#billionaire china

[expulence]

𝓨𝓾𝓶...

[flying-cat]

no need to ban tiktok if meta is buying it. i'll just delete it myself lmfao

[protoslacker]

Daniel Supernault, the creator of Pixelfed, published a "declaration of fundamental rights and principles for ethical digital platforms, ensuring privacy, dignity, and fairness in online spaces." The open source charter contains sections titled "right to privacy," "freedom from surveillance," "safeguards against hate speech," "strong protections for vulnerable communities," and "data portability and user agency."

Daniel Supernault quoted in an article by Jason Koebler at 404 Media. Meta Is Blocking Links to Decentralized Instagram Competitor Pixelfed

Via Slashdot

Tumblr's algorithm posted racist memes about the LA firestorms in my feed today. It's was depressing to me. In the news today it's reported that China is evaluating a plan to sell Tok Tok's US operations to Elon Musk. I left Twitter. I doubt that anyone even noticed, but I still felt sad about leaving. Leaving Facebook is going to be harder.

I am pretty dense when it comes to tech, but the Fediverse seems a better route forward.

Pixelfed

Digital Platform Charter of Rights

[kathleen-tonn]

Business

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[tomorrowusa]

Vivek Ramaswamy and other Republicans are trying to rehabilitate the memory of Richard Nixon. I will concede that Nixon is at least a step up from Donald Trump; Nixon wrote his own books and probably even read them.

In the current GOP, Dwight Eisenhower and Gerald Ford are nonpersons; the integrity and honesty of Ike and Jerry are too high a standard for today's cesspool-dwelling Republicans.

Current Republicans are Reaganites In Name Only. If he somehow returned, Uncle Ronnie would castigate the Kremlin-friendly Trumpsters who play footsie with the Evil Empire which is now led by a onetime KGB (secret police) colonel.

The Bush clan has never been on great terms with the Trump crew. Jeb's kid, George P. Bush, had tried to save his own political skin by pandering to MAGA – but to no avail.

So Richard "Tricky Dick" Nixon enters into the revisionist GOP pantheon.

In late August, Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy took a break from his typical campaign events to make a pit stop at an unusual venue for mainstream Republicans: The Richard Nixon Presidential Library. Speaking before a packed house, Ramaswamy was slated to deliver a speech on foreign policy. But his opening remarks served the more provocative purpose of challenging Nixon’s much-maligned status in the annals of conservative history. “He is by and away the most underappreciated president of our modern history in this country — probably in all of American history,” said Ramaswamy, without a hint of irony. Ramaswamy’s homage to America’s most disgraced ex-president perplexed some liberal commentators, for whom Nixon remains the ultimate symbol of conservative criminality. But Ramaswamy is far from alone in rethinking Nixon’s divisive legacy. Among a small but influential group of young conservative activists and intellectuals, “Tricky Dick” is making a quiet — but notable — comeback. Long condemned by both Democrats and Republicans as the “ crook” that he infamously swore not to be, Nixon is reemerging in some conservative circles as a paragon of populist power, a noble warrior who was unjustly consigned to the black list of American history. Across the right-of-center media sphere, examples of Nixonmania abound. Online, popular conservative activists are studying the history of Nixon’s presidency as a “ blueprint for counter-revolution” in the 21st century. In the pages of small conservative magazines, readers can meet the “ New Nixonians” who are studying up on Nixon’s foreign policy prowess. On TikTok, users can scroll through meme-ified homages to Nixon. And in the weirdest (and most irony laden) corners of the internet, Nixon stans are even swooning over the former president’s swarthy good looks.

I can understand them loving Nixon for his attempts to improve ties with Putin's old Soviet Union. But Nixon as a sex symbol requires a strong imagination. He's hot only when compared to Donald Trump or Rudy Giuliani.

“No man is perfect — Richard Nixon definitely wasn’t — but one element of his legacy that I respect is reviving realism in our foreign policy,” said Ramaswamy in an interview from the campaign trail, pointing specifically to Nixon’s successful efforts to reestablish diplomatic relations with China during the 1970s. “Pulling Mao out of the hands of the USSR was one of the great victories that allowed us to come to the end of the Cold War … and it took an independent thinker like Nixon to lead us out of that.”

