Vincent Kiezebrink
@vincentkiezebrink.bsky.social
Researcher at the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO)
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China has brought millions out of poverty. The US has not – by choice.
The UK is following the US model. Wealth concentrated in fewer hands. 24m can't attain minimum standard of living, real average wage unchanged since 2008, public services eroded, profiteering is rife.
The UK is following the US model. Wealth concentrated in fewer hands. 24m can't attain minimum standard of living, real average wage unchanged since 2008, public services eroded, profiteering is rife.
China has brought millions out of poverty. The US has not – by choice
Despite the US’s economic success, income inequality remains breathtaking. But this is no glitch – it’s the system
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:50 AM
China has brought millions out of poverty. The US has not – by choice.
The UK is following the US model. Wealth concentrated in fewer hands. 24m can't attain minimum standard of living, real average wage unchanged since 2008, public services eroded, profiteering is rife.
The UK is following the US model. Wealth concentrated in fewer hands. 24m can't attain minimum standard of living, real average wage unchanged since 2008, public services eroded, profiteering is rife.
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JUST IN: #G20 landmark report on global inequality
The experts call for:
➡️Pro-worker regulation
➡️Less corporate concentration
➡️Fair taxation of the ultra-wealthy
➡️Investment in public services
There is a very long way to go for the EU's course-correction.
#TaxTheSuperRich #JustTransitionNow
The experts call for:
➡️Pro-worker regulation
➡️Less corporate concentration
➡️Fair taxation of the ultra-wealthy
➡️Investment in public services
There is a very long way to go for the EU's course-correction.
#TaxTheSuperRich #JustTransitionNow
Landmark G20 report sounds alarm on ‘inequality emergency’
The ‘Extraordinary Committee’ of independent experts – appointed by President Ramaphosa – submits the G20’s first-ever report on global inequality today The Committee above all urges the creation...
g20.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
JUST IN: #G20 landmark report on global inequality
The experts call for:
➡️Pro-worker regulation
➡️Less corporate concentration
➡️Fair taxation of the ultra-wealthy
➡️Investment in public services
There is a very long way to go for the EU's course-correction.
#TaxTheSuperRich #JustTransitionNow
The experts call for:
➡️Pro-worker regulation
➡️Less corporate concentration
➡️Fair taxation of the ultra-wealthy
➡️Investment in public services
There is a very long way to go for the EU's course-correction.
#TaxTheSuperRich #JustTransitionNow
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⏱️We're counting how much tax we missed out on since #COP30 & #UNtaxConvention negotiations started. A #WealthTax & ending multinational's tax abuse can cover most countries’ #ClimateFinance costs, & leave most w/ billions to spare for public services taxjustice.net/topics/un-ta...
November 12, 2025 at 8:53 AM
⏱️We're counting how much tax we missed out on since #COP30 & #UNtaxConvention negotiations started. A #WealthTax & ending multinational's tax abuse can cover most countries’ #ClimateFinance costs, & leave most w/ billions to spare for public services taxjustice.net/topics/un-ta...
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True or False: There’s not enough money for #climate action.
❌False!
✅Over a TRILLION dollars could have been raised since the #ParisAgreement with a 20% surtax on fossil fuel profits! 👉 www.eurodad.org/fossil_fuel_...
#JustTransition #MakePollutersPay
❌False!
✅Over a TRILLION dollars could have been raised since the #ParisAgreement with a 20% surtax on fossil fuel profits! 👉 www.eurodad.org/fossil_fuel_...
#JustTransition #MakePollutersPay
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
True or False: There’s not enough money for #climate action.
❌False!
✅Over a TRILLION dollars could have been raised since the #ParisAgreement with a 20% surtax on fossil fuel profits! 👉 www.eurodad.org/fossil_fuel_...
#JustTransition #MakePollutersPay
❌False!
✅Over a TRILLION dollars could have been raised since the #ParisAgreement with a 20% surtax on fossil fuel profits! 👉 www.eurodad.org/fossil_fuel_...
#JustTransition #MakePollutersPay
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👀Looking for money? Find it in the UN Tax Convention!
The #UNTaxConvention negotiations are happening now, at the same time as #COP30. It can deliver billions in climate finance from the Global North.
It’s time to #TaxForClimate.
cc. @globaltaxjustice.org, @caneurope.org, @taxjustice.net
The #UNTaxConvention negotiations are happening now, at the same time as #COP30. It can deliver billions in climate finance from the Global North.
It’s time to #TaxForClimate.
cc. @globaltaxjustice.org, @caneurope.org, @taxjustice.net
November 12, 2025 at 9:54 AM
👀Looking for money? Find it in the UN Tax Convention!
The #UNTaxConvention negotiations are happening now, at the same time as #COP30. It can deliver billions in climate finance from the Global North.
