NEW: How Bloomberg spent $10 billion+ building a political & philanthropic empire
His wealth has forged alliances, earned goodwill – & muzzled critics who fear or depend on him
From @nkulish & me, the most detailed account ever of his influence & power
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/02/15/us/politics/michael-bloomberg-spending.html …
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Much of Bloomberg's giving is to causes that aren't explicitly political, and have no apparent linkage to his 2020 campaign: global public health, higher education, culture and the arts, etc. The biggest recipient of his donations, by far, has been Johns Hopkins, his alma mater.
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But there are also areas where Bloomberg's philanthropic and political giving overlap, turning cities or states into focal points for concentrated spending. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/02/15/us/politics/michael-bloomberg-spending.html …pic.twitter.com/1B6rDAp4BV
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Most recipients of Bloomberg's political and charitable donations have not endorsed his campaign. But a good number of them have, and their support has helped make Bloomberg a major national force while other candidates have been tied up in Iowa and NH.pic.twitter.com/Ptr7cXGlB1
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Top Dems say Bloomberg is already their most important donor. His campaign makes plain the financial incentive it is presenting for 2020. "If Mike Bloomberg is the nominee, he will ensure that the Democratic Party has the greatest funding in its history."https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/02/15/us/politics/michael-bloomberg-spending.html …
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Hope many of you will read the whole story, and if you are not already, please follow the great
@nkulish and graphics wizards@LazaroGamio &@KarlNYT, whose visual journalism really captures the arc of Bloomberg's risehttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/02/15/us/politics/michael-bloomberg-spending.html …Show this thread
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So. He’s given to good causes instead of the Federalists or RNC & those causes accepted and benefitted greatly, not to mention his fight on climate change. Philanthropist donate all the time. I’d rather a guy like him than the one in the WH who steals from his own foundation.
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He gives to decent causes so that they will whitewash and cover up his deep participation in the evil they're highlighting. thats not ok
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They made it into a video and linked to it in the report:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf_HmuoC-P8 …
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