It's less than .05% of his worth. It's like us dropping pocket change in the Red Cross bucket and he'll make more than that in profit from changes the bribe paid for from the great cheetoh.
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A rich white cis gay man backstabbing trans people?
This never happens, I'm shocked!
https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/24/tech/tim-cook-gay-apple/index.html
https://time.com/4036006/tim-cook-coming-out-gay/
Seems $ is the idol he is worshipping.
I’ll defend Apple as being the least shitty of the big tech giants but I can’t defend this.
You can defend settler colonialism?
I’ll defend Apple as being the least shitty of the big tech giants but I can’t defend this.
Why would you do that though? The only thing I'm aware of that they do even remotely better than anyone else is privacy. But it's not that much better, and it comes at the cost of gestures at everything else
IDK why people say they have better privacy: They just settled a lawsuit over evesdroping using Siri. I think they probably have less interest than Google in selling data for advertising, mostly likely using it internally for their ecosystem so they probably come across more privacy focused but I assume they snoop just as much as any other big tech company.
less interest than Google in selling data for advertising
Google don't sell data. The data is what makes them valuable, so it wouldn't make sense. If they did sell data, the other big tech companies would just buy their data to remove their competitive advantage.
What Google actually sells is your attention. Advertisers can target people based on demographic data, things you like, etc, but the advertiser never sees the data used for targeting.
You can use Google and Facebook's Ads Manager sites yourself and see exactly what advertisers see.
On the other hand, Apple mostly keep their collected data for their own ad network. Yes, they have one - it's mostly just used for ads for "recommended" apps in the app store, but last I heard, they have plans to expand it.
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No matter how much money they spend on this party they're still celebrating putting a convicted con man in the White House - whoopeee! - while the chumps who voted for him say, "What... my meds aren't covered anymore?"
Congratulations on flushing your country down a solid gold toilet, "conservatives".
Why does such a thing as an inaugural fund exist? Seems like it's just to facilitate more corruption!
It doesn't usually. The 'why' in the case is because Trump and his team refuse to sign the ethics agreement to get the normal funding from the government.
Thanks, it must be amazing for Americans to have a president who won't sign a standard ethics agreement.
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As a Bi man there is something that particularly stings about a well known, openly gay CEO funding a man who is hateful towards LGBTQ+ people. I never really liked him nor apple but it is an extra fuck you.
Being rich is ultimately the disease as it compels him to appeal to power but I hope the last things hears is "Told you I would kill you last".
His in-group is not LGBTQIA+, it is other rich people. The same is true for all of them.
The wealthy all seem to understand that class solidarity is more important than any other issue. Why is it taking so long for everyone else to figure that out?
There are no real allies in the oligarch class. Temporal alliances or common goals at best. They will (and do) kill for a penny.
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Imagine being a woman working for Apple and having a CEO who funds a rapist.
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They’re all “donating” the same amount.
And also this is the largest inaugural fund in history. In comparison to his previous which was $107m this is so far over $150m.
Considering Bidens and both of Obamas were between $50m and $70m is this not ringing alarm bells with anyone? Or is this something to “look” in to in like 7 years time when no one gives a shit.
Beggars belief.
This is how things are going to work going forward.
Even if it is illegal, these people are above the law. Internet just exposing obvious corruption.
Pathetic thinly veiled bribe
Or it is protection money. “Nice apple you got there, would be a shame if anyone took a bite out of that”….
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Gross. Sick of rich assholes enabling the fascist.
Paying largesse/protection money.
Absolutely disgusting
He’s doing this to avoid being associated with Apple, but this only highlights that he’s personally a piece of shit, in addition to Apple.
Fuck him, fuck Apple, and fuck all those other motherfucking bootlickers enabling these fucking fascists.
What's funny (or sad) is that 100 years from now this will be looked at the same was as when Ford or IBM supported the Nazis. Their business won't hurt long term and Tim Apple will be long dead.
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These CEOs are funding hate, violence and the end of American democracy - they have enough power, money and influence to oppose, yet they don't. They decided that a few must be sacrificed for the greater ~~good~~ profit.
Something happened on the 4th of December. Today is the 4th of January. Just in case anyone's calendar app is stuck closed. Interesting if true...
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Paying his tribute to the king. He'll have to donate more if he wants to usurp Elon. How much has Zuck donated?
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I guess it was that or a blow job.
They're being shaken down. Same as Mark Zuckerberg being summoned to a meeting with Trump and the next day paying $1m to the same fund.
I'm betting these meetings went something like, "You don't want a president as an enemy, do you? Cough up."
And don't think of it as a tax on the rich - it's not going towards the benefit of the American people. It's extortion.
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Way to go, Tim Apple
All these Billionaires PAYING Trump MILLIONS of Dollars is PROOF he CANT be Bought!
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What the fucking, fuck.
This is one of the reasons why I am gradually untying myself from the Apple ecosystem, and all of propriety/big tech; especially US based.
When push comes to shove capitalism will not resist fascism. They will ignore all stated virtue signals and choose profits.
Choosing E2E encrypted FOSS products, that are interoperable with FOSS standards/formats and do not lock you into walled gardens, are the only viable long term solution.
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Amazon, Meta, Uber, OpenAI's Sam Altman, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Coinbase, Toyota, Ford, GM, AT&T, Black & Decker, and Charter Communications are also making donations to Trump's inauguration fund.
I guess I never really paid attention before but is it normal for companies to donate to an inauguration fund? It sure seems like a government sanctioned protection racket.
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Fuck Tim Apple
Tim Apple*
Have inauguration funds always been a thing? Or is this a Trump thing? What’s the purpose?
I can understand campaign funds. But if you’ve won I don’t know if I understand a candidate specific donation after the fact.
Previous administrations have used special government funds that are dedicated to the transition and inauguration. This comes with obvious restrictions and ethics requirements since it is taxpayer money.
Trump has decided to not use this money and get donations instead, which allows him and his incoming administration to skirt the normal mandatory reporting, disclosures, and rules.
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