It’s time to #TaxForClimate.
cc. @globaltaxjustice.org, @caneurope.org, @taxjustice.net
The #UNTaxConvention negotiations are happening now, at the same time as #COP30. It can deliver billions in climate finance from the Global North.
It’s time to #TaxForClimate.
cc. @globaltaxjustice.org, @caneurope.org, @taxjustice.net
European Commission’s contribution to UN Tax talks in Nairobi:
1) let’s talk semantics about the illegality of tax avoidance
2) agreeing with The Bahamas that tax optimization should be safeguarded
That moment when Bahamas are your main ally on tax
At 2:46:20 webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1y...
1) let’s talk semantics about the illegality of tax avoidance
2) agreeing with The Bahamas that tax optimization should be safeguarded
That moment when Bahamas are your main ally on tax
At 2:46:20 webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1y...
Third Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on the United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation
The Third Session will take place at the United Nations Office in Nairobi in Kenya from 10 to 21 November 2025, with no meetings on 19 and 20 November
webtv.un.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:27 AM
European Commission’s contribution to UN Tax talks in Nairobi:
1) let’s talk semantics about the illegality of tax avoidance
2) agreeing with The Bahamas that tax optimization should be safeguarded
That moment when Bahamas are your main ally on tax
At 2:46:20 webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1y...
1) let’s talk semantics about the illegality of tax avoidance
2) agreeing with The Bahamas that tax optimization should be safeguarded
That moment when Bahamas are your main ally on tax
At 2:46:20 webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1y...
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Taxpayers should not have to subsidize the production of oil and gas abroad. FACT's latest report analyzes the tax disclosures of 11 U.S. oil and gas multinationals and calls for the end of the tax breaks that undermine U.S. interests and harm the planet.
thefactcoalition.org/report/oil-a...
thefactcoalition.org/report/oil-a...
Report: How U.S. Tax Policy Subsidizes Oil and Gas Extraction Abroad
Read FACT’s latest report analyzing the public filings of 11 U.S. multinational oil and gas companies, and breaking down the substantial tax subsidies that inform the industry’s low average tax rates ...
thefactcoalition.org
October 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Taxpayers should not have to subsidize the production of oil and gas abroad. FACT's latest report analyzes the tax disclosures of 11 U.S. oil and gas multinationals and calls for the end of the tax breaks that undermine U.S. interests and harm the planet.
thefactcoalition.org/report/oil-a...
thefactcoalition.org/report/oil-a...
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De belastingkorting van dit kabinet aan buitenlandse aandeelhouders blijkt nog veel groter te zijn dan eerder gedacht:
€2,2 miljard per jaar!
GroenLinks-PvdA wil deze sluiproute in de dividendbelasting zo snel mogelijk dichten & het geld teruggeven aan de Nederlandse belastingbetaler.
€2,2 miljard per jaar!
GroenLinks-PvdA wil deze sluiproute in de dividendbelasting zo snel mogelijk dichten & het geld teruggeven aan de Nederlandse belastingbetaler.
October 16, 2025 at 7:22 AM
De belastingkorting van dit kabinet aan buitenlandse aandeelhouders blijkt nog veel groter te zijn dan eerder gedacht:
€2,2 miljard per jaar!
GroenLinks-PvdA wil deze sluiproute in de dividendbelasting zo snel mogelijk dichten & het geld teruggeven aan de Nederlandse belastingbetaler.
€2,2 miljard per jaar!
GroenLinks-PvdA wil deze sluiproute in de dividendbelasting zo snel mogelijk dichten & het geld teruggeven aan de Nederlandse belastingbetaler.
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🇳🇱💶 Taxing share buybacks would generate at least 2.2 billion euros per year in the Netherlands, our new research reveals.
⚠️ The state is missing out on vital funds, but there are clear reasons why it maintains this loophole.
Full analysis: www.somo.nl/dividend-tax...
⚠️ The state is missing out on vital funds, but there are clear reasons why it maintains this loophole.
Full analysis: www.somo.nl/dividend-tax...
October 16, 2025 at 7:31 AM
🇳🇱💶 Taxing share buybacks would generate at least 2.2 billion euros per year in the Netherlands, our new research reveals.
⚠️ The state is missing out on vital funds, but there are clear reasons why it maintains this loophole.
Full analysis: www.somo.nl/dividend-tax...
⚠️ The state is missing out on vital funds, but there are clear reasons why it maintains this loophole.
Full analysis: www.somo.nl/dividend-tax...
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The world’s largest meat producer, JBS, avoided paying up to $442 million in taxes between 2019 and 2022. Their tactics have poised them for global dominance, but at what cost?
October 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The world’s largest meat producer, JBS, avoided paying up to $442 million in taxes between 2019 and 2022. Their tactics have poised them for global dominance, but at what cost?
