Facebook is a menace [no news there]
Oct 04, 2021 8:26 pm
So it appears there's reams of information about how Facebook and its supreme alien leader Mark Zuckerberg knew and knows how its properties (FB and Instagram) promote white supremacy, conspiracy theories, and body shaming, but doesn't give a rat's ass about it.
A whistleblower exposed it all last night on 60 Minutes.
But is this news? NOPE.
It IS, however, damning and maybe enough to get Congress to act...or maybe not. We all saw what they did with MLB in the steroid era (hint: nothing).
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In other news, the wealthy hide their assets so they can evade taxes and buy shit they shouldn't.
Who knew? LOL
Leaked ‘Pandora' records show how the powerful shield assets
A new report sheds light on how world leaders, powerful politicians, billionaires and others have used offshore accounts to shield assets collectively worth trillions of dollars over the past quarter-century.
The report by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists involved 600 journalists from 150 media outlets in 117 countries. It’s being dubbed the “Pandora Papers” because the findings shed light on the previously hidden dealings of the elite and the corrupt.
Hundreds of politicians, celebrities, religious leaders and drug dealers have been hiding their investments in mansions, exclusive beachfront property, yachts and other assets, according to a review of nearly 12 million files obtained from 14 firms located around the world.
The more than 330 current and former politicians identified as beneficiaries of the secret accounts include Jordan’s King Abdullah II, former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair, Czech Republic Prime Minister Andrej Babis, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso, and associates of both Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Duh. The Kings and Kingmakers make the rules...and enforce them, too. Nothing will come of this.
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Make it a great day!
Bill
🍺 PS - Buy me a beer. I hear they pair well with doughnuts (see blog post for Homer Simpson reference - one of my favorites).