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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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• 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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  We're gonna be able to vacation in Gaza, Cuba, Venezuela, Iran and maybe Minnesota soon. Incredible times.

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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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