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9. Stop with the making the perfect the enemy of the good. It's a RW kind of mental habit they apply to us when we're in

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office. They've done it to every Democratic president.

Don't throw out the babies with the bathwater; it's not all or nothing. While we don't want oligarchy, most billionaires want democracy.

Remember: Gates has credibility as a billionaire with Republicans. Also keep in mind that there are good billionaires as well as bad.

Michael Bloomberg, in 2024, was the largest philanthropic donor in America, giving away $3.7 billion. He also made a $1.8 billion pledge to Johns Hopkins University to make medical school tuition-free for some students and support financial aid for others.

George Soros focuses his philanthropy through the Open Society Foundations on promoting human rights and democracy, particularly in Eastern Europe.

Here are many more...
https://tfn.scot/lists/worlds-most-generous-billionaires-and-how-to-contact-them

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'I'm alarmed': Bill Gates op-ed warns GOP risking lives -- and national security [View all] BumRushDaShow Tuesday OP

Says the billionaire who has benefited for decades Phoenix61 Tuesday #1

And has given away billions to humanitarian needs instead of a new Yacht Bengus81 Tuesday #4

He's worth 117 BILLION dollars!!! Phoenix61 Tuesday #5

Here is a good place to start research on the good Bill and Malinda Gates do... pazzyanne Tuesday #7

And he just gave almost all of it to his charitable foundation back in May BumRushDaShow Tuesday #8

And...Bezo's ex wife plans to give away her billions for the same causes by the time she dies Bengus81 Tuesday #16

They just got married, when? BumRushDaShow Tuesday #17

No...his ex-wife MacKenzie Scott....not his new wife. So she's worth about $40+ billion Bengus81 Tuesday #23

Thanks for clarifying! BumRushDaShow Tuesday #24

Ex wife. Joinfortmill Wednesday #33

Stop with the making the perfect the enemy of the good. It's a RW kind of mental habit they apply to us when we're in ancianita Tuesday #9

As I travel in central Africa ... SomewhereInTheMiddle Tuesday #11

And lets not forget the Carter Foundation milestogo Tuesday #14

And of course his "Habitat for Humanity" BumRushDaShow Tuesday #18

☝☝☝☝☝☝ THIS!!!! ☝☝☝☝☝☝ nt wolfie001 Tuesday #13

And...plans to give ALL of it away to humanitarian aid by 2045. What other Billionaire Bengus81 Tuesday #15

He will die a billionaire. How exactly is he standing Phoenix61 Tuesday #19

How the hell would you know who he voted for? Every rich person votes for Trump? Hardly Bengus81 Wednesday #35

I don't hate him I'm just not going to heap praise a Phoenix61 Wednesday #36

I could probably give away ten more dollars myself. Torchlight Tuesday #20

He is planning on giving 99% of it away. applegrove Tuesday #26

Calling out rePUKES is what matters. Has Bob Dylan ever said a word? Silent as a church mouse wolfie001 Tuesday #12

"Ha ha. Suckers. It's what we do." - G.O.P. Darkside Kabal BoRaGard Tuesday #2

We need more influential people to speak out. gab13by13 Tuesday #3

I agree. riversedge Tuesday #10

good for him et tu Tuesday #6

Surely he realizes, with a statement like this... slightlv Tuesday #21

They've been doing their best trying to turn "empathy" into a dirty word Jack Valentino Tuesday #28

Not just empathy... but words like kindness and sharing. nt slightlv Tuesday #29

Now he's upset Miguelito Loveless Tuesday #22

He's been upset. Let's not eat our own. Joinfortmill Wednesday #34

He is hardly, Miguelito Loveless Wednesday #37

Well, ok, then. Joinfortmill Wednesday #38

the "pro-life Christian" party DOES NOT CARE Skittles Tuesday #25

Talk is cheap. Shut down ALL their fucking Windows computers as part of a national strike. PERIOD usonian Tuesday #27

He owns less than 1% of outstanding Microsoft shares fujiyamasan Wednesday #30

But he must have "friends on the inside" usonian Wednesday #31

I'm sure he's in touch with Nadella fujiyamasan Yesterday #39

The GOP are fascists. Joinfortmill Wednesday #32