudi-ties-to-us-colleges-come-under-mounting-scrutiny/amp

From 2011 but good to know
Koch Brothersâ Allies Unveiled, A Super-Sized Super PAC and More in Capital Eye Opener: https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2011/09/koch-brothers-allies-unveiled/

Once Censored, Billionaire Saudi Prince Returns to Spotlight
Spokespeople for Warner Music and Mr. Blavatnikâs holding company Access Industries didnât respond to requests for comment. https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/once-censored-billionaire-saudi-prince-returns-to-spotlight-1541941200

Saudi Arabia pays UK firms millions to boost image
Partners at the firm include Ryan Coetzee, a former Nick Clegg adviser who was chief strategist for the remain campaign in the EU referendum. https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/19/saudi-arabia-pays-uk-firms-millions-to-boost-image

Something to pick through
EXXONMOBIL CORPORATION, EXXON CHEMICAL ARABIA, INC. AND MOBIL YANBU PETROCHEMICAL
COMPANY, INC.,
Petitioners, SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION,
Respondent. (SABIC)
https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/publishing/preview/briefs/pdfs/04-05/03_1696Resp.pdf

COMPANY, INC.,
Petitioners, SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION,
Respondent. (SABIC)
https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/publishing/preview/briefs/pdfs/04-05/03_1696Resp.pdf
Lobbyists lobbying on Chemical Industry. https://www.opensecrets.org/Lobby/issuelobs.php?id=CHM
GLOBAL MIT of the world
In The World. FOR THE WORLD. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Saudi Arabia http://global.mit.edu/map/browse-country/saudi-arabia


The Koch Brothers Are My Brothers 10/14/15 Betas are brothers, forever. https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/8292670/amp
Facebook Confirms It Will Sponsor Trump's Republican National Convention http://amp.timeinc.net/fortune/2016/05/07/facebook-confirms-it-will-sponsor-trumps-republican-national-convention
SABIC, Aramco, and the Future of Downstream
In addition, last year SABIC partnered with Exxon to build a 1.8 million tonne ethane cracker plant in San Patricio, Texas. https://intpolicydigest.org/2019/04/02/sabic-aramco-and-the-future-of-downstream/amp/

Top Trump appointees promoted selling nuclear power plants to Saudi Arabia over objections from national security officials
Energy Secretary Rick Perry, representatives from the NSC and State Department, and a dozen nuclear industry chief executives. https://beta.washingtonpost.com/politics/top-trump-appointees-promoted-selling-nuclear-power-plants-to-saudi-arabia-over-objections-from-national-security-officials-house-democratic-report-says/2019/02/19/6a719762-3456-11e9-af5b-b51b7ff322e9_story.html?outputType=amp

The Other Collusion Scandal
Overwhelming evidence points to unholy ties between team Trump, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. https://progressive.org/magazine/the-other-collusion-scandal-gottinger-kelman/
Overwhelming evidence points to unholy ties between team Trump, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. https://progressive.org/magazine/the-other-collusion-scandal-gottinger-kelman/
MIT Chief Decries Khashoggi Killing But Won't Cut Saudi Ties
MIT President Rafael Reif announced Wednesday that he's accepting the recommendation of an earlier review that found no "compelling case" to break with the kingdom. https://amp.wbur.org/edify/2019/02/06/mit-president-rafael-reif-saudi-arabia-ties-jamal-khashoggi

MIT and Harvard reconsidering Saudi ties after Khashoggi murder
Saudi Arabia has paid more than $350m to dozens of US universities since 2011 https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/13/saudi-arabia-mit-harvard-funding-mohammed-bin-salman-reconsidering-khashoggi

Ties That Bind
American universities' ties with Saudi Arabia -- always controversial -- are coming under more scrutiny. A look at the multimillion-dollar connections between Saudi Arabia and leading American universities - https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/11/08/colleges-are-called-upon-review-their-collaborations-saudi-arabia-after-khashoggi
American universities' ties with Saudi Arabia -- always controversial -- are coming under more scrutiny. A look at the multimillion-dollar connections between Saudi Arabia and leading American universities - https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/11/08/colleges-are-called-upon-review-their-collaborations-saudi-arabia-after-khashoggi
Why Saudi Arabia's crown prince visited Cambridge https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2018/03/25/why-saudi-arabias-crown-prince-visited-cambridge.amp.html
Sabic signs agreement to develop methanol facility in Louisiana
Saudi Arabian chemicals company aims to significantly increase methanol share in its portfolio this year https://www.thenational.ae/business/energy/sabic-signs-agreement-to-develop-methanol-facility-in-louisiana-1.808496
Saudi Arabian chemicals company aims to significantly increase methanol share in its portfolio this year https://www.thenational.ae/business/energy/sabic-signs-agreement-to-develop-methanol-facility-in-louisiana-1.808496
Magna looking for ways to cut parts weight, Hogan says
Additionally, we are working with Exatec and GE Plastics, soon to be Sabic Plastics
In other business, Magna is preparing for a $1.54 billion equity investment from Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska. 08/09/07 next



