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Billionaire David Koch Dies at 79

posted by martyb on Saturday August 24 2019, @12:28AM   Printer-friendly
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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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by J053 on Saturday August 24 2019, @12:37AM (4 children)

    by J053 (3532) <dakineNO@SPAMshangri-la.cx> on Saturday August 24 2019, @12:37AM (#884436) Homepage
    but fuck this guy. I'm glad he's dead. I wish his brother would join him.
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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday August 24 2019, @12:52AM (1 child)

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Saturday August 24 2019, @12:52AM (#884447) Homepage

    So when is Soros gonna die? Hopefully soon, now that the organ and stem cell-harvesting labs in the subterranean caverns on Epstein's island have been buried in concrete.

    • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 24 2019, @03:38AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 24 2019, @03:38AM (#884542)

      The bags under his eyes were already fully depleted of stem cells last time he was pictured in public, he doesn't have long left!

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 24 2019, @04:39AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 24 2019, @04:39AM (#884573)

    except will the David Loch Fund for blahs blahs continue to be a major contributor to Nova on PBS? Or has the Draper Lab taken over that role?

  • (Score: 2) by barbara hudson on Saturday August 24 2019, @02:38PM

    by barbara hudson (6443) <barbara.Jane.hudson@icloud.com> on Saturday August 24 2019, @02:38PM (#884757) Journal

    I would not be surprised if in his will he wants a funeral pyre made from an old tire dump - and then his estate claiming tax credits for recycling and "clean energy

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