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IrishBubbaLiberal

(140 posts)
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 03:35 PM Nov 20

billionaire hedge fund manager proposes buying and shutting down Bluesky to stop it

Bill Ackman, a billionaire hedge fund manager …….(((edit to remove DEM donor, b/c he
supports Trump)))

. He proposes buying and shutting down Bluesky to “prevent further fracturing of the town square.”


https://digbysblog.net/2024/11/20/still-more-why-we-cant-have-nice-things/


Thus the same billionaire who posted FAKE crap……….


On October 19, Axios considered America’s gullibility crisis and found Ackman there:

Bill Ackman, a hedge fund billionaire with 1.4 million followers on X, obsessively promoted allegations from an ABC News “whistleblower” that the network had given Harris questions in advance of her debate with Trump. On Wednesday, more than a month later, Ackman admitted it was “fake.”

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billionaire hedge fund manager proposes buying and shutting down Bluesky to stop it (Original Post) IrishBubbaLiberal Nov 20 OP
He is not a Democrat, he is 100% MAGAt now obamanut2012 Nov 20 #1
Exactly right. He's MAGA now awesomerwb1 Nov 20 #3
Like a Dixiecrat..... Maybe a MagaCrat? LiberalArkie Nov 20 #30
Yeah, how about $400 Billion mfer awesomerwb1 Nov 20 #2
A term you will no longer hear... lame54 Nov 20 #4
or buy xitter and shut that down eShirl Nov 20 #5
Why not make a pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago? wryter2000 Nov 20 #6
It doesn't fucking keep people together. Baitball Blogger Nov 20 #7
He's a big Democratic donor is the same way Donald Trump once was as well. W_HAMILTON Nov 20 #8
EVERYTHING is gone...how is that nose holding vintage 2016 working out for you folks now? Eliot Rosewater Nov 20 #9
That account got shut down and was probably a fake blogslug Nov 20 #10
Should I just delete this then? IrishBubbaLiberal Nov 20 #14
That's up to you blogslug Nov 20 #16
It's back up. Nt spooky3 Nov 20 #26
Fuck bill Ackman. He voted for trump in 2016 and 2024. He is a maga asshole JohnSJ Nov 20 #11
Go buy X you can get it cheap . Then go fuck yourself Autumn Nov 20 #12
Then someone will come up with another name, logo, and site. Freethinker65 Nov 20 #13
The Democrats lost a powerful ally over Israel RAB910 Nov 20 #15
How? ck4829 Nov 20 #19
Over my entire lifetime I used to stay away from conflicts in !middle East, specifically Israel IrishBubbaLiberal Nov 20 #20
Sell it and start another. Gore1FL Nov 20 #17
I recommend self-deleting. The bluesky account is fake. chowder66 Nov 20 #18
There is no such thing as a good billionaire. Passages Nov 20 #21
There are more billionaires out there than you realize. And a bunch of them supported Harris onenote Nov 20 #22
I'll repeat, there is no such thing as a good billionaire. Passages Nov 20 #25
I've never understood the worship of him. progressoid Nov 20 #28
Well said, thank you. Passages Nov 20 #31
That's why we are in a dangerous time oldmanlynn Nov 20 #23
Is it for sale? multigraincracker Nov 20 #24
This is why DownriverDem Nov 20 #27
We have a billionaire problem Joinfortmill Nov 20 #29
fuck Ackman, but that post might be fake PedroXimenez Nov 20 #32
If we really wanted to "prevent further fracturing of the town square." KS Toronado Nov 20 #33
These rw money managers will do anything to stop dissent. rubbersole Nov 20 #34
It's in the water JR11 Nov 20 #35

wryter2000

(47,660 posts)
6. Why not make a pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago?
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 03:40 PM
Nov 20

Or maybe he should buy X/Twitter and shut it down first. Idiot.

Baitball Blogger

(48,876 posts)
7. It doesn't fucking keep people together.
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 03:40 PM
Nov 20

It marginalizes entire sections of society. And it is so bad that society continues to crumble.

We may not lift a finger to hurt you, but we won't lift a finger to help you when your house gets hit by lightening and it burns down.

These people are horrible narcissists.

W_HAMILTON

(8,635 posts)
8. He's a big Democratic donor is the same way Donald Trump once was as well.
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 03:40 PM
Nov 20

Ackman endorsed Trump and has been openly anti-Democratic for quite some time now.

IrishBubbaLiberal

(140 posts)
14. Should I just delete this then?
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 03:50 PM
Nov 20

I only went by Digby,,,

But since this billionaire has posted FAKE anti-Harris crap before,
That he ADMITTED to.

blogslug

(38,713 posts)
16. That's up to you
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 03:55 PM
Nov 20

Bluesky is seeing an influx imposter accounts and maga trolls these last few days - and that's on top of record-high signups. Actually, at this moment the site looks to be down, likely because of traffic overload.

