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Billionaire David Koch Dies at 79

posted by martyb on Saturday August 24 2019, @12:28AM   
from the R.I.P. dept.

Quickkeen writes:

Billionaire industrialist David H. Koch, who with his older brother Charles was both celebrated and demonized for transforming American politics by pouring their riches into conservative causes, died Friday at 79.

The cause of death was not disclosed, but Koch Industries said Koch, who lived in New York City, had contended for years with various illnesses, including prostate cancer.

https://www.twincities.com/2019/08/23/ap-source-billionaire-david-koch-has-died-at-age-79/
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/23/us/david-koch-dead.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/david-koch-died-conservative-donor-and-philanthropist-dead-age-79-2019-08-23/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/08/23/david-koch-dies-billionaire-leader-koch-industries-79/2094016001/

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• I was told to only speak good of the dead. I was told to only speak good of the dead. (Score: 4, Insightful) by Azuma Hazuki on Saturday August 24 2019, @01:12AM (5 children)

  by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Saturday August 24 2019, @01:12AM (#884462) Journal

  He's dead. *Good.* Now hopefully his brother follows along, joined shortly by all the swamp monsters who've ruined this country.

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• Re:I was told to only speak good of the dead. Re:I was told to only speak good of the dead. (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 24 2019, @01:32AM (2 children)

  by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 24 2019, @01:32AM (#884474)

  Looks like Ginsburg is going first.

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  • Re:I was told to only speak good of the dead. (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday August 24 2019, @01:42PM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) on Saturday August 24 2019, @01:42PM (#884718) Journal

    There are rumors that she has already died. They prop her corpse up in front of a camera now and then, to prevent Trump appointing her replacement.

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  • Re:I was told to only speak good of the dead. (Score: 3, Interesting) by barbara hudson on Saturday August 24 2019, @02:46PM

    by barbara hudson (6443) <barbara.Jane.hudson@icloud.com> on Saturday August 24 2019, @02:46PM (#884763) Journal

    Given that there's now ample evidence that Trump has dementia, there's hope his appointments to the Supreme Court can be challenged. Even republicans are wondering when the 25th will be invoked. Anyone who still believes that the military would obey a nuclear launch order needs to look at what happened when Nixon tried it while drunk.

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• Re:I was told to only speak good of the dead. (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 24 2019, @01:37AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 24 2019, @01:37AM (#884482)

  Trump has shown both parties for what they are, big hot air phonies. This one was #2 George Soros is #1. Both playing muck racking politics and playing us for fools. I watched them co-opt the tea party and the occupy movement for their own agendas.

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• Re:I was told to only speak good of the dead. (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 25 2019, @07:03AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 25 2019, @07:03AM (#885100)

  You misunderstand how it works. The snake has many heads. Cut one off and another moves up to take its place.

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