What Ramaswamy ignores is that Nixon escalated the Vietnam War after promising "peace with honor" in his 1968 campaign. After Nixon invaded Cambodia in 1970, large protests broke out across the US which led to the killings of unarmed students by National Guard troops at Kent State University in Ohio and Jackson State University in Mississippi.

And Nixon certainly did not pull "Mao out of the hands of the USSR" the way Vivek claimed. The China-Soviet split pre-dates the Nixon administration by over a decade. The USSR and China even fought a small border war against each other in 1969.

Ramaswamy has a pitiful understanding of the world. Like Elon Musk, most of his knowledge of geopolitical history seems to come from memes and dubious social media posts. Tech billionaires are among the most ignorant people on the planet outside of their narrow fields.

[last-tarrasque]

Communist parties don’t let billionaire become top members of the government.

Something to be said about how ironic it is that some people in the US celebrating the assassination still view the revolutionary justice of communist parties as evil. Like, killing billionaires is good but only when it’s disorganized.

Anyways, if you like the execution of an exploitative insurance CEO, then you’ll love the People’s Republic of China!

[thoughtcrimes89]

I am officially free from dependency on billion dollar corporations for my money and employment. I got my last paycheck from Walmart today and it feels so good to say “never again.” As of the beginning of 2025, the boycott begins. Now is the time for research. Now is the time to dismantle an economic system built on oppression.and on a personal note, now is the time to focus on a career in mental health instead of working for people that contribute to the demoralization of humanity. If you want to start a revolution you have to revolutionize yourself first.

[cynicalclassicist]

When you think how much wealth these people have, how they could benefit the lives of such vast numbers of people, and then what they do with it... god, these are such evil people.

And yeh, really play up the Putin connection!

The irony of the richest man in the world almost single-handedly destroying an agency designed to help the world’s poor, so that the U.S. federal budget has more room for another giant tax cut for the richest man in the world and his pals, should not be lost on anyone.

USAID is about gaining soft power over Russia and China. Musk makes EVs in China, Trump works for Putin. MAGA betrayal is manifest.

[businessapac]

How Did Zhong Shanshan’s Net Worth Reach $47.4 Billion?

From humble beginnings to becoming a global strength, Zhong Shanshan’s net worth journey is as inspiring as it is fascinating. Often called “The Bottled Water King,” his wealth has rocketed to unbelievable heights.

Imagine turning everyday essentials into a fortune that rivals the richest on the planet. Impressive! Isn’t it? Zhong Shanshan, the mastermind behind Nongfu Spring and Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy, did just that.

So with this blog, let’s explore more about Zhong Shanshan’s net worth journey and look into the key milestones that made him one of the richest people in the world today.

[adribosch-fan]

Y esta semana también han sido noticia..., Shein (empresa china de ropa ultrabarata), y Iflex, (ultragrabados) que se ha salido a Bolsa..,entre otros 

Los milmillonarios son aquellos cuyo patrimonio es superior a los 1.000 millones de dólares. Y no lo digo yo…lo dice el informe ‘Billionaire Ambitions Report 2023’, elaborado por UBS Por primera vez en sus nueve ediciones, los milmillonarios han acumulado más riqueza por herencia que por iniciativa empresarial, lo que indica que “la gran transferencia de riqueza está cobrando impulso”. Una forma…

[jjbizconsult]

Hui Ka Yan: A Crushing 98% Wealth Erosion for the Resilient Founder of Struggling China Evergrande

Hui Ka Yan: A Crushing 98% Wealth Erosion for the Resilient Founder of Struggling China Evergrande. The founder of embattled China Evergrande, is no longer a billionaire. His net worth has plunged to $979 million, down from a peak of $42 billion in 2017. This is due to a combination of factors, including a slump in Evergrande’s share price and the company’s ongoing debt crisis. Evergrande is one…

[marxistlesbianist]

Something to be said about how ironic it is that some people in the US celebrating the assassination still view the revolutionary justice of communist parties as evil. Like, killing billionaires is good but only when it’s disorganized.

Anyways, if you like the execution of an exploitative insurance CEO, then you’ll love the People’s Republic of China!

[niveditaabaidya]

Georgian Billionaire Wins $926 Mln From Credit Suisse After Fraud. #news...

[iwan1979]

The COVID-19 pandemic played a significant role in increasing Mr Li's wealth, given that Mindray Medical is China's largest medical device manufacturer. In April 2020, Mr Li's net worth was US$12.5 billion. It almost doubled in 2021, growing to US$23 billion.