• P_P
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    375 hours ago

    We need public funding of elections.

    • lurch (he/him)
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      85 hours ago

      we have this in my region and it’s good, but sometimes weirdos creep in just to exploit the funding or troll on tv when their advertising spot has to be aired mandatorily. it’s not perfect, but works.

      • @[email protected]
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        125 hours ago

        Sounds objectively better than the current system where the weirdos get funded by billionaires and legitimized far more than the litany of normal candidates

  • enkers
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    366 hours ago

    Dear Bill,

    Please accept the following secret message: “That’s not how secrets work.”

    All the best,
    Enkers

    • @Zachariah
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      54 hours ago

      Did you forget to type anything in your comment? It’s just blank.

      • Biskii
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        13 hours ago

        It says:

        Dear Bill,

        Please accept the following secret message:

        All the best,
        Enkers

        • @Zachariah
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          43 hours ago

          Here is what you posted:

          It says:

  • Rikudou_Sage
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    677 hours ago

    Hmm, seems like my definition of “secret” is way different than Bill Gates’.

    • @[email protected]
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      357 hours ago

      Glad he donated it… but it shouldn’t be legal in the first place to anonymously donate large sums of money to political campaigns.

      • EleventhHour
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        217 hours ago

        Donating large sums, itself, should not be legal.

        • @gAlienLifeform
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          97 hours ago

          I feel like a cap on how much campaigns are allowed to spend would be easier to enforce

          • @foggy
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            56 hours ago

            Damn could you imagine if the budget was like, $15k?

            And like, everyone had a shot?

  • @Sanctus
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    408 hours ago

    Bill Gates after reading this, “Its not secret anymore!”

      • @gAlienLifeform
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        66 hours ago

        Founded in 2006 as a division of the Russian media holding RBC Group (abbreviation for “RosBusinessConsulting”), but in 2010, the agency “RBC-Ukraine” left the composition of the Russian holding, and in 2015, it completely came under the control of Ukrainian media businessman Yosyp Pintus. On January 29, 2016, the Russian holding “RBC” tried to challenge the use of the “RBC” brand in court, but lost the case

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        Good to know, thank you! Relatedly, I feel like a dummy for not thinking to check Wikipedia first