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Sep 03 2023
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Not everyone's feeling sorry for all the rich folk stuck in the mud at Burning Man
• People at Burning Man are sheltering in place after rain turned the desert into a muddy swamp. • The more than 70,000 attendees at this year's festival have been told to conserve food and water. • But as video circulates online, not everyone is feeling sorry for Burning Man attendees. Things haven't gone to plan this year at Burning Man, where organizers have advised attendees to shelter in
Business InsiderSep 02 2023
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Texas AG Ken Paxton's Impeachment Trial Will Test State Republicans
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Billionaires, burner phones, alleged bribes: The impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is going to test the will of Republicans senators to oust not only one of their own, but a firebrand who has helped drive the state’s hard turn to the right for years. The historic proceedings set to start in the state Senate Tuesday are the most serious threat yet to
HuffPostSep 24 2023
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Clarence Thomas Secretly Participated in Koch Network Donor Events
On Jan. 25, 2018, dozens of private jets descended on Palm Springs International Airport. Some of the richest people in the country were arriving for the annual winter donor summit of the Koch network, the political organization founded by libertarian billionaires Charles and David Koch. A long weekend of strategizing, relaxation in the California sun and high-dollar fundraising lay ahead.
ProPublicaSep 05 2023
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Elon Musk calls out Facebook for massive 1st Amd cave to leftist pressure groups amid looming ADL lawsuit
After preparing to expose an organization for its alleged efforts to cripple X via the social media company’s revenue stream, owner Elon Musk pointed out a similar campaign from “far left pressure groups” that resulted in a rival’s loss of free speech. Since his acquisition of the platform formerly known as Twitter, the billionaire free speech absolutist has experienced frequent pushback and
Bizpac ReviewSep 02 2023
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Jimmy Buffett’s business empire went beyond searching for his ‘lost shaker of salt’
Jimmy Buffett worked hard to build a business based on taking it easy. His 1977 song "Margaritaville" spawned an entire "island escapism" brand. As chairman of Margarita Holdings LLC — in which Buffett held a 28% stake — he had resorts, restaurants, casinos, cruises and merchandise, and his business acumen landed him on the Forbes billionaires list for the first time last April. Meanwhile, The
Fox BusinessSep 07 2023
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Bill Gates’ big bet on Bud Light is a ‘mistake,’ former Anheuser-Busch exec says
Despite Bud Light parent company Anheuser-Busch's recent struggles, billionaire investor Bill Gates has poured nearly $100 million into the beer maker. A former executive of the brand warned simply, it is a "mistake." "Bill Gates is definitely making a mistake," former Anheuser-Busch executive Anson Frericks said. "Earlier this year, he already made a $900 million mistake when he invested into
Fox BusinessSep 01 2023
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Elon Musk blames elite LA school for brainwashing ‘communist’ trans daughter into hating him for being rich
Elon Musk believes his “communist” transgender daughter severed ties with her billionaire father because she was brainwashed into “thinking that anyone rich is evil” at the ritzy California school he sent her to.
The CEO of X, formerly known as Twitter, washed his hands of any responsibility for the recent rift between himself and 19-year-old Vivian Jenna Wilson — instead blaming the
New York Post (News)Sep 06 2023
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Fans of Tucker could not be happier about Musk suing the Anti-Defamation League
Billionaire Elon Musk is suing the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), and fans of former Fox News host Tucker Carlson couldn’t be any happier. The reason why is that prior to his departure from Fox News, Carlson had gone to great lengths to expose the ADL and its shady behavior. Flashback to Dec. 8th, 2022, when the then-“Tucker Carlson Tonight” host ran a segment about the ADL and its notorious
Bizpac ReviewSep 03 2023
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Hattiesburg, Southern Miss recall Jimmy Buffett before he was legend
HATTIESBURG — Former Southern Miss president Martha Dunagin Saunders was a USM undergrad in the late 1960s at the same time as Pascagoula native Jimmy Buffett, the future billionaire singer-songwriter. The two were friends. “My most vivid memory of Jimmy from those days is of coming out of night class, and seeing him racing across campus with a guitar over his shoulder, obviously running late
Mississippi TodayAug 31 2023
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The Most Galling Part of Clarence Thomas’ Latest Ethics Disclosure
When Justice Samuel Alito responded earlier this year to reporting on his 2008 decision to accept, and not disclose, a seat on a private jet owned by a billionaire with business before the Supreme Court, his defense was that the seat he occupied “would have otherwise been vacant.” At the time, it seemed like the Marie Antoinette–iest legal reasoning ever advanced for taking a costly gift. On
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