zionist billionaires seeking to better 'Israel''s public image, pushed New York City's Eric Adams to use police to crack down on pro-Palestine student protesters at Columbia University, donating to the politician and offering to pay for private investigators to help break up the demonstrations.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/16/pro-israel-billionaires-urged-new-york-crackdown-on-gaza-protests-report

  • SkingradGuard [he/him, comrade/them]
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    6 months ago

    In evil country: corruption by evil oligarchs pays off the city governments to crush freedom of speech smuglord

    In Western™ good country: freedom loving entrepreneurs encouraging the local government to stop terrorists so-true

    • the_post_of_tom_joad [any, any]
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      6 months ago

      Sooner or later someone just a bit angrier than me is gonna give killing one of em a shot and i and i wish them the absolute best in their endeavors. Them richies have pretty good security i bet

  • the_post_of_tom_joad [any, any]
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    6 months ago

    So when do we get to start killing billionaires? I think making them outlaws in a world wide running man game sounds good and entertaining.

    • GrouchyGrouse [he/him]
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      6 months ago

      Bonus if we clone 80s Arnold Schwarzenegger to pop off cheesy one-liners every time one of them gets owned by the roided up enforcers.

  • the_post_of_tom_joad [any, any]
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    6 months ago

    Eric Leroy, serving since 2022, is according to wikipedia An ideologically moderate member of the Democratic Party which is worth noting. He's an ex cop too so i dunno if he needed much pushing honestly. It's probably in the article but I'm too angry to read it