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ancianita

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57. There are exceptions to your 'Zuckerberg rule': Nov 2012, Bloomberg penned an op-ed officially endorsing Barack Obama
Sat Mar 23, 2024, 03:23 PM
Mar 23

citing Obama's policies on climate change.

Bloomberg is a self-made billionaire now worth $100 Billion, as Lawrence O'Donnell pointed out on Thursday.

July 2016, Bloomberg delivered a speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in which he called Hillary Clinton "the right choice".[137][138][139] Bloomberg warned of the dangers a Donald Trump presidency would pose.

Early October, 2018, Bloomberg had committed more than $100 million to returning the House and Senate to Democratic power, fueling speculation about a presidential run in 2020.[142]
October 10, 2018, Bloomberg announced that he had returned to the Democratic party.

Bloomberg donated $18 million to the Democratic National Committee and publicly planned a "massive spending blitz" to support Biden's campaign. Bloomberg supports gun-control measures, abortion rights, same-sex marriage, and a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants.

Speaking on the final night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, Bloomberg took aim at Trump's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the American economy: "Would you rehire or work for someone who ran your business into the ground? Who always does what's best for him or her, even when it hurts the company, and whose reckless decisions put you in danger, and who spends more time tweeting than working? If the answer is no, why the hell would we ever rehire Donald Trump for another four years?

Bloomberg Philanthropies foundation focuses on public health, the arts, government innovation, the environment, and education.[192][193] Through the foundation, he donated or pledged $767 million in 2018,[194][193][195] and more than $1 billion in 2019.

Bloomberg through his foundation committed to a wide range of urgent causes including researching treatments and vaccines, leading contact tracing to root out the virus, supporting the World Health Organization, and funding global efforts to fight the spread of the disease and protect vulnerable populations.

Action included:
Cofounding a $75 million fund for nonprofits impacted by COVID-19 in New York City[202]
Donating $6 million to World Central Kitchen to serve meals to health care workers in New York City[203]
Partnering with Johns Hopkins University to train COVID-19 contact tracers through its school of public health and search for a treatment of the virus.[204][205]

Convening mayors through a partnership with Harvard College to learn and discuss their pandemic response, featuring a bipartisan roster of speakers and attendees.[206][207]
Leading New York's contact tracing effort[208]
Launching an information and action sharing network for cities through the National League of Cities[209]

Supporting international efforts to combat the spread of COVID-19 and prepare regional leaders through the International Rescue Committee, the World Health Organization, Vital Strategies and other partners[210][211][212]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bloomberg

Even Jeff Bezos, #2 in wealth worldwide, in spite of his Amazon management flaws, is a positive contributor to humanity.

January 2018, Bezos made a $33 million donation to TheDream.US, a college scholarship fund for undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as minors.[303][304]
In June 2018, Bezos donated to Breakthrough Energy Ventures, a private philanthropic fund founded by Bill Gates aimed at promoting emissions-free energy.[305]
In September 2018, Bezos donated $10 million to With Honor, a nonpartisan organization that works to increase the number of veterans in political office.[306]

In February 2020, Bezos pledged $10 billion to combat climate change through the Bezos Earth Fund.[307][308][309] Later that year, in November, Bezos announced $791M of donations to established, well-known groups, with $100M each going to Environmental Defense Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council, The Nature Conservancy, World Resources Institute and World Wildlife Fund, and the remainder going to 11 other groups.[310][311][312]
In April 2020, early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Bezos donated $100 million to food banks through Feeding America.[237][313][314]
In November 2021, Bezos pledged to donate $2 billion towards restructuring food systems and nature conservation at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference.[315]
In July 2021, Bezos announced Courage and Civility Award and granted a $100-million each to lawyer Van Jones and chef José Andrés.[316]
Next year, a $100-million to singer Dolly Parton in recognition of her charity work focused on improving children's literacy around the world.[317] I
Bezos Academy is a group of tuition-free preschools for students from low-income families, which was created by Bezos, and which operate in a manner similar to the Montessori method.[319]
On November 22, 2022, Jeff Bezos awarded $123 million to organizations that are engaged in relocating homeless families to permanent housing. Day 1 Families Fund grants, the amounts of which vary in monetary terms, will be sent to 40 organizations across the country.[320]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bezos

You can try for a sweeping stereotype if you want. But I'm sticking with oligarchs who support Biden, Democrats, and donate to improve lives of Dreamers and the homeless.



