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Mr.Bee

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16. Don't come crying 'I didn't vote for this' when you bought the lemon.
Sat May 9, 2026, 09:47 AM
12 hrs ago

So Some Research! Doesn't take long to find...
I wasn't going to name names, but since some of you want to,
Call him 'MAGATom'.
'MAGATom' bomb.
He was against it before he was for it. Flip-Flopper.
If he wants to turn over a new leaf and donate and be a philanthropist that's the place for him, not governing us.

-After working at Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs in risk arbitrage, Steyer developed expertise in identifying undervalued assets and mergers.
-Steyer founded Farallon Capital Management with $15 million in seed capital. Under his leadership, his fortune, which funded his political activities, was built on diverse investments, including fossil fuels and private prisons, which attracted criticism during his political campaigns.
-Steyer was at the helm as the hedge fund purchased nearly $90 million of Corrections Corporation of America stock
-Steyer joined the former Secretary of State, George Shultz, to co-chair the No on Prop. 23 campaign. Proposition 23, backed by a coalition including conservative billionaires Charles and David Koch, aimed to overturn California's Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006.
-During his 2020 Democratic presidential primary campaign, Steyer opposed Medicare for All; his campaign ran ads against progressive candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders' proposed single-payer healthcare plan. (but now he's for it).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Steyer
He is backed by Silicon Valley, billionaires, Rick Caruso and Bari Weiss.



It's your vote to throw away.

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