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Akamai

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3. According to Thom Hartmann, there are reports of her threatening

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Thu Jan 12, 2017, 01:03 AM

Jan 2017

politicians to support her views to increase privatization of public schools. Her threat? If they did not agree with her she would run candidates against them. [Could she afford that? She's a freaking billionaire. Sure she can afford it.]

I tell people a lot, the worst form of abuse is educational neglect -- and that's what she is promoting.

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Kaptur demands DeVos pay $5.3M Ohio fine [View all] TexasTowelie Jan 2017 OP

She can certainly afford it. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #1

Good for these women for shining a light on this; babylonsister Jan 2017 #2

Not if it's accurate. Akamai Jan 2017 #4

According to Thom Hartmann, there are reports of her threatening Akamai Jan 2017 #3