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yuiyoshida

(41,831 posts)
Thu Sep 15, 2016, 02:06 AM Sep 2016

**Facebook Co-Founder Commits $20 Million To Help Democrats Win In 2016**

Dustin Moskovitz, the billionaire co-founder of Facebook and Asana, announced on Thursday that he intends to give $20 million to a “number of organizations” to help Democrats, and Hillary Clinton, win in 2016.

Moskovitz published a fiercely worded Medium post arguing that Republican nominee Donald Trump is “running on a zero-sum vision” and that his attempts to woo economically disenfranchised voters “are quite possibly a deliberate con, an attempt to rally energy and support without the ability or intention to deliver.”

He also wrote that while he and his wife, Cari Tuna, have previously voted for Democrats in presidential elections, this is the first time they endorsed a candidate and donated.

The move represents a sharp break with Asana and Facebook board member, Peter Thiel, a Trump delegate who spoke at the Republican National Convention and earlier this week published an op-ed in the Washington Post in support of the Republican nominee.

It’s not the first time he’s broken with his board member, or publicly criticized Trump. In June, in response to a BuzzFeed News inquiry, Moskovitz seemed to distance himself from Thiel’s views, and disavowed Trump’s comments on Muslims.

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https://www.buzzfeed.com/mathonan/facebook-co-founder-commits-20-million-to-help-democrats-win?utm_term=.roa5KDr8J#.yrGPLWYjn

(I may not like FB but I sure can applaud this!)

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**Facebook Co-Founder Commits $20 Million To Help Democrats Win In 2016** (Original Post) yuiyoshida Sep 2016 OP
I hate that Egnever Sep 2016 #1
What's the likelihood of getting yuiyoshida Sep 2016 #2
Yup rather it went to us Egnever Sep 2016 #3
I am sure Bernie will push for it... yuiyoshida Sep 2016 #4
I wonder if the Trumpets will delete their Facebook accounts. Mz Pip Sep 2016 #5
 

Egnever

(21,506 posts)
1. I hate that
Thu Sep 15, 2016, 02:51 AM
Sep 2016

glad it is going to Democrats but sick of those kinds of figures involved in our politics.

yuiyoshida

(41,831 posts)
2. What's the likelihood of getting
Thu Sep 15, 2016, 03:25 AM
Sep 2016

Big money out of politics? Bernie wanted to do it. Not sure Democrats will want to, but yeah it would be a good thing. But, still, rather it go to us, than to the Republicans.

Mz Pip

(27,441 posts)
5. I wonder if the Trumpets will delete their Facebook accounts.
Thu Sep 15, 2016, 05:28 AM
Sep 2016

It will be hard for them to push their idiot memes without it , though.

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