That's what I wondered, too! Does anyone use it besides TFG or has even he moved on?? Rhiannon12866 Mar 23 #1
A tmp scam. elleng Mar 23 #2
Well, when you con people with a poor business plan and they fall for it? imanamerican63 Mar 23 #3
To us it looks like a con, but he's reaching out to oligarch investors abroad who want to buy an American president. ancianita Mar 23 #13
Domestic oligarchs can own him orthoclad Mar 23 #17
Yes because they need more. SouthernDem4ever Mar 23 #26
We should all work an extra orthoclad Mar 23 #31
Absolutely. But ancianita Mar 23 #38
Oligarchs have no country, orthoclad Mar 23 #41
Note that ancianita Mar 23 #42
I agree orthoclad Mar 23 #44
If ancianita Mar 23 #46
"oligarch", by definition, is anti-democratic. orthoclad Mar 23 #53
There are exceptions to your 'Zuckerberg rule': Nov 2012, Bloomberg penned an op-ed officially endorsing Barack Obama ancianita Mar 23 #57
There is no such thing as a self-made billionaire. orthoclad Mar 23 #58
There you go again... ancianita Mar 23 #59
Ah. Quoting Reagan. orthoclad Apr 1 #66
lol nah, just me sayin'. I know to use quotation marks when I quote. ancianita Apr 1 #67
You're absolutely correct... Think. Again. Mar 23 #4
Paging the SEC or DOJ or whoever, hahaha. Oh I forgot, we are all helpless. lostnfound Mar 23 #10
Oh, Heavens! Merrick wouldn't want Sky Jewels Mar 23 #20
That's what I was thinking,,, money laundering ananda Mar 23 #11
The top 10% orthoclad Mar 23 #33
i explained this on one of rhia's threads rampartc Mar 23 #5
My understanding is that the VCs have already cashed out AnrothElf Mar 23 #18
The same reason Jrsygrl96 Mar 23 #6
It's just a way to give him money, to buy him, in a pseudo legal way ashredux Mar 23 #7
money laundering Skittles Mar 23 #8
But if this stock is locked and unsellable for 6 months, then he won't be able to cash in before his deadlines. TheRickles Mar 23 #9
"Elon floated it" Seems plausible. lostnfound Mar 23 #12
Its not locked. former9thward Mar 23 #43
Or he can use it as collateral for a loan Danascot Mar 23 #49
I don't think so NJCher Mar 23 #62
It's money laundering... 2naSalit Mar 23 #14
This is what is perplexing: Baitball Blogger Mar 23 #15
I understand what Trump does Pototan Mar 23 #23
I think Trump has exposed 247 years of White Male preferential treatment in a capitalist society. Baitball Blogger Mar 23 #30
But it's been diagnosed for 150 years, orthoclad Mar 23 #39
It's long overdue. You have to be brave enough to question all the false icons in our society. Baitball Blogger Mar 23 #47
We've been trying that for hundreds of years orthoclad Mar 23 #52
We'll have to wait until it hits rock bottom. Baitball Blogger Mar 23 #54
But we'll be seeing megadeaths then orthoclad Mar 23 #56
Because that's how capitalism works orthoclad Mar 23 #37
Capitalism as we see it today, is riddled with loopholes and exceptions. Baitball Blogger Mar 23 #48
He's a convenient vehicle orthoclad Mar 23 #51
I wonder if our justice department is looking Emile Mar 23 #16
With Milquetoast Merrick at the head? Sky Jewels Mar 23 #21
careful. you don't want to arouse the ire of a large shade producing elm NoRethugFriends Mar 23 #35
Media companies depend upon growth bucolic_frolic Mar 23 #19
Shareholders of Digital World Acquisition Corp approved the merger surfered Mar 23 #22
That last point is the key - this deal won't help him meet the Monday deadline for covering the bond. TheRickles Mar 23 #24
Waivers are allowed as part of the agreement. former9thward Mar 23 #45
Corruption gone mad malaise Mar 23 #25
A stock is only worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it. Are folks bidding it up as backdoor gift to Trump? dutch777 Mar 23 #27
Exactly. Last night on msnbc there were tax and bond experts saying just that. The price of the st ock lindysalsagal Mar 23 #40
some time ago the green bay packers offered to the public pretty fake stock dembotoz Mar 23 #28
My friend is a huge GBP fan RSherman Mar 23 #34
no normal person will buy any of it..its gonna die when trump does.. samnsara Mar 23 #29
It's just a legal form of money laundering. MineralMan Mar 23 #32
TSF is using the playbook of Bernie Madoff. Let's hope it ends up... FailureToCommunicate Mar 23 #36
DWAC soon to be TFG is a meme stock that relies on the greater fool/idiot theory LetMyPeopleVote Mar 23 #50
I'm sure our crack investigative journalists on MSNBC and CNN senseandsensibility Mar 23 #55
It's definitely a scam. I wouldn't be caught dead on that platform ecstatic Mar 23 #60
I don't know why anyone would put there investment dollars there NJCher Mar 23 #63
wow! Thanks for sharing! nt ecstatic Mar 23 #64
His business partners are suing him EndlessWire Mar 23 #61
Kick Pototan Mar 24 #65
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