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posted by Snow on Wednesday January 09 2019, @09:22PM   Printer-friendly
from the prenups-are-very-high-IQ dept.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/jeff-bezos-amazon-ceo-worth-137-billion-to-divorce-wife-of-25-years

"Jeff Bezos and his wife MacKenzie are divorcing after 25 years of marriage, the Amazon CEO and Washington Post owner has announced, potentially leading to the costliest divorce settlement in history with $137 billion at stake."

The richest man in the world, currently worth about $137 billion, according to Bloomberg, made the divorce announcement on Wednesday on his Twitter.

[...]The split could lead [to] the costliest divorce is[sic] history, even if the couple doesn’t divide the money equally. There are no reports indicating the couple has a prenuptial agreement, meaning the wealth accumulated during their marriage would have to be split evenly.

Also covered by CBC, CNN, and CNBC among other news outlets.


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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by Snow on Wednesday January 09 2019, @11:07PM (7 children)

    by Snow (1601) on Wednesday January 09 2019, @11:07PM (#784326) Journal

    Your signature suggests you are a Trump supporter, but your comment appears to be at odds with that.

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  • (Score: 5, Interesting) by Sulla on Wednesday January 09 2019, @11:42PM (5 children)

    by Sulla (5173) on Wednesday January 09 2019, @11:42PM (#784340) Journal

    My choice to ignore his obvious personal flaws is in exchange for a chance at ending perpetual war (in some theaters). More than anything else Trump appear to care about Trump, Trump's image, and Trump money. Trump is a sleaze who wants to make money and popularity, and if him getting a hotel in Pyongyang, Damascus, etc is the price of peace then its a damn good deal. Hillary may have been cleaner, but just like the Bushs her money is soaked in the blood of civilians. Can you trust Trump's words? Not a chance. But you can trust him to make things better for himself, and for the first time in decades we have a president who is more beholden to peace than he is to war.

    Trump for all his faults offers us a chance of reprise from war and death so that he can satisfy his own quest for influence and money. What does Bezos offer us in return? Monopoly? Prices that increase if you look at the item often enough? A space company without vision?

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    Ceterum censeo Sinae esse delendam
    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 10 2019, @04:19AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 10 2019, @04:19AM (#784464)

      He ain't done yet. He may be asshole buddies with Putin, but we may be very close to a shooting war with China.

    • (Score: 1) by khallow on Thursday January 10 2019, @01:13PM

      by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Thursday January 10 2019, @01:13PM (#784482) Journal

      What does Bezos offer us in return? Monopoly? Prices that increase if you look at the item often enough? A space company without vision?

      What's supposed to be the problems?

    • (Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Thursday January 10 2019, @05:56PM (1 child)

      by DeathMonkey (1380) on Thursday January 10 2019, @05:56PM (#784588) Journal

      You can't trust his word except when his word says he's withdrawing from Syria, apparently.

      How's that North Korean denuclearization going?

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 10 2019, @07:02PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 10 2019, @07:02PM (#784613)

        Oh gee good point I sure hope you are right so we all get to die!

    • (Score: 2) by cmdrklarg on Thursday January 10 2019, @07:31PM

      by cmdrklarg (5048) Subscriber Badge on Thursday January 10 2019, @07:31PM (#784627)

      Bah... Trump doesn't give a flying fuck about peace or perpetual war. He is beholden to one thing only: Donald J. Trump.

      If peace will result in a gain for him he will support it. If perpetual war will result in a gain for him he will support that too.

      How anyone can imagine that things will improve under that dishonest asshole sociopath is beyond me.

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      The world is full of kings and queens who blind your eyes and steal your dreams.
  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by DeathMonkey on Thursday January 10 2019, @05:54PM

    by DeathMonkey (1380) on Thursday January 10 2019, @05:54PM (#784582) Journal

    Your signature suggests you are a Trump supporter, but your comment appears to be at odds with that.

    It's the magic (R) next to his name.