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colsohlibgal

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4. Disgusting People

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Feb 6, 2021, 10:17 AM

Feb 2021

The Mercers, the Kochs, etc.

Two great books who detail how entitled, depraved etc those people are......”Dark Money” by Jane Mayer and “Democracy In Chains by Nancy Maclean.

You can read, for example, how the Kochs were sued because chemicals dripping out of one of their plants was causing a big uptick in childhood cancer. They fought it basically saying a few kids dying was worth it because they were raking in money.

We need to deep six “Citizens United” ASAP.

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Rebekah Mercer is "one of the chief financiers of the fascist movement," says longtime GOP insider S [View all] riversedge Feb 2021 OP

Ahh, the Mercers. Could it be them, and not Trump, who the congresscritters really fear? It... TreasonousBastard Feb 2021 #1

It could very well be. underpants Feb 2021 #2

Word orangecrush Feb 2021 #14

Here are the only words that will help change this to equal fair elections PUBLIC financed elections usaf-vet Feb 2021 #23

100% TRUE orangecrush Feb 2021 #30

Light bulb moment! Lonestarblue Feb 2021 #18

Is it just me? calguy Feb 2021 #3

Inside and out, like Greene dalton99a Feb 2021 #12

Nope, I was thinking the same, her soul comes through her face Escurumbele Feb 2021 #16

Both of 'em look like they went to a head-stretching service. Grokenstein Feb 2021 #19

My first thought, too. Polly Hennessey Feb 2021 #24

No you are not! usaf-vet Feb 2021 #25

Is she related to Matt Gaetz? Zorro Feb 2021 #29

Disgusting People colsohlibgal Feb 2021 #4

Good books, all right. As Speaker Pelosi says below. Hortensis Feb 2021 #32

Good books, all right. As Speaker Pelosi says below. Hortensis Feb 2021 #33

"The Mercers laid the groundwork for the Trump revolution," Bannon Botany Feb 2021 #5

Is there anything congress can do to whittle down Citizens United? Maraya1969 Feb 2021 #6

Yes, they can repeal it, and they should do the same with the Electoral College Escurumbele Feb 2021 #17

Billionaires are why we can't have nice things. Snarkoleptic Feb 2021 #7

I have said for years. When we punish the Mercers gibraltar72 Feb 2021 #8

Yes, but how? orangecrush Feb 2021 #15

KnR Hekate Feb 2021 #9

Mercer once partnereed in a hedge fund with Jim Simons bucolic_frolic Feb 2021 #10

Also the Russian connection... Jon King Feb 2021 #11

What she looks like nwliberalkiwi Feb 2021 #13

She looks like a bad version of Ru Paul RainCaster Feb 2021 #20

What a poverty of soul... eallen Feb 2021 #21

This is so disturbing that I did a little research. Oldem Feb 2021 #22

The light finally shining on these lizards. PatrickforO Feb 2021 #26

Should have been brought up on charges after 2016 Election. Sneederbunk Feb 2021 #27

They almost did it a month ago. ancianita Feb 2021 #28

Isn't financing terrorist organizations a federal crime? DBoon Feb 2021 #31

Cambridge Analytica LessAspin Feb 2021 #34