Sunday, July 21, 2024

Tech Broligarchs are Lining up to Court Trump

Carole Cadwalladr: Elon Musk and Peter Thiel, a longtime backer of the new vice-president pick, are among those pledging support

Posted by retort at 12:20 PM | 4 COMMENTS | permalink

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Tech Broligarchs are Lining up to Court Trump

Not a bad idea, seeing as how Trump is likely to win and he is all about quid pro quo. Or at least more likely to offer quid if he's received quo.

#1 | Posted by censored at 2024-07-21 12:29 PM

Sec Buttigieg has it right.

The uber-wealthy (tech bros or not) tend to support ffmr Pres Trump's re-election bid for the main reason that they look at such support as a return on investment.

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-07-21 02:18 PM

Sidebar here:
CSPAN is often running on the TVs at work - Pete probably has the best skincare routine in anyone who works on Capitol Hill. Regardless of the time of day that the program is filming live interviews, he always looks awake and refreshed.

#3 | Posted by GOnoles92 at 2024-07-21 05:48 PM

Greed. Corporate Sellouts who would sell Democracy for a temporarily better personal bottom line.
'Profit over Country' sounds like the mantra of traitors to me. Especially when considering how
filthy rich these guys already are.

When is enough, enough?

For these guys, apparently never...

#4 | Posted by earthmuse at 2024-07-22 10:39 AM

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