#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Out Foxing Fox? Stop Koch Takeover of L.A. Times http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Political-Action-Legislation/Out-Foxing-Fox-Stop-Koch-Takeover-of-L.A.-Times Charles and David Koch, the billionaire brothers who fund a number of extreme right-wing organizations and are major contributors to the tea party and bankrollers for host of anti-worker state ballot initiatives and legislation, now have their sights set on building a major media empire. They are expected to make a 0 million-plus bid to purchase the Tribune Co. and its eight regional newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, The Baltimore Sun, the Orlando Sentinel and the Hartford Courant, and more than 20 TV stations like WGN in Chicago and KTLA Channel 5 in Los Angeles. With the Tribune …http://www.twitpic.com/cp9bkj
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty 'Ultimate Soho Penthouse' Returns, Seeking .25 Million http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2013/04/23/ultimate_soho_penthouse_returns_seeking_1725_million.php#517692a2f92ea17d250226d7 Ah, penthouse 6S at 459 West Broadway, we meet again. At our last encounter (after several photo shoots), billionaire Leonard Stern had purchased this property for .25 million. Stern (who bought the apartment from high-profile recruiter Joseph B. Goldsmith at a bit of a discount from the .5 million asking price) is the man who built the Tribeca Grand and Soho Grand hotels and donated his name to NYU's Stern School of Business. At the time of his buy, we wondered whether he'd picked up the penthouse as just another trophy. Maybe, maybe not—but after two and a half years, the romance is winding down. The …http://www.twitpic.com/cngy7f
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #TeaParty Billionaire Dan Loeb Turtles, Flees Investor Conference, After Political Affiliations Exposed http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/billionaire-dan-loeb-turtles-flees-investor-conference-after-political-affiliations-exposed-20130422 Last week, I wrote an article about hedge fund king Dan Loeb's involvement with StudentsFirstNY, a group that lobbies against defined benefit plans in public-sector retirement funds. What made that story interesting was that Loeb takes money from defined benefit plans, so turning around and supporting a group that campaigns against guaranteed benefits for teachers and other public-sector workers seemed like a peculiarly ugly form of betrayal, particularly coming from someone who doesn't need to worry too much about his own retirement. Entitled “Dan Loeb Simultaneously Soli…http://www.twitpic.com/clhk2n
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty One of the Mysterious One57 Buyers is Two Years Old http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2013/03/27/one_of_the_mysterious_one57_buyers_is_two_years_old.php One of the great real estate mysteries of the past year has been who the billionaire buyers are at Midtown mega-tower One57. Developer Gary Barnett isn't giving any hints (other than nationalities) and the buyers themselves are, for the most part, not talking to the press. But in the case of one lucky buyer, who just snapped up a .5 million pad, that probably has less to do with a desire for privacy and more do with the fact that she, uh, probably can't talk yet. That's right, One57's latest lucky buyer is a two-year-old Chinese toddler. Her mother, who took care of the paperwork and stuff, told the Sotheby's b…http://www.twitpic.com/cew8zi
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Chinese plan for arctic golf baffles Iceland http://www.bendbulletin.com/article/20130323/NEWS0107/303230371/1159? Struggling to stand upright against a howling wind, Bragi Benediktsson looked out over his family’s land — a barren expanse of snow and ice that a Chinese billionaire wants to turn into a golf course — and laughed. “Golf here is difficult,” said Benediktsson, a 75-year-old sheep farmer. It was 11 a.m. and a pale sun had only just crawled sluggishly into the sky. The snow, which began falling last September, will probably continue until May. Even for Icelanders accustomed to harsh weather and isolation, Grimsstadir is a particularly desolate spot. Thanks to a poetry-loving Chinese tycoon with a thing for snow, however, i…http://www.twitpic.com/cef10g
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty The four corporate industries that rule Australia http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/53555 The Forbes Billionaires list released last month included almost two dozen Australians in its ranks. Among them was mining boss Gina Rinehart, who has now become the richest person in Australia with a fortune of billion. This placed her 36th in the world, but her net wealth was still double that of her nearest fellow Australian billionaire, chief executive of commodities firm Glencore, Ivan Glasenberg. Also on the list were finance elites, gaming kingpins and several other mining corporation owners. The Australia Institute's (TAI) recently released report Corporate Power in Australia offers vital insight into …http://www.twitpic.com/cb4qwl
#union #iww #ows #occupy #p2 #tlot #tcot [VIDEO] Baltimore Police – Closely Monitoring – Gerald Carroll Maryland Trust FBI Biggest Organized Crime Case http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b1d_1359055313 Sensational new disclosures in the Carroll Foundation Maryland Trust billion dollars fraud scandal have revealed that yet another of America's iconic police authorities is closely monitoring this spectacular story. Sources have said that the FBI and the Baltimore Police Department are watching with great interest the final unfolding developments in this case of international importance. It has emerged in American and British media reports that new explosive files have revealed that the Carroll Trust is connected to the late billionaire Howard Hughes estat…http://www.twitpic.com/bxzcva
#union #iww #ows #p2 #tlot #tcot URGENT CALL TO ACTION AND BLOOMBERG’S STEALTH VISIT TO AN OCCUPY SANDY RELIEF DISTRIBUTION HUB IN THE ROCKAWAYS http://interoccupy.net/occupysandy/2012/12/bloombergs-stealth-visit/ New York City’s billionaire mayor, Michael Bloomberg, stepped out of a helicopter midday Thursday in St. Camillus’ parking lot, ironically an Occupy Sandy relief distribution hub in the Rockaways, Queens. The visit had been kept under wraps and not listed on his official schedule. Watch this video, read the statement and stay informed and pledge your support for the communities most affected by Sandy that are still in dire need!. We are planning a day of action on December 15th. Join us!http://www.twitpic.com/bkns5z
#p2 #ows #iww #tcot #tlot #union ROMNEY CAUGHT ON VIDEO TAPE — We just learned that a secret video shot during one of Romney's private fund raisers shows just how much contempt he holds for Obama supporters. This just confirms what most of us have always felt: that Romney and his billionaire buddies expect corporate welfare and personal WealthCare for themselves, while eschewing a…http://www.twitpic.com/avt7y8
INVESTING in RYAN/ROMNEY a Billionaire Retirement Fund once they get the EMPTY SUITS in place. #OWShttp://www.twitpic.com/al76ex