Magna looking for ways to cut parts weight, Hogan says https://www.autonews.com/article/20070809/ANA/70809007/magna-looking-for-ways-to-cut-parts-weight-hogan-says
MIT
Lincoln Labs
Koch brothers
The Kochs' nonprofit empire is building a network of libertarian hackers, coders and designers https://twitter.com/Tentoads4truth/status/1122953125252386816?s=20



Aramco's Sabic Deal Should Be A Warning To Saudi Investors https://www.forbes.com/sites/ellenrwald/2019/03/28/aramcos-sabic-deal-should-be-a-warning-to-saudi-investors/amp/
The Two-Trillion Bubble: What Aramco IPO Reveals About MBSâs 2030 Vision â Analysis https://www.eurasiareview.com/20092018-the-two-trillion-bubble-what-aramco-ipo-reveals-about-mbss-2030-vision-analysis/
âDonât Mourn for Khashoggiâ: Inside the Feverish Cesspool of the Pro-Saudi Right
As most right-wing conspiracies do, the character assassination of Jamal Khashoggi gained momentum in the bowels of the MAGA Internetâwith an assist from a Saudi botnet. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/10/donald-trump-pro-saudi-right-reacts-jamal-khashoggi/amp
As most right-wing conspiracies do, the character assassination of Jamal Khashoggi gained momentum in the bowels of the MAGA Internetâwith an assist from a Saudi botnet. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/10/donald-trump-pro-saudi-right-reacts-jamal-khashoggi/amp
U.S. Investigating Universities, including MIT, Over Russian, Chinese Donations
For the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the demand is another headache stemming from the university's longtime partnerships with Russia https://www.rferl.org/a/us-investigating-universities-including-mit-over-russian-chinese-donations/30284552.html

MIT Lincoln Laboratory
This new undertaking was initially called Project Lincoln
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_Lincoln_Laboratory


Theodore B. Olson
former Assistant Attorney General to the Reagan Administration[1]and former Solicitor General for the Bush administration. https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Theodore_B._Olson #KochNetwork

Al Arabiya is a Dubai-based, 24-hour satellite TV news channel, established in February 2003 as "a more moderate alternative to Al Jazeera." https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Al_Arabiya
02/08/19
MOSCOW (MRC) -- Clariant said joint venture talks with top shareholder Saudi Basic Industries (SABIC) had been shelved due to differences over asset prices, a further setback for the Swiss chemicals maker whose CEO abruptly quit. http://www.mrcplast.com/news-news_open-356044.html
MOSCOW (MRC) -- Clariant said joint venture talks with top shareholder Saudi Basic Industries (SABIC) had been shelved due to differences over asset prices, a further setback for the Swiss chemicals maker whose CEO abruptly quit. http://www.mrcplast.com/news-news_open-356044.html
Clariant CEO exits abruptly, renewing turmoil at Swiss group/Aramco-controlled Saudi Basic Industries (SABIC), which holds 25% of Clariant
https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN1UJ0FO
https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN1UJ0FO
Clariant AG is a Swiss speciality chemicals company, formed in 1995 as a spin-off from Sandoz. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clariant
side note
https://twitter.com/tentoads4truth/status/994065133562408960?s=21 https://twitter.com/Tentoads4truth/status/994065133562408960

Adding to thread mess/thread
ICYMI Formosa/Sabic in final stages of MEG swap 94/02/28 https://www.icis.com/explore/resources/news/1994/02/28/38824/formosa-sabic-in-final-stages-of-meg-swap/
ICYMI Formosa/Sabic in final stages of MEG swap 94/02/28 https://www.icis.com/explore/resources/news/1994/02/28/38824/formosa-sabic-in-final-stages-of-meg-swap/