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Dennis Donovan

(28,229 posts) Sun Jan 5, 2025, 12:42 PM Jan 5

Keith Edwards: The oligarchy is here. (re: inaugural donations)

Keith Edwards
‪@keithedwards.bsky.social‬
Donations to Biden's inaugural fund in 2021:

Meta = $0
Tim Cook = $0
Sam Altman = $0
Google = $200,000
Amazon = $200,000

Donations to Trump's inaugural fund in 2025:

Meta = $1,000,000
Tim Cook = $1,000,000
Sam Altman = $1,000,000
Google = $1,000,000
Amazon = $1,000,000

The oligarchy is here.
January 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM

https://bsky.app/profile/keithedwards.bsky.social/post/3lexmhcim7r2c

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Keith Edwards: The oligarchy is here. (re: inaugural donations) (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Jan 5 OP

What Louis XL said. Kid Berwyn Jan 5 #1

Fascists leaders always demand the rich to pony up with cash after installed into office. Irish_Dem Jan 5 #2

Kid Berwyn

(18,734 posts)

1. What Louis XL said.

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Sun Jan 5, 2025, 01:00 PM

Jan 5

Irish_Dem

(61,488 posts)

2. Fascists leaders always demand the rich to pony up with cash after installed into office.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sun Jan 5, 2025, 01:03 PM

Jan 5

The rich are usually taken aback since they paid so much to get the leader installed in the first place.
They didn't realize the payments would be constant and ongoing.

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