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patphil

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28. I'm not a fan of Bill Gates, but he is absolutely correct here.

Thu May 8, 2025, 11:17 AM

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What Trump and Musk have done is mass murder, plain and simple.
They have use their combination of position and wealth to cause immense pain, suffering and death to those people who relied on USAID to survive.
If they succeed in destroying Medicaid, Social Security, and the VA, there will be another round of mass murder here in the United States.

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Bill Gates Accuses Elon Musk of 'Killing' Children [View all] babylonsister Thursday OP

Speaking truth to money. milestogo Thursday #1

Good for Bill Gates. yardwork Thursday #2

Truth Johonny Thursday #3

Kick SheltieLover Thursday #4

This will leave a mark newdeal2 Thursday #5

K&R spanone Thursday #6

This is the truth. Swede Thursday #7

Kudos to Bill Gates for speaking up, and stepping up jmbar2 Thursday #8

How long before Elon trots out some johnnyfins Thursday #9

They haven't finished the microchip vaccination conspiracy yet have they? mdbl Thursday #54

Who cares? MorbidButterflyTat Thursday #57

But, Musk is proud of having no empathy -- says it's destroying civilization William Seger Thursday #10

Musk wants everybody to be as cold as he is Attilatheblond Thursday #34

Bill, you are just letting them die, yourself. You plan to give away your $200B by 2045 but your ex Wonder Why Thursday #11

Where do you think his ex got her money? milestogo Thursday #13

And, if they hadn't divorced, all that money she gave away, he'd still have control of so he'd been Wonder Why Thursday #19

Absolutely wrong--quite possibly libelously so. hlthe2b Thursday #20

Libelous? Gimme a break. Let's just agree to disagree. Wonder Why Thursday #45

False accusations in print are just that. hlthe2b Thursday #46

LOL DENVERPOPS Thursday #55

DENVERPOPS.. we owe it to EarlG not to put DU in the crosshairs as has happened in the past... hlthe2b Thursday #56

The "turn of the 19th to 20th Century" baron was born in 1955 milestogo Thursday #32

I didn't say he was born at the turn of the century. I was saying that, like them, he waited to give Wonder Why Thursday #47

Gates has done so much for the poorest people pinkstarburst Thursday #43

No kidding MorbidButterflyTat Thursday #58

OMG.. How wrong YOU are. His Gates Foundation has been instrumental in making strides throughout hlthe2b Thursday #18

Are you thinking of Bezos ex wife ? Because Gates is more recently divorced JI7 Thursday #21

Or, that money can more than double multigraincracker Thursday #42

Based on that argument, he can have his foundation hold on to it for 100 years before Wonder Why Thursday #48

I'm retired and drawing down my savings. multigraincracker Thursday #49

That's two of us that don't have $200B. Wonder Why Thursday #59

If Bill Gates had wanted to he could very well be richer than Musk but instead has worked to give .. Botany Thursday #12

Good for Gates. Whatever harm Gates may have done in his lifetime, he has tried t9o redeem himself by spending Martin68 Thursday #14

I hadn't read your post when I made my own. We are of one mind on this.. hlthe2b Thursday #16

Bill Gates has been systematically making up for any wrongs he committed and I'm pleased to say... hlthe2b Thursday #15

Agree, but I think he's more attacking symptoms than the disease. usonian Thursday #31

He's right. Musk is killing children - adults too. Solly Mack Thursday #17

It's not just trump and musk; it is ALL republicans who have voted with them, or FOR them. It's republicans. BComplex Thursday #30

Yes, true. All of them. Solly Mack Thursday #52

And impoverished, hungry kids Musk doesn't kill, will grow to hate the US, Attilatheblond Thursday #39

That does happen. Solly Mack Thursday #51

The accusation is just. However, I wish the would not frame it is a "feud." CBHagman Thursday #22

Sounds like a new "clash of the titans". calimary Thursday #23

Good for you, Bill Lulu KC Thursday #24

Maybe Elon can stop picking on ex-wives of other billionaires, man up, deal with his well heeled male peers instead Attilatheblond Thursday #25

They need Linda ladeewolf Thursday #26

It's not clear where, who you're referring to here... littlemissmartypants Thursday #29

Sorry, I was just reading this morning Linda ladeewolf Thursday #36

If only Bill Gates had gone into politics! Doodley Thursday #27

Bill Gates is intelligent and he talks to intelligent people. milestogo Thursday #37

I'm not a fan of Bill Gates, but he is absolutely correct here. patphil Thursday #28

babylonsister........... Upthevibe Thursday #33

Trump and his MAGA cult are defined by their cruelty and bigotry. Beacool Thursday #35

The enemy of my enemy is not suddenly a saint but I would keep Gates over the Rat any day. Dave Bowman Thursday #38

It's about time a well known billionaire is pointing out the obvious... Fil1957 Thursday #40

LONG overdue, Bill! BlueMTexpat Thursday #41

He promoted RFK Jr who spouts dangerous conspiracy theories about vaccines. Initech Thursday #44

TY Kick fo Bill Gats Speaking out Against Cha Thursday #50

What is the actual musk death count? Do we have any idea who has actually died as a direct result of the cuts? Blues Heron Thursday #53

He's right Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Thursday #60

He isn't wrong Roxi 15 hrs ago #61