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

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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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by EJ on Saturday August 24 2019, @02:43AM (3 children)

    by EJ (2452) on Saturday August 24 2019, @02:43AM (#884519)

    The 0.1% are getting really old. They'll pretty much all die off in my lifetime or lose their fortunes (I'm still hoping Facebook implodes and Zuck ends up homeless).

    A post-Bezos world will be pretty nice. Here's to hoping everything these people built will be torn down (like the Berlin wall) before the dirt hits their coffins.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by barbara hudson on Saturday August 24 2019, @02:57PM (2 children)

    by barbara hudson (6443) <barbara.Jane.hudson@icloud.com> on Saturday August 24 2019, @02:57PM (#884768) Journal
    Nothing stopping you from boycotting Facebook and Amazon. Neither one supplies anything essential. Social media isn't at all social, and I can turn my lights on and off myself.
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    SoylentNews is social media. Says so right in the slogan. Soylentnews is people, not tech.
    • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 24 2019, @10:54PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 24 2019, @10:54PM (#884949)

      Had a friend who had to turn on Alexa to turn off the lights. Peak stupid.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 25 2019, @07:07AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 25 2019, @07:07AM (#885101)

      It is always a joy to discover one more sane person in the world.
      Thank you for that post. I feel less lonely now.