A deposition of Nicholas Johnson, a consultant who was brought on to help Robert Rice run the Defend Iowa Facebook page and later to create a similar page in Pennsylvania, called PA Progress.
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Nicholas Johnson Interrogatories 2022
Consultant Nicholas Johnson’s written responses to evidence and depositions in a 2022 case concerning his efforts as a communications consultant for Tiger Swan in Pennsylvania.
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Deposition of Kurt Merriweather, Consultant Hired by Robert Rice for TigerSwan
Kurt Merriweather worked with Robert Rice on propaganda in North Dakota and Iowa and was hired to do similar work in Pennsylvania when Energy Transfer started having pushback to the Mariner East II pipeline.
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The Chemical Weapon Next Door
Oil refineries routinely use a chemical that could vaporize people’s organs
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Blood of the Devil
The history behind Ecuadorians’ decades-long court battle with Chevron.
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Personal Essay: Climate Denial By Another Name
I recently found myself in a room full of climate writers and scientists. Many of us knew of each other only through our bylines and Twitter handles. So, the morning was full of excited introductions that ended in more hugs than handshakes. Hopped up on honeydew and coffee, I soon took the stage for a […]
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WhatsApp Chats Between NoDAPL Infiltrator and TigerSwan Propagandist
In these WhatsApp chats between Robert Rice and Joel McCullough, we see how McCullough was feeding Rice information for use in his counter-protest efforts, what sorts of things Rice was asking for, and what sorts of things McCullough asked for Rice’s help with as well. It’s an illuminating window into the way infiltration and propaganda […]
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TigerSwan Financials
A detailed breakdown of how TigerSwan earns revenue. It notes that about half the company’s revenue comes from contracts with the federal government, and half from contracts with private companies.
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TigerSwan Daily Intelligence Briefing Sent to Nicholas Johnson and Kurt Merriweather
Rice sends these briefings to Johnson and Merriweather with instructions: “Guys, these STIREPs are confidential and also probably the most important of the dally emails to read. The intel assessment gives good data on ground conditions and LE (law enforcement) activities.When | send them, please take a minute to read them.”
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Emails from Merriweather and Rice to Jim Reese at TigerSwan Outlining What They’re Doing, Results, and Cost of the Program
Merriweather sends an email to Rice with stats for the Netizens pages and accounts and a summary report on the messaging project for him to forward on to Reese. In it, he notes that they are gaining huge traction on Facebook, much more than they initially expected.