Freethinker65

(11,171 posts)
13. Then someone will come up with another name, logo, and site.
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 03:47 PM
Nov 20

None of this would have happened if Twitter had been left alone. Musk is to blame for Bluesky's rise in popularity.

Take idiot Ackman's money and start another comparable site and members will follow to the new site.

RAB910

(3,968 posts)
15. The Democrats lost a powerful ally over Israel
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 03:55 PM
Nov 20

While I have my opinions on the conflict and Israel's behavior, I was always mindful it was a terrible no-win situation for Democrats and the Democratic party

ck4829

(36,462 posts)
19. How?
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 04:09 PM
Nov 20

If the only way to keep him as an ally was to say "MAIN! BURN! KILL!" when it came to Palestinians, then nobody sane was going to keep him around.

IrishBubbaLiberal

(140 posts)
20. Over my entire lifetime I used to stay away from conflicts in !middle East, specifically Israel
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 04:09 PM
Nov 20

It just always seemed so hopeless,,,
That no matter what,, the terrible conflict would continue.on and on.

Had great hopes with Sadat-Begin, Camp David Accords,,,,
But even that ignored Palestinians,,, interjected Jordon Hussein
without Hussein, thus pissed off the other “Arab league”

Then of course,,, Sadat assassinated by his own troops during parade.

Now Israel has a fanatical leader who cares little about human rights,
Doesn’t care about slaughter of 10s of thousands of women and children.

Israel government is ethnic cleansing Gaza,
Starving entire population AND Biden goes along with it

MADNESS

chowder66

(10,046 posts)
18. I recommend self-deleting. The bluesky account is fake.
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 04:06 PM
Nov 20

If we are going to get out of this propaganda, lie fest.... everyone needs to do better.
Basically Digby fell for a fake account and it is now posted here on Democratic Underground.
Will Digby post an article that they promoted a fake post? Doubt it.


From the Digby article this all comes from;
On October 19, Axios considered America’s gullibility crisis and found Ackman there:

Bill Ackman, a hedge fund billionaire with 1.4 million followers on X, obsessively promoted allegations from an ABC News “whistleblower” that the network had given Harris questions in advance of her debate with Trump. On Wednesday, more than a month later, Ackman admitted it was “fake.”


I am in no way advocating for Ackman. I don't really know anything about the guy.

Passages

(1,605 posts)
21. There is no such thing as a good billionaire.
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 04:11 PM
Nov 20

Doesn't exist.


Remember, Warren Buffet would not endorse Harris, and he is supposedly a "good" one.

Passages

(1,605 posts)
25. I'll repeat, there is no such thing as a good billionaire.
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 05:43 PM
Nov 20

You don't want them to like you.

progressoid

(50,897 posts)
28. I've never understood the worship of him.
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 06:10 PM
Nov 20

In a documentary he basically admitted he didn't really have a moral compass. He was just accumulating money for the sake of accumulating money. His first wife was the one who convinced him to do something with it.

Thankfully, he seems to be on our side. Granted he doesn't seem to want to do anything to jeopardize his image, but he has donated to a lot of socially left leaning causes.



oldmanlynn

(554 posts)
23. That's why we are in a dangerous time
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 05:26 PM
Nov 20

Where the people who have the most money are going to control everything else.

PedroXimenez

(643 posts)
32. fuck Ackman, but that post might be fake
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 06:32 PM
Nov 20
https://bsky.app/profile/brainnotonyet.bsky.social/post/3lbffhpy7tk2j

🤬 CORRECTION: Today I shared what looked like a Bluesky post from outspoken billionaire Bill Ackman claiming to want that app shut down. Now, the account that posted it is suspended. Ackman’s verified X account didn’t have the post. So I got this wrong. Sorry, y’all. I’m gonna hush now.🤬

KS Toronado

(20,147 posts)
33. If we really wanted to "prevent further fracturing of the town square."
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 06:32 PM
Nov 20

we should be looking at ways to shut down FQX and all it's offspring.

rubbersole

(8,922 posts)
34. These rw money managers will do anything to stop dissent.
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 06:35 PM
Nov 20

They have Fort Knox and certainly don't want to give it up now. Expect all liberal platforms to be purchased and eliminated. SOP.

 

JR11

(78 posts)
35. It's in the water
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 07:26 PM
Nov 20

Wealth beyond reason (where too much is never enough) is inherently corrupt. There's no two ways about it.

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