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#Nazis supported by #TexasOilMoney. #Oligarchs

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• West Texas oil and #fracking billionaires #TimDunn and #FarrisWilks have spent tens of millions of dollars pushing the Texas legislature to the far right via groups like #DefendTexasLiberty.”

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$“2. Post-WWII: Funding the Ultra-Right (The John Birch Society Era) After World War II, Texas oil tycoons-newly enriched by the Permian Basin boom—did not directly fund the remnants of the European Nazi Party, but they poured immense fortunes into radical right-wing, anti-integration, and anti-communist organizations. • The Texas Observer +2 • The John Birch Society: Founded in 1958, this ultra-right group opposed civil rights, claimed President Dwight Eisenhower was a communist agent, and fought to impeach Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren over the Brown v. Board of Education desegregation ruling. Texas oil barons like Fred Koch and H.L. Hunt were primary financial backers or founding members. The Guardian • Resistance to Civil Rights: While there is limited evidence of post-WWIl Texas oil barons covertly cutting direct checks to the KKK-which was fragmented and legally targeted by the FBl by the 1960s-the massive financial architecture they built heavily funded segregationist propaganda and politicians who fought against the Civil Rights Movement. • Texas State Historical A... +1 3. The Modern Era: Proximity to White Supremacists In recent years, the intersection of Texas oil money and extreme right-wing figures has re-entered the spotlight through political action committees (PACs): The Texas Tribune +1 • West Texas oil and fracking billionaires Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks have spent tens of millions of dollars pushing the Texas legislature to the far right via groups like Defend Texas Liberty. CNN +1 • In 2023, the PAC faced intense national scrutiny when its president hosted Nick Fuentes-an outspoken white supremacist and neo-Nazi sympathizer-for a seven-hour meeting. While the billionaires did not directly finance Fuentes, the political infrastructure they funded faced severe blowback for harboring and associating with white nationalists, leading them to spin off new groups to continue their political operations. The Texas Tribune +2$

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