Google is the latest California-based tech giant to make a major donation to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, which will take place on Jan. 20, or Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

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      6 hours ago

      They’re purchasing influence over the POTUS. The event itself doesn’t matter to them or Trump; it’s just one many pathways to get their bribe into his pockets.

      Completely legal, cuz our laws are made by folks who are also for sale.

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      8 hours ago

      It’s America. One of the most common reasons for something to exist here is because it makes money, and this is making a lot of money.

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      10 hours ago

      Yyyep… I sure wanted to think the XXIst Century would look different, but humans gonna hume, I guess.

      I mean, other than improving education just enough to bring workers up to speed with industry requirements, the Powers That Be haven’t really changed things around. Those who own rule, the rest of us are just serfs…