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AZLD4Candidate

(6,335 posts)
Sat Oct 26, 2024, 07:52 PM Oct 26

LA Times owner blocked Kamala endorsement to protest Gaza war, daughter reveals

Source: AOL News

The Los Angeles Times’ billionaire owner Patrick Soon-Shiong blocked his newspaper from endorsing Vice President Harris to protest her support of Israel’s war in Gaza, his daughter reveled on Saturday.

Nika Soon-Shiong, a 31-year-old far-left political activist, has been accused in the past of having undo influence at the paper, where she has no formal role.

“Our family made the joint decision not to endorse a Presidential candidate. This was the first and only time I have been involved in the process,” the younger Soon-Shiong said in a statement to the The New York Times.

Read more: https://www.aol.com/news/la-times-owner-blocked-kamala-205644925.html



Petty and stupid.
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rpannier

(24,585 posts)
3. Her father palled with Trump during his time as president
Sat Oct 26, 2024, 08:08 PM
Oct 26

She's lying
She's trying to provide him with cover

Vinca

(51,152 posts)
2. Well, it's probably true Trump would end it sooner. He'd tell Bebe to nuke the place and get it over with.
Sat Oct 26, 2024, 08:00 PM
Oct 26

People should realize that either Harris or Trump will be elected and one prefers peace and will work for it, the other doesn't.

yardwork

(64,614 posts)
14. If Israel wanted to commit genocide in Gaza they would have done so decades ago.
Sun Oct 27, 2024, 09:57 AM
Oct 27

Viewing Israel through the lens of American colonialism is a mistake. The two histories have very little in common.

America, including the United States, was colonized by Europeans who conducted deliberate genocide, while simultaneously building an economy on the labor of enslaved people. Our history is ours to own and reckon with.

The history of Israel is one of defense and refuge from thousands of years of anti-Jewish oppression, culminating (but not ending) in deliberate genocide in the 1940s by Nazis and Muslim Arabs, who sought to kill every Jew in the Middle East. Israel has made mistakes but their intention is one of safety and refuge, not domination.

hlthe2b

(106,560 posts)
4. Her father has denied she has any involvement or knowledge. This is a concerted effort to promote a false narrative.
Sat Oct 26, 2024, 08:20 PM
Oct 26

RockRaven

(16,440 posts)
7. More like "daughter claims"
Sat Oct 26, 2024, 08:55 PM
Oct 26

And the rich dickhead denies it. Who cares which one is lying? In either scenario my opinion of both is poor. A pox on them both either way.

 

Blue for the win

(81 posts)
12. If Trump wins hopefully they'll be sent back
Sun Oct 27, 2024, 07:49 AM
Oct 27

Well someone that ignorant shouldn't have any say so at all. Maybe her daddy found that out now

TBF

(34,536 posts)
15. Total BS - and if it were true it would be damned stupid.
Sun Oct 27, 2024, 10:03 AM
Oct 27

Trump is the one who is going to pave Gaza to put up his luxury condos. Does he think Palestinians will be invited to live in them? This is the dumbest excuse I've ever heard.

IL Dem

(849 posts)
19. I say BS.
Sun Oct 27, 2024, 12:55 PM
Oct 27

Having said that, there's this:

"having undo influence at the paper,"

A pet peeve of mine. A professional writer should know the difference between "undo" and "undue".

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