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Faustian Bargain Has Jeff Bezos Selling Out Democracy to Dethrone Elon Musk

Friday, January 30, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Amazon warehouse with images of Melania, Bezos and Telnaes cartoon of oligarchs bowing to Trump

Jeff Bezos is choosing autocracy over democracy in a naked bid for power and profit. From mass Amazon layoffs to killing the Washington Post’s Kamala endorsement and bankrolling Trumpworld vanity projects, this post argues Bezos isn’t afraid of Trump… he’s courting him. iPINIONS unpacks how billionaire greed, media capture, and MAGA capitalism are converging in… Read more.

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Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Amazon, Authoritarianism, billionaires, Elon Musk, iPINIONS, Jeff Bezos, media, oligarchs, Trump, Washington Post

Billionaires and MAGA Yachts: The Widening Gap Between Haves and Have-Nots

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Jeff Bezos lording over his super yacht with inset of cartoon about the rich mocking the poor

It’s bad enough that wannabe oligarchs like Jeff Bezos are joining the MAGA cult to help Trump turn American democracy into a Russia-style autocracy. But these craven SOBs have no compunction about widening the gap between rich and poor to even more obscene extremes. That’s why they no longer measure wealth between the haves and… Read more.

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Filed Under: Economy Tagged With: autocracy, billionaires, iPINIONS, Jeff Bezos, MAGA, oligarchy, Substack, wealth inequality

Trump Will Extort ‘Broligarchs’ to Become Richer than Elon Musk

Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 9:32 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Trump's billionaire cabinet

In case you haven’t noticed, Donald Trump doesn’t just want power. He wants what Vladimir Putin has: obscene wealth and abject loyalty. And Trump has undoubtedly picked up autocratic tricks from his puppet master. But as president of the richest, most powerful country in history, Trump will have “absolute immunity” to enrich himself unchecked. So… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: autocracy, billionaires, broligarchs, Cabinet nominations, Elon Musk, Elon Musk wealth, iPINIONS, kleptocracy, political grift, SpaceX, Trump corruption, Trump fundraising scandal, Vladimir Putin

Musk Claims Whites Are Smarter Than Blacks – Surprised?

Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 8:45 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Trump and Musk with HBCU graduate

Musk’s racism mirrors Trump’s Elon Musk is a racist. At this point, that shouldn’t surprise anyone. I, for one, have written many commentaries denouncing his public tweets. Those tweets often show his true colors.  Simply put, Musk is becoming to business what Donald Trump is to politics: a temperamental, incompetent, petty, spiteful, cowardly, racist, narcissistic, homophobic, antisemitic, bullying buffoon. In other words, they’re two… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Apartheid, Bill Ackman, Bill Gates, billionaires, Claudine Gay, DEI, Elon Musk, Harvard, McKenzie Scott, philanthropy, racism

Malibu Billionaires Must Open ‘Private Beach’

Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 7:53 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Malibu beach where billionaires are trying to keep out non-residents.

For years, billionaires have used their influence to keep ‘riffraff’ off their section of Malibu beach. They’ve been trying to buy private access to public beaches. I decried these efforts a decade ago in my post titled “Rich Snobs Trying to Keep Public off Public Beaches,” April 18, 2005.  The media pilloried entertainment mogul David Geffen for leading their futile efforts back… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: beach access, billionaires, Carbon Beach walkway, David Geffen, Larry Ellison, Malibu Beach

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