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Het is dat ze geen watermeloen-button droegen, anders werd dit misschien wel antisemitisch genoemd.
October 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Het is dat ze geen watermeloen-button droegen, anders werd dit misschien wel antisemitisch genoemd.
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His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE
“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”
“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”
October 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE
“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”
“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”
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Op sociale media delen PVV-fanaccounts levensechte AI-beelden, veelal van knappe, blonde vrouwen die worden bedreigd door migranten. Deze pagina’s blijken te worden beheerd door minstens twee PVV-Kamerleden.
👉 buff.ly/MFNFcU3
👉 buff.ly/MFNFcU3
October 11, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Op sociale media delen PVV-fanaccounts levensechte AI-beelden, veelal van knappe, blonde vrouwen die worden bedreigd door migranten. Deze pagina’s blijken te worden beheerd door minstens twee PVV-Kamerleden.
👉 buff.ly/MFNFcU3
👉 buff.ly/MFNFcU3
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Yep... MAGA just bought and now control the majority of the voting machines in America.
October 11, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Yep... MAGA just bought and now control the majority of the voting machines in America.
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NEW RESEARCH: our @somoamsterdam.bsky.social investigation reveals ExxonMobil has been a driving force behind the gutting of the EU’s landmark supply chain law #CSDDD.
Exxon’s goal? “Withdrawal or substantial modifications” – in other words, killing the CSDDD.
www.somo.nl/how-big-oil-...
Exxon’s goal? “Withdrawal or substantial modifications” – in other words, killing the CSDDD.
www.somo.nl/how-big-oil-...
How Big Oil kills sustainability and climate legislation - SOMO
Inside ExxonMobil’s lobby campaign to take down the EU’s CSDDD When the EU finally agreed on its landmark Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) in 2024, it was hailed as a breakthro...
www.somo.nl
October 2, 2025 at 8:14 AM
NEW RESEARCH: our @somoamsterdam.bsky.social investigation reveals ExxonMobil has been a driving force behind the gutting of the EU’s landmark supply chain law #CSDDD.
Exxon’s goal? “Withdrawal or substantial modifications” – in other words, killing the CSDDD.
www.somo.nl/how-big-oil-...
Exxon’s goal? “Withdrawal or substantial modifications” – in other words, killing the CSDDD.
www.somo.nl/how-big-oil-...
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Nothing to add.
September 17, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Nothing to add.
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We strongly condemn the US sanctions against Palestinian human rights organisations: Al-Haq, Al Mezan, and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights.
Our Palestinian partner organisations are targeted because of their key role in accountability efforts, including at the ICC.
Our Palestinian partner organisations are targeted because of their key role in accountability efforts, including at the ICC.
September 5, 2025 at 7:32 AM
We strongly condemn the US sanctions against Palestinian human rights organisations: Al-Haq, Al Mezan, and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights.
Our Palestinian partner organisations are targeted because of their key role in accountability efforts, including at the ICC.
Our Palestinian partner organisations are targeted because of their key role in accountability efforts, including at the ICC.
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We will be back in court tomorrow demanding an end to the Dutch state’s role in enabling Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza and its unlawful military occupation and colonisation of Palestinian land.
Follow the appeal hearing on Wednesday 3 September, 10AM CEST ➡️ streams.nfgd.nl/hoger-beroep...
Follow the appeal hearing on Wednesday 3 September, 10AM CEST ➡️ streams.nfgd.nl/hoger-beroep...
September 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
We will be back in court tomorrow demanding an end to the Dutch state’s role in enabling Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza and its unlawful military occupation and colonisation of Palestinian land.
Follow the appeal hearing on Wednesday 3 September, 10AM CEST ➡️ streams.nfgd.nl/hoger-beroep...
Follow the appeal hearing on Wednesday 3 September, 10AM CEST ➡️ streams.nfgd.nl/hoger-beroep...
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🚨 Norwegian broadcaster NRK exposes Telenor’s complicity with Myanmar’s junta.
After the 2021 coup, Telenor repeatedly handed sensitive user data to the military, endangering 18M people, incl. activists & human rights defenders.
Learn more about the case & read NRK's piece ⤵️
bit.ly/4lznita
After the 2021 coup, Telenor repeatedly handed sensitive user data to the military, endangering 18M people, incl. activists & human rights defenders.
Learn more about the case & read NRK's piece ⤵️
bit.ly/4lznita
Telenor’s irresponsible disengagement from Myanmar - SOMO
Norwegian telecommunications company puts millions of mobile users at risk In 2021, SOMO filed an OECD complaint on behalf of 474 Myanmar civil society organisations against Norwegian telecom company ...
www.somo.nl
August 20, 2025 at 7:57 AM
🚨 Norwegian broadcaster NRK exposes Telenor’s complicity with Myanmar’s junta.
