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41. Tough to not support corruption when corruption is ruling and in power.

Fri Jan 10, 2025, 03:46 PM

Jan 10

Watch for all the corruption that we can see.

Watch for the effects of the corruption that we can't see.

Like the wind. You can't see it. But you can see its effects. Trees swaying in the wind, sailboats in the water powered by wind.

Also like the wind , really big unseen corruption will look like a financial tornado hit.

We will be experiencing all of this.

Shock to the system.

And it will probably happen quickly.

Tim Snyder (authoritarian expert) says the first six monts will be pretty bad.

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Google and Microsoft donate $1m each to Trump's inaugural fund [View all] SupportSanity Jan 10 OP

thats actually peanuts compared to what they are worth samnsara Jan 10 #1

But it's graft. Shameless and in our faces. Scrivener7 Jan 10 #8

Do I have to stop using Microsoft products now? Shall I stop using Google, Gmail, and my Android phone? Oopsie Daisy Jan 10 #2

Or will I have to tattoo it across my forehead so that everyone notices? ItsjustMe Jan 10 #5

Ha! 😂🤪 Oopsie Daisy Jan 10 #6

Well not Apple. Tim Cook also donated $1 million LeftInTX Jan 10 #49

Nobody is stuck with Linux ItsjustMe Jan 10 #53

You seem bothered by suggestions here that we should Scrivener7 Jan 10 #7

⭐️ Oopsie Daisy Jan 10 #11

Your scorn is noted. You have a lovely day. Scrivener7 Jan 10 #14

Ditto. Oopsie Daisy Jan 10 #26

Tough to not support corruption when corruption is ruling and in power. SupportSanity Jan 10 #41

Keep giving money to companies working against you benefits who? Blue Full Moon Jan 10 #18

Do you have Apple products? Their CEO donated $1 million also. LeftInTX Jan 10 #50

You basically can't boycott monopolies erodriguez Jan 10 #21

I manage RainCaster Jan 10 #25

No MacBook? Polybius Jan 10 #36

Never got into Macs- rather expensive for my taste RainCaster Jan 10 #47

I will be switching to Linux, also. I have two machines SupportSanity Jan 10 #42

Mint with Cinnamon desktop will be very easy RainCaster Jan 10 #46

Great. I'll give that a try. SupportSanity Jan 10 #48

Linux isn't for everyone. You generally gotta be good with computers. LeftInTX Jan 10 #51

Home ownership isn't for everyone either RainCaster Jan 10 #56

Too many people don't want to be bothered with anything computers. I do digital data for our local group. LeftInTX Jan 10 #57

Exactly Farmer-Rick Jan 10 #27

One person can't boycott a monopoly effectively. But a large group can be very effective. SupportSanity Jan 10 #43

I don't suppose any of us "have" to do anything. Lord knows I pick and choose. Magoo48 Jan 10 #24

So Apple or Android? Both donated to Trump. erodriguez Jan 10 #54

I'd call it a down payment. no_hypocrisy Jan 10 #3

Yep. It is just the beginning of the oligarchs giving Trump a cut of their profits. Irish_Dem Jan 10 #10

Apple CEO Tim Cook Is Donating $1 Million to Donald Trump's Inauguration Fund ItsjustMe Jan 10 #4

Shame on you Tim Cook nwliberalkiwi Jan 10 #37

"Shame on you" shouted at a person who has no shame. SupportSanity Jan 10 #44

They don't even hide their corrupt bribe payments to Trump. Irish_Dem Jan 10 #9

They are businesses, and they know they're facing a vindictive malignant narcissist William Seger Jan 10 #12

linux Unladen Swallow Jan 10 #13

😂 ItsjustMe Jan 10 #17

I hear the Mint distro of Linux is good for beginners. SupportSanity Jan 10 #45

Eh...Obama received $44 million in donations for his 2013 Inaguration Bengus81 Jan 10 #15

No one should watch this or attend it. travelingthrulife Jan 10 #30

It's disgusting BlueKota Jan 10 #16

for better or worse it's standard practice cadoman Jan 10 #59

How much do they donate to Children's Cancer Research? purr-rat beauty Jan 10 #19

Google and Microsoft donated to President Biden's inauguration in 2021 PJMcK Jan 10 #20

while they are at it make all their employees attend it as a national holiday mdbl Jan 10 #22

Boy, this is some serious fear we're seeing in people and companies. ananda Jan 10 #23

Sickening... Juneboarder Jan 10 #28

They would be obnoxiousdrunk Jan 10 #29

No. That would be political in nature and they don't do that. travelingthrulife Jan 10 #32

A million dollars they can piss away on a party but they can't pay their taxes travelingthrulife Jan 10 #31

Has any firm gone for donating an insultingly small amount, eg one dollar? muriel_volestrangler Jan 10 #33

Why don't these assholes kacekwl Jan 10 #34

Bribery doesn't cost The Wizard Jan 10 #35

I implore someone to calculate joanbarnes Jan 10 #38

if only markie Jan 10 #39

How much have they donated to the victims of the L.A. fires? Owens Jan 10 #40

Why wouldn't they? Trump has made it perfectly clear he is a transactional President. The walkingman Jan 10 #52

Friends with deep pockets need to stick together. I wish I could dump both of them Beringia Jan 10 #55

JESUS! Looks like I need another search engine.... Jack Valentino Jan 10 #58