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August 1, 2025
 

Ksi Lisims LNG investor Leon Black wrote a creepy poem for Jeffrey Epstein on his 50th birthday, signing it “Love and kisses, Leon”.


Black’s message was printed this week by the Wall Street Journal, which previously reported on Donald Trump’s graphic entry in the child sex trafficker’s birthday book.


Leon Black is part of a club of powerful, wealthy men that fraternized with Epstein and Trump throughout the years Epstein was abusing and pimping out hundreds of girls.


Black denies any involvement in Epstein’s crimes, but paid him at least $170 million – money U.S. Senate investigators found was used to fund Epstein’s global pedophile operation.


Another Ksi Lisims LNG investor, Blackstone CEO Steven Schwarzman, was photographed with Epstein’s partner in crime Ghislaine Maxwell at an event hosted by New Yorkers for Children.


These American billionaires will be the big winners if B.C. premier David Eby approves the Ksi Lisims LNG terminal.


Not Canadian workers – the terminal would be built in Korea with Korean steel.


Not First Nations – Ksi Lisims is 100 per cent owned by Texas-based Western LNG.


Not ratepayers – LNG terminals will drive up the cost of both gas and Hydro bills.


No, it’s Donald Trump’s Wall Street donors that have the most to gain from this project. Them and Bechtel, the American military contractor selected to build the PRGT pipeline.


Yesterday was Leon Black’s birthday. Will Premier David Eby give him the birthday gift he’s been waiting for?
 
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The Ksi Lisims LNG investor describes himself as an “obsessive-compulsive sicko” when it comes to collecting objects of beauty. He’s also a very bad poet. - Dogwood 

Premier David Eby gives $200 million in public money to Cedar LNG. It’s a slap in the face for B.C. taxpayers – and it could make us liable for future climate damage. - National Observer

Cedar LNG is being built right now at a shipyard in Korea, using Korean steel. That’s also the plan for Ksi Lisims LNG. Why are we paying to offshore Canadian jobs? - Cedar LNG 

BC Hydro is calling for another big round of wind projects, to boost renewable energy production. But the plan is to give almost all that new power to LNG terminals. - Vancouver Sun

Sources say the foreign-owned terminal in Kitimat is operating at less than 50 per cent capacity, resulting in at least one tanker being sent away empty. - Reuters

It’s another sign of deteriorating economics for new LNG projects – which is precisely why proponents are squeezing the Canadian public for more subsidies. - Oil Price

The people suffering most from hotter summers are those stuck in paved areas with few trees. Volunteers do their best to help Downtown Eastside residents stay hydrated. - P.O.W.E.R.
 
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Meet the next BC Greens leader! The party is hosting a virtual townhall next Thursday, August 7 to hear from leadership contestants Adam Bremner-Akins, Jonathan Kerr and Emily Lowan. The deadline to sign up for the vote is August 10. Get the details...
 
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