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what sweetheart deal would that be? https://twitter.com/anelsona/status/1228694690934992896 …

I’m a big fan of @TexasTribune but don’t see Thornton launch+major donors (Facebook et al) replicated across the country. https://www.texastribune.org/support-us/corporate-sponsors/ …

I think all of us small donors that helped launch were just shaded if not insulted. You have voice. Combine it with a vision & stay private.

No insult intended, on the contrary. Reviewing my thesaurus for better term for “highly desirable but unfortunately extremely rare seed money resulting in quality output, with desired but non-guaranteed long-term sustainability.”

I don't think that term means what you think it means. "A sweetheart deal or sweetheart contract is a contractual agreement, usually worked out in secret, that greatly benefits some of the parties while inappropriately disadvantaging other parties or the public at large." 1/

"The term was coined in the 1940s to describe corrupt labor contracts that were favorable to the employer rather than the workers, and usually involved some kind of kickback or special treatment for the labor negotiator." Not an apt comparison to what the Trib has done. fin/