After the 2021 coup, Telenor repeatedly handed sensitive user data to the military, endangering 18M people, incl. activists & human rights defenders.
Learn more about the case & read NRK's piece ⤵️
bit.ly/4lznita
After the 2021 coup, Telenor repeatedly handed sensitive user data to the military, endangering 18M people, incl. activists & human rights defenders.
Learn more about the case & read NRK's piece ⤵️
bit.ly/4lznita
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US lobbyists want to flood Europe with #LNG.
After this week’s $750bn EU-US deal, Politico reveals a decade-long push to lock in US gas. Its next target? The EU Methane Regulation - our strongest tool to curb LNG #climate damage.
#Methane #MethaneEmissions #TrumpGas
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
After this week’s $750bn EU-US deal, Politico reveals a decade-long push to lock in US gas. Its next target? The EU Methane Regulation - our strongest tool to curb LNG #climate damage.
#Methane #MethaneEmissions #TrumpGas
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Europe learned to love American gas. This is how Trump wrecks it.
Backroom deals, embassy contacts and brown liquor built a booming export trade. Now, the lobbyist who saw it all says the U.S. president’s dalliances with Vladimir Putin are an incoming “aste…
www.politico.eu
July 31, 2025 at 10:21 AM
US lobbyists want to flood Europe with #LNG.
After this week’s $750bn EU-US deal, Politico reveals a decade-long push to lock in US gas. Its next target? The EU Methane Regulation - our strongest tool to curb LNG #climate damage.
#Methane #MethaneEmissions #TrumpGas
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
After this week’s $750bn EU-US deal, Politico reveals a decade-long push to lock in US gas. Its next target? The EU Methane Regulation - our strongest tool to curb LNG #climate damage.
#Methane #MethaneEmissions #TrumpGas
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
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Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one child per hour during Israel's war in Gaza.
“A whole classroom of children killed every day for nearly two years,” UNICEF’s executive director said.
Here are some of their stories: wapo.st/3UCiAjn
“A whole classroom of children killed every day for nearly two years,” UNICEF’s executive director said.
Here are some of their stories: wapo.st/3UCiAjn
July 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one child per hour during Israel's war in Gaza.
“A whole classroom of children killed every day for nearly two years,” UNICEF’s executive director said.
Here are some of their stories: wapo.st/3UCiAjn
“A whole classroom of children killed every day for nearly two years,” UNICEF’s executive director said.
Here are some of their stories: wapo.st/3UCiAjn
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“The social breakdown that we are witnessing, the degrading of human beings, is not a byproduct of the harm that Israel is inflicting. That’s the central element of the crime: destroying Palestinian society.”
Israel’s food points are not just death traps – they’re an alibi for the starvation of Gaza | Alex de Waal
We saw famine in Biafra and Ethiopia. In the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s ‘aid distribution system’ we see an attempt to destroy a whole society, says academic and writer Alex de Waal
www.theguardian.com
July 26, 2025 at 10:30 AM
“The social breakdown that we are witnessing, the degrading of human beings, is not a byproduct of the harm that Israel is inflicting. That’s the central element of the crime: destroying Palestinian society.”
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People in #Gaza, including UNRWA colleagues, are fainting due to severe hunger. They are being starved.
Meanwhile, just a few kilometers away from Gaza supermarkets and shops are loaded with food and other goods.
Lift the siege.
Allow UNRWA to bring in food and medicines.
Meanwhile, just a few kilometers away from Gaza supermarkets and shops are loaded with food and other goods.
Lift the siege.
Allow UNRWA to bring in food and medicines.
July 22, 2025 at 6:02 AM
People in #Gaza, including UNRWA colleagues, are fainting due to severe hunger. They are being starved.
Meanwhile, just a few kilometers away from Gaza supermarkets and shops are loaded with food and other goods.
Lift the siege.
Allow UNRWA to bring in food and medicines.
Meanwhile, just a few kilometers away from Gaza supermarkets and shops are loaded with food and other goods.
Lift the siege.
Allow UNRWA to bring in food and medicines.
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FT reveals Tony Blair’s staff took part in ‘Gaza Riviera’ project with BCG and suggested the term. Now trying to frantically distance themselves ↘️ on.ft.com/4lJ8FnV
Tony Blair’s staff took part in ‘Gaza Riviera’ project with BCG
Former UK prime minister’s institute participated in meetings on plan to turn shattered enclave into trading hub
on.ft.com
July 7, 2025 at 5:20 AM
FT reveals Tony Blair’s staff took part in ‘Gaza Riviera’ project with BCG and suggested the term. Now trying to frantically distance themselves ↘️ on.ft.com/4lJ8FnV
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Bijzonder goede reportage van De Marker over het AZC-protest in Helmond.
July 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Bijzonder goede reportage van De Marker over het AZC-protest in Helmond.