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BBC News - Stonehenge covered in powder paint by Just Stop Oil (www.bbc.com)

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[–] blackluster117@possumpat.io 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't it come out a while back that Just Stop Oil is actually bankrolled by some oil company and is essentially meant to create a false narrative against actual climate protestors? Am I misremembering?

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[–] theo@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago

They are funded by an organisation called Climate Organisation Fund of which is funded by someone called Aileen Getty who's family own Getty Oil.

Whether or not they are wanting to create a false narrative is questionable. I personally don't think so, but who knows...

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[–] JustARaccoon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Some rich person who doesn't like her family getting their money from oil and is trying to do something good instead is one if the people funding them afaik

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[+] kralk@lemm.ee -9 points 2 years ago

No, that's totally made up 🤣 where did you hear it?

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