Category Archives: The filthy rich

“…unpleasant and not very attractive…” Oh, really?

Posted on May 13, 2023 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: “Among the very rich is a higher percentage of unpleasant and not very attractive people,” said the president of Bard College, defending his attempts to raise funds from Jeffrey Epstein. A good assessment, Leon Botstein, aforementioned … Continue reading →

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Bad news for genius libertarian zillionaires?

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Naomi

Who are planning to emigrate from earth and settle on Mars? From Harper’s Findings: Microbes on Mars may have degraded the planet’s atmosphere by overproducing greenhouse gases.

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A new definition of “destiny”

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: “Such things have always happened. It’s part of destiny’s plan,” said Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan [re the devastating earthquakes], who had previously bragged of allowing contractors to ignore safety codes designed to make buildings more … Continue reading →

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