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Oracle founder Larry Ellison bought it from Dole about a decade ago, and guess what, it fucking sucks to be owned by this loser.

      • blobjim [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        multimillion-dollar oceanfront lot being developed by the chair of the Obama Foundation

        complexity of a redevelopment project with ties to Barack Obama

        Obama’s personal office declined comment on the Waimanalo property, referring inquiries to Nesbitt

        doesn't even mention Obama in the second half of the article

        In a linked article:

        State officials and community members say the Obamas will be among the future occupants

        So he's literally going to live there, and they just called it "with ties to Barack Obama". That's how fare the media will go to cover for these aristocrats.

        Also

        Martin Nesbitt

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Nesbitt

        Nesbit is co-CEO of the Vistria Group, a Chicago-based private equity firm.[1] Nesbitt is on the boards of directors of publicly traded companies CenterPoint Energy, Norfolk Southern Corporation, and American Airlines Group. Nesbitt was the founder and former CEO of The Parking Spot, an airport parking company. He was on the board of the Chicago Housing Authority.

        :agony-soviet:

    • Frogmanfromlake [none/use name]
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      2 years ago

      Because many see it as a net benefit for them. I've argued about it before and the same arguments that come up are, "what would Hawaii be without America? It would either be really poor or under the control of Japan." also "They voted to be a state!" While ignoring that it happened because the US actually did a great replacement and sent enough of their population over until they became the majority.