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Pluvious

(4,826 posts)
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 11:36 AM Yesterday

The Oligarchy Is Here (image of post)

Last edited Mon Jan 6, 2025, 04:38 PM - Edit history (1)

It's actually been here for awhile, they're now just being more overt with their machinations

Isn't this kind of how the Russian oligarchs rose to wealth and power ?



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Nice little tech company you have here.
Shame if something happened to it.

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In 2020, Big Tech contributions were much bigger than $$$. It was the Influence. So, like any other business, they just want to be on the good books of the administration. Don't blame the players, blame the game

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This is called illegal corruption in other countries… regardless of party.
It’s just legal here. The Consequences speak for themselves.
NOT what the founding fathers intended.


Edit to add, kinna related :
https://anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-quitting-the-washington-post
(This is only the start, I fear)
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The Oligarchy Is Here (image of post) (Original Post) Pluvious Yesterday OP
K&R spanone Yesterday #1
K & R BoRaGard Yesterday #2
K&R bdamomma Yesterday #3
It is a competition for control. They know Musk cachukis Yesterday #4
Damn that kind of says it all, doesn't it. Biophilic Yesterday #5
I see Tim Cook donated kacekwl Yesterday #6
Only in America GoodRaisin Yesterday #7
They are all on my fuck off and die list. ZonkerHarris Yesterday #8

cachukis

(2,778 posts)
4. It is a competition for control. They know Musk
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 11:57 AM
Yesterday

is tenuous at best.
Unlike Putin, who pushes out windows with the non compliant, our oligarchs will be always bidding the grifter's needs.
They sense the future of government is in their hands.
Good luck, America.

GoodRaisin

(9,675 posts)
7. Only in America
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 02:33 PM
Yesterday

It’s okay for Supreme Court justice’s to receive Airstreams.

Yeah, it’s been here for a while.

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