tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post6321667181165511139..comments2024-03-18T20:18:14.088-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: Follow The MoneyOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-12973273333579979222021-12-10T09:29:47.813-05:002021-12-10T09:29:47.813-05:00If Trump were in Australia, hels, he would have be...If Trump were in Australia, hels, he would have been held to account long ago.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-64204348091349449632021-12-10T08:16:09.235-05:002021-12-10T08:16:09.235-05:00The former Attorney General in Australia's Fed...The former Attorney General in Australia's Federal Government said he did not know who funded his personal court case because the money came from a blind trust. I am glad he lost his ministry, even though the money was infinitely smaller than the money flowing into Trump's coffers.helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10792877540911251690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-86197642096875786982021-12-10T07:58:48.932-05:002021-12-10T07:58:48.932-05:00A person can be both ignorant and powerful, jrk. I...A person can be both ignorant and powerful, jrk. In fact, you could argue that ignorance and power attract each other.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-14697345000452587542021-12-10T07:12:23.851-05:002021-12-10T07:12:23.851-05:00I think I'd disagree with the "ignorant&q...I think I'd disagree with the "ignorant" assertion. From Cap's link and TDL points I'd say seems as "ignorant" as Charles Koch or Rupert Murdoch. Of course one could argue that both of these men are profoundly ignorant. jrkrideauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869979887929067657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-80899405692139219352021-12-09T18:37:00.040-05:002021-12-09T18:37:00.040-05:00Thanks for the expanded context, Mound. It seems t...Thanks for the expanded context, Mound. It seems that Fancelli is ignorant about many things. But she knew with whom she was dealing.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-4510191948170444782021-12-09T18:23:22.358-05:002021-12-09T18:23:22.358-05:00"Fancelli was abetted in fundraising the even..."Fancelli was abetted in fundraising the event by Alex Jones, a far-right political commentator who for over two decades utilized his web show InfoWars to pervade his rhetoric throughout the far-right echo chamber. Jones previously hailed Fancelli as the rally’s seemingly anonymous angel investor, stating on the day of the event, “Thank God a donor came in and paid like 80% of it, because it cost close to half a million dollars."'<br /><br />Lovely, just lovely.<br /><br />"The argument that Fancelli’s involvement with Trumpworld does not “represent the company in any way” while a substantial defense, in this case, seems precarious when held against the backdrop of Publix’s continued relationship donating to candidates with ties to the National Rifle Association. <br /><br />"The chain’s relationship with the NRA became so apparent that, in 2018, David Hogg and other demonstrators from March for Our Lives held “die-ins” at Publix stores during which they laid in aisles in silent protest, calling on the company to cease their funding for NRA candidates in the wake of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida."<br /><br />From something called FSU News.com. https://www.fsunews.com/story/opinion/2021/10/17/publix-heiress-poured-money-into-stop-steal/8498897002/ The Disaffected Libhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135599782685108764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-82458842498041403392021-12-09T12:55:41.168-05:002021-12-09T12:55:41.168-05:00If you're wealthy, Cap, fascism will make you ...If you're wealthy, Cap, fascism will make you wealthier.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-35762422677155900132021-12-09T09:58:35.820-05:002021-12-09T09:58:35.820-05:00This was no little old lady conned out of her life...This was no little old lady conned out of her life savings. This was a plutocrat using her money to support a fascist coup. <br /><br />FEC filings show that Fancelli donated more than $2.6 million to the Trump Republicans in 2019 and 2020. For obvious reasons, Publix wants to distance themselves from the scandal. But Fancilli was president of Publix Super Markets until at least 2019, a time when she was splurging on Trump causes. So the company can't claim to have clean hands.<br /><br />Business leaders financed the rise of fascism in the last century. They like fascism. If I were living in the States, I'd boycott Publix regardless of the spin they put out. <br /><br />CapAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com