Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire

Island-hopping on a superyacht. Private jet rides around the world. The undisclosed gifts to Thomas have no known precedent in the modern history of the Supreme Court. “It’s incomprehensible to me that someone would do this,” says one former judge.

ProPublica
Can democracy can rely on billionaire philanthropy to sustain the free press? #breakingnews #journalism #npr #democracy #billionaire #YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmFit91t8SY
Can democracy can rely on billionaire philanthropy to sustain the free press?

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Prediction Markets Are a Scam (With a Chart)

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Trump kept out of the room during operation to find downed pilots in Iran after ‘screaming’ at aides for hours, report says

The F-15 fighter jet was shot down over Iran on April 3, prompting a high-stakes rescue mission

The Independent

RE: https://mastodon.social/@HakeemG/116420734440073713

😂 spreading this ridiculousness before blocking this #billionaire stan, #DNC plant and/or #bot @[email protected]

I guess clothes will have to be completely redesigned if we are going to continue going from 26egC to 16degC in the space of 30min. Thank oil for this.
#climatechange #oil #billionaire #stupidity

#Killing of #elderly, #sick and #poor is what's behind the #gop #republican #billionaire embrace of #antivax loons.

Dont have to pay SSI or Medicare to dead people, means more #money for #wars, and #rape parties of #children.

These #evil #fucks create any false narrative to enrage their #ignorant #deranged #maga base.

A co-worker was a #Trump maroon, believed the nonsense about injecting bleach and horse medicine. Wouldnt wear a mask.
#COVID (and #Trump) killed him.

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donates $70 million to Meals on Wheels America—helping feed more than 2 million people a year

MacKenzie Scott, worth $41.1 billion, is on a philanthropic tear and has donated an estimated 46% of her net worth.

Fortune
The Biggest Music Industry Buyout Of All Time

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What does Orban’s defeat mean?

It’s a reminder that democratically elected authoritarians can be overthrown even after they’ve grossly stacked the deck in their favor

If the upswell of opposition is strong enough, weaseling out of the electoral process is not possible even with support of the #billionaire class

Lots of lessons to be learned from #Hungary. Ian Dunt’s article is a good place to start 👇

#Midterms #USPol #Politics #EUPolitics #GeoPolitics

https://open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/p/orban-defeated-good-morning-and-goddamn

Orban defeated: Good morning and goddamn it's a beautiful day

All of a sudden, after months of total darkness, there is hope.

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