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She reportedly parted ways with Bezos with a jaw-dropping $38.3 billion in Amazon stock. Their divorce settlement included a 4 % stake in the online retail giant or 19.7 million shares. Under the agreement, Bezos kept 75% of the couple's Amazon stock, along with voting control of her shares. Jan 11, 2023

MacKenzie Scott has given away over $19 billion in the last 5 years and experts say she's 'changed entire fie... MacKenzie Scott acknowledged another $2 billion in donations as 2024 comes to a close.

MacKenzie Scott, worth $41.1 billion, is on a philanthropic tear and has donated an estimated 46% of her net worth.

Just to give a sense of the insane scale of billions of dollars…MacKenzie Scott got about $38 billion after divorcing Bezos in 2019. She has become the world’s most generous philanthropist, giving away over $19 billion…and she’s currently wealthier than she started.

Just. Tax. Them.

Canadians Visiting U.S. By Car Down 35% In 2 Years Now 14 months in, Canada’s rejection of the U.S. is the most successful tourism boycott in memory.

Now 14 months in, Canada’s rejection of the U.S. is the most successful tourism boycott in memory.

The greed is wild. Apple is worth nearly $4 trillion but can't tolerate a single store with unionized workers because they're so against workers getting what they deserve.

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A history of the top marginal tax rates on the wealthiest Americans:

1940: 81%
1950: 84%
1960: 91%
1970: 72%
1980: 70%
1990: 28%
2000: 40%
2010: 35%

For 50 years, corporate backed politicians in Congress have slashed taxes to line the pockets of their wealthy donors.

They voted for Trump - they’ll believe any old nonsense and buy anything

Pete Hegseth’s broker looked to buy defence fund before Iran attack Morgan Stanley wealth manager approached BlackRock about multimillion-dollar investment for US defence secretary

Wow. Career ending in any normal times. "A broker for Pete Hegseth, the US defence secretary, attempted to make a big investment in major defence companies in the weeks leading up to the US-Israeli attack on Iran, according to three people familiar with the matter." www.ft.com/content/744e...

Tax the corporations, tax the billionaires in every country!

The Great Olympic lie: untold story of Winter Games’ huge environmental impact Rivers drained dry to create artificial snow, a forest cut down for the bobsleigh track – IOC’s claims to prioritise sustainability at Milano Cortina exposed

Sustainability is the great lie of the 2026 Winter Olympics.🤥

The word ‘sustainability’ featured over a hundred times in Milan’s bid proposal but these Games were just another example of green lip service in elite sport.🧵

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That’ll be about the time I wake up in the middle of the night… so thank you @keithdunn.bsky.social night everyone it’s been a ball 😁

A runner has to begin loop 4 by the 36 hour mark in order to continue. Neither Damian nor Sébastien will finish loop 3 in time to begin loop 4; however, if they complete loop 3 within 40 hours they will be credited with a Fun Run. #BM100

Way past my bedtime but here I am with you on that…

Love this! Superb

Definitely feel this was a technique fail. More methods need to be tried…there is time

Say no to Palantir in the NHS NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back

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So very very sorry to hear this devastating news. Thoughts are with you and your family x

A man's suit lapel with two pins on it. One is the DOJ seal, the other is in the shape of a thumbs-up and says "Trump" on it.

A billionaire known as “Bitcoin Jesus” was under indictment for massive criminal tax fraud and very likely going to prison.

Then, he hired a “Friend of Trump” and the criminal charges disappeared.

How did they do it? Avi Asher-Schapiro and I spent months getting the inside story.

Four women runners and one male runner in group photo in woods

Peel tower shadowed against a sunset with the track leading up on the left with two figures in the distance

Miniature horses in a field with a male runner in black taking a photo

Night sky over reservoir

Went out for a late long run yesterday (by design) Love running the trails at night. Village link 20 muddy miles done!

That is horrific! 😢

US construction job growth has ground to a practical halt over the last year, with the country losing jobs in homebuilding as the number of units under construction declines, while nonresidential job growth slowed significantly

I once saw a drunk Scotsman windmill a traffic cone into his own face and knock himself over so I’d say there’s a good chance you could

Geese standing on ice on the boating lake in Heaton Park, trees framing the left of the photo

Late post today but completed my second #parkrun of the year. Was so busy at Heaton parkrun I jumped on to help with scanning and I didn’t even finish sub 30. Forgot to get photos of the runners so here is a photos of how cold it was on the lake.

First volunteer credit and parkrun completed in 2026! #parkrun

Brilliant #parkrun this morning. Nice easy run in the cold and then back to cheer on one of our best at Prestwich Plodders completing her 200th parkrun and returning to Heaton parkrun after a serious bike accident. Well done Sandra!! You are a machine!👏👏👏

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RIP Mani
What a bass player.
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Brilliant weekend of running. My twin, all the way over from Brisbane to complete her 50th #parkrun and then she joined me at Conwy half marathon my final race of the year where I got 3 medals for the races done. Conwy half; scouse Welsh double and the 4 Castles series. Loved all of them.

Another Plodders takeover at Heaton parkrun for a busy one. Over 900 runners this morning. If you’ve not volunteered yet sign up, it’s a lot of fun to give back. #parkrun

Result Sheet of the Big's Backyard Ultra

Phil Gore is the Last Man Standing. #ultrarunning
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He’ll run his fastest lap it’s been an